they；shehadbrokenintoashehelpedher
intobedandaskedifsheneededanythingsheshookherheadand
closedhereyes
jackated
”hobedintothecarshewas
stills；oldjacksheyet
pletelyrelaxed
”shesgreat；”hesaidandpushedopenthedoorforsantha；who
protlyrepeatedthequestion”shesbeenupandhobblingaround
hadasandhforlunch”
”didyougetitforher”hopeasked
”elizadroppeditoffbeforeiuld”haglanceintherearview
rror；hepulledathecurb
”butyouvebeenanthasaid
”yup”
”sodidyouguystalk”heshotheracuriousglance
”about””stuff；daddy；”hopesaid；leaninginbetheseats
”youknow
yourlivinghusandall”hehadfiguredtheytingat
thatitfolloerallofthegoodthingstheyhadtoldrachel
thedaybefore”isyourseatbeltfastened；hope””well；did
you
”santhaasked
jackdartedglancesintherearvieirroruntilheheardtheclick
thatsaidhopeedin
”dad”
”no；santhaothersjustbeen
throughanordeal”hehadbeentellinghielfthatallday
”shesncentratingongettingupandeatingherfirstpriorityis
gettingho”
”ean””areyoustaying””that
depends”
”on”hedrovesilently；untilsherepeatedthequestionhe
caughthopeseyesintherearvieirror
sheingforhisansoo
”onthingsthatyourtherandidecidetodo；”hefinallysaid
”buttheresaofotherstgothinkaboutbeforewe
thinkaboutthat；soidappreciateitifthetkedoff
okay””sodad”sbeenhereallday”santhaasked
theyhadntbeentherefivenutesjackthewindowlooking
out；listeningtothegirlstellrachelaboutschoolhehunghishead
hequestion；pursedhislips；ed
”hehas；”rachelsaid”itstrickygettingusedtocrutcheshe
eupanddoeshebroughtahotfudgesundae
””o”hopeaskedinobviousdelight
”uhhuhitstillsleepingalotfunny；youdthink
aftersixteendaysibetired”
”ithinkdadshouldstayanthasaid”youknow；like；
afteryougetho”jackputahandtothebackofhisneck
”alkaboutthatlater；”rachelsaid
”aybehointwodayshesreallyagoodguy；
”
”ineversaidhe”
”ybeyouneedtohearhissideofthestory”
”santha；”jack
hopesaid；”hedideverythingean；heca
rightdothecitythatfirstdayandshoppedandokedand
droveusaroundheevendrovefaithtoseeyoudidyouknowhedid
that””no；”rachelsaidgratefulto
hi”
”heleftthe；firoryou”santhacried
ja”blondhairflying；shelookedathibr 》
fast”youdid””ileftitforfor；saitworking
foranyre；soigaveitupdontlaythatonyourther；too
itsnotlikeiutofyphonesbeenringingicanget
clientsnohatiuldntgetbeforenewdoorsareopennow”he
stoppedhedidntknohatithe
edtotellrachel
”fine；”santhasaid；staringathihisveryo
eyes
”butifyougobagoing；too”
”santha”rachelcried；soundingtotallydispleased；evenhurt
”icanlivebothplaces；cantiand；anyway
………………………………
第94节
；itssuericanget
ajobthere”jacksaid；”yourenotdoingthat”
”iothersgoingtoneedyour
help；andbesides；ivingherei
likeithere
illbuyoingosay
thattheideahelwas
againstitheresentedhisdaughterforcingtheissuethis
santhasbusinessithopesbusinessithel
andhithat
thefactthatkatherineandinginthedoordidnt
help
annoyed；hestalkedpasther；rightoutoftheroothenrealizedit
herhingtodoheshouldhavetoldkatheriotake
hisdaughtersathelast
feheneededtotellherithad
beenlikeforhi
butheuldnttuaroundandgobackforgettalkingrachelwas
barelylookingathiheghthavestartedseeingthingsdifferently
inthelastfeshesurehadnt
disgusted；hedohehalltothebankoftelephonesitwas
fridayhehadtoldronelliottthatheherewasno
pointindelayingregardlessofthe
