<div class="floatleft">(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/M00nchy1de/Vitani.jpg)</div>*She didn't have to be looking directly at him to know what his reaction was. Her gentle breast heaved a heavy sigh. Her hands dropped into her lap.* I'm sorry. I shouldn't have thought I could for a moment have the life of a normal person. *She spoke in a hushed pall. Still, she didn't look at him. She wasn't ashamed of what she was. She had helped so many already. But she was shunned. It was a high price to pay for such noble ends.* I'll go if that's what you want. I won't force you to endure my presence. *She had just wanted his company. It was that simple. To be 'normal' for a time. She'd not lied to him. She'd been both brave and honest in telling him. He'd hear the legs of the chair scuff against the floor as she pushed away from the table. She was preparing for him to tell her to go.*