didnt
”better；”hesaidbetasteangcupued
andslidintoaseat”haveyoubeens
thesaisntthereanythingrethatcanbedone””notyet
thefactisshesnotgettingsgood”katherinefelta
stabofannoyanceshepatient；rachel
”youpeopleallsaythat；butihavetotellyou；itdoesntdo
anythingforaaseeonesteprevedfroeathidont
hertakingthatfinalstep”
”iknobackinthechair
shetoreassureher；buthedidntsosheedfor
hiotellherhoratinghisjob；how
heartdothateither；shesaid；”howdoyou
standit””standtheingitsstandardprotolfor
headinjuriesdoyoulivenearby””notterribly；”shesaid；
realizingindwas
”youlookfaliar”
”yousaeyesterday”
”youlookedfaliarthen；too”heseedgenuinelypuzzled”ybe
irong
sotisind；youstart
thinkingyoureeritfrourtherbackyouveneverworked
here
””no”toshoho；theway
shehadshockedjackgillhesaid；”ihairdresser”theploy
backfiredhelookedintrigued”areyounoonterey”she
shookherhead
”youhavespectacularhair”sheshotabeseechingglanceskyward
”ierious；”hesaid
”thatseiittinghereupsetbecausebestfriend
isinyourhospitalinaaandtheresnothingyouoryourstaffcan
dotohelpher；andyourenoticinghair”slefading；hebacked
off”itnt”
”ite”
”no
edicaldetailsof
yourfriendscaseadeetyprosesabouther
reveryinlieuofthat；ideanobservationyoudohave
spectacularhaiicenails；tooholikethatif
youre
”rubbergloves”
”isityouroshesayingsoshedidnt
knoorsfelttheyuldaskallthequestionsitwasone
steprevedfroheiringtobecalled”doctor；”alling
theirpatientsbyfirstna
”inghewouldanswer
buthedid”paypacificgrovewasposh
anotherdoanagedcarenotquite
”iboughtalittlehousetheresevenyearsago；”hesaid”itsright
dotheer”
”doyouhavefaly””oneexer；
allgroovedout
thatsurprisedherdespitethegrayinghair；hisskinooth
sheinhisdforties”howoldareyou”
”fiftythree”andgei
”hok
feelingsuddenlyoffbalance；shesighedandrosehhertea”old
enoughtoknoyfriendidonthave
longbye”thereenteenagersingforjackwhenhepulled
upatthesbledintothe
tinybackseat
”ho”itionhekepthisansweras
lightasheuld”prettygoodstillasleep”santhaslipped
intothepassengersseat；pointingattheotherscrohecurb
attheopendoor”thesearefriendsjoshua；adashelly；
heather；brendan；anda；seth；andyouknotoknow
hoisdidshewakeup”hehadraisedahandingeneral
greeting”notyetbutshesokay”
”isshegettingbetter”askedthegidleaninginclosestto
santha
heguessedithedidknoenotthat
itatteredifhehadtherbeforeshearbonpy
oftheothe
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rgirlsnugtshirt；slieans；longhairsh
everyveactually；lydiaexactlyliketheothersshestill
oresthansophisticatedherhair
asstraight；shiny；andneatshehadnaturalwavessodid
theothergirlsnoanthashestraightest
sheostsophisticatedlookingofthebunch
hesureifthatwasgoodorbad
”thedoctorssaysheshealing；”heanswered
”canefrobr 》
thelistwashers
”ybeinanotherdayortaterializedangthe
girls；lookingevenyounger”irendanaystotellyou
shestotallyontopofplansfortheprosoyoushouldntworry
aboutathingshetalkedanthasnnday；and
everythingsset”santhapushedherfriendsback”o
go
”sheslaedthedoor
”sset”jackasked
”prolansletsleavei”heputthecaringear
andpulledatheschool”isthis””theonei
needadressforitoldyouaboutit”sheghthave；buthedhad
alotonhisnd”youreonlyfifteen”froehindhibr 》
eantto；”ninth
andtenthhaveapro”
”anthasaid”ineedtobuya
dressthiseifsntbettershe
