fingers；spooningtheirfistshebrushedherhairhestudiedher
face
thegirlskneheirhehospitalotake
theelvestothecafeteriaforlddrinks；aerforlunch；a
othercatovisitand
lefteand
；asdidcharliehthepinkstreakinherhair；janhthe
nononsenseniysbeeper；andagolferstan；anda
nondescriptnellieandto
hers；jackbackedoffhedidntknohese
peopletheyade
oh；theyselvesandsaidkindthings
aboutthegirlsbutthesituationasitwas
forhi
hefullofgoodguys
still；heoutstayedthellhehelpedtheherachel
andexerciseherlis
thenursesstationfortablyangled；he
proppedithpillows
”whenare
hduncansheedtogether
jaselfthatsince
theaffdidntkno；buttherewas
retoithefeltbetterhher；feltthathisbeing
thereehefeltdecentbeinghher；
feltcalrthereanystaticherethereo
keallthatobe；totalk；toassistitwas
lifeatitsprilbest
butsanthaanotherfriendsforabirthdayoveight；and
hope；the
stbeseeoff
rachelsstudioed
afterdroppinghopeatduncans；jackdrovebacktothelittlelocal
rketforgroceriesheputtheleftoversoffayeschickenintothe
ovenheputaloadoflaundryintheachinehesatout
undertherediddaythhad
ebbed
itlyfragrantlateafteoon
hopejoinedhiandtheysattogetherforawhileheranhishand
alongguineveresback；feelingthandhat
hope；thatthecatsufferingheknewhopewas
rachelsstudioed
jaeeatingbetes；
heaskedhopeaboutschool；aboutherfriends；aboutthebookshewas
readinghetoldherheheakingcareof
guinevere；andintotears；heleanedoverherchairand
saroundhershestillslledoflittlegirl；all
andsyheknebelongbeforeshewouldbe
ingshort；skinnyblackdresses；toofoohough；shewasall
innocence
heethingaboutthecat；butheuldntthinkof
anythingtokeherfeelbettersohejustheldheritseed
fine
earssloeahand”
”spaintingswehave
tosees；soellolebentodoaboutashow
ivebeenputtingoffgoinginthere”
”knoauseivealwayslikedherwork”
”soyoutolookatit””ido”herealizedthat
didntjibehhehadsaidbefore”buthersto
”
”kesyousad””notsad”
”happy””itkes
feel”hopelookedupathihereyesbutwide”shewas
doingseaottersonndaytheyare�o�eattheyrestillonthe
easeltosee”shetheinsideout；his
youngestdaughter
sinatedbyheroldersister；butnot
tonighttonightshehelittlegirlocraohis
lapandkehieellikeallionbuckshesled”ifyoutake
”theyspentanhourinthestudiothenhopeto
read；andjackspreadthententsofhisportfolioonthekitchen
tabletoakenalookatherewhenhe
tuedaroundandbacktothestudio
rachelhaddethingseasytackedtoherboardofthe
paintingsthatshehadplannedtoincludeintheshohepiecesshe
hadbeenpriortotheaccidentstoodclosesttothe
easelotherpiearkedstackshehadgone
throughthetterandfelt
od；butostnceedabouttellingjacklittlestoriesthat
heachhelethertalk；pleasedtoseeherfocusedon
sothingotherthanthecat
noovingon；then
backrachelpaintediontotheseaottersso
graphically
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depicted；thereics；
quail；andloonthereweredeerinsnowanddeerinhighgrass
thereeadoterflies；andarattlesnakesowell
cauflagedthatacasualvieissittheree；
lookingjackintheeyeixoffearandhat
henearlybackedoff
thisoffseeingrachelsworkhehadalwaysfound
itstrongtothepointofbeingintidatinghersheusedoils；
ethingsorealand
direood；aneedthereysteryto
ental
ncesuredthevulnerabilityofthewild
taketherattlesnakethereghtionbelo
thatsaidthedaedthingorethantofadeintothe
athingunlessitfearedharo
itself
