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Edward watched helplessly as she left him there alone. good Gracious! he thought to himself. What to do now? he wondered.
Shortly thereafter however she returned. He watched as she set down the tea set and took the full cup. He began to prepare one for himself after she spoke to him. He shrugged, "It's o..." and as he was about to get the k out, he felt her foot brush his leg. His body shivered involuntarily at the passing touch and forgot himself for a moment.
Regaining his composure, he continued. "It's ok. I had a good breakfast." He listened as she described the pace and nodded. It would be good for him to slow down.
"You ok?" he asked her, since the last time they had talked, there had been some awkwardness.
“No,” she said quietly above the rim of her teacup. “But I will be.” Chris’ absence had helped Krel make her decision; it was just a matter of time to wait for him to return so she could tell him. And that was not going to be easy. Chris had a temper. A bad one and Krel was in no hurry to see it.
She took a sip of her tea and closed her eyes as the jasmine flavor relaxed her senses. When she opened her eyes, she found Edward watching her closely and smiled. “Was Security that bad?” she inquired simply too curious to keep the question to herself any longer.