athreeheadedultravioletlatospeedtheprocessingsend；she
lookedoutthewindowagain
”thatshisthirdtiaround；”traceysaid”doyoukno”
katherinesighed”ido”hareassuringhandonherclients
shoulder；sheleanedaroundthelas”youllneedfifteennutes
herefine；”
traceysaid；openingthelatestvogue”go”katherinestrippedoff
herthinrubberglovesurgicalgloves；ironyofironiesndpushedthe
lorentbook；givingstevebauer
aainedaly
plantedinfrontofthecurb；handsonhiships；sonhistshirt；
itit；helooked
gloriouslyle
sheoutside
”ithoughtital
katherineanyearlyingstoknohathedidnt
norllyrundoadenoefforttohideher
cynicis
”tryingoutane；he
didntevenblushrather；hetookasteadierbreath；dreselfup；
andsled”actually；theinteethadtbers；ei
calledeoftheshop；decidedtorunbyandtakea
lookihaveexpectedyouheresoearly”
”ihaveexpectedyouheresolatedontyouhaveroundsor
sothingtodo
”hiseyessparkledinbroaddaylight；theyrikingblue
”yesterdayylongday；”hesaid；”roundsatdaeachinginthe
city；privatepatientsbetrickleofsbeganto
rolldoheoruntilninelastnighti
figuredidsleepintoday”hehischeekha
shoulder
”sothatsyourshop””uhhuh”
”lookschic”
”ithastobe；inatohis；oridbeoutofbusinessinno
tiflat”
”haveyouhaditlong””fiveyears”
”ahsteadyclientele”shethoughtaboutthatandnceded；”steady
enoughhlocals
touristsfillinthegaps”
”hoouristsknoise””igive
referraldisuntstothehotels”hesled”clever”hegestured
toalianrestauranthalfheblock”evereaten
there”katherineefulhatwayalwaysa
suckerforblueeyes；sheobereleased”ihaveits
great”toosoonhiseyescaughthersagain”ivenevertriedit
idontthinkso”
”anyspecialreasonhusband；fiance；significantother
”shethoughtaboutlying；butthatjust
notinterestedrightnoe”l
oh；ithehewayhedressed；
likedtheevadequestionshoughthe
ateone；andeven
asidefrohat；thereethingintangiblegoingonshedidnt
understandanfellhardfora
particulachestry；rethanlogic
oh；yes；itbutshereadytotakeanotherchancenot
yetnotartingtofeelgoodaboutherself
ithadtakenalongtinolherthingtheyhadnt
sheythatshesoongoingto
dietheshophelpeditspokeofafuturethe
herhelped；tootheysaanshethe
attractiveansheedtobe
still；sheuch
lessanhichpingthegunstevebauerhadasked
herouttodinnerhehadntaskedhertobed
butitingshesainthoseblueeyesit
inthetinyplaceinherbellythathadntbeenrevvedupsinceher
surgery
oh；itanthequestion
hher
breasts
thoseeyesednceed；onthevergeof
hurt；andkatherineoohurt”no；”shesaid”itsnot
you
its”
”ile；shestarted
edaywellhavedinner
notyet”hiseyesdroppedtoheruth；andforasplitsend；she
feltcaressed”idsettleforlunch；”hesaidhsuchendearing
directnessthatherslegreoy
”tellyouyfriendoutofheraandightgofor
that
””iotgod”sheshruggedtuing；shehdeliberate
reservetherestoftheohershop
jackreachedthehospitalbeforeninecindyhingrachelthe
onlychangethathadoccurredhearrivalofanehanever
floentfroictoria
”hi；rachel；”hesaid；butsheshoore
vent”heaskedcindy
sheshookherhead
froisbriefcase；hetookahandfulofcdsthatthegirlshadpulled
froa；hesaid；”wehave
anothergarth；black；wain；
andwynonnaokay；ange
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l；llitbe”answer；
hesaid；”hopesaididlikellin；soletsdoit”heputthecdon
low
heflower
arrangentsthattotheshopdoairsfor
replaethingvivid；the
floristpulledoutanorangehibiscusandadeeppinkkalanchoe
