While Bri felt a bit awkward holding Derek's hand she felt safer in doing so and wasn't letting go anytime soon. She took encouragement from his not snatching his hand back and she smiled to herself. His comment about her name amused her, he was a serious minded fella and she simply wasn't but she could respect the fact that he was.<strong>"Simple is good. I like simple."</strong>She smiled at him but doubted he'd see it in the darkness surrounding them.<br/><br/>She stuck by his side not for one minute having any intention of being seperated, safety in numbers and all that. He was a man and by default she felt him a protector. His hand was warm in hers and she liked how it felt. She ran her thumb lightly over the back of his hand while sticking close to him. The house creaked and groaned around then sending a shudder through her, Bri was sure she was letting her mind play tricks on her but better to be safe than to be sorry. Derek wasn't a believer and that was alright with her he didn't have to be, for some seeing was believing and she made no bones about it.<strong>"You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm not that bad, not really. I just believe that not all spirits are at rest, I could be wrong."</strong>She frowned at his changing his tune last minute to protecting himself and she frowned a bit but held tighter to his hand.<strong>"You aren't really gonna leave me to fend for myself are you?"</strong>she asked, her voice a little shakey revealing her nervousness.