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Till then, let's dream of what there will be
Till then, we'll call on each memory
Till then, when I will hold you again
Please wait till then
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"Are we going anywhere in particular or are you lost?" Pam muttered after a long silence, still staring steadfastly out the window.

"I don't get lost," Eric informed her.

"My mistake."

Eric shot her a sideways glance, "I'm sorry, Pam," he said softly, she turned to look at him, "but I thought I had explained it all to you in France and that you understood."

"I understood but I didn't realise I was also obliged to like it," she grumbled, turning to look out the window again.

"The last thing I wanted to do was to hurt you," he continued, feeling very awkward: he'd never apologised to anyone before. Not even Godric.

"You could have trusted me," she huffed.

Eric raised an eyebrow, "Is that what this is all about? You think I don't trust you?"

Pam shrugged a shoulder.

"Pam, this was not a question of trusting you, it was a question of keeping you safe," he paused, "and your safety must always come first."

"You're a selfish bastard," she said after a moment, making Eric grin.

"And you're an insubordinate witch so I guess that makes us even," he replied smoothly.*

Out of the corner of his eye he caught Pam pull a face at him and his grin widened, before he turned serious once more: "From now on it's me and you, Pam," he glanced at her, "I promise."

"And if Godric comes back?"

"You'll be the first to know," he promised, "I told you, Pam, I won't forget about you again."

"Be careful that sounded like a promise," she said finally, a smile tugging at her lips.

Eric fought off a smile of his own, "It was."

"I'll hold you to it," she warned him.

"I wouldn't expect anything less."

They shared a smile and continued on in silence for a few minutes before it was broken by Pam: "So, where are we going?"

"I have no idea."

"What is it with men and asking for directions?" she teased.

"What is it with women and insisting we do?" he countered.

"I thought you didn't get lost?"

"I'm not lost; I'm…exploring new territory."

"Is that what they call it now?"

Eric sent her a mock glare, "Like I said: insubordinate."

Pam smirked and Eric conceded to himself that he never wanted to be without her again; he had missed her far more than he had thought possible, he would not care to repeat the experience.

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* I like to think that this is the back story behind the "Selfish/Insubordinate" comments :)