12 Amends
Crystal Bellerose, sitting on a bone-shaped bench above a bed of grass in the dog walking section of Mountain Quail Gardens Park, leaps to her feet when Fionn's front door opens. Dashing to his driveway, Fionn is unaware of her until he sees a blond-haired woman in a neck brace running toward him in the reflection of the car window. He turns around just as her arms embrace him.
"Honey, I am so very sorry," Crystal says, squeezing him tighter. "Are you going to be able to forgive me?"
Fionn waits until she loosens her hug before answering.
"I have no reason to believe you did it on purpose," he answers.
"My existence is dedicated to saving lives," Crystal says, "not taking lives. I just don't know what happened to cause the accident."
"Your neck is broken?" Fionn asks,
