maybe that makes me a fool

Satisfied with his answers (and smiling a bit at his unfocused wink), Vai gets up again to open the shutters; his vision might be blurred, but hers isn’t and she needs to be able to see him. ”You may live next door but that doesn’t mean you’re always home,” she reminds him, returning to sit on the stool again and taking both of his hands, holding them palms up out in front of them. ”Besides, your husband-to-be is a doctor, Sunjata. I don’t want to step on his toes.” She raises her eyebrows as if it should be obvious. ”Though, if I’m at home then by all logic Nate should be here. So maybe a quick call in to soothe my frayed nerves wouldn’t hurt.” Winking back at him, she places her hands over his. ”I’m going to push down and I want you to try and stop me,” she say, eyes on the lightning burns in particular. ”I just want to make sure you’ve not lost any strength in that arm.” As he speaks about sleep, though, her expression softens, Vai glancing back at his face. ”Do you want to talk about it? Sleep will get you on your feet faster than healing.” vervain I am always on your side