As Lydia slept Connor sat in the living room staring into the fire and listening.. But his mind raced with images of Lydia's face swollen from tears and her eyes round with fear when she stared at the snake.

She seemed so fearless when it came to fighting and she was as uptight as he was when they first meet. But in one night she had been cut down so much he wondered if she pull out.

But with a small laugh he remembered her surname and were she descended from. No McKay would loss thier feet so much they couldn't recover.

Checking on her one last time he went to the bookcase to take his death-sleep.

When Lydia awoke she was alone. As the night before swam trough her memory she looked at the clock. It was three in the afternoon. Hell she sleeped the day away. Slowly rising she changed into a shirt and since it was quite warm into some shorts.

She went into the kitchen and saw a cooler as she opened it she found water and sandwich meat. She pulled out the meat and cheese and bread and made a sandwich. As she at she kept looking at the bookcase. Was Connor really there asleep or did he go back.

Unable to curve her curiosity she opened the bookcase and saw Connor asleep on a mattress on the it back she finished her sandwich and sat on the couch waiting for Connor to wake.

There was nothing in the cabin to do. When Connor went back she would have him get her something she could do. With that thought she went back to the bookcase, opened it and took Connor's cell phone. Going back into the living room she looked for the number she wanted and finding it she pushed send.

"Hello?"

"Shanna?"

"Lydia is everything okay?"

"Yeah. I was wondering when Connor comes tonight can you send me something so I won't be so board. Maybe a book or anything."

"Okay. Vanda wanted to send you something."

Lydia groaned. "I don't trust her. She sent me that teddy"

Shanna laughed on the line."You wear it."

"Nope thanks for the flannel pajamas..I'll go Connor should wake in a bit."

"Okay be careful."

"Bye."

She closed the phone and sat it on the table. Closing her eyes she thought back to the night before. Xantos would do anything to get her know. She had played the lady of death for more then a year. At times she wondered if she was turning into her false creation. She had hardened her heart so no one could touch it. But now she had a feeling that could destroy her. She look at Shanna and Roman and Angus and Emma. If she just clip the ice away maybe she could have that too.

Connor awoke with the setting of the sun. He sat up and opened the bookcase. Quickly drinking his breakfast he went to check in Lydia. He was surprised to find her asleep on the couch. Gently he picked her up and walked toward her room.

Lydia slipped into dreams she was running through a forest she went to grab her sword but it wasn't their. Neither was her dagger or gun. As she looked back she saw Xantos following her getting closer and closer.

Sure enough within a few second he caught her. She kick and punch but othing woul phase him. So she screamed as loud as she could her voice echoed but no one came.

Xantos carried her to a pit as she looked down she saw snakes at the bottom. She twisted and squirmed to get away. But Xantos through her in. As she fell an anaconda began to coil itself around her keeping her from screaming further. When she though she was going to die a light appeared in the pit. She looked up and saw Connor with his sword held high as he chopped of the snakes head. With his vampire strengh he pulled at the coils freeing her.

She sobbed with relief, she was safe and snakes, nor Xantos could hurt her know. Gently Connor pulled her into his arms lifting her off the ground and levitation out of the pit.

Keeping her in his strong embrace he walked her through the forest.

As she murmured a thank you he looked down at her. His eyes began to glow red. She knew what that meant. Slowly he bent his head down toward hers.

Lydia came awake as she felt herself shift. Opening her eyes she saw Connor carring her into her room.

"You can put me down."

Connor looked down at her then sat her on her feet.

"Sorry ye was asleep."

"Must've doused off. But I can't be tired I didn't wake up till three."

"Oh! I leave ye a bit to head to Romatech."
"I almost forgot. I called Shanna while you sleep she was going to send me something so I won't go out of my mind her."

With a nod he vanished. Lydia sighed. That was close she was still remembering her dream. She had wanted to kiss him when she awoke and found him carring her. But that would be a mistake..

Or Would it?