Filed to story: The Lingering Kiss of Farewell Novel
“She told him,
“”It’ll pass, I just need to stand still for a minute to adjust to the change of lighting, letting it pass is all,”
He stood there with her and when she finally leaned off the wall, Liam placed a hand to the small of her back and guided her further into the room, and to a table where William was already sitting and waiting for them.
Williams’ eyes were on her, and he was frowning deeply, had seen her moment of dizziness she supposed.
“Side effects of her injuries from falling down the stairs,”
Liam informed William.
“She’s also still not allowed to drive her car, and has many restrictions on her, thanks to your client.”
“Td like a list of them,”
William stated,
“and the approximate recovery time, perhaps Marilyn, if you’re willing. I could talk to your neurosurgeon here and get a full run down of them,”
William asked.
“Why?”
she asked right back.
“Because it will all be covered by Calvin. He was genuine in his offer to pay for everything to do with your recovery, despite the way he went about it and regardless that you left town unexpectedly, or without Informing myself even.”
William shook his head a little.
“That was in the best interest of my client,”
Liam stated.
“The man is obsessed and out of control, and telling him I was removing her might have seen more violent behaviour come from him, towards my client.”
“He is, or was obsessive,”
William nodded,
“but now, it appears his thoughts on the matter are indeed correct, doesn’t it? Calvin saw Marrin in Marilyn’s mannerisms, the sound of her voice and even the perfume she wears is the same. Wil countered,
“My client was not actually wrong in the end.”
“That doesn’t mean he has the right to stalk, harass or harm my client. He was rude to her and appeared menacing from the very first moment she laid eyes on him.”
Liam stated simply, truthfully
“Mm, in the bookstore,”
William acknowledged.
“He had you sign that book, Marilyn, so he could look at your handwriting, something he also recognised, and for him was the clinching factor of who you were.”
“I don’t care to rehash everything he did to me,”
Marilyn told him, and she didn’t.
“I dropped all the charges, with an agreement that he’d leave me alone if I did so. He signed that agreement, I believe, so he has to abide by it and leave me alone.”,
“He did but without knowing the actual truth of the matter, that you are In fact Marrin Reeves,”
William stated.
“Actually, no she is not, William. My client legally changed her name after the divorce was finalized, so you can refrain from saying that. Marrin Reeves no longer exists, and in more ways than just a divorce and name change. Marilyn has no memories of being Marrin at all, so….”
Liam left it unsaid
William nodded, it was all the truth, and he couldn’t debate it, seeing as William had been the one to give them the solid proof of who she had been before the accident, causing her amnesia.
“What is it you want from me?”
Marilyn asked directly.
“For you to listen to Calvin’s side of all of this and, after the restraining order is over, for the two of you to get along and Calvin to be able to be a part of your and the children’s lives. In a nutshell.”
“I don’t want that man in my life, and I’m pretty sure that I know the reason as to why we got divorced in the first place,”
she shook her head.
“I don’t need a man like that in my life. So, I also don’t want him near my children.”
She stated simply and clearly.