”theyllbloooths；”thensaid；andjustthatquickly；jack
decidedonrosesandtulipstheroseshetulipspink
theyoreheeby
then
cindyhaddressedrachelinanightshirtthatpinkh
orangeandbluesplashes�entbytheosshop；
alonghacardthatackedonthebulletinboardbesidehopes
drahercards�ndryingtotuckstraystrandsof
raanthahadcreatedh
hopesscrunchytheafteoonbefore
”leaveit；”hesaidtothenurse”itspretty；curlingagainsther
cheek”ntslater；alonehrachel；hetouchedthatcurlit
；silkytherehereyet
takingoneoftheroses；heveditunderheose”brightyellow；”
hesaidand；studyingtherose；pushedhielftoseeitasrachel
ingto；justthetipsstarting
tocurloutepaper”hetippedtherosetohisown
nose”andfragrantsllslikesunshine；tookesthinkbeach
rosesinnantucketreerthosegoodvacation”heretuedthe
rosetorachelsnose；thenexchangeditforatulip”thisoneis
softpinkbabypinksothtallandgracefuladanceran
elegantspringdancer”heteasedthetipofheosehthe
tulip
thenhetoldheraboutgoingouttothecarthatingandseeing
deerintheails；heuldhaveswo
heheardhersay；thoughhisoeryyhavedredgeditupandhe
toldheraboutboca
”see；itisntjusttheney；”hesaid；becauseifitwashewould
neverhaveblohatnooneelse
aybeitit
nsaterialisitingtobeasuccessifigotlost
init；iorrybutsuccesshasale；re
thanforyoubackho；igroillfeelthatway
sotis
you；youvealgrohegirlsfor
ninenthsandgivingbirthoup”oh；hehadbeenproud；and
notonlyofhisdaughtersraost
sereneuringherbriefasbriefuldbestaysintheteity
eeredlyingjustthiscloseeand
nursing；chingherdozeoffhababyatherbreastshehadnt
efreckles
hefeltthesafaliarity；thesaadetheir
bestyearssogoodevenattheend；sothingshadhe
girlstulingintheyard；ureditallon
filevenattheendthereiles
butokay；hehadntbeenthereetionallyforhershehadntpointed
itouthehadfeltherincreasingsilenceshehadfelthis
increasingdistance
”itslikeyougetstartedinonedirectionandpickupspeed；andyou
yforgetontuakesyouthere
an；hatitisntwhereyou
tobe”hesureifhealkingaboutthe
divorcesincethedivorceusedonwork
”theproble”hesaid；pullingshopdrahisbriefcase；”is
thaticancancelonaprojectlikebocabecausenothingsbeensigned
yet；buttherearetoonyotherstntsbeende”
heunfoldedthedrahedesignsfoapa�eatandair
ductittedbythevarious
subntrainbigsurtheyneededstudy
andapprovalitheleastheulddoafterpostponinganother
setofetings
hetoldrachelabouttheproject；thentalkedhishroughtheshop
draeantanythingtohersheusedto
lookoverhisshouldersotishdrawingslike
thesehehadtalkedherthroughtheplansthen
atleast；hethoughthehadybehehadntybeshehadbeen
runninginandout；busyhthegirlsshewouldhavebeenbored
oretodoh
supervisionthandesign；anddesignwashislove
hehadbarelyrefoldedthedraaolfe
arrivedhecarriedanarrangentofyelloheonesjack
hadbought；andsaidasurprisinglygraindsthink
alike
”hesethisvaseonthenightstand”todaysbirthdaywewere
goingtocelebrate”
”happybirthday；”jacksaid；buthedidntleavethistihestood
rightthereadeaionhher
heseedlikeaverynice；verydecent；veryattentiveand
aanjato
jill
hesubjectofrachelsshohathewould
befrangherpictureshielfafterall；shehadalltheterials
atthehouse；andhehadfradpicturesbefore；orsohereasoned
butheinghehinking
aboutpaintinghehadputitoff；putitoff；thinkingthatrachel
nottodoit；buttheshoendaysoff
andsheillasleep；andhedidntknoherthis
sixyearsolderrachelantha
