girls””hangingintherea
toknohana
a””davidichaelflynnwas
supposedtohaverevisedplansdoneforbuffalolastnightcallsare
inginfastandfuriouseverydaythosegoinis
stingjohnperryaprettypenny”jackknehatalltoohe
lasttihehadhthisparticulardeveloper�naseriesof
housingclusters�eavysnooastandstillatthree
eantanotherdaycarryingthe
nstruortgageetheproject
galleryhadjoiningstudios；aprojectclosertojacksheartthan
st；andtheeinractorsworehehad
orderedtherightonesherhehadootootreordering
andbacktonths
asdesigningpartner；jackhaddoheoriginalworkhehadrevised
theplantoinrporatetheichaelflynn；as
hisprojectnager；oseethatjackdesignedwas
built；eantkingblueprintsofja
tobuffalo；andfollothereposthaste
”eheranoutofhereatthreeyesterdayto
takehistassivepoison
ivyattack；andhise；
thentrippedandfelldoofstairshthechildinhis
aritsaratlegirlis
finechaelthinkshebrokehisankleitsswollenhesgoing
forxrays”thebuzzinjacksheadgrewlouder”whereseveryone
else””theyreichaelranout；he
iliedthathehealexandbrynnaareon
it”jae
heoaishedifbuffalohisreputationwas
theoneatstake
buthefeltnu”ttees
backtothedrabinedoffice
buildingandshoppingll
hehadalreadyrevisedthedesignnotonce；nottes
tosatisfythequirksofonevoittee
inaryapprovalofthatreviseddesign；hehadputtwo
draftsntothetaskofproducingworkingdrawingshehadalready
prosedtothelit；nottontionsedhoursfor
enbursentoney
hit
tinahedidnttobethere
”shalliorrow”sheasked
”yeah”
”youlookdoneindidyousleep””so”droppinghisheadback；
heeyedtheceilingheuldntfocusonbuffalo；uldntfocuson
bocabuthe；andralewaslow
sohehehallandstoppedatonecubicleafteranother；
kinghispresencefeltinthebarestionhere；a
suggestionthere�adingthroughthestaticinhisheadforrelevance
hehreequartersofthedesignhe
firiditportantetropolitan
hohadphotographedhisseunoha；architecturaldigestwas
doingapieehishetinginvitationsto
bidonsoofthestexcitingprojects�hat；andrepeatclients
everyarselftoankloratehongoing
projecgillstill；
jackfeltdetached；feltangrytobeintheoffice
rcifully；davideinseattlejackupfor
explaininghielfhohedidntunderstand
hisohesuitelikehisstudioat
ho；itharboredrebusinessthanartoh；thereureson
thesofblackandeunderglass；elegantrenderingsof
hisfavoriteprojeagazinepieinute；
lookingatthehefeltthatoldgloryandthegloherehadbeen
nothing；absolutelynothing；likethehighofseeinghisfirstdesign
tuedintoahoandthereherhighs�hehighofdesigning
sothingbigger；replex；reexpensive；thehighofwinningan
aedforsopohatjackwas
stunned
hefeltprideyes；hedidbutitant
heneededabreakybethathehadbeenopfor
toolongheandrachelusedtotakevacations；trekkingthrough
reteareasoferica；alhpadsandpencils；
oftenorethanan
oore
lazyandposhjillatrekkersheheydid
thattogetherbutitdidntclearhisheadtheionsh
rachelhad
ybehetherehadtobeanexplanationforthe
revulsionhefelt
thenagain；therevulsionuldbefroatigueoral
personherecenttuofeventsany
norlpersonosturgentand
focussolelyonthat
rae；atleast；she
poessages；heretuedtothefrontdesk
andtoldtinatocancelaustin
thenheheadedsouthtonterey
forapetitean；rachelhadincrediblyelegantarandlegsjack
hadalovent；buthesaw
itnoherubbedlotionoverherhand�lexing
itfroingertiptoknuckletoashehadseenthenursesdo�hen
sotheditalongherforearoherelboshadnofat；
justthegentlescleofanactiveanhehadaliredthat
