> Kristin had been watching Amber getting to know
> Derek and Julia out
> of the corner of her eye, and she could see that
> Amber was starting
> look a little uncomfortable. Knowing that it was
> due to the stress of
> meeting new people, Kristin decided to step in a
> bit; maybe having the
> familiarity of her involved in the conversation
> would help Amber.
>
> Leaning over to Philip and whispering to him
> first, she nodded
> towards his dinner plate. "Don't forget to leave
> room for ice cream,"
> she smiled. "You'll need it if you still think you
> can win that chess
> game later."
>
> "How is Jane doing, Amber? Is she upset that I
> haven't checked in
> lately?" Kristin asked. She WAS worried that she'd
> managed to anger
> Jane again with her lack of contact. Something just
> always seemed to
> come up.
Amber was glad Kristin had spoken up, but she wasn't
very happy with the subject she'd chosen. She had
wanted to have a conversation with Kristin, alone,
about it.
"She's, uh, well, no, she's not angry. She's been
rather... absent-minded lately." She knew people
would want her to elaborate, but she really didn't
feel comfortable going into more details about it in
the middle of a restaurant, in the middle of a wedding
dinner, none the less.
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