Week 4 (07.28.06) (UDC 1) (Ailee and Darvis)

16. friends

He sat down next to her at the end of the exercise and tapped her knee. "You did well out there today, Miss…"

She startled at the contact and looked at him, blinking. "I'm sorry?"

"You did well," he repeated.

She stared at him for a long moment before nodding and looking away again. "Thanks."

"Something on your mind, Ailee?"

"Not really… just resisting the urge to sew up that gash on your hand."

Now it was his turn to blink, and he looked down, finding there was indeed a tear in his skin… Why hadn't he noticed it before?

17. enemies

He hadn't liked her from the moment his superior had led her to his desk at CPPF headquarters. He wasn't even certain why he disliked her, he just hadn't from moment one.

Maybe it was the fact that she was a medic and not officially part of law enforcement… she'd be in danger every minute and he would have to worry about her all the time while in the field.

He heard a sigh and looked to find her smiling at him from behind a cup of caf. "What?"

"I have some training, Officer Melyan. I wouldn't be here otherwise."

18. lovers

"They're going to find out, Ailee," he said as they prepared to go out on a case.

She glanced at him. "No they won't, Darvis."

"How do you know?"

"Because, if they were to find out, we wouldn't be allowed to be partners anymore. I don't want that to happen. Do you?" She challenged him with her eyes.

"No. That would be horrible." Darvis reached over and gently caressed her hand for a moment, smiling at her. "We wouldn't get to see eachother every day, for one thing."

Reluctantly, she pulled her hand away. "No… not as partners, we wouldn't."

19. family

Ailee stayed behind him as he rang the doorbell of a simple-looking, modest home in Coronet City on Corellia. When the door opened, an amused voice sounded in front of him… "Darvis, you have a key code, why…"

As Darvis stepped aside, revealing her, Ailee smiled at the older woman. "Hello."

The woman glanced at Darvis with raised eyebrows, then held out her hand in greeting. "Hello… I'm Moira."

"Ailee."

"Won't you come in, dear? Darvis has told us so much about you…"

As Ailee entered the house at Moira's urging, she knew one thing: she liked his mother instantly.

20. strangers

Ailee couldn't help but stare at the man. She hadn't had time to really look at him when he'd been helping Elsie figure out how long she had been missing, but now, watching him, she couldn't help but feel an undeniable connection. But she'd never seen him before…

A tug on her skirt, and Ailee glanced down at the little girl who had returned to her side after celebrating her name. "What?"

"Do you know him, Ailee?"

"No, little one."

"But you could have?"

"Yes." She had never seen him before, and now… they would never have that chance…