When Kelly got home, Christopher was sitting on the couch, reading a book,
as their dinner was in the oven cooking. Kelly didn't even kiss him hello
as she sat down next to him, too disturbed in her own thoughts to realize
what she was doing.
"Hey. David called today. He has a case that he needs your help on. I told him about Bri, and he said if you could still help out, even just a little, he would appreciate it." Christopher told her.
"O, alright. I'll call him back later." Kelly replied, only hearing half of what he had said.
"Is everything ok? How's Bri?"
"Ok, I guess.
"That wasn't very convincing. What's going Kel.?"
"I don't know. Bri's just been acting really different lately, and it's been bothering me, that's all. Like today, I don't think I've ever seen her be as snippy as she was to me, and I've known her a long time."
"Yeah, but she also hasn't been on death's door before. Maybe between that, and now all of the physical challenges she's facing, she's just trying to figure things out."
"Maybe. I've been there before though, I've been in that near death situation, multiple times, and I never acted like this."
"You might just handle situations like that differently. I'm sure if you give her some time, she'll come around. She probably just needs time to think."
"Hopefully. You said David called?"
"Yeah. I can call him back for you if you want though, tell him that you're busy."
"No, it's ok. It might be better if I occupy my time, get my mind off of everything. When should dinner be ready?"
"Probably in like 10 minutes."
"Ok. I'm going to go call him back then." Kelly said before picking up the cordless phone and walking out of the room. Her conversation with David didn't last long; mostly all they talked about was how Sabrina was doing and what time Kelly wanted to meet him at the station the following morning. For the most part, Kelly left out any of the current details regarding Sabrina's recovery, and instead just focused on how she was getting better, and anticipated going home at the end of the week. He then asked her what kind of flowers he could send, and Kelly advised him to send something different, seeing that Sabrina had already collected practically an entire garden of flowers since she was first admitted to the hospital.
For the next month and a half, Kelly helped David with the case that he and his detectives had become stuck on, as she gradually let herself become absorbed in her work again, something that she had not done since her retirement. A majority of the time, it gave Kelly an opportunity to not think about Sabrina, although she hoped that the time had also allowed Sabrina to deal with whatever she had to, and go back to being her old self. Just as she was finishing up the case, however, she received a call from Jack, proving to her that nothing had changed.
"Kel., can you do me a huge favor and let Bri stay with you for a week?" Jack asked, apparently desperate. Kelly knew from previous conversations that Sabrina had been home for only two weeks, so she was curious why Jack wanted to send her away.
"Why? What's going on?" Kelly asked.
"Honestly, I can't handle her anymore. She refuses to go to physical therapy, she never wants to talk, and when she does, all she can be is negative. I'm afraid I'm going to say something stupid if I have to put up with this much longer."
"And having her stay with me is going to help?"
"You're her best friend. Maybe you can get her to open up?" For as long as Kelly had known Sabrina, however, it had always been Sabrina's job to get Kelly to open up. That was why Kelly was so unsure as to how well this plan of his would work.
"I don't mind her staying here, but what are you going to tell her? She's not going to want to come all of the way up here for no reason, not the way she's been acting lately."
"She knows she can't stay alone, so I was going to tell her that I had a business trip that I had to go on for a week. Please Kelly. You're my only option."
"All right. When do you want me to come down and get her?"
"How about the day after tomorrow? That way I can tell her and give her time to react."
"Ok. See you then." Kelly replied before hanging up. In the past, Sabrina and Kelly had always gone out of there way to spend a week together. Many of the times, they would simply plan a vacation together, allowing them to escape their everyday lives, but also catch up on what was going on. This time, however, Kelly wasn't excited about the prospect of spending a week with her best friend. If Jack, a man who undoubtingly loved Sabrina more then anything else in the world, was afraid of saying something he might regret, Kelly could only imagine what would happen.
Despite her reservations, however, Kelly told Christopher about the arrangements, and then two days later made the drive down to Sabrina's house again, although this time, she made a point of going under the speed limit. She hadn't seen Sabrina since that day in the rehabilitation hospital, and she wasn't sure if Sabrina was aware that Kelly had spent the past month and a half working. Although such information normally wouldn't matter, she wasn't sure if Sabrina would use the information as proof that there was no need to get better, therefore increasing the awkwardness between them.
When Kelly arrived at Sabrina and Jack's house, Sabrina's suitcase was by the door, as Sabrina waited for her on the living room couch. Apparently Jack had already left, knowing that Kelly would be there any minute, making Sabrina even more annoyed about the situation. Although she accepted that she couldn't stay by herself, she didn't understand why Jack had to go away onto this trip, and why no one had asked her where she wanted to go. As Kelly listened to Sabrina complain about it all, Kelly helped her stand up, and then watched as she noticed that Sabrina had gotten much better with the walker then the last time she had seen her. Now her left leg actually moved with the other, as both feet were planted on the ground, although it was obvious that the vast majority of her weight was still being placed on the other leg. Even her arm seemed stronger, as she could now grip the walker firmly with both hands, and move her hand onto the metal without any assistance from the other. Despite these improvements, however, Sabrina was just as bitter and as snippy as she had been before, leaving Kelly to fully understand why Jack had to get away from her.
The drive back to Kelly's house was spent in silence, as Kelly tried to figure out what to say to her friend. She wanted to express that she knew what Sabrina was going through, that she too had struggled with the fear associated with almost dying, but she wasn't sure if Sabrina would believe that it was the same.
"Hey. David called today. He has a case that he needs your help on. I told him about Bri, and he said if you could still help out, even just a little, he would appreciate it." Christopher told her.
"O, alright. I'll call him back later." Kelly replied, only hearing half of what he had said.
"Is everything ok? How's Bri?"
"Ok, I guess.
"That wasn't very convincing. What's going Kel.?"
"I don't know. Bri's just been acting really different lately, and it's been bothering me, that's all. Like today, I don't think I've ever seen her be as snippy as she was to me, and I've known her a long time."
"Yeah, but she also hasn't been on death's door before. Maybe between that, and now all of the physical challenges she's facing, she's just trying to figure things out."
"Maybe. I've been there before though, I've been in that near death situation, multiple times, and I never acted like this."
"You might just handle situations like that differently. I'm sure if you give her some time, she'll come around. She probably just needs time to think."
"Hopefully. You said David called?"
"Yeah. I can call him back for you if you want though, tell him that you're busy."
"No, it's ok. It might be better if I occupy my time, get my mind off of everything. When should dinner be ready?"
"Probably in like 10 minutes."
"Ok. I'm going to go call him back then." Kelly said before picking up the cordless phone and walking out of the room. Her conversation with David didn't last long; mostly all they talked about was how Sabrina was doing and what time Kelly wanted to meet him at the station the following morning. For the most part, Kelly left out any of the current details regarding Sabrina's recovery, and instead just focused on how she was getting better, and anticipated going home at the end of the week. He then asked her what kind of flowers he could send, and Kelly advised him to send something different, seeing that Sabrina had already collected practically an entire garden of flowers since she was first admitted to the hospital.
For the next month and a half, Kelly helped David with the case that he and his detectives had become stuck on, as she gradually let herself become absorbed in her work again, something that she had not done since her retirement. A majority of the time, it gave Kelly an opportunity to not think about Sabrina, although she hoped that the time had also allowed Sabrina to deal with whatever she had to, and go back to being her old self. Just as she was finishing up the case, however, she received a call from Jack, proving to her that nothing had changed.
"Kel., can you do me a huge favor and let Bri stay with you for a week?" Jack asked, apparently desperate. Kelly knew from previous conversations that Sabrina had been home for only two weeks, so she was curious why Jack wanted to send her away.
"Why? What's going on?" Kelly asked.
"Honestly, I can't handle her anymore. She refuses to go to physical therapy, she never wants to talk, and when she does, all she can be is negative. I'm afraid I'm going to say something stupid if I have to put up with this much longer."
"And having her stay with me is going to help?"
"You're her best friend. Maybe you can get her to open up?" For as long as Kelly had known Sabrina, however, it had always been Sabrina's job to get Kelly to open up. That was why Kelly was so unsure as to how well this plan of his would work.
"I don't mind her staying here, but what are you going to tell her? She's not going to want to come all of the way up here for no reason, not the way she's been acting lately."
"She knows she can't stay alone, so I was going to tell her that I had a business trip that I had to go on for a week. Please Kelly. You're my only option."
"All right. When do you want me to come down and get her?"
"How about the day after tomorrow? That way I can tell her and give her time to react."
"Ok. See you then." Kelly replied before hanging up. In the past, Sabrina and Kelly had always gone out of there way to spend a week together. Many of the times, they would simply plan a vacation together, allowing them to escape their everyday lives, but also catch up on what was going on. This time, however, Kelly wasn't excited about the prospect of spending a week with her best friend. If Jack, a man who undoubtingly loved Sabrina more then anything else in the world, was afraid of saying something he might regret, Kelly could only imagine what would happen.
Despite her reservations, however, Kelly told Christopher about the arrangements, and then two days later made the drive down to Sabrina's house again, although this time, she made a point of going under the speed limit. She hadn't seen Sabrina since that day in the rehabilitation hospital, and she wasn't sure if Sabrina was aware that Kelly had spent the past month and a half working. Although such information normally wouldn't matter, she wasn't sure if Sabrina would use the information as proof that there was no need to get better, therefore increasing the awkwardness between them.
When Kelly arrived at Sabrina and Jack's house, Sabrina's suitcase was by the door, as Sabrina waited for her on the living room couch. Apparently Jack had already left, knowing that Kelly would be there any minute, making Sabrina even more annoyed about the situation. Although she accepted that she couldn't stay by herself, she didn't understand why Jack had to go away onto this trip, and why no one had asked her where she wanted to go. As Kelly listened to Sabrina complain about it all, Kelly helped her stand up, and then watched as she noticed that Sabrina had gotten much better with the walker then the last time she had seen her. Now her left leg actually moved with the other, as both feet were planted on the ground, although it was obvious that the vast majority of her weight was still being placed on the other leg. Even her arm seemed stronger, as she could now grip the walker firmly with both hands, and move her hand onto the metal without any assistance from the other. Despite these improvements, however, Sabrina was just as bitter and as snippy as she had been before, leaving Kelly to fully understand why Jack had to get away from her.
The drive back to Kelly's house was spent in silence, as Kelly tried to figure out what to say to her friend. She wanted to express that she knew what Sabrina was going through, that she too had struggled with the fear associated with almost dying, but she wasn't sure if Sabrina would believe that it was the same.