OK… I realize that it's been forever since I updated this story, but my real life got in the way of my writing life. I finally got some time and the inclination to continue, so here is another installment. I won't make any promises about when more will come, but I hope it won't be so long until the next chapter.

Thanks for your patience.

Gwen awoke slowly to the feel of something stoking her back. As she broke through the barrier of sleep, she also noted that her "pillow" was warm and moving slightly. She cautiously opened her eyes and realized that she was lying with her head on Adam's chest. She lifted her head slightly to see him smiling at her.

"Good morning," he said softly. "Did you sleep well?"

"Ummmm… I did actually," she replied, snuggling back into the crook of his arm. "You make a nice pillow."

Adam chuckled. "Happy to be of service," he said.

They lay still for several minutes listening to the quiet of the morning. Gwen yawned and stretched, rolling over onto her back. Adam moved onto his side and propped his head up in his hand so he could look at her. He reached down to stroke her face. She smiled up at him as he continued to caress her face and neck. Slowly he leaned down to kiss her. As their lips met, she slid her arm around his neck. Adam wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss which felt as if it lasted an eternity. Gwen sighed and raked her fingers through his hair as his lips moved from her mouth to her jaw and down to her neck.

As Adam's hand found the strip of bare skin between her pajama bottoms and tank top Gwen moaned softly. His hand seemed to burning hot on her back. She shifted to move her body even closer to his and wrapped her arm more tightly around his neck.

Suddenly the sensation of another immortal approaching washed over them. They both sat up quickly. "What now?" Adam said.

Gwen groaned and leaned back onto the pillows. "Duncan," she muttered. "We were supposed to run this morning. What time is it?"

"Uh… It's seven thirty," he replied looking at the clock.

"Damn," she said, sliding out of bed. "He's probably freaking out. I never miss a run."

Just as she heard the first knock, Gwen opened the door to see a very worried looking Scot. "Duncan, I am so sorry. I didn't realize what time it was," she said in a rush.

"Are you okay? I got worried when…" MacLeod's voice trailed off as he looked over her head at Adam emerging from the bedroom in clothes that were obviously not his own. He took a few steps into the apartment while Gwen moved to close the door behind him.

"Morning, MacLeod," the oldest immortal said casually. "It's stopped raining, I see."

"What are you doing here?" Duncan asked through clenched teeth.

Gwen and Adam exchanged a long look before Gwen spoke. "Someone's been stalking me, our offices were vandalized and the police felt that I shouldn't be alone," she told him.

His eyes widening in shock, Duncan managed to sputter, "Wh…Wh… What?!?"

Sighing, Gwen ran her fingers through her hair. "I'm going to go make coffee. Why don't you fill Duncan in on our exciting evening. Okay?" she said to Adam.

Nodding, he flopped down on the sofa and motioned for MacLeod to sit in the chair. He glanced in the direction of the kitchen as he heard the sounds of coffee being prepared. The highlander slowly sat, still staring at the other man.

"Are you going to tell me what's going on?" Duncan eventually asked.

"It's like Gwen said," Adam began. "We were … hanging out here when campus security called to tell her that her office had been broken into. We got over there and someone had completely trashed it and mine."

"And what is this about a stalker?" he wanted to know.

As he rubbed his hands over his face, Adam debated the best way to divulge this bit of information. The Scot was not going to be happy about being left out of the loop on this part. Finally, he said, "I noticed someone following Gwen about a month ago. I tailed him several times to see what he was up to. He never made any kind of move on her. Apparently, Gwen noticed him a couple of weeks ago, but didn't say anything about it to us because she didn't think it was much to be concerned about. He was following her yesterday and saw us spending a lot of time together and I guess he snapped and took it out on our offices. We told the police and they strongly suggested that she not be left alone until they catch the guy."

Throughout this narrative Duncan's jaw clenched tighter and tighter. His eyes narrowed and he asked, "So, you decided to take advantage of this situation?"

"No, Duncan. He didn't," came Gwen's voice from the doorway of the kitchen. "I asked him to stay with me."

Both men turned to look at her as she entered the room. Handing each of them a mug of coffee, she settled herself on the sofa beside Adam. "There was someone watching me and he had suddenly gotten violent. I didn't want to stay by myself."

"Why didn't you tell us that you thought there was someone after you?" he wanted to know. "I could have helped protect you."

Gwen took a sip of her coffee before answering, "So far, he hasn't made any direct contact. I wasn't even really sure I was being followed at first. Until last night, I was still telling myself that I was probably my imagination."

"Well, why didn't you say anything?" he asked the older immortal. "We could have taken Gwen out of town or something."

Setting his mug on the table, Adam sat up, "That's exactly why I didn't tell you. Gwen just started a life here and she isn't ready to leave it yet. No one is going to get close to her."

"But someone has gotten close," Duncan argued. "If Amanda had taken her to the convent last week, none of this would have happened."

"Or he would have been able to get closer to her there with just Amanda around," Adam countered.

Gwen waved her hands to get their attention, "Uh… Hello! … I'm right here! Does anyone care what I think about this?"

They both stopped and stared at her. She looked from one to the other for a moment. "Thank you," she said. "Didn't we have this discussion last week? I'm not going anywhere."

"See, MacLeod," Adam said. "She's not leaving. We just need to make sure that someone is nearby ..."

"Is this another immortal?" Duncan interrupted. "Or possibly someone working for an immortal?"

Both Gwen and Adam shook their heads.

"I've been close enough to know that he's not immortal," Adam explained, "and he was following her before she became immortal, so I don't think it's that."

"I think it's just your regular, run-of-the-mill crazy person," the young immortal said with a shrug, "Who has fixated on me for some unknown reason. But either way, I'm not going to be run out of town."