h3 style="margin: 6.45pt 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background: #f4effc; vertical-align: baseline;" align="center"span style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #2a2a2a; font-weight: normal;"Course Twelve – Mignardise/span/h3
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"Fynn walked into the asylum in a very convincing costume and some well-made papers stating she was a student at John's Hopkins. She knew even several years out of college she would pass for young enough. She had gotten in contact with a guard through Will. A guard that liked Hannibal, she got him to check and make sure Chilton wouldn't be hearing any of their conversation. As she walked to the end of the hall in her clicking heels she mentally prepared herself to see her husband for the first time in eight years./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Hello, mano meilė," he said as soon as he saw her./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He stood in the middle of the cell with his hands behind his back, he had aged, though he'd deny it, this was hard on him./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""You have to make it painful?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""That's not my intention," he said. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She sighed, "I know... why did you hurt will?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He came for my family first," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He didn't mean any harm, and look I'm fine," /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""You're as beautiful as ever," he said and she smiled, he looked hesitant then asked, "and the boy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He has a name… it's simon," she said. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He looked a little stunnd, "after?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Your mother?" she nodded, she smiled " and he's great, and so beautiful… and smart, so smart it scares me, he's so much like his father."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Pity," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She ignored his self depreciation so she could tell him as much as she'd hoped she could, "he draws…" her voice caught, she cleared her throat, "he draws so good, but he draws nice things, he asks about…" she wiped a tear off her cheek, "he's starting to ask about his dad."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If anyone knows about what we had, you will have the biggest target on your back the world has ever seen, from victims families, the police, FBI, serial killers trying to get to me because they hate or admire me," he said, his only way to show love was to warn of danger, because that's all he'd ever known. Everyone he'd ever loved had been murdered, he spent all his energy trying to outdo the monsters./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She looked at him and let her tears fall, he moved closer, "that's why Will should have left you alone." /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""That's not wills fault though is it? I mean your... fame... is all on you," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He looked surprised that she was defending Will but her point couldn't be argued with so he just said, "I'm sorry."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I'm not mad about that… not anymore, I mean we can't change the past, but it was very rude to send that man after Will... and especially his family." She shook her head in disappointment./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""What would you have me do now? Like you said the past can't be changed?" he asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If anyone else wants help... just... play nice, for me," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""To prove my love, I'll honor your wishes if anyone is brave enough to try that again," he said, turning to stare at a drawing on his wall./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If they are that brave, they deserve your kindness," she said, fidgeting with her wedding rings. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Indeed" he said, then he turned around and looked at her closely, "I will miss you, but please don't ever come back."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I won't…just... be as nice as you can, that will always be your love letter to me, you know I keep track of you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""When you don't hear of me again someday know that I am doing it to keep you safe and that I will think of you still," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Goodbye Hannibal," she got up and walked out briskly./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"A few months later, she was on the beach laying out on a giant towel as Simon built an amazing sandcastle a way away from her but where she could watch him. She looked up in the opposite direction and saw a man walking toward them with a box. He had long curly brown hair blowing in the wind. She knew it was Will from the way he walked. When he got to her he sat the box down and tried not to stare at her body./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Have a seat," she said, he looked terrible, his face was scarred but he was still Will and still cute. He sat down between the box and her on her towel./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I hoped you wouldn't see me like this, but I have something for you?" he said putting his hand on the box./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Does your… does Molly know where you are?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""She doesn't know about you," he said quickly./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She nodded, "so what's in the box? It's not a head or something is it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He smiled, "no… I got a letter, anonymous, asking me for a favor."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Oh?" she sat up./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I never told you… well I didn't get a chance, but remember when my dog had those pups and you begged him for one, but he said no?" Will asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She nodded, and looked over at the box again, she already knew what it was, but she let him continue./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Well, he told me in private to give you the one you liked most when they were weened but by the time they were ready…" he trailed off, then sighed, "he was gonna get a bow and put it in a basket, he had it all planned out."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She stifled a sniffle and patted Will's hand, that lay beside her, "I'm glad you told me."