<strong><em>Elijah, Maddi, Kira &amp; Des nearby</em></strong><br/><br/>Poor Maddi...or more specifically, poor Maddi's hand.  Elijah had been holding it so tight during the apology that he was sure he had cut off her blood flow.  When Kira accepted his apology, his whole body relaxed somewhat and he suddenly realized the intensity with which he had been squeezing Maddi's hand.  "Oh my god, Maddi.  I'm so sorry, is your hand alright?"  Elijah brought it up to his face and laid small kisses all over it.  He could see that it was still red from the pressure.  "I'm sorry, I get a little tense when I'm nervous."<br/><br/>Elijah would have kept fussing with her hand, but he remembered that he was in company.  "Kira, thank you.  You have made me feel much better.  I hope that this gives us the chance to build up a friendship someday.  I know that if Maddi loves you, then you must be a wonderful person, and I was just an idiot for not catching on before.  Is there anything I can do for you now?  I am still in your debt."