<em>~ Maddi with Elijah, in his hut ~</em><br/><br/><br/>Although being helped to sit up sounded like a good idea, she felt as weak as a kitten, Maddi found just staying upright was a bigger job than she'd thought.  She leaned back into him gratefully, it was a long time since anyone had cared for her and it seemed to be undoing knots inside her, making her breaths deeper and her smile softer.<br/><br/>She sipped the water, gratefully, and then rested her head back on him, saying, "Thank you, that tastes so good. You can tell the electricity man he doesn't need to come to reconnect you, this is perfect."  Taking another swallow, she felt the water rejuvenate her mouth and throat.  Champagne couldn't have tasted better right now, and she knew that she'd never forget the taste of life again.<br/><br/>She closed her eyes for a moment, listening.....  feeling..... her senses seemed sharper, the sensations of touch stronger.  Even the feeling of his body against hers and the furs on the bed combining to make her feel cast adrift in a sensual sea.