They went through the motions of examining records but Mandy could sense a sea change in his attitude toward her. He was distant and preoccupied, still always polite and never impatient, but the personal connection she’d made with him on the day of the accident was gone. He was pulling back from her, deliberately keeping his distance, probably annoyed with himself for being so open with her. Mandy knew why he was doing it but she was still hurt. He saw her confusion and puzzlement at the change and felt responsible for it. Neither one of them was happy. They were getting nowhere, time was passing, and their forced proximity was putting both of them on edge. Kelly then made a decision. He knew about Amanda’s rich family, her photo op fiancé, the estate outside Philly and the uberconnected Daddy. He knew that she lived in a different world from his. But Kelly also knew that Amanda started nervously every time he came near her, that she watched him fixedly when she thought he wasn’t aware of it, and that she looked to him for reassurance and help whenever anything went wrong.
