KING'S BAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
There's no use lying and Claire knows
it. "Yes," she says evenly.
"That helps make sense of a lot of
this," Molly says. "Tim gave me that impression when he first told me about
how Ryan had been hounding you, but I wasn't sure."
"It was a long time ago," Claire
cuts in. "Back when we were teenagers. It ended badly, and ... I didn't
see him until two years ago when he came to King's Bay."
"Has he been after you all this time
to go back to him?"
"That's the strange part. When he
first came back, all he wanted was friendship, or at least acceptance.
He wanted me to tell him that I'd put the past behind me and think of him
as a better person. But then he did kiss me, and I told him he'd gone too
far. Now he's sort of back on the friendship thing."
"Is he really that obsessed with
you?"
"Yeah," Claire says, but then she
realizes the implications of that answer. "I mean, no. He's not obsessed,
I don't think. He's just hung up. I think ... I don't know what I think.
I know that I'm very important to Ryan, or at least the idea of me is."
Deeper concern washes over Molly's
face. "Be careful, Claire. Maybe it's time to take some sort of action.
This is ... It's kind of eerie. It almost reminds me of my situation with
Craig. At least, Ryan's determination reminds me of the way Craig was determined
to be with me."
"Ryan's not like that," Claire finds
herself saying.
"You can't be certain of that ...
can you?"
"No, I guess not. But I--I just know.
Ryan isn't a danger to me." She sees Molly's skepticism. "Really, Molly.
The situation is a lot more complicated than you know, probably more than
I even know. But it's ... emotional. It's not psychotic."
A static moment passes before Molly
seems to accept this. "All right," she says. "But if he tries anything
funny -- please, let me know, let someone know."
"It's going to be fine. I can handle
Ryan."
"That's what worries me."
Claire raises an eyebrow.
"You're very angry with him," Molly
says. "You need to back off. Keep your distance from Ryan. Otherwise you
might wind up doing something you regret."
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