Title Temptation

Author Bast

Spoilers Beyond the Sea

Pairing S/M

Rating PG

Dana. He'd called her Dana. He'd never done that before. He laid his hand on her shoulder and the unexpected shock of his touch erased for a moment all thoughts of death and grief.

She wanted to lean on him, cling to him--expose a weakness in herself that she despised. Since her father's death no one had seen her cry, not even her mother.

He stood there now, his face full of pity--and it was that which brought her back.

Summoning her will, she smiled. "I'm fine," she said, and the moment passed.