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After being woken up by his daughter Ryan found it hard to go back to sleep. So, after a quick shower and change of clothes he is downstairs looking for her.

Instead of finding Chris he sees another familiar face

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"Thank you, Kim," Ryan says quietly, still a little in shock.

He smiles at her, unsure of what to say other than the truth.

"That means a lot to hear you say that."

"I never thought I'd say anything like that, either. I mean especially considering how many times you almost got my dad killed but things are different here."

She looks down a little. "It means a lot for me to have someone who doesn't try to take my concern and use it for their own ends."

He's not entirely sure how to respond to her first statement so he just nods.

As a matter of fact, Ryan's not entirely sure how to respond to the second statement either.

"How have you been, Kim? How is everything?"

"Things are okay. Um, kind of okay. I've been trying to eat healthier."

"The bar actually gives you a choice?" he says in a dry voice.

"She keeps giving me healthy food even though it shouldn't matter what I eat anymore."

"Well, not always. But I think that sometimes it thinks I'm eating too many burgers."

"I was surprised when she gave me cigarettes a couple weeks ago."

"She gave you cigarettes? I guess because you started running she figured you deserved a treat."

"More the other way around, I think - a few days of smoking and not running made me realize I needed to start again. I think she just gave me cigarettes so I could relax."

Kim nods. "Did they help?"

"Yeah, kinda. I think I went overboard though - I haven't wanted a cigarette since. Which is probably a good thing."

Kim grins a little. "It's probably a good idea to do everything in moderation. For instance, I think I've OD'd on burgers for now."

"Well, at least now you'll have an excuse to try something you wouldn't normally have. I'm sure the bar could make anything you'd want."

"Good point. What's your favorite kind of food?"

"Italian - I think I like anything Italian. Especially fusilli in a good pesto sauce or cozze. And cannolis but only if they're made with real cannoli cream, not the fake stuff. You?"

"American. But I also have a weakness for Mexican and Thai. Italian is good too, though. Then again, it's LA so people try to stay away from pasta. What is cozze?"

"I think the anti-carb fad is ridiculous. I like Mexican food a lot but could never really get into Thai food."

Ryan pauses to order a drink from the bar. All this food talk is starting to make him hungry.

"Uh, cozze, literally are black mussels. I really like "impepata di cozze" which is very spicy black mussels. It's not rare but it's easier to get on the east coast because they have a larger supply of clams and mussels."

"Luckily I think that's starting to go away. Maybe. Oh, but Thai food has so much flavor, I think that's what you have to love about it."

Kim smiles a little. "Is it really different on the East coast?"

"The food or life in general?"

"Food. I pretty much know that life is different there in a few ways."

"They're not as extreme in their views on fat. Or carbs. Or sugar. Or any of the other things that make food worth eating."

"Oh, so eating is actually fun on the east coast. Good thing to know."

Ryan laughs.

"That's the big difference, yes. But one thing I will say for Los Angeles they have some good pizza places. There are some places between New York in LA where there idea of pizza -- it's just sad. Only Domino's or Pizza Hut."

"True, but pizza has all those carbs so no one really enjoys eating it."

"Yes, but those people are probably masochists who like being miserable."