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Yea well, the letter said that the next time one of my dogs had pups he wanted me to get the best of the litter and bring it to you," Will looked over at Simon, "and he said 'also a good gift for the boy, a child should have a dog, maybe if I'd have had one I wouldn't be where I am' and man… I almost didn't do it because like you said, me coming here is dangerous for us both but…" he looked up at Simon again./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She looked over at Simon, he was watching them curiously but still working on his impossibly grand castle, "Simon," shouted and waved him over. He got up and ran over./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Remember Will?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Will Graham, your old friend," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She smiled, "yes, he has something for us."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Will opened the box and pulled out a tiny puppy, she couldn't tell exactly what kind it was but it looked like a spaniel mix./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "It's just a mutt, but he didn't specify what kind, this was the first litter since the… letter," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Simon's eyes lit up as Will handed him the puppy, "can we keep it mommy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Yes, your daddy sent it to us," she said. She saw Will look at her out of the corner of her eye./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Can I play with… is it a him or a her?" Simon asked Will./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "It's a girl," Will said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "You can but not too far away, and make sure she doesn't get close to the water, puppies don't belong in the ocean this young," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Simon went over and hugged Will around the neck, Fynn noticed that Will's scars hadn't bothered him at all and was proud./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" When Simon ran off to play with it Will said, "so his daddy? He's Hannibal's."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I named him Simon after Hannibal's mother, Hannibal is my husband," she said not really answering the question so much as telling him her decision./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I see," he nodded at the ground./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Thank you," she said kissing his cheek./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" He blushed, "well it was really his command, look what happened last time I disobeyed him," he said gesturing to his face./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She frowned, "I told him it was rude."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "You talked to him?" he asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She put her finger to her lips and winked and he just shook his head and sighed, "be careful Fynn, you're playing with fire."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I lived with that fire, I married it," she said, "he told me not to come back."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "For the first time in a long time I agree with him," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I love danger you know that," she teased, "but… it's not about me now."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Will nodded and started to stand up but she grabbed his arm, he stopped, and she leaned over and kissed him in the mouth. He kissed her back like her breath was oxygen. When she finally pulled back he sat there stunned./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I just wanted one more kiss for old time's sake," she smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Goodbye Fynn," Will said when he composed himself enough to jump up and walk away before he decided not to leave at all./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"Fynn walked into the asylum in a very convincing costume and some well-made papers stating she was a student at John's Hopkins. She knew even several years out of college she would pass for young enough. She had gotten in contact with a guard through Will. A guard that liked Hannibal, she got him to check and make sure Chilton wouldn't be hearing any of their conversation. As she walked to the end of the hall in her clicking heels she mentally prepared herself to see her husband for the first time in eight years./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Hello, mano meilė," he said as soon as he saw her./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He stood in the middle of the cell with his hands behind his back, he had aged, though he'd deny it, this was hard on him./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""You have to make it painful?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""That's not my intention," he said. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She sighed, "I know... why did you hurt will?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He came for my family first," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He didn't mean any harm, and look I'm fine," /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""You're as beautiful as ever," he said and she smiled, he looked hesitant then asked, "and the boy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""He has a name… it's simon," she said. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He looked a little stunnd, "after?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Your mother?" she nodded, she smiled " and he's great, and so beautiful… and smart, so smart it scares me, he's so much like his father."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Pity," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She ignored his self depreciation so she could tell him as much as she'd hoped she could, "he draws…" her voice caught, she cleared her throat, "he draws so good, but he draws nice things, he asks about…" she wiped a tear off her cheek, "he's starting to ask about his dad."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If anyone knows about what we had, you will have the biggest target on your back the world has ever seen, from victims families, the police, FBI, serial killers trying to get to me because they hate or admire me," he said, his only way to show love was to warn of danger, because that's all he'd ever known. Everyone he'd ever loved had been murdered, he spent all his energy trying to outdo the monsters./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She looked at him and let her tears fall, he moved closer, "that's why Will should have left you alone." /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""That's not wills fault though is it? I mean your... fame... is all on you," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He looked surprised that she was defending Will but her point couldn't be argued with so he just said, "I'm sorry."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I'm not mad about that… not anymore, I mean we can't change the past, but it was very rude to send that man after Will... and especially his family." She shook her head in disappointment./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""What would you have me do now? Like you said the past can't be changed?" he asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If anyone else wants help... just... play nice, for me," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""To prove my love, I'll honor your wishes if anyone is brave enough to try that again," he said, turning to stare at a drawing on his wall./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""If they are that brave, they deserve your kindness," she said, fidgeting with her wedding rings. