Pippa ordered a burger, too, and a diet coke. She was starving and her mouth watered at the thought of food. But once the server was gone, Fin became a much more pressing problem.

"Well, we can't have that," she said firmly. "Do you want to stay with me? Or I'll stay with you. Or you could invite someone else. I don't want you to be isolated, Fin. Not until you're feeling more yourself."