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let anything happen.  She wished that she had left him alone, and not went after him.
    Bobby phoned her later on in the day.  He asked her why she left without saying goodbye. She told him how she felt about their, or at least her mistake.  He apologized for making her feel bad about it.  He still wanted to see her.  She told him that it wouldn’t be a good idea. They needed space.  She had to give him the chance to understand why he had feelings for her. He was going after Billie because he figured it was over with Kelly.  Bobby made it sound like he didn’t care about Kelly anymore.  Billie knew his divorce could not be final.  He was turning to her for all of the wrong reasons.  Billie was as much at risk of being hurt as Bobby was.  She couldn’t get involved in a scandal.  It would ruin her career and his.
    Once Bobby’s trial began, Billie decided to give in and attend.  She had a dual role.  She had a friendly concern for the outcome of the trial and an obligation to her readers.  It was to be one of her most important reports.  Things were turning out better than either Bobby or she had imagined.  Kelly could not show just cause for Bobby not to see his kids.  Nothing else could be determined by the court for at least a month.  So, they were in limbo once again.  Billie wanted it all to be over, as much as Bobby did.  She was curious to see the circumstantial evidence against him.
    Billie started screening her calls.  She hated avoiding Bobby, but he was better off with one less temptation.  He never showed up where she worked, but he managed to find out where she lived.  He met her at her door one day, when she was off work.  “I thought this would happen.  Do you want to get in to deeper trouble? It’s not safe for you to show up here.  You are being watched more closely now.  Is it really worth it?” Billie asked him. 
    He answered, “I know the risks involved.  I had no idea you would be so uncomfortable, after all, I thought it was something you wanted as well.  Why can’t we still be friends?” 
    Billie argued, “That is scientifically impossible.  Men and women that have been intimate cannot be just friends.  It doesn’t work that way.  The sexual side always resurfaces.  Now you see why I had to get away from you.  We are not meant to be, because you have a wife and should stay faithful to her…even though it’s a little too late for that.”
    After that day, she didn’t hear from him.  She only saw him in court.  It really was for the best.  One thing proved it.  Bobby’s lawyer demanded to see the evidence Kelly had against him.  They discovered that the picture was a fake.  They had issued Kelly’s friend a subpoena. When she was questioned on the witness stand, she broke down.  She confessed that it was a complete fabrication. She made it all up because she had a crush on Bobby.  Kelly was shocked.  The judge asked Kelly to reconsider her plans for a divorce.  But, the question was, did Bobby want her back? Bobby could not deny that he was still in love with Kelly.  He was just so upset with her for doing what she did, and all for nothing.  How could she accuse him of something she had no real proof of, until now anyway, but Kelly didn't know that he really cheated on her.  He couldn’t take it back now.  He needed to talk to Billie about his infidelity.
    Just as he figured, Billie recommended he not tell Kelly.  She didn’t advocate keeping secrets, but she had seen firsthand how cruel Kelly could be.  Bobby would never be with them if he told the truth now.  He thought his marriage was over at the time.  Billie tried to make that clear to him, if he had doubts.  He was only trying to get Billie to understand how upset he was with Kelly. Billie told him to wait and see if Kelly still planned on taking him back.  Kelly may have made some changes in her life.  The whole messy trial may have been all for nothing.  She might have