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Indeed" he said, then he turned around and looked at her closely, "I will miss you, but please don't ever come back."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I won't…just... be as nice as you can, that will always be your love letter to me, you know I keep track of you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""When you don't hear of me again someday know that I am doing it to keep you safe and that I will think of you still," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Goodbye Hannibal," she got up and walked out briskly./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;" /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"A few months later, she was on the beach laying out on a giant towel as Simon built an amazing sandcastle a way away from her but where she could watch him. She looked up in the opposite direction and saw a man walking toward them with a box. He had long curly brown hair blowing in the wind. She knew it was Will from the way he walked. When he got to her he sat the box down and tried not to stare at her body./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Have a seat," she said, he looked terrible, his face was scarred but he was still Will and still cute. He sat down between the box and her on her towel./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I hoped you wouldn't see me like this, but I have something for you?" he said putting his hand on the box./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Does your… does Molly know where you are?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""She doesn't know about you," he said quickly./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She nodded, "so what's in the box? It's not a head or something is it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"He smiled, "no… I got a letter, anonymous, asking me for a favor."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Oh?" she sat up./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""I never told you… well I didn't get a chance, but remember when my dog had those pups and you begged him for one, but he said no?" Will asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She nodded, and looked over at the box again, she already knew what it was, but she let him continue./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Well, he told me in private to give you the one you liked most when they were weened but by the time they were ready…" he trailed off, then sighed, "he was gonna get a bow and put it in a basket, he had it all planned out."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She stifled a sniffle and patted Will's hand, that lay beside her, "I'm glad you told me."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Yea well, the letter said that the next time one of my dogs had pups he wanted me to get the best of the litter and bring it to you," Will looked over at Simon, "and he said 'also a good gift for the boy, a child should have a dog, maybe if I'd have had one I wouldn't be where I am' and man… I almost didn't do it because like you said, me coming here is dangerous for us both but…" he looked up at Simon again./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She looked over at Simon, he was watching them curiously but still working on his impossibly grand castle, "Simon," shouted and waved him over. He got up and ran over./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Remember Will?" she asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;""Will Graham, your old friend," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"She smiled, "yes, he has something for us."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"Will opened the box and pulled out a tiny puppy, she couldn't tell exactly what kind it was but it looked like a spaniel mix./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "It's just a mutt, but he didn't specify what kind, this was the first litter since the… letter," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Simon's eyes lit up as Will handed him the puppy, "can we keep it mommy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Yes, your daddy sent it to us," she said. She saw Will look at her out of the corner of her eye./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Can I play with… is it a him or a her?" Simon asked Will./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "It's a girl," Will said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "You can but not too far away, and make sure she doesn't get close to the water, puppies don't belong in the ocean this young," she said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Simon went over and hugged Will around the neck, Fynn noticed that Will's scars hadn't bothered him at all and was proud./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" When Simon ran off to play with it Will said, "so his daddy? He's Hannibal's."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I named him Simon after Hannibal's mother, Hannibal is my husband," she said not really answering the question so much as telling him her decision./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I see," he nodded at the ground./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Thank you," she said kissing his cheek./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" He blushed, "well it was really his command, look what happened last time I disobeyed him," he said gesturing to his face./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She frowned, "I told him it was rude."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "You talked to him?" he asked./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" She put her finger to her lips and winked and he just shook his head and sighed, "be careful Fynn, you're playing with fire."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I lived with that fire, I married it," she said, "he told me not to come back."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "For the first time in a long time I agree with him," he said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I love danger you know that," she teased, "but… it's not about me now."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" Will nodded and started to stand up but she grabbed his arm, he stopped, and she leaned over and kissed him in the mouth. He kissed her back like her breath was oxygen. When she finally pulled back he sat there stunned./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "I just wanted one more kiss for old time's sake," she smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" "Goodbye Fynn," Will said when he composed himself enough to jump up and walk away before he decided not to leave at all./p