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    priorities

    rachel”husbanduldnthackit

    heuldntlook;uldnttouchheuldntgetanerection”

    ”idonthavethatproble”nohedidntatleast;notright

    then

    ”talkingsdifferentfrooing”hecuppedherfaceinthedark

    ”totrynonoolaughshe

    halfbelievedthathewould

    ”ihaveafeelingyourbreastsbotheryourethantheyllbother;

    ”hesaidhsuchgentlenessthatherhacklesuldntrise

    itstruckherthatheghtberight

    ”tusyouoff;

    ill

    that”heile;”well;

    alsttheres”esican

    ;ican”hetookadeep;shakybreath”therespleasureto

    hehadfronereentoftheprocess”heducked

    hisheadandcaughtherlipsinakissthatstartedinnocentlyenough

    butquicklyescalated

    katherinedidntknoanagedtodoithehadherasintothe

    thingasheshe

    shouldnthavebeenabletofeel;giventhecircutances;buthedid

    tastedivine

    herbreastsshehey

    there

    butshehereshearing

    nedtobeolivehsalinegranted;theproof

    ofthepuddingheeatingbutshehadnevergottenthisfar

    before

    ybe;justybe;thingswerelookingup
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    thought;heanalyzed;heunderstoodheingforrachelto

    talkracheltotalkalkedfirsttook

    thegreaterrisk

    thethinghatifhedidnttakeanyrisk;hewassureashell

    goingtoenduphthekindoflifehehadjusthadthatlifewas

    gray;foggy;zzy;dait

    rachelslifehaddepthithadlorandthsheuldaffordto

    tospeakshehadlesstoloseiftheyneverdid

    soit

    thathisbrainsaidhisheartsaidthatheuldntbareall

    hthegirlsthere;andhegirlsthere;katherinewas;

    orcharlie;orfaye;andthenthegirlsk

    eveninghotheastroadheinthe

    aerofasettingsunthatgildedeboulders;layer

    afterlayerofgreeninghillsthereoitsbeauty;a

    softthesurftellher;askher;begher;itsaid;

    repeatingitsssagehtherushofthewaves

    atthebankofilboxes;hetuedoffthehighartedupthe

    hillifthessagehadntalreadybeeningrainedinhithecanyon

    thewoodswhenhe

    cliedfrohecar;justthatnaggingellher;

    askher;begher

    zl”uh”hestoppedonthefrontporchsanthaandhopewere

    alreadyinside”heyuh”hopecabacktothedoor

    ”sohishair;feelingasudden

    direneed”gosasanthacaupbehindhope

    ”listen;canyoutforyourselvesfora

    babies;”santhasaid;butkindly”whereareyougoing”hewas

    alreadyheadingba

    ”thedrivebaelaseasythesunsettheroadgrew

    darkerhetuedonhisheadlights;buttheydidntshohe

    neededtodoituntilhepassedthehighlandsandsahe

    lightsofcarlacrossthebaythathehadaclue

    rachelhoveredonthebrinkoftearsheachhourthatpassed;the

    realityoftheaccident;thea;andthebloodclotsankindeeper

    shehadneverbeenoodortality;butitwashard

    nottonoanshethoughtabout

    katherineandaboutfaithjustpicturingtheaveherstrength

    sotherehat;andthegirls;andherkandjack

    andrejacksheryingtoprocessallshehadbeentoldabout

    hitryingtofigureoutandsheliked

    puttingthingsinpilesshedidntcareifthereesshina

    pile;aslongasthereblanceoforder;piletopile

    sincethedivorce;shehadkeptjackinapileofhisoa

    neatpiledozensofthoughtsandetionslyand

    highforthestpart;shenagedtokeeptheeparatefrohe

    restofherlifetheoccasionalspilloverained

    thatwashowshesurvived

    nohough;jackteredeveryouchedthegirlshe

    touel;touchedthehousein

    bigsur;touchedduncanandfaithhetouchedherwork

    lsheessingthings

    up

    sheuldntunthoseotherpeopleandthings

    thenheappearedatthedoortoherroondherheartvedrightup

    toherthroatshesitdidntbudge

    ”hi;”hesaidafterseveralsendsonthethreshold;heca

    inside

    ”idroppedthegirlsbackho”heputhishandsonhishipsand

    lookedaroundtheroothenhiseyesretuedtohers

    saysothing;shetoldherself;butherthroatlosedandhereyes

    istsaysothing;she

    ”ithoughtybe”hebeganandclearedhisthroat”iknos

    lateell;thereshetookabreathandaskedstraightout;”doyou

    totakearide”shehadntexpectedthatthetearshungon

    herlidssothingrethanherthroatsqueezedherheartstanding

    there;allsixtithhissportshirtrolledtotheelbow;

    fadedjeans;hisheringhair;andunsurenesselookedsodear

    ”youhaventbeenoutofthisplaceint

    on”ihavetheneairsikeepyououtlongnless

    yourenervousbeinginacar;aftertheaccident”

    ”idontreertheaccident”

    ”ifyouretootired”iot;”shesaidshepushedherselfup;

    carefullyeasinghercastedlegoverthesideheightgoo

    heranklesshereachedforhercrutches

    ”ificarryyou;you;”hesaidhsuch

    gentlenessthatthetearsretuedshebrushedthehthet

    heelsofherhandsandnoddeