Eric Camden closed the books on his desk. What was Lucy doing? She had been gone for two months. No calls, no activity in her bank account and no use of her credit cards. Why? Jeremy had returned to work completely refreshed. But now he was burning himself out. Did Lucy no understand what she was doing to Jeremy? Or did she care? It had been long enough. It was time to find Lucy. He called Myron Robertson. He was the best P.I. he knew. "Myron, it's Eric Camden, I have a situation, Could we get together later?" He hung up the phone and called Jeremy into his office. "I'm putting Myron on Lucy. I'm sure things can still be worked out." Jeremy looked up instantly, surprised. "If she wished to end our engagement it's her choice." He avoided eye contact with Eric. Unease? Or something else? "Jeremy? What aren't you telling me?"

"She hadn't been herself lately sir. I never mentioned it before because I thought it was stress of pre-wedding jitters. I never thought she would run away even though..." "Even though what?" His concern was growing. He was still avoiding eye contact. "I'm not sure sir. I don't know how this stuff works. I should have said something after I found out about the kidnapping." "Said what?" "Eric, I think Lucy imagines things." Lucy wasn't delusional. No. They psychiatrist would have said something surely. "What do you think she imagines?" "I'm not sure." Jeremy's eyes darted from side to side. He began pacing. "It's just... do you think she's paranoid?" Eric frowned. "You think she's paranoid?" Jeremy's pager beeped. "I'm sorry sir, but I must be going. I would never say anything to hurt Lucy, I love her. If I thought this condition-."

"WHAT CONDITON?" This was the first time Eric had raised his voce towards him. Jeremy took a step back, surprised. "She think people want to hurt her. She imagines danger, even in normal social interactions." Jeremy started walking to the door. "Please sir don't take what I said... I mean I could be wrong." "Jeremy." Eric's tone caused him to stop. "Did you or Lucy end the engagement?"

"I love her." He left. Eric sat down. Did she really imagine things? "She thinks people want to hurt her." Did the kidnapping hurt her? He swiftly denied that. He forced himself to think... had she been abused? Did abuse cause the sort of behavior Jeremy had talked about? Surely not. He was fairly certain they hadn't slept together. Jeremy never spent the night at the house, nor had she at his place. Or was this another distraction? Jeremy hadn't been himself the last few days. Did he know something that he wasn't telling him?
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Jeremy went back to his office. He sat down in his chair with his head in his hands. Did Eric think he was lying? Everything he told him was true. Lucy did imagine things. She also resisted him, took everything out of context. Always. He looked up and started at the wall. He wanted her found, but not by Myron. He must find her first. He must make sure... Didn't she know he needed her? He would take care of her. He would tell Andrew to interrogate her friends. Someone was helping her. And when he found her... once she knew how sorry he was. She had driven him to it.

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