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(- Courtney spotted Lauren and Jason eating together and told them how di\
sgusted she )Tj
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(was by their behavior. Later, she confessed to Dylan that she had spied \
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(after the party.)Tj
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(- Hoping to help Claire win custody of Samantha, Ryan offered Diane mone\
y, but she )Tj
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(flatly rejected the idea.)Tj
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(- After Paula's revelation that she'd conducted a search for her other s\
on, Bill advised )Tj
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(Matt not to keep secrets from Sarah.)Tj
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(- Stan Lincoln disappeared from King's Bay after attacking Claire at gun\
point and )Tj
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(accidentally killing his fiancee, Sally Marshall.)Tj
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(322 BAR & GRILL)Tj
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(The dinner crowd in the downtown eatery has begun to thin out as the sum\
mer evening )Tj
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(turns to night. Diners are scattered throughout the restaurant now, and \
the packed )Tj
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(house of an hour ago is a fading memory. A John Mayer song plays over th\
e speaker )Tj
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(system, providing a comfortable backdrop for the meals being finished.)Tj
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(Lauren Brooks scans the dining room. At first there is no sign of the re\
ason she came )Tj
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(here. Just as she is about to step up to the lanky teenager standing beh\
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(podium, though, that reason appears.)Tj
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(Lauren watches intently as Courtney Chase emerges from the kitchen, hold\
ing a plate in )Tj
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(each hand. Outwardly, she looks fine; she even smiles convincingly as sh\
e delivers the )Tj
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(food to a booth by the back wall.)Tj
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(For a moment, Lauren wonders if the smile might have been genuine. Maybe\
Courtney's )Tj
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(fine, and there was no reason to chase her down like this. Somehow, thou\
gh, she doubts )Tj
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(it.)Tj
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(Without even acknowledging the host, Lauren slips back into the dining r\
oom. She speeds )Tj
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(up her steps to catch up with Courtney, but when it looks as though Cour\
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(disappear back into the kitchen, Lauren calls out for her.)Tj
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("Courtney!")Tj
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(Courtney turns, obviously out of instinct, but as soon as she sees who i\
t is, she pushes )Tj
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("I've gotta talk to you," Lauren says, trying to find a balance in volum\
e so that Courtney )Tj
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ng attention.)Tj
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("I'm working," Courtney says curtly.)Tj
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("But I need to talk to you. I've been trying to get a hold of you, and y\
ou haven't )Tj
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(answered any of my calls--")Tj
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("I know." Courtney looks ready to dismiss her entirely.)Tj
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("When's your shift over?" Lauren asks. "I'll wait.")Tj
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("We don't have anything to talk about.")Tj
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("We have plenty to talk about. Courtney, come on. After the way you acte\
d the other )Tj
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(day--")Tj
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(Courtney exhales heavily. "I'm done in 15 minutes.")Tj
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("I'll wait at the bar.")Tj
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(Courtney wastes no time in heading back inside the kitchen. Lauren tries\
to figure out )Tj
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(where to wait and settles quickly on the bar; besides, a drink might hel\
p loosen her up )Tj
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(for what she is sure will be one of the more uncomfortable conversations\
she's ever had.)Tj
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(The next time Courtney comes out of the kitchen, she has to pass right b\
y the bar, but )Tj
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(she focuses everywhere but on Lauren -- deliberately, no doubt. Lauren s\
ighs as the )Tj
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(SARAH FISHER'S APARTMENT)Tj
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("One second!" Sarah Fisher calls out at the sound of the doorbell. She f\
lips over the )Tj
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(chicken breast in the pan and then hurries over to the front door.)Tj
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("There you are!" she says when she opens the door to Diane Bishop. "I wa\
s starting to )Tj
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(think you were gonna stand me up.")Tj
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("I just got caught up finishing things at the office. People kept tossin\
g crap on my desk )Tj
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(all day." Diane sets her purse on the couch and follows Sarah back to th\
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("Yeah. Have you eaten? I can throw some extra food in.")Tj
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("Nah, I'm fine. I've gotta go pick up Samantha from the babysitter's in \
the next half-)Tj
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(hour, anyway.")Tj
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(Sarah makes a small incision in the chicken breast to check the color in\
side. It's still )Tj
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(pretty pink. She presses down on it with the spatula, and the pan sizzle\
s accordingly.)Tj
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("What's this big announcement you wanted to tell me all about?" Sarah as\
ks. "I've been )Tj
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(waiting all day.")Tj
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(Diane holds up a hand. "I'll get to that. First things first, though. Ho\
w well do you know )Tj
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(that guy who Claire's dating?")Tj
