"Maybe she has changed her mind," Tony said. "Maybe she has realized that nothing good can come from continuing to protect Ryan, and she has decided to tell the truth." "Or maybe she has realized that it is not fair to keep quiet about it when nothing happened between them; nothing worse than a couple of kids making out, anyway; and she has decided to go ahead and come clean," Sarah said. Tony was far too well-bred to roll his eyes, but he looked like he wanted to. "Sometimes I really don't understand you, Sarah." "I do not understand what is so difficult to understand," Sarah retorted. "Ryan said he did not force her, and I believe him. Why would he? There were plenty of girls who would have been happy to have him." This time Tony really did a tiny eye roll. "Who is happy to have him?

