" Regula was in his arms a moment later, hugging him fiercely, her body shaking with fear or exhaustion. Corvus held her close. The shift she wore did...nothing to disguise the shape of her body and he had to turn to keep her from noticing how it affected him. "Gods, this has just been a nightmare. I was so glad to hear you were doing something about it."The way she looked at him, with such hope and trust in her eyes - possibly even a little bit of worship, Corvus felt about a thousand feet tall.. They went back down to get lunch ready. Jill said nothing about what he had said to her. She realised after all she had told him about her and Peter when they were on the harbour cruise that she could trust him and he was just being honest with her, so she felt a little flattered and resolved to try and relax even more with him.They all jumped into the 4WD after lunch and drove around looking at the sights. Dave also did a little shopping in the grocery store while the other two went to the. The next morning all appeared to return to normal. Jan awoke and immediately started talking. Without the alcohol, she was just as annoying as always and I quickly returned to not liking her much. After a morning on the beach, we came back to the house for lunch. Jim and Ted had a tee time for the afternoon and were about to leave. Krista and Linda said they were going onto the mainland to pick up some groceries and do some shopping. I asked if Jan was going with them in a hopeful voice that. "I'm a little nervous about meeting Kyle and Lisa. They won't think I am trying to replace Kris will they? They won't have a problem with me being with you?" Don't worry sweetheart. They know all about you and us being together. Before we met, they had been trying to get me to move on with my life. They knew that I was wandering around just existing before I met you. Afterwards, they could hear the change in me and were glad for it. Actually, they are worried about how you are going to handle.