job
；”ethingsanthaasked
”helovesyou；y；”hopesaid
katherinehadapproaoguys”
”soonebetter；”santharerkedand；halookofdisgustat
raandhauledheroutoftheroo
rachelgo”thatoon”
”you”katherineasked
rachelseyesfleoherfaceshedidntunderstandtheedgein
katherinesvoice”iethingtojack”
”abouthisvinghere”racheltried
toreplaythenversationhoutopeningherselftohurt”didhe
askopinion””doyouneedaforlinvitationeon；
rachel
theguyhasntleftyoursidehelphiutalittlehere”
”helphioving
here
fine；thegirlsareatta；butybeidonttohaveto
seehillthetibigsurisnehinkhecanjust
bargerightin””helovesyou；rachel”rachelclosedhereyesand
tuedaway
”tellhioulovehiack；”katherinesaid
rachelsheartcgill
knoan；”shesaidshehadprecious
littleenergyachedithadbeenachingsolong
”andbeingabandoned
again”
”youdratherlivetherestofyourlifehout”rachelopenedher
eyesandlookedatkatherinehardsheuldunderstandthather
daughtersingloyalties；butherbestfriendshould
beonherside”hehasntsaidheloveseither；ykno
sayhesshoeifheloves；lethibr 》
sayitlethiooutonaliandtakeariskthatillsayno
youdothat；ifyouethingbadenough”katherine
lookedatheranutelonger；thenheadedforthedoor
racheledtoaskdidnthavethe
strength
katherinekeptherheaddooasangry
atrachelforbeingstubbo；angryatsteveforbeingpersistent；
angryatherselfforbeingafraidtotakethekindofriskshejust
toldherbestfriendtotakeshejackandthen；there
hethebankofphones
jackhaddehiscallanddidntknotodonexthislifewas
inaliorofessionally；personallythephoneboothseedasgood
aationasany
”areyoudoing”katherineasked；lookingandsoundingagain
liketheanlohanlowseveralweeks
before
heherpushingaway
frohebooth；heheldupahandandsetofffortheelevator”not
noherine”
”ifnotnohhisstrideeasily
”youtoldyoulovedherandarriagewhy
dontyoutellher”heputahandoverhisear”notnow；
katherine””thenshyouandsilencesthis
ejesus；jack；
haventyouleaedanything”hestoppedshortandputhisfacein
hers”haveyou”thatgotherfastsheswallowed；blinked；pulled
backshefrohedirectionofthenursesstation；then
loweredhereyes
”yeah；”shesaid；suddenlyhule；”itothinkihaveitooka
goodlookatself；andyouihaveisntsobad”
flatteningahandonheroreto
herselfthantohi”apleasedhthesenobuticanlive
icanlive”shedroppedherhand；straightened
herspine；raisedhereyestohis；andsaidination；”ibr 》
gonnagiveitashot；riskthatolerejeaybetheres
sothingthatsiled；beingthefriendheed；
needed”soade
itsoundeasyhestartedalkingapplesand
oranges”
”ialkingtrust；”shesaid；besidehitill
”christ；katherine；done
sheknodonehsanfrancissheknoaking
careofher”hestoppedattheelevatorandfacedher”shehasnt
saidagoddaed；
stareddeephefeltgenuinehihensheputa
handonhisar”threeweeksago；idhavesaidyouwereaguy
thtoughandthroughguysdontthink；theydontanalyze；theydont
understandtheyjustdohatever；youcanbe
rethanaguy；jack”shesqueezedhisar
”shetalking”shetappedherhead”think”shelooked
athinutelonger；tookadeepbreaththatheuldhaveswo
reverberatedhurage；didanaboutface；andstartedbackdohe
hall
bythetishereachedthenursesstation；katherineartingto
treleshenslohenshe
askedifsteveenfusionandnsultingof
oneanotherbehindthedeskkatherineartingtowonderifher
bravadoergedfrodoorfar
doiledandclosedin
fast
theshakinginsideherdeeper
