heroa
tolasttuch
”n；thathedoctorresponded；”buthead
injuriesdontalsnicehergcssreisholding
steady
””yeah；”ja”hehadleaedaboutthe
glasgoascalesincerachelshowednoeyeopening；noverbal
response；andnotorresponse；shehadthelopossiblesre
”butthedatasaysshesnotgettingworse”
”hereachanceshelltakeasudden
tu”hestillfeltaethephone
rang；everytihearrivedatthehospitalafterbeingoutofntact
forevenabriefti
”sheuld；”saidthedoctor”butifthat
diatelyandbeabletoactas；itsaing
gaiorry；gilliknohatisntyouto
hear；butitsalittlelikedefusingabohurrytheprocess；and
itsapttoexpl
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ode”onhs；jackplaceda
calltovictoriashehadedanexpertinvolvedinthecase；he
edhertoknohadbeendonehealsoedtothankherfor
thefloogiveheranupdateonrachelsndition；
disuragingasitwas
hehadtosettleforleavingassageinneoriaill
abroad
ingbyrachelship；feeling
uselessaftertradingblandobservationsaboutherhair；h
spilledniade；theswellingofher
face；tle；andtheperkinessofherturquoise
nightgooodandsaid；”talktorachelillbeback”ben
ethingtodo
frohebankofphonesdohehall；hecalledjillatthesoundof
hervoice；hefeltaguiltytug”hey”
”hey；yourself；”shesaidhpleasure”ihenyoud
reeriincreased”itsbeenaroughuple
ofdaysthegirlsareprettyupsetitillatthehospital
rachelhasntwokenup”
”iknow”
”ahyoucalledoffice”
”no”shesighed”ididnttinatoknohatyouhadntcalled
；soicalledthehospital”hefeltevensorry；
jill
ivehadalotonnd”
”youuldhavecalled；”shechided”didntyouthinkidto
knohatkindof
person
andheuldntsayanythings
thatuddledupinhisnd
butsheexpectedanansryingtojuggle
everythinghereork；thegirls；rachelitsanightre”
”onephonecall；jackitakentensends”tensends；
xbutdait；sheasharriedasheouldhave
calledinbigsur；”heuntered”rachelsnuerislisted”
therehinkyouforgot”hepusheda
handthroughhishair”ididntforget”
”ithinkitdidnttterenoughtoyoutotalke”
”no；”hesighed；”theresjustnothingtotellnotsolongagoiwas
innferenedicalndsaround；andtheyhad
nothingtosaytheresnothing；jillnthingbut
sithereand”
”youressingpointifiantanythingtoyou；youdto
hearvoiceitfort”hoouldhervoicebea
fortindedhifthedozensoflooseendshehadleft
hanginginthecityheputhiselbohetopofthephoneandhis
headonhisfist”thisisntagoodti；jillitjustisnt”
”isthatansgrappling
ethingdifficult
ineedalittleti”
”youale”
”youkneetyoukneandinglife”
”ididntuntonthedendsingfroourexwife；”shesaid；
thencaughtherself
”god；iorry；jackthateshesinaashe
ydie”
”shesnotdyingguessisshellhefirstofthe
ious”iseeyouuntilthennotevenon
saturdaynight”overthepastfeonths；jackhadspentevery
saturdaynighthjillthathehadnteitherbeenhthegirlsor
outoftoothosenightsherelaxedh
jillheulduntonhertobestilating；physicallyand
intelleorrowlookin
hereyethenhefeltboxedin；hefeltnow
”cantdoitthissaturday；”hesaid；annoyeddidshethinkhe
hthegirlshreehoursnorthonasaturday
nightokay；santhaeenandwouldprobablyhaveplansofher
oiddleof
noothericallyill”ihavetobetherefor
thegirlstheyhavelistsofthingsfortodoforthehis
tovisittheir
therthedoctorstotalkhhertheysaythegirls
aybehelpbringherbacktillbetight
thisshedidntheheardhurt
betaybenday；heyreatschool；
”hesaid；becauseheohavetodriveuptotheofficeagain
herrachel”toplanonlunch”shehat
easilypleasedthesleretuedtohervoice”idlikethat”