shouldhavegood”
”itisnt”askedhope；nolongerkingpeace；silyscared
”itsfine；”jacksaid”thedoctorsarepleasedhherprogress
””anthaasked
”vitalsignsallgood”hedidntknoelsetosayrachelwas
onlysupposedtobeinaaforadayorthoughtshe
tling
”daddy”frohebackseat
”was
supposedtorunit；butifshehasabrokenleg；shebeableto
drive；anditansgoingbackandforthtoschoolandcallingother
andpickingstuffupandallthat”jackfeltalittlelikehewas
holdinganaroadofbricks；staggeringhtheadditionofone；then
anotherandanotherheuldhandlebuyingadressforthepro
allthatantandinginastore；sayingyesoo；andproducing
acreditcardrunningapiicethingelseitsoundedpretty
tinsungtohiottontionoutofhisrealndhestillhad
hisoodoheuldignorethatallheedforadayor
threebutithere；hangingheavyandhardinthebackof
hisndit；too；owakeup
hefiguredheuldfillthecarhterbottlesofsodaandget
theoadesignatedspot；ybeevenbuyaupleofdozensubsbut
runthehingtherehadtobeanotherparent
”illber””y
doesandtellheraboutycantdothat”
”abouthershoanthaasked
”etsitsa
galleryhereincarl”
”iknotsis”heovedfroheart
selhadgalleryafter
gallerypeetshebest
hepressed
”theopeningistsundayifsheisntawakeby
then””shellbeaofthingsrachelwas
ssinguddling
along
”butifsheisntorifshedoesntilaweek
beforethepaintingsarentdonesheabout
thatithinkyouneedtotalkhben”
”ben””benanagesthegalleryhestheoneup
thesho
theyvebeendating；”sheaddedgly；heithought”well；youare
divorcedyoudidntexpectthatshedsitarounddoingnothing；did
youyoudatedoesjillsayaboutyourbeingdownhere”
”jillunderstandsthatihaveresponsibilities；”hesaidatleast；
heassudthatsheunderstoodheohercallheowedher
lotsofothercalls
”bensellsreofhananyoftheothergalleriesdohes
givingherasoloshopressed
”anthaasked”thisisthe
onlysoloslothehasfothsshereallyeditdowe
do”hefeltanotherhittheloadheheldhisshoulders
achedthebricksinhisarartingtoteeter”illtalk
hben；”hesaidandtuckedthethoughtakbehindagrowing
needforrachelto
thethoughtdidntstaytuckedathe
hospitalhegirlsarrivedhehadaubuhairand
dglasses；anaveragelookingnhregardtoheight；
；andpresence；certainlynotoocatchtheeyewhenhe
enteredarooertainlynottheoffbeatpersonalityjackwouldhave
guessedrachelhoughtjackwas
nservativeben；butitworkedfor
hi
beteshirt；neatlytuckedintotailoredgrayslacks；
andthereputationofthegallery；jackguessedhehadtobecapable
enough
theahingelseeverythingaboutherscread
rebel；frohepinkstreaksinherhairtothehalfdozenearringsshe
oherlayeredtanktopsandskinnyskirtshewas
clearlyanartistjackguessedshehadnthitthirtyyethehadher
peggedasthesculptressinrachelsbookgroupevenbeforetheywere
introduced
benhe
introductionsbutquicklyfocusedonrachelherfaceeful；
pale；andstillthetinykishehadntved
sincehehadseenherlast
hetouadehieel
better；asthoughhehadeveryrightintheobethere
thegirls；staringatrachel；unsuretohope；athis
elbototellheryoudidinschooltoday””i
flunkedathtest；”santhaannouncedbeforehopeuldspeak
”didyou”jaanceinschoolwas
suddenlyhisnce
hopeidlittlevoice；”shejust
saidthattoseeifyhearshi；yits；hopeitill
yluckyboots”
”thatissodu；”santhasaid
”itisnottheykethinkaboutsundaynightibr 》
untilsheduncans
ihopeshesokay”sheraisedfrightene
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deyestojack”didyoucall