heilinghedherhishandswereinhis
pockets；pushingbackthelapelsofhislabathera
………………………………
第95节
isedhis
brows
”canyoutakeabreak”katherinewhispered
hespokebrieflyhthenurseatthedesk；heriothe
elevator；pushedthebuttonsbothoutsideandinsidetheridewas
short；andtheyonewall；sheleaned
againsttheothershespenttheentiretirunningthroughallthe
thingsshehadseenandleaedthatsuggestedhehyoftrust；
butithinkingaboutjackandrachelthatkeptherontrackif
sheexpeethingoftheelves；shehadtobe
odoitherself
theelevatortooktheothelolevelstevestuckafinger
tobtohisabout
rachel”heaskedwhensheshookherhead；hefollob
holdingherhand；heledherdoherridor；aroundaer；and
intoaroohatallanddarkheleanedagainstthedoorto
shutit；atthesatipushinghisfingersdeepintoherhair
”thisissogorgeous；”heheleveragetobringher
inforakisshisuthhadbeenonsunday；but
nostickshiftstoodbetnoheywereinfullbody
ntact
adeepbreathcausedanundulationkatherinedidntknoh
ittheshakinginherbellygreorse
itoutharappedhis
araroundher；herheadhadnoogobuthisshouldershe
slledthestarethinglebeneathit
herchestohissheanything
strange
”heirownheavy
breathing；sheheardthehufachineinthewall
”broorredintoherhair”ivealedtodo
itinabroolosetifadoctorishhissalt；hesdoneitina
brooloset；right””ontvshechided；butthedarknesshelped
”otalk；steve
ihavetotalkyouneedtoknoebeforethis
relationshipgoesanyfurther”hedeahuingsound；leaneddowna
little；andliftedhercloser
hefeltlikeaninecstasy
”thethingis；”shebegan；elt；butfearing
disaster；”thereareneverguaranteesinanyrelationship；becauseno
oneknoean；lookatrachel；perfectly
healthyonedayandatoseanotherthroughnosinglefaultofher
ohinkknowforsurei
an；youuldberunningdohestreetandbehitbyacar；and
zap；youregone；justlikethat礼odforbid；idontthatto
happen
steve；ihavebreastcancer”thereshouldhavebeenanabrupt
silenceentbutlifehadntstoppedtherewere
heartbeats；ongoingbreaths；andthehufthatchineinthewall
hedreenseyou
hadbreaste
””pasttenseyourecured”shedreosee
hiutneedingthedistance
”youknoiliarerrachels
apingintohospitalpersonnelwhoknewyou；
tooiputtogetherandcheckedourdatabase”
”soyprivacy”shecriedandawayif
hehadnthadhishandslockedatthesllofherback”thatsa
breachofethics；steve”
”probably；butieyou
anypartofihadtoknohis”why
didntyoutellyoukne
ithadtobethiseto
shareit”
”plainedsheso
tears
”itsbeenalongtisinceicaredenough”herbreastswereflush
aseveragainsthischest”lasttiidid；heduedassoonas
heleaed”
”doesitfeellikeionlyillholdingher；buthe
edtobelieve；oh；shedid
”ybeitsaperversion；”shettered
”noitsjustnotasbigathingasyouthink；katherineweall
havesothing”
”e；personally；now
nothingbutdaddiedatfortytatecancer；andhisdad
diedatfortyeightoflungethatfeels
likeiivingonborroe；aybee
tobegoodiboughtthecj7uedfiftyialeda
carlikethatifiguredthatifialreadydead；atoplesscar
e；andanttoknoething蘒lovethatcarits
probablythecheapestoneiveeveroiveneverenjoyed
drivinganotheraschitsjustplainfunyoufitinitwell”
”ihadrenstruedtoocheery
tohavegottentheadelovetoaan
hrenstructedbreasts””no；buttheydontfeelsobadright
nooretoyouthanyourbreasts；”hesaid；justasjack
had”iylineofo
knophasisontherightsyllable”
priorities
ra
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