”say；oneoakelunch”
lunchatherhouseoeat
andrun；andhedidntknouchtihejillwas
speeclosest
tobeingrightforhishedidntndhistravelsshewas
ing
panionandadevotedloverduringthefeesshehadseenthe
gids；theyhadgottenalongtogetalonghjillshe
deservedbetterthandayshoutacall
sohesaid；”soundsgoodilllookforoitthanksforbeing
understanding；jillthatsthebiggesthelptorightnow”he
hungupthephonefeelinglikeatotalheel
thefeelingfollorightba
behingtoherandlookedup；redfaced”wewere
talkingabouttheshoresist”hel
saying””notiellingherthatyouvebeen
lookingthroughherdoyouthinkdoat
goingahead”jackhadntlookedthroughherbeenin
herstudiootherthantocheckthefaxchine；andthenhehadwalked
inandouthoutseeingathingiteheknehat
the；likethecallingjillatleastonceaday；
clear
sohestatedtheobvious”athavingashowifshe
”hewaggledhishand
”hoanypienotsureididntunt”
”ybeishouldtakealook”
”nhtheresnoneedforyoutodrivealltheherewas
thepossessivenessagainthenghtbebenignenough；butjack
didntinraorrow；
notgettingthegirlstoschool
thegallerythistofive”
”illstopin”heputouthishand”thanksforstoppingbywe
reallyappreciateit”benshookhishandhelookedbackatrachel
asthoughething；thoughttlyleft
jackactuallydozedoffsittinginthechairbyrachelsbedone
nuteheputhisheaddohenextheha
jolt
”i
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orryididntantothe
ananaturalbeautyheoseoo
long；herfacetoonarrooothinbutshe
togetheicely；pants；andtherewasa
gentlenesstoherthereellitappearedto
efrohelarge；zipperedntainersheheld
shefeltfaliar；soothing
hestood”ivetyou；haventi”hereyessled”iaye
liebeivebeenbybeforerachelandiareinbookgroup
together”
”ahfayeofthebeautifulblueflowers；”hesaid
”youreoneofthegolfers”sheblushed”notverygoodat
it；buthusbandedtoretireheretoplay；soifiguredthatif
ididntlea；idbeboredsilly”shesetthezipperedntaineron
thetraytable”thisisdinnerthereshouldbeleftoversforthe
ethinghodebynow
heatinginstructionsareinside”
”blessyou；”hesaidtheyuldindeedusealittlesothing
hodeheouched”thatsverysofyou”
”itsnothinghohel
””lyingherelistening；butnotsayingatothebed
railandtouchedrachelsar”iere；rachel
ibroughtfoodforyourfalynotexactlychickensoupjack；here；
needssothingresolidatleast；thatsybillalways
says
chickensoupisforchildrenandinvalidser；though；
dontadechickensouprecipe
onceauchoftheeotthatitgetsveryld
hereikindofssthat；thechangeofseasons”
”””originallyneyhusband
asent”torachel；shesaid；”hesignedupfor
yourinvestnturse”
”rachelsinvestnturse”fayesledandvedahandtoerase
thesnception”racheltookitandlikedit
ethingtodooinvesta
littleneyforourgrandchildrenrightnosalong
itisntgettingcheaperhohegirls”the
girlsjackshotalookathisch”ingtobepickedupat
schoolashezippered
bag”theyllbethrilleditsbeentakeinallweek
youreagoodsoultoreerus”shes
inthegenesthisisothersdobestenjoy”theydid
thatllfiveofthesanthahadinvitedlydiaandshellytostay
oveightinbigsur；afactthatjackdidntleauntilthetwo
additionalgirlsdintothebd
reofanefforttosaynoandprytheut
ybekatherineed
preture
theinsulatedbagheldchickeninaatosauce；hcarrots
andpotatoestoaperson；theyateor
santhaandherfriendsalteatelytossedtheirhairbehindone
shoulderoranotherande
tond
hope；hheroheapeandguinevereonher
lap；listenedtothethinglikeauch
