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 I don't think Deanna can be fired at this point she is a freelance writer. She was fired (my theory) before Gideon and hoped to use him for contacts. That would explain why she was so hostile that he treated her the way he did. Yes it was demeaning but like Eva said give him and move on. (paraphrasing)  I don't think Deanna is a big problem anymore but she does like to stir the pot a little, thus the drop by Gideon's office. I think she is happy with the wedding story she is getting. I also think she hopes to have Gideon as a reference for future stories.  I agree there are enough questions unanswered to fill two books. As I mentioned before I hope these questions aren't brushed over or answered off page and we only see a few sentences about the discussion.  Good question about Christopher being a little voyeuristic. He said he came looking for Gideon at his mother's request but it could be his own curiosity. He did ask Eva a couple times if she was OK.  I feel like I'm always saying this about the Crossfire series but I want the next book now!

 The discussion are fun. I don't know how long OWY is going to be but my hope is the questions are answered in more than one paragraph. It would be a shame to come this far and not get resolution.

 I agree he didn't recognize her at first but I'm sure Cary and Eva had a discussion off page. He knew she was upset and he would protect her.

 I agree with you Kirsten.  Sylvia said Elizabeth was at a point in her life that she couldn't take on anymore bad and, therefore, refused to accept it. It was made easier to deny the truth by the fact that Dr. Terry said Gideon didn't show any signs of being abused.  I still wonder who the second doctor that examined Gideon was.  He was only mentioned that one time as far as I remember.

  You're right. I guess I was writing my own story in my head. I was certain she said something about the tape.   I guess Christopher was bad mouthing Eva to her.

 Actually now that you mention it I can see Eva taking down Christopher when she goes into one of her "protect Gideon" modes. I would like to see that.  Kirsten I still feel like there is one more play left in Brett. When he was in Gideon's office he mentioned something about he couldn't keep him away from Eva. I think he is going to run into her and try to smooth her hurt feelings and try to convince her to give him one more try. I might be wrong but something feels incomplete to me.Â

 Ann,  I don't have my book with me (at work) but yes when she came to Gideon's office I'm pretty sure she mentioned the tape. I'll have to check again when I get home.  Sharon

  I should have read forward you found the section I'm thinking about.  I don't think Nathan was that smart to keep a copy hidden. If I remember correctly we were led to believe that he had all the pictures and videos in his hotel room. I think the pictures Clancy left at the Russian mob guy were copies that he gave to Stanton.  OK forum members I have posted enough for today and have to get back to work. Â

 Kirsten I thought the professional said they wiped all the copies they could find but there could be another one out there.  I'll have to check when I get home.

  That's wrong in my opinion. Cary did research on Dr. Lucas and saw a picture of his wife. If you remember Cary and Eva talked about it in RIY. Also after the fund raiser Eva was crazy to find out who the red head was. Cary knows.

 I think Gideon has learned his lesson regarding lying or being deceitful with Eva. I don't think he will look at it without talking to her first.  I think Brett has another copy of the video. Christopher wouldn't think that Gideon could erase it however, the other option is that he gave a copy to his mother. She saw it or knows about it because she mentioned it to Gideon. If Liz uses it against Eva she will never heal her relationship with him or Chris.

 I agree with you in that I think Gideon erased the video Brett had at his hotel and/or home computer(s) but I think he carries a copy with him. I too believe he wants to show it to Eva in an attempt to make her remember their "good times" but she will not receive it well. It is proof that he doesn't know her really.

 I don't think Anne came in the building with Cary and I don't think she was visiting Cary.  I don't know where you read that Raul showed that she was with Cary any place other than the fund raiser. I do think that Anne knows where Eva lives and she came in the building with a resident she knows to case the place. Raul might tail Anne but Cary would never hurt Eva that way.  As far as Cary cutting himself he is reverting to old habits that he had controlled thanks to Dr. Travis.Â

  Good point Gigi.

 I'm still not sure about Detective Graves myself however, I think this is SD's way of wrapping her storyline up. Some of these issues have to stay closed or book 5 is going to 1000+ pages.  Eva's Krav Maga skills have to be used on someone other than Gideon. She started them for self defense not to protect her against her husband...even though she used them for that. Dr. Petersen is going to help Gideon control his nightmares. (In real life there is no way a psychiatrist can lessen the nightmares in this short period of time.) I still think she is going to take out Anne or Brett or hopefully both.

