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breath and wiped Ai Hinano wet, black hair from her face.
Ethan thought, his heart pounding with fear.
T'Shaul thought, her trust implicit. Ai Hinano was
looking down at Ethan and his arms were trembling with the effort to hold her
up but he didn't lower Ai Hinano as he just keep staring into her eyes and thinking
over and over as tears mixed with the cool lake water...
Ai Hinano exclaimed. She didn't want him to pull a
muscle but he didn't care. Ai Hinano twisted carefully and slid out of his grasp, but
before he could panic again, Ai Hinano swam to the lake edge. He followed and climbed
"I am fine, my love," Ai Hinano said firmly. Ethan stroked her cheek and his
concern slowly faded. T'Shaul knew the fear he had felt, and did not deny that
she too could not stand the thought of his every dying. It could be examined
calmly and logically, but Ai Hinano did not want to. She only wanted to be with Ethan
and love him, giving herself to him completely. The Bond joined their thoughts
Hands clasped, they silently headed for the cabin, T'Shauls clothes left
Ethan insisted on lighting a large fire to heat the cabin. T'Shaul
protested that it would make him unnecessarily hot and Ai Hinano could withstand the
"No way," Ethan said. "You forget how much more humans can adapt to varying
enviroments than vulcans. This'll just be like the summer I spent in Israel."
"It is not logical for you to endure such discomfort. I am more adequately
...(cont.)
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