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Molly nodded slowly. "You mean that I'm not passing out in my Cheerios."
Jacob cringed. "You eat Cheerios?"
Molly and Doctor Hata looked at him.
"Sorry," he offered.
Doctor Hata didn't look away from him when Molly did. "Am I right to assume that you're going help Molly for a few days until we can be sure that she's healed?"
It was a kneejerk reaction on her part. Molly pulled her hand out of his and spoke just as he did.
"You don't have to-"
"Absolutely. I-"
"Jacob, really-"
"Molly, I'm going to stay with you."
The door opened again, and Molly turned to look, hoping that it was someone who could help her out.
"What did I just walk into?"
Molly looked at Sergeant Kate Turner who held Molly's weekender bag in her hand. "You brought my clothes. Thanks."
Kate moved closer to the bed and set the bag down. The way that the mattress dipped said that Kate had packed more than just a change of clothes in it.
She put on a smile, but by the tension that bled into the room, no one bought that her smile was genuine.
"Molly," Kate fiddled with the straps on the bag, "I'm wondering how you would feel coming to stay with me and Rock for a little while."
"I'm sorry," Molly shook her head, "stay with you?"
Kate looked at Doctor Hata. "Sorry for interrupting."
Doctor Hata shook her head. "Not a problem. Actually," she gestured toward Molly and suddenly Molly felt like a bystander in the room, "I was just asking if Molly had someone to stay with her for a few days, just to be on the safe side."
Kate grinned. "Well, I've got that covered, Kay."
Doctor Hata nodded and turned back to Molly. "Should I leave the prescriptions at the nurse's station, or do you want to fill them here at the pharmacy?"
Molly opened her mouth, but Jacob answered.
"Here, please." He gave Doctor Hata a nod. "We'll get them on the way out."
Molly stared at Jacob, who artfully avoided her eyes.
When the doctor left the room, Kate looked back and forth between Molly and Jacob and suddenly Molly was wondering what she was missing now.
Kate drew in a breath and filled her in.
"Eddie Simons' body was found this morning."
"Eddie Simons." Jacob shook his head. "He's the only eyewitness in the Berringer shooting."
Molly's head was hurting and she didn't have headaches. Not ever. Or maybe she should say not before her attack.
She heard someone talking, but she didn't know about what, so she lifted her head and saw both Kate and Jacob looking at her.
