KING'S BAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Claire's reaction is immediate: "No
way."
"Why not?" Andy asks. He sounds as
if he is virtually begging he to give him a reason not to stop his quest.
Claire is more than happy to provide
it. "I know that I said I didn't want a part of this anymore."
"That's perfectly understandable,
after what happened to Tim--"
She lifts a hand to cut him off.
"I'm back in."
"What?"
"I have to do this," she says. "Because
of the Morianis, Tim
wound up dead. The Fishers lost a son and a brother.
My kids lost their father. I can't let more people be hurt."
The moment stretches out before Andy
wonders, "But how? I really feel like we've hit a brick wall. Without solid
proof that Nick was the reason my mother was shot, we have nothing. Short
of framing him for something, there isn't much we can do."
"Just give it time. They'll slip
up sooner or later," she says with a confidence that Andy finds startling.
"The key will be to keep an eye on them until they do. Then, when it happens,
we'll be able to grab on and run with it."
"All right," Andy gives in. "I just
hope that it doesn't take my mother getting killed for us to find something
we can use."
Claire cannot bring herself to tell
him not to worry about that grim possibility, so she changes the subject.
"Anyway, how are things with
Maggie?"
She notices that a puzzled expression
overtakes Andy's face. "Fine, I suppose. She went back home the morning
after the fire -- she had some business to take care of immediately. I
haven't spoken to her since."
"What? Why not?"
"I'm not sure. I could call her.
I should. But I'm not really sure where we stand, and I don't want to be
too presumptuous."
"Calling to see how she's doing after
she nearly got killed in a fire wouldn't really be that presumptuous,"
Claire offers.
Her grin spreads to Andy. "I suppose
not. Still ... It seemed as if something was happening when she showed
up at my apartment, but between her being busy with work and the fire,
we didn't have a chance to discuss us -- if there is an 'us.' And to tell
you the truth ... calling her seems a little scary. What if I'm wrong and
she only considers me a friend?"
"No guts, no glory, right?" Claire
says, a hint of the previous smile still hanging on her face. "My vote
is for you to give her a call." She peeks at her watch. "Hey, I've got
to get back to work. Eventually someone might notice all the little breaks
I take to chat."
"All right, go on," Andy says. "I
should get down to Brent's room. I'll give you a call sometime soon, okay?"
"Sure. Just make sure it's after
you call a certain someone else!" Claire says as she heads off down a corridor.
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