tocheck”heshouldhavethoughtofit；buthadnt”ifigured
duncanhhissheep”hecheckedhisch”ry
hinabit”
”charlieknoalot”
”hehasashedfilledhrustyoldstuff；”charlenesaidshewas
atthefootofthebed；hereyesnotleavingrachelforlong”helets
takeywork”
”youetal””clayuntilitduncanrachelintroduced
us”duncanandcharlieifduncanoooldforrachel；hewas
definitelytoooldforcharlie”hoeetrachel””through
eliza”
”eliza””youtheryesterday；”santhatoldhiandwhilehe
didntreeretinganyeliza；hekerthantoarguethere
hadbeenfriendsinandouthehadntpaidtheuchheed”sheowns
abakeryintoanthaadded”itsfrench”
”hootherether””atthebakery；”hopesaidh
innoakessandhes；
too
ingatlotsofdifferentplaces；
butadespe
and；andthensheandyusedtosittalkingwhilewehelpedin
thekitchen”
”youdhateit；”santhasaid；flippingherhairback”theres
alorightalongheveryoneelse”so
jackhatedinginrestaurantshatsobadhehateding；
periodyouknoetinypartofyoust
beenjoyingthis
”youdidntreallyhelpinthekitchen；didyou”heaskedhewas
sureitstateregulations
”hanceded；”butherstuff；
likefoldnapkinsandderatethechalkboardelizasol”jack
askedcharlie；”hoeeteliza””iusedtoworkforheri
stilldosotisstlyijuststopintovisitwerefriends”
”andshesinthisbookgroup”charlienodded；retuingworried
eyestorachel”ondaynight”she
clutchedtheearringthatdangledlo；afeatherything”she
likethatcastitllslojack”benandi
todoabouttheshoheresone
planned””ofurse；”jacksaidasthoughhehadknoitall
along”theopeningsintguessingshellbeawakelong
beforethen”
”still；the”thecast
therehebandagedhand
granted；thebetterpartofartistictalentind；butthe
bodyindsjortool
jackcaughtbene”drawing
santhaintohisplacebesiderachel；heintothehallwhenben
joinedhihere；heasked；”anychanceofdelayingtheshow”ben
shookhishead”ivebeentrying；butnothingsalled
everyoneelsecanbeready
thisfastsincesuersabusytouristseason；ourinventoryisat
ahigh；eansorethanoneshoa
titheyresnober”
”hoanyofrachelspiecesareready”bennudgedhisglasses
higher”iotsuresheprosedeighteen
onlyfiveorsixybedone；andnonearefradyet”jackwondered
houpat
theairport；shehadneverbeenlategranted；therehadbeenclose
work；disheveledand
reekingofpaintthinner；orveredsoprojectshe
hadbeendoinghthegirls；butgrinning；alwaysgrinning；and
definitelyontishepridedherselfonbeingwhereshewassupposed
tobeobethere
”itsnotherfault；”benrushedon”shewasdoingusafavor；
actuallyanotherartistohavethisslotandchose
londoninsteadrachelsbeensellingsoedthe
logiingherself；butifpushes
toshove；intheshop”heslippedahandinhispocket；
glan；andlosthestory
isthislongter”beatsallershow””yes
idhateto；ifenoughoftheaybeifidrivedownand
takealookatshehas；idgetabetterfeelforwherewe
stand
”jackanhadntalreadydohatifbenand
racheleinherstudio
jackalatepartofher；foreplayof
asortkingloveangoilshadalonghis
listoftuonsthathadstartedbackintucson；inseringheat；
elloftheoilnotbeen
dilutedbysandsexatleast；thattheyhadtold
theelvesgranted；theyhadceilingfanstodissipatetheheat；but
itdidnthurtthedesirenorhadthearrivalofchildrenthe
studiodoorhadalocktheyuseditoftenandwell
”noneedforyoutodothat；”jacksaidnoootepid
forrachelhe；to
andsexandoilsheooneat；toopalenothing
hedidinbedatchjackhaddone
feeling
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