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("Ryan?" Sarah asks. Her breathing tightens. )Tj
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("Yeah. Do you know him well?")Tj
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("Not really. I've only met him a couple of times." That much is true. Sh\
e doesn't know )Tj
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(him well at all, actually. Even the minimal amount of researching she's \
done on him -- )Tj
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(which she keeps meaning to continue, if she weren't already dealing with\
this Matt )Tj
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(situation and her regular workload -- hasn't provided her with much insi\
ght into her half-)Tj
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(brother. At this point, he's more a symbol to her, an indistinct individ\
ual who holds a very )Tj
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(precarious, complicated position in her family.)Tj
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("He came by my office today," Diane says. "Get this: He thought he could\
pay me to back )Tj
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(off the custody suit and just hand Samantha over to Claire. Can you beli\
eve that?")Tj
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(Sarah absorbs the information internally, keeping herself as focused on \
her cooking as )Tj
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(she can to mask any outer reaction that might show. )Tj
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(Finally she shrugs. "He really wants to help Claire out, I guess.")Tj
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("Then he should've hired someone a little smoother to do it! It was like\
he walked into )Tj
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(the office expecting me to fall down at his feet. It was pretty pathetic\
.")Tj
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("Was he an ass about it?" Sarah asks. She finds herself hoping that Dian\
e has something )Tj
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(positive to say about him. )Tj
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("He was completely pompous. I basically laughed in his face and told him\
to get lost," )Tj
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(Diane says. She shakes her head and grins, as if relishing the memory.)Tj
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("Well, I can understand where he's coming from. He wants Claire to be ha\
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("He's certainly not doing her any favors.")Tj
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(Sarah wants to continue the discussion, but she's not sure that she can \
do that without )Tj
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(letting too much information out -- and, given the state of things betwe\
en her parents, )Tj
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(it's best not to push it right now. )Tj
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("So what's your big news?" she asks, hoping to change the subject.)Tj
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(Thankfully, Diane takes the bait. "You aren't gonna believe what I pulle\
d off," she says, )Tj
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(folding her arms in front of her.)Tj
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(FISHER HOME)Tj
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("Are Bill and Paula home?" Brent Taylor asks as Claire Fisher leads him \
into the living )Tj
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(room.)Tj
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(Claire shakes her head. "Bill must be at the restaurant, I guess. Paula \
went out a few )Tj
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(hours ago and hasn't been back yet.")Tj
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("That's probably better," Brent says. "There's no point in anyone but yo\
u hearing what I )Tj
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(have to say, anyway.")Tj
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(He stuffs his hands into the pockets of his slacks, looking pained. His \
whole demeanor is )Tj
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(making Claire nervous.)Tj
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(She gestures toward the couch. "Have a seat. Can I get you something to \
drink, or--")Tj
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("No thanks," he says, holding up a hand. "How have you been, anyway? I'v\
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(meaning to get in touch with you for awhile.")Tj
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(Claire takes a seat on the larger of the two sofas. "I'm doing okay, act\
ually. Things are--)Tj
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(well, not normal, but close.")Tj
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("The kids are doing well?" Brent asks as he follows her lead and takes a\
seat, as well. )Tj
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("Yeah. Diane and I are scheduled to go to court in a few days to finally\
get Samantha's )Tj
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(custody figured out. I have no idea what to expect, but ...")Tj
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("Keep your chin up. You're a great parent. God knows you've managed to d\
o an amazing )Tj
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(job with Sam and Travis even with all this other crap that's been going \
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(For some reason, the compliment embarrasses her slightly, and her eyes g\
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(for a brief moment.)Tj
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("Thanks," she says, refocusing herself to continue. "So what's going on?\
")Tj
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("It's nothing to panic over.")Tj
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("Well, when the police commander calls and asks if he can come over to t\
alk to you, your )Tj
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(mind kind of starts shooting off in all directions -- especially when yo\
u've got a history )Tj
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(like I do with the police.")Tj
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(She cracks a smile, but at the same time it feels strangely inappropriat\
e to acknowledge )Tj
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(the sheer ridiculousness of the situations that have dominated the last \
few years of her )Tj
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(Brent returns the smile as he says, "There's just something that I thoug\
ht you might like )Tj
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(to know. Or that you should know, actually.")Tj
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("What is it?" she asks. Her teeth grit, anticipating some kind of warnin\
g -- or, even )Tj
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(worse, actual evidence -- about Ryan and illegal activities.)Tj
