she sat at a corner table appearing completely undisturbed by the obvious interest of the patrons around her . she stood as abby crossed the lounge . her stare was direct ; a blatant assessment which bordered on rude . she was the opposite of every meek asian hollywood stereotype . her greeting was a nod rather than a bow

when he got to the courier , he walked straight to the newsroom , straight to beth 's desk . he did n't know exactly what he was going to do when he got there . he was n't thinking about that , because if he thought about it-if he thought any of this through-he would n't do it . and he needed to do it . more than he needed to do anything , at this moment , on this day , in this lifetime , in this incarnation , on this monday afternoon , lincoln needed to talk to beth

christine was curious about her old friend . clint sighed and threw a small stone into the creek water . '' the right one did come along , but i did n't marry her , '' he answered and then looked over at her . '' i sure wish i had though . the right one i 'm talking about is you , christine

but if he does n't get the opportunity to tell you he 's sorry , i want you to know that he did tell me . '' cass fought back tears in the hospital dining room . she put on a smile . '' he 'll have a chance to tell us all a lot of things , mom . probably most of them will be pretty raspy . '' '' thanks for helping me out , here ,
cass