CASSIE'S COFFEE HOUSE
"So tell me," Danielle says, "what
happened when Sarah
went back to Brent's room?"
Molly conveys her amazement with
a pair of widened eyes. "Shockingly, almost nothing. I was all set for
another blowout."
"Yeah, I thought I saw it heading
in that direction. Did Brent and Sarah finally talk?"
"Not really. She talked. He refused
to listen." Molly pauses in thought and shakes her head as she stares down
into her coffee. "She actually gave in and left without much of a fight,
but I think it's because she's trying to deny that things are so bad between
them."
Danielle nods sadly. "I'm detecting
a lot of denial from Sarah. I don't think she's ready to accept how far
this has gone."
"I don't think so, either. I also
don't think she wants to admit that a lot of this is her fault."
"She's not the only one at fault
here," Danielle says tersely.
Suddenly Molly feels distinctly uncomfortable
around her friend. It takes her a very long moment even to muster a weak
response: "I know that, Danielle."
"You say that, Molly, but I don't
know if you really understand." Danielle's tone is hovering somewhere between
reprimanding and counseling, and the tightrope walk is clearly an uncomfortable
one for her. She looks strained as she continues, "Sarah didn't set all
of this in motion. Obviously she's picked up on something between you and
Brent -- that's what she said made her sleep with Matt, isn't it?"
Molly's mouth opens in protest but
Danielle cuts her off. "Mol, that has to be a devastating thing to deal
with. I'm not condoning the things Sarah has done, but I can understand
where she's coming from. Don't forget that I saw you and Brent kissing.
If Sarah had--"
Now it is Molly's turn to interrupt.
"She did."
"What?"
"She saw us," Molly explains. The
words sound as though they are being dragged out against her will. "The
night she and Brent got married, Sarah came home and saw Brent and I kissing.
That was the first time it happened -- the only time aside from the one
you saw. But I guess she freaked out and decided that she had to marry
Brent or she would lose him."
"Wow." Danielle allows the information
to sink in. "Molly, this ... It's gone really far, farther than it should
have. And part of the reason for that is because everyone's been hiding
things."
"I know ... but there's not a lot
we can do about that now, is there?"
"Maybe not," Danielle agrees. "Everyone
has to move forward. But I think part of that is reconciling with what's
happened in order to finally move away from it. Does that make sense?"
"Yeah, of course," Molly answers
tentatively, trying to read Danielle.
"That means being honest. You and
Brent have denied it and evaded the question and run all sorts of circles
around it. But be honest now," Danielle says, hardly able to believe that
she is asking this question. "How deep are your feelings for Brent?"
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