Dan walked in. Nelson's face changed as he saw him. The change was almost immediate and Alicia watched every nuance. She was fascinated to see how fully he had accepted her suggestion.
"Hi Dan," Nelson said softly, standing and going to hug jim affectionately, kissing his cheeks, French style, then holding onto his hand he stood back and started to smile and look into his eyes. " I was hoping you'd be here today, I do need you to help me through. I'm so afraid of messing up, and I don't want to let anyone down."
Alicia watched as Nelson gently sheparded Dan across the room to the window. The way Nelson was holding onto his arm and holding Dan's gaze as much as he could.
"I really feel that you're looking after me," Nelson said softly. "You've no idea how much that means to me."
Alicia was about to join them. She was suddenly afraid that she had gone too far, or maybe it was Nelson who had taken her suggestion too far.