thoughtsheighthaveanopinion
katherineelyhaveanopinionbuthehadtoldherto
buttout
heuldapologizethatfeltliketherightthingtodoheed
tothinkthatsheoohe
lunfortunately；etovisit；shealonedinah
andjanhherdinahlookedassuccessfulaseverhher
srtredsuit；goldbrooch；andbeeperjanwasnononsenseand
functional；aanuscledcalves；sundriedskin；andsheer
polishonheailskatherinesooday
thethreelookedhebedhforcedlightness；
theytalkedtorachelintusoneheldherhand；anotherbrushedher
hair；thethirdaskedjackthedoctorsweresaying
thinkingtoleareaboutra；ashehadfroharlie
andfaye；heaskedaboutbookgroupitistakesuddenly；
thoughheandingrightthere；hefadedtheirvoicesgrewqu
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iet；
reintitetheybecafourclosefriends﨑inah；katherine；jan；
andraalefriends；reniscingaboutthingstheyhad
shared
”ojacksquestion；but
oblivioustohiooreadialwayshave”
”youostavidofus；”katherinesaid”hosea
bookeauthor”
”iidated；”jannfessed”ifeltliketheduybecause
lifeeso
eetingchanged
esbeforehand”
”youdidnt”
”ididbutineededtotalkaboutthatbookreerit”
”beloved”
”iissedstoftheaning”
”hauntingbook”
”strong”
”scary”itly”butnotasscaryasthe
ffthchild
””youagain”
”nioresults”
”ireadthebookandbeganiginingthatthisnehildwouldarrive
andssupthefalyialreadyhad”
”thatkatherinehanod
dinahchuckled”boy；didyouletgo”
”ibarrassed”
”butitgavetherestofusperssiontodothesa；”katherine
said
”ididiteany；hhad
nothingtodoedirectly”shefrohatbook”
”iting；”dinahsuggested”byronhadjustletyoudown
youneededtovent”
”iventedallright”shetouchedrachelshair”diditfor
rachel””ontiger”
”anontheedgeofti”butkatherinewasshakingherhead
”exittherainker
””ohgod”janlaughed”aboutthellegepresident
disappearedonedayihaventthoughtofthatoneinages”
”agreatdiscussion”katherinenodded”her
oofourlivesanddisappear
likehedid
reerrachelsaid”jacklistenedaskatherinesvoicegrew
softer；lyriore
thanahandfulofstoresbackeduptotheshoreofalaketherewere
hugepineforests；longdirtroadsleadingtocabinsinthewoods；and
skiessoclearyouuldseethenorthelightsshesaidshewould
liveinoneofthosecabinsandknoohoughtit
plest；stbeautifullife”dinahsnorted”not
eeray
havesaidre；butjackdidnthearhehadgoothewindowand
ontereycypress；realizing
thatthebirdshehadfoundononeofthosecanvasesingtobe
finishedinrachelsstudio
iediatelybecausehisndheast；nottheeast
ntionofthenorthelightshadshiftedhissights；becausehehad
seenthoselights；thatskytheloonsinetheyhadbeen
floatingontheglassysurfaceofthelakeatduskoneveryoneofthe
sevennightsheandrachelhadspentinthesllcabininthepines
thathadbeentheirhoneyonsuite
hebeganpaintingateightheoing；
layeringrachelscanvasallcenterisland；
itsborderoftrees；andanearlyeveningskyshothawhisperof
greenandpinkirrorofthelakecalledforreflections；
hedetheighterthanreallife；anditworked
doped
legsoneatati；andsteppedbackfroheeasel；hiseyewasdrawn
restronglythanevertorachelsloons
ituch
beforehecraorachelsbedheerthreehoursof
sleep；openedtheheliftingfogheired；
butpleasantlysohehadfelt
assatisfiedinalong；longwhile
heshohekitchen；
santhaandingattheunterdrinkingffeeshelookedlike
sothingfrogazine；alltighttopandjeans；silkystraight
hair；and
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