inhersheooplaytheolift
neededtobecarriedastoaskforhelp
adrablehulinghardtobethestrongersextook
ituponherselftodothingshereeredbeingfurioushher；
ovedintogethertheyhadbeen
datingforthreenths；haddecidedthatpayi
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第23节
ngtswasfoolish；
andhadchosenhisplaceoverhersforitssizeanditssunonthe
appointedday；hehadraentstraightfrochoolto
startving；onlytofindnienthsofthefuiturealreadygone
andtheresheeartoear
asshepointedouthingfithisfury
didntlastlongsheake
lifeeasierforhilord；hehadlovedherforthatstrength
strengthindependenceselfreliancestubboness
”hi”katherinesvoibacksheherstrongone；
heretoseeherfriendeven
takinghisfrustrationsoutonher
”hi；”hesaid；deteedtobekind”hogoing””itdbe
betterifrachelillsleeping””stillsleepingibore
her”katherineactuallysled”shesaidyoualways
boring
shesaidyouilefaded
”shelooksthesaisntthereanychangedically””nonei
ajorsourceof
worry
hesoughtkatherinesthoughtsonanother”thinkishouldcallher
ther”thesuddencautiononkatherinesfacesaidsheknew
sothingaboutvictoriakeats
”doyousay；rachel”jackaskeddryly”shouldicallyour
hehalfexpepupandcry；nononothe
fauchasblinksaidalotaboutthedepthof
hersleep
sheandhertherdidntgetalongasfarasrachelonceed；
victoriabinedtheerica
sheoreteriallythanpersonallyinvolvedhlife；evenwhen
itcatoheronlychildhedoubtedrachelannear
hernless；perhaps；shewasdying
”illalittlelonger；”hetoldkatherine”shesboundtowake
upsoonnfroanfrancisexanedherandagreedh
bauersplanso”hegrunted”thisisnthoo
operate”katheriookahairbrushfrohebedstand”no；idont
guessthatitisnlikeactionthisbrushishersdidyoubring
it””yes；andyoureonlypartrightnlikeprogress
theydontcarehoaybeits
happening”hestudiedrachelsface；studiedthepalelasheslyingin
aperfectcrescentbeneathhereyes；akles；scrapesand
anuglybruise；aslackuth
katherinebeganbrushingrachelshairherfingeailsflashedasshe
hegirlsinschool”jackuldhaveshose
fingeailshadbeenbrohedaybefore
todaytheywerered
”yupinsovingthesheetaside；heedlotioninhis
handsandbeganrubbingitontorachelsuncastedleg”ididntthink
rachelssinganotherdaybesides；ihadtodriveto
thecityanddidntherealoheeillpick
thepinanhourtheyllseeherthen”heeyedthenitor
”thisishardforthe”katherineslippedanaderrachelshead；
gentlyraisedit；andbeganbrushingthehairinback”ihaveahunch
thisisonlypartofit”hepausedcarefully；heflexedrachels
knee”ean””ihaveahunchthatyourbeinghere
raisesotherissues”
”thedivorceuh；idontthinkso
theyreother
theyretheyreworried
aboutonighttheyrenotthinkingaboutthe
divorce
thedivorceisoldnews”
”theyrethinkingaboutit；”katherineinsisted；allpretenseof
hunchesgone”idanthasobsessedhitshesresenting
authorityanyostteenagersdoitstheageshesbeen
pushingherlitshrachel；andnohepicture；
takingoverafterbeingoutofherdailylifeforsolongshes
probablythinkingthatyoudonthavetherighttotellherto
do”
”didshesaythat””nobutidguesssheswonderingwhyyoure
here”sheraisedherbroildsingsong；”ive
yself”shegentlyretuedrachelsheadtothepillow
andbeganbrushingthehairinfront
jainute；lookeddorachel；then
back”awhereelsewouldibe””shesyour
extingthatisitanunnsciousslip”
”rachelandisharerethanadecadetogetherandts
onlynaturalthatieredontkereofitthanitis”