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(There is a pause in the conversation -- in the whole encounter, really, \
because Claire )Tj
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(swears that time suddenly slows down and starts ticking itself away in i\
ncreasingly )Tj
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(painful milliseconds -- before Brent speaks.)Tj
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("Stan might be headed back to King's Bay," he says. "If he ever left, th\
at is.")Tj
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(Her nervousness about Ryan, a kind of dull ache in the pit of her stomac\
h that she tells )Tj
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(herself she's learned to live with, gives way to a much sharper, much lo\
uder panic. )Tj
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(Alarms start whirring in her head, and she can almost feel Stan's grubby\
hands all over )Tj
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(her again and his stale breath blowing in her face.)Tj
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("Why? What happened?" she tries to ask, though it comes out sounding muc\
h more like a )Tj
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(demand.)Tj
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("We got a report that he was spotted alongside the freeway, trying to hi\
tchhike in this )Tj
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(direction.")Tj
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("Where?")Tj
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("About 30 miles north. We sent some officers out to follow up, but of co\
urse he'd )Tj
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(disappeared by then -- if it was even him to begin with.")Tj
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("Oh God." Claire racks her brain for a more intelligent response, but no\
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("Oh God. Is there some way you can ... ?")Tj
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("We can offer you protection, if you'd like it. There isn't much more we\
can do about )Tj
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(finding him without some other kind of information, though." He pauses, \
as if giving her )Tj
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(a moment to grieve, and then adds, "There is one question I have for you\
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("What?")Tj
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(She can tell it's going to be bad by the way he draws a deep breath befo\
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("Is there any chance -- any chance at )Tj
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( -- that Ryan might know anything about Stan's )Tj
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(whereabouts?" Brent asks. Claire swears that he recoils the moment he's \
done asking it, )Tj
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(as if he expects a slap or an attack in return.)Tj
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("He doesn't," she says firmly. "If he did, he'd have killed him already.\
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(you have to believe about Ryan, it's that he hates that man.")Tj
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(Brent seems to restrain himself from pursuing the issue any further, whi\
ch is fine by )Tj
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(Claire.)Tj
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("Sorry to be the bearer of bad news," he says.)Tj
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(She sighs. "I'm used to it by now.")Tj
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(322 BAR & GRILL)Tj
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(Lauren is so caught up in her thoughts that she barely notices when some\
one places a )Tj
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(purse on the bar and then sits down beside her. But the tension, a sort \
of cold, )Tj
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(irresistable force, makes it impossible for her to go more than a few se\
conds without )Tj
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(noticing Courtney's presence.)Tj
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(They sit in silence, both before Courtney asks the bartender for a drink\
and afterward. )Tj
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(Lauren tries to come up with some way to start this up, but every bit of\
preparation she's )Tj
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(done for this moment went flying out of her head the instant she set foo\
t in the )Tj
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(The bartender brings over Courtney's drink. Lauren is sure that she sees\
him giving them )Tj
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(a weird look. )Tj
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( knows something's up,)Tj
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( she thinks, forcing herself to open her )Tj
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(mouth to speak.)Tj
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(But Courtney beats her to it.)Tj
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("I saw you kissing," Courtney says, flatly, and yet with a hint of somet\
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(An accusatory stab, maybe. That's certainly how it feels to Lauren.)Tj
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("You what?")Tj
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("After the party. I forgot my purse, so I had Whitney drive me back to g\
et it. I was in the )Tj
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(kitchen, and I saw you guys in the backyard." Courtney ends the explanat\
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(continues staring right at Lauren, as if expecting her to top )Tj
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(that)Tj
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(.)Tj
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(Lauren opens her mouth, but it closes of its own will.)Tj
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("Did you guys seriously think I wouldn't find out?" Courtney asks. "You \
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(told)Tj
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( me )Tj
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(about it.")Tj
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("There's nothing to tell! That night is literally all that's happened --\
and you saw the )Tj
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(extent of it.")Tj
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(Disbelief drips from Courtney's voice. "I just happened to catch the one\
isolated instance )Tj
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(of you two hooking up?")Tj
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("We didn't hook up!" Lauren counters, fighting to keep her voice down. "\
We kissed. )Tj
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(That's it. It's not like we've been having some secret affair for months\
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