differentsanthaandpanyvedfroopictotopicin
streafnsciousnessstyleandhadanopiniononjustabout
everythingjaouths
itoing；though；thatheunderstoodthedeeper
ilicationofthesleepover”ofurse；theyreingshoppingh
；”santhasaideritytosuggestthathedrop
thetesonthesthe
iyself；andyourenotaanifant
behere；iyfriends”hey
handsfullyoneedtrasbesides；i
entionthattheycanhardly
allfitincar
healsoedtosay；isthatunderyoureyessincewhendoyou
otherknothat
buthedidntanthagropyagain；notheywere
beginningtogetalongsohebitdohthoughts
theyhitsakstheyhitbetonbythetitheyhitthethree
otherspecialtystores；hetinghisdecisionhaditbeen
justsanthaandhe；sheethingatthefirst
store；andtheyting
antsyhetingantsy
”onerestop；”heinfordtheeyandingonthe
streeter；debatingogo”thenextplaceisitso
thinkhard
therelygooddressbackatsaks”thegirlshelda
prolongedthreetheyfinallyagreedtoretuthere；
jackexchangedasglookugnessdisappearedwhen
thedresssanthacarriedtothecashregisterthebabyblue
onehehadantthisone；andblack
”uh；saisntthatonealittletoouchhow”
”sophisticated””iifteen”
”youlookabouttythatdress”
”thatsthepoint；”shesaidile
thatsledidsothingtojackitgavehigliseofthe
beautifulyounginghefeltajoltinside；
astartlingburstofpleasureandpride；folloloselybyfear
fifteenheageofnsenthatno
uldhepreventitno
”otherlikethisdress”heasked；suspectingthatthe
rachelolorandflos
”shesaidand；hanotherofthosekiller
sles；heldoutahandforhiscreditcard
jackgaveseriousthoughttogettingthatne
carltontereylydiaandshellyinsistedthattheyedtosee
rapiledinagain；butthedresshefinal
straantha
forthat；shedecidedthatit
shouldlieflat；butthereforthatjack；whoknew
sothingaboutfabriedherthatsheuldballthe
thingupanditbackintoshapehoutawrinkle；
especiallyonceshehaditon；ithattightthatsetheroff
shefinallyagreedtodrapeitovertheseat；butshehappyh
hieantthatallhiseffortstopleasehadgonefoaught
hejustthenforacherokee
buyingacarethingbig；thoughitajorexpenseand；
yes；rachelethingneevenifshehen
theygottothehospital；shebedrivingforahen
shetopick
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outheroforheronce
before；andakingthesastakete
theyhadbeenrriedforsevenyearsherredvwhan
thatandhaddiedandbeenrevivedrethanonceitill
chuggingalong；butitbadlyneededaneorthinkingto
surpriseher；noakinggoodney；jackdroveit
offoneingundertheguiseofdoingrepairsandretuedhoh
avolvoshehadbeenheartsickithefirstallout；
topofthelungsarguntstheydhad�roneofthelastheuldnt
recallarguingeddohel
oobeatadeadhorsethevwhevolvowas
theirsthedignityofhersurrenderhaddehieelworse
hehadntthoughtaboutthatarguntinyears；hadal
uptoainistin
herakeheroe；hisstarwas
risingfasthershekidsshehada
righttobefeelingdefensive
only；shehadntsaidthatsheakeheroisionsshe
hadsaidthatshetokedecisionstogethershehadsaid
thatthatuplesdid；anddidntheherinput
butbeforelongshewas
startingtokereofherohoutnsulting
hi
sheclaidheoftoedititfortatonan
ongoingscale
allofhingtodohthepresentheaskedherabouta
neanshedecision
rushingouttobuy
heuldleaseone；hesupposedbuteventhathy
tntafterall；heilrachelwokeup
betterto
jacklingeredovedherhandsaroundhis；lacingtheir
fingers；spooningtheirfistshebrushedherhairhestudiedher
face
thegirlskneh
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