Thorn watched as the door flew open and revealed a smiling Blaze.  She did not return his smile and had not had any time to react to seeing him after so many years; just as she began to open her mouth to speak, he silenced her.  His immediate dominance over her turned her stomach and she wanted to stop him but could not…old habits die hard and all.  Instead, she allowed him to pull her into the house and as the door shut behind her, Thorn knew this would be the beginning of reliving her past.<br/><br/>Lightly she tried to disengage herself from him while memories of Sam floated through her mind.  She had to tell Blaze about Sam…had to tell him that she was in love with someone.  Blaze would understand the connection between her and Sam wouldn’t he?<br/><br/>After finally pushing him away without angering him, Thorn smiled.  It was a fake smile of course, but he would not know that. The many years apart allowed her to hide behind his memories of the past.   “Blaze, I am in love with someone,” she whispered and then continued to fill him in on how she had met Sam, and why she left.  As they continued to stand near the closed front door, Thorn studied him for his reaction.<br/>