FISHER HOME
"You don't think it's a good idea?"
"No, no," Molly says, scrambling
to cover what she knows was an obviously unenthusiastic response. "It's
fine. It's--it's good."
"It just seems like the family has
been really fractured lately. I think something like this would be good
to pull us together." Paula is quiet as she tries to read her daughter.
"Is there some reason I shouldn't have this party?"
Molly shakes her head. "No, of course
not. But ... what makes you say that there's something wrong? I know it's
been rough since
Tim died, but ...
I think things are getting better with
time, don't you?"
"Maybe. But I visited Claire the
other day, and ... she's not doing well, Molly. She's very edgy -- it's
like she's only holding on by a thread."
"Well, I can only imagine what losing
Tim must be like for her," Molly says. "It was bad enough for us. She has
the kids to worry about -- she was going to spend her life with him! I
hardly think a dinner party is going to fix that."
"I know that. But she's very insecure
about her place in this family now. She seems to think that because Tim
is gone, she's no longer a member of our family. That's why I want to try
and pull everyone together -- to make Claire feel like a part of the family
again."
"I guess that is a good idea."
"I'm hoping it will help Claire at
least a little bit," Paula says. "You know how she is -- she never wants
to ask for help or admit that she might need it." She pauses a moment,
caught in reflection.
"What?" Molly narrows her eyes with
concern.
"Well ... I get the impression
that there's something else going on. Something she hasn't told us about."
"Like what?"
"I have no idea," Paula says. "Something
at work, maybe. Or ..." Her mind returns to her visit to Claire's apartment
a few days ago, when
Ryan showed up.
"Or ... ?"
"Nothing." Paula shakes her head.
"I don't know. But there is something else, I'm almost sure. And until
it's resolved, whatever it is, I don't think Claire will even begin being
able to heal."
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