Nick sat and looked at his ring and then looked at hers. He looked up at her
to see if there was any signs of how she felt.
She slipped hers onto her second finger, left hand and tested its weight
thoughtfully, a million things running through her mind. Then she caught
Nick watching her and winked before whispering "Doesn't take the place of
the ring I got from a certain former Navy SEAL guy that's dosed up on
medication."
Then Philip announced his hunger pains and she ran her thumb playfully over
Nick's chin "Want me to make you one before Philip devours it all?"
Derek sat back and smiled slightly, closing his eyes as he started to let
the drugs take effect and stopped fighting it. Then he got ready to push
himself up to get himself a sandwich.
The feeling of family and of... being whole again was better than anything
he had felt in a very long time.