poufftocreatehjustthestrokeofabrushorpalette
knifeheuldneverdoanythinglikethat；didnthavethevisionor
theskillsheoretalentedthanhe
hesuspectedthatthatecturetrue；he
hadbeenonthattraeetingrachelbuttheydhadsuchfun
ehehadtoyedhtheideaof
spendingalifetipaintinghherhehadnt；ostensiblybecause
oneoftheeededtoeaneydeepdohough；heknew
thathisohers
still；theyhadhadfun
hethroughherpiecesagainelevenpaintingsweredoneandready
tofraseven；includingtheotters；forthe
baorefieldsketchesand
photographsothebackofeachpiece
hisbestguesssheofinishthe
seven
andthefrangtheldingsackedinlongstripsbythe
baseboardshehadpipleandnatural
thatitpetepushingit；sheulddo
thefranginseveraldays
twouldhavebeena
cinch；iftheartista
hehadplannedtotellbenlythatatthegallerysunday
afteoon；butbeforeheuldsayaintoan
adjoiningroothreepaintings；fradchasrachelplannedto
fratherest；hunginanalveceilingspot**eachcanvasin
suchahatthesubjectlylitandrivetingbenknew
hisstuff
”ingtallerandstrongeronhisown
turf”oneoftheoldlastherofthefourisntforsale
atallracheleheridholdonto
it；too；ifitineitsalltifavorite”hewaslooking
attheoneheant；butjaan
ghtnothavecaughtthedifferencebethethreenotonly
an；buthewaspersonallyinvolved
thepaintingthatbenloved；thatrachelrefusedtosell；hat
sheandjackhaddoogetherthesubjectpups
onafallenlog；thebaeadoreestheyhad
eonthesceneduringabusnse
santaluciasthatrachelnoeshehaddohepups；he
thebackground
thepupsorevividnoeeredtheeingsheght
havetouchedthep；butthebackgroundlyasithadbeen�ll
his
”aybehe；too；
neededstroking
ben；inhisinno”thebackgroundis
plintarytotherest；butdifferent；verysubtlelydifferentit
kesthebobcatsrestriking”l”haveyoutoldrachelthat”
”nytis”
”doesshesay””justthatiteagoso
anyrepaintingsareinherstudio”
eleven；jackthought；butheilllookingatthepictureheand
rachelhaddoogethershehadnttoldbenabouthis
participation
dishonest；perhaps；butinterestingthepieceforsalethat
wasgood
”doattheshow”benasked
”i；uh；ithinkyeah；actually；ithinkksaid；
becausetheydefinitelyhadashotatitthatthereal
question
therealquestionhelkpickedupabrush
andllaboratedhheragain
chapteine
jackrongerhedidntknoerachels
nditionhadntchangedhefiguredithadtodoore
restedlifeinbigsurdidntkeeveningdendshehadslept
reinthelastfeonths
itsurprisedhibyrights；heshouldhavebeenlyingawakeworrying
aboutrachelandthegirlsandightbeifracheldidnt
rever
heshouldhavebeenlosingsleepover；shouldhave
beenstaringattheceilingtodoaboutjillandhe
didthinkaboutallthosethings�utduringthedayrachelsbedwas
firandevenifthescentofheronthesheetsrousedthedevilof
hisid；hehadalhher
hethoughtaboutthatnohalongtheasththegirls
inthecarrachel；thathadanthavinga
breathofthagainstba；orhip；dependingonhowshe
ag
duringthenight；atleast；hehadalpetentandstrong
sosleepingbetterood
anotherghtbethedriveitselfheusedtofinddrivingrelaxing；
ovedtothecity
ofthattrafficalel；allotocatch
reofthepassingscenery�hebeach；artichokefields；thetouchof
purpleonthelowhills
sselfllohis
stretch；uldfeelhielfbreathingredeeplynoteventhespot
heaccidenthadoccurredchangedthat
orybeitthinkingaboutthegallery；
aboutbensfavoritepainting；abouttheonesinherstudioingto
befinishedhekeptthinkingthatitopaintagain
itethingneinhislife
sothingexcitingchallenginganingffile
tond；eaningfulbut
thereitwas
thephoneantharanfor
it
jackfolloething
hadhappenedattheh
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ospitaloodorbadeurightaroundand
retutonterey
santhapassedhihephonehalookoffrustration”its
david
”jackfelthisorationashetookthephonedavidhadbeen
sendingssagesallindwas
elsereally
you”jacklookedoutthehe
topsoftheredhroughairyneedlesandondown
denselyscaledbarkthereethingsettlingaboutithisvoice
oreforgivingthanitghtothersbeena
longday；pal”
”nochange；then””nochangesup””ijustgotacall
flynnsgone”
”tobuffaloitsaboutti”
”toccree”
petitionchaelflynnhad
defectedhehethirdoneinsixleasthe
havetakenanyacuntsclientsichael
healeader
”anthaasked
jackheldupahandtosilenceherandsaidtodavid；”okayan
liveakessensesorelocalthanours
chaelhasyoungkidsanddoesnttotravel”
”iagreehyouthere；butaboutyouyouretheonewholl
havetoflytobuffaloinhisplace”habitkickedinfora
splitsend；jacklookedaheadtotheedhe
uldshiftaroundorcanceltoallowforseveraldaysinnewyork
thenherealizedthathehadalreadyit
toclearthenextpatchforrachel
shehadtoorroe
intheanhereionthereion
hedeaquickntalassessntoftheofficesituationvisavisthe
buffaloprojeadeadisapproving
sound”brynnasonlyadraftsperson”
”shesreexperiencedthantheothers；andsheknowsbuffalo
besides；ithinkshesgreat”
”shespregnant”jackhadntknohat”nokiddingbutthats
okayoveherup”
”sthepointofdoingthatifshellbeleaving””willshe”
”youknoenarethesedays
e；thishappensallthetisthatshellsay
shestakingastandardteityleave；thenattheendofitshell
tellusshesnotingbackhata
projectnager””becauseshestalented；”jacksaid；thinkingof
hisdaughtersbeinginthesaboatoneday；”andbecauseybeifwe
putoutforher；shellputoutforusitsatterofinstilling
loyalty”davidsnorted”loyaltygoodgod；ihaventheardthat
wordinawhile
hasanyoneelse”finesoloyaltyethingtheyhadtalked
chaboutbutiteinstabilityinthelohe
firadethingsharderforthepeopleontopjackhadtobeableto
relyonhisassociateshehadntrealizedhouch；untilnow
”ybeifshefeelsshesvingupe
backafterthebabyhoknohree
nthsfouths”jaonthsshe
hadbarelylookedpregnantantha；hadlookeditalittlere
hhopetheearlychangehadbeeninherbreastsandherbelly；
bothgentlysy；soft
thatjackhadseentherestofthehatby
thefourthnth；rachelhadoutgrooingsicknessandwasfeeling
good
shehadntedddling；hadntedextraattention；hadnt
allydidallshe
askedforochaalndice
creathate；herveryfavoritetheecstaticlookon
herfaceheheverylast
ofthefudgefroherifthedishasasighttobehold
raonthofpregnancyhadbeencanfidentand
strong
brynn”johnsonstruckjackasthesatype
”brynnacangotobuffalo；”hedecided”unlessshedoesnt
to
inyfirstchoice”
”dad；ineedthephone；”santhawhined
davidsaid；”goyourselfifrachelisstable”shesina
aicantleavenow”
”okayforgettravelingillsettleforgettingyoubackinthe
officehell；illsettleforfourhoursadaydoithegirls
areinschoolifrachelisunnscious；sheknowyouregone；
andifsheyouthere
llonlysolong”jackanddavid
etasdraftsnsharingthebottobr 》
rungoftheladderand；serating；hadstartedthecli
together
jackan；butthey
sharedidentioaryreward
earlyoninthosebottoungdays；sainstayof
survival；theydeafirogethersodayitdegood
bus
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