Ryan believed that no matter what situation Doc is thrown into, she would not expose anyone's secrets. Yes, of course, till those situations were life-threatening.
Ryan trusted Doc. Although they are not as close as they used to be before, Ryan does not think that his faith in Doc and Doc's faith in Ryan has shaken up even a little.
"She would not."
"She…. huh…. Could it be…. Your girlfriend?"
"Huh? N- no. no…. She is not my girlfriend….." Ryan again looked at Doc.
"Okay, then…. Who?" Professor asked.
'Who? Yeah…. Who indeed?' Ryan thought to himself. Even he was not sure about his relationship with Doc.
"Leave that topic aside. She is not a threat to me so it is fine. Move on to the next topic. Tell me what else do you have with you for starters?"
"For starters huh?" Professor did not answer for a while, as if he was thinking deeply.
"Uh…. you are not sure yourself?"