”itisre；ifyoustillloveher”hedidnot”ed
forsixyearsibarelyknoshesdoneall
thattihoanidontknoenclingto
ries；sotisyoubethefirst”
”youreazing”hedidntanitasaplint
shestoppedherbrushingandsled”isthisanotherfightilove
fightingfriendsbattlesselves；and
raile
rachel
”atleastifsheslistening；shelllikeknohe
girls
theyvealpriority”
”yup；andrightnoine”
”doyouknon
thinguptoduncansthising
hopehearofleavingitalonealldaylong”
”shelovesthatcat；”katherinesaid；sadnoudiedrachel
”thethoughtofitdyingbeforesevenworse
shesapttobefeelingabandonedbyeveryoneandeverythingshe
loves
”hereyesthis”sotheresanotheres
intoplayshefeltabandonedbyyousheabandonthatcat
thatsoneofthereasonssheabsolutelyrefusedtoletthevetputthe
poorthingtosleep”
”becauseofthedivorce”hethoughtthatalittle
”knoithink”heuldnttohear
”ithinkyoureheretokeupforallyoudidntdobackthen”
”ierebecausethegirlsneed”
”andraessake”katherinesled”itsguilt”
”guiltfearofabandonntchrist；youhaveusallfiguredout
areyouashrink””close”shesetthebrushonthebed
stand”ihairdresser”ofallthethingshethoughtsheght
havesaid；thatone
”yourekidding”
”whylooklikeahairdresser”she
laughed”likeididntlooklikeafriendofrachels””a
hairdresser”heuldntbelieveit”thelasttiepped
footinahairsalonhedayofourwedding
shesatinyshrug
”apparently；shesaheerrorofher
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第24节
haptersix
jae
arrogance；thesaopiatothisdayhethoughtthedivorcewas
aboutherbeingunabletofillhisneeds；heguys
needshadbeenbasicood；clothes；sexanyfoolwouldhave
sufficed
unabletofillhisneedsnotquiteunorelikeithe
hadrefusedtoacknofinefor
years
shehadacareershehadfriendsshefoundloyalty；sensitivity；
intellectualstilationelseeshehadneeded
hihehadntbeenthereforherafterthat；beinghispersonalid
hadgro
shehadbeenhisfirstlydivorcinghisthirdin
fiveyearsshefoundacertainvalidationinthathek
one；royered
dontjudgeabookbyitsvershehadleaedthatthehardway；
hroyshehadbeensnohepackage；hadntseenthe
ttlerlaen；sa
pain
arfolded；eyesdoriedtoputitasideasshetookthe
elevatortotheffeeshop；butthesettingdidnthelpshedidnt
likehospitalsingeneralandthisoneinparticularbutshedidknow
herraightfortheteabags；shegrabbedanearl
grey；filledastyrofoauphhoterandpaid；tookaseatat
oneoftheslltables；andcgillwouldhang
aroundifrachelsaon
sheorevehencethanruly
necessaryehaventetbefore”she
lookedupthenregardingherhcuriosity
andtie；andjeanshishairlookeddaitorepepperthan
salt；thick；andkatherinenoticedthingslikethatit
hherlineoficedthathewasgood
looking
butthen；sohandedhertheoldestlineinthe
book
herexpressionsaidasch
heoingearly；early
ing”heextendedahand”stevebauer”ahno
rachelsneurologistonhero
outofscrubsandcleanedup
itilltheoldestlineinthebook；butsheofferedherhand
”katherineevansiachelkeatssfriendhaveyouseenher
today
””earlyivebeeninsurgeryeversince”heglancedattheffee
chine”ineedcaffeine”holdingupafinger；heleft
katherinedidntlikebeingtoldtostayputroyusedtodothatto
pointouthisinstructions；likesheuldntunderstandhouta
diagrandevebauerhadntexactlypointed；hisfingerhad
spoken
herfirstinstinctogetupandleaveforrachelssake；she
didnt
”better；”hesaidbetasteangcupued
andslidintoaseat”haveyoubeens
thesaisntthereanythingrethat
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