 We are sure Victor is Eva's father.Â

A couple comments on your posts.  Christopher. I don't think he was abused by Hugh. The more I think about it Gideon went to his mother about the abuse. She went to Dr. Lucas who knew Hugh was the therapist. I'm sure he let him know that Elizabeth was asking questions. Dr. Terry must have told him that he lied to Liz to protect Anne and her family. Gideon said the abuse lasted a year I think that is when he reported the abuse and Hugh stopped being his therapist. What I do think is Christopher witnessed the abuse and feels guilt. Often guilt is manifested by misplaced anger.  Deanna - I'm not worried about her even if she finds out Gideon and Eva are married. She was a one night stand and I don't think she expected more. What hurt her is Gideon treated her badly like she was lower than a prostitute.  Corinne - I don't think they can tell her they are married. She is a major loon. The reason they didn't tell everyone they were married is because Eva didn't want her mother to feel she got married behind her back out of revenge (after the bad lunch) and she wants her father involved. If the tell Corinne it will go public. I think Corinne is going to pull the book deal in the end.  Anne - She is one of the major loose cannons. She will do anything to hurt Gideon. Gideon said her whole family is nuts and I think he's right. I also think she is Corinne's therapist and she is behind her bizarre behavior. Once they figure this out Corinne will back off and cancel the book deal. I hope that Anne gets to see Eva's self defense skills. She has to use them on someone.  Brett - I still think he is going to make one more play for Eva and she is going to put him down.

 Ann your English is great. I understood what you were saying.

 Gcrossfire  I get Eva's motivation. I understand one of the biggest problems with her relationship with Gideon is communication but Eva fails in this aspect too. She wants to be a team but "forgets" to mention her big project to Gideon. I don't like it but more than that I don't like the way Eva deals with the situation by running and cutting Gideon off. She wants to face her problems with Brett and others head on but Gideon, her husband, she cuts and runs.Â

 The only problem is later in the book (Eva's POV) Eva talks (or thinks) about LanCorp being a major competitor of Gideon's. She is worried when the lady from Lancorp calls that they also think it is a conflict of interest for her to be on the project.  I don't want to dislike Eva either but there is something about her in this book that doesn't sit right with me.

 D500  Normally I would agree with you since this was Gideon's POV but we know how much work Eva did for Gideon after Deanna showed up. If you remember she completely dazzled Gideon with her ability and he changed his website presence immediately. Eva did a lot of research in a few hours. This little project is what made Gideon offer her a job at Crossfire. They even talked about her going to CrossTrainer instead of her gym because she didn't like to support his competitors. It doesn't make sense that once she started researching LanCorp it wouldn't click that this was a major competitor for Crossfire. Eva missed an opportunity to pay Gideon back a little for all he has done for her. She continually says she wants Gideon to share with her. If she took the time to mention her new client to Gideon he would have shared Landon's relationship before offering Mark the job.  I can still see Eva giving Gideon an ultimatum at the end but it would be more realistic (to me anyway) if she said I can't stay with you if you can't help yourself and talk to Dr. Peterson. (I know SD would be more creative than that.)

 I think Cary suspects because he saw him having one of his nightmares. Cary also had nightmares before Dr. Travis helped him. I don't think Eva would betray Gideon by sharing his actual experience. In fact there are several times that she laments not being able to talk to her best friend about Gideon.

 I agree too. Gideon doesn't know how to cut these ties.

 Hi, Read Eva's BJ during Gideon's meeting again. Eva knew Lancorp was a competitor before they received the job.Â

 I noticed yesterday (after listening to CBY) Eva was under Gideon's desk giving him a BJ when he was meeting with his technical team. Gideon was angry because Lancorp stole his top tech. Eva heard the whole conversation and said "Uh oh" when Gideon reprimanded the group. How is it she didn't say anything to Gideon later when her boss was "requested" to head the LanCorp project. Up to this point we hear that Eva is a good researcher for Mark. How is it she didn't put together how big a competitor LanCorp is to Crossfire? I get that the fight was the trigger that moved Gideon forward with his therapy but this is the first time Eva really p1sses me off.Â