Ithos felt Anna leaving his embrace. At last, a weak but promising smile appeared on her lips. Like courage was slowly built in her soul again. She went into another  part of her house. Looking behind she gave Ithos a really attractive smile as her hand invited him to come close when she sat on the couch.<br/><br/>Ithos followed her into a room with dim light. He could feel the tension between them rising. Or at least his heart was about to break. He let a kind smile light his face a little like an answer to hers.<br/><br/>With her voice shaking and her eyes looking down she asked.<span style="font-style: italic">"could I use your lap?"</span><br/><br/>Still smiling Ithos slowly approached her. He took her hands into his and kissed them while looking right into her eyes. All of his feelings, love, compassion, tenderness, all of them were passed into Annaâ€™s soul from his eyes. His lips went near her ear. â€œOf course Annaâ€¦â€<br/>â€¦