59. 咨询情
Consultation

While Sean did his thinking in the hospital, Molly did hers when she was out
shopping, getting together with friends, or just going from one place to another.
She was very good at multi-tasking in that way.
Even though she had brushed off her friend Sara's concerns, and won the little
debate they had, Molly kept thinking about what she had said in the following days.
Sara's quote from the book that "a Christian should only marry a Christian" kept
ringing in her mind. "Does the Bible really say that? There're some very nice
people who are not Christians."
"Molly! ... Molly! Beep - beep - beep! Earth to Molly!" Her friend Cecilia's mock
radio call brought her mind back to the coffee
shop where they were sitting after two hours of window-shopping in the mall.
"A penny for your thoughts!" with a grin and holding out a small coin in her hand,
Cecilia said.
Realizing that she had drifted off to her own world thinking about what Sara had said,
Molly smiled, took the coin, and replied, "Do you need any change back?"
"Keep the change!" Cecilia laughed.
"I've been thinking... Do you think I should date someone if he's not a Christian?"
asked Molly, handing Cecilia back her coin.
"It all depends," Cecilia replied with a mischeivous face. "If he's not tall, dark,
and handsome, certainly not!"
"No, I'm serious. Do you think I should? I mean, I'm not marrying him."
"Ooh! You are serious," said Cecilia. "Well, I've never had to think about
that. All the guys just think of me as the girl next door."
"Okay, let's say you like a guy a lot but he's not a Christian. And
he asks you out. Would you go out with him?" asked Molly.