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TREY CLOSED HIS eyes to block out the outraged expression on Kelly’s face She obviously didn’t like the idea of hanging around Hell, he didn’t want her here, either He’d hoped to be rid of her, but what choice did he have when Donna recommended she remain?

Jason needed her

“Just in case what?” Brian asked “I think we need to be clear here”

“In case Jason becoain,” Donna said “You’ve seen how he reacts when Kelly atteile because of everything he’s been through We don’t want to push him into a full-blown episode of hysteria From what I saw earlier, he was very close, and that could be quite da, perhaps take years to recover from”

“I have to agree,” Brian said “I’ve never seen any child react the way he did e tried to separate him from Officer Jenkins”

“What concerns me most is how he stiffened his limbs,” Donna said “That’s a sy hierous state”

Reid body when he tried to separate him from Officer Jenkins, Trey stared into his wine What was happening to his son? Even with all his resources, he was helpless to prevent Jason’s doard spiral

“Couys You can’t expectaround the table

“I knoould be a treht?” Donna said “I’ve done it several times, and this villa is quite comfortable”

“You can stay in the guest room you used earlier,” Trey said “I’ll place my staff at your disposal”

“No way,” Kelly said “I have to work tomorrow”

“I’ll have Hans drive you to your station in the ”

“Roll call is at ten am What if Jason isn’t awake by then?”

Donna smiled “You obviously aren’t fa before that”

Kelly shook her head “But what if we’re just putting off the inevitable? What if he gets hysterical when I leave in the ?”

“We’ll deal with that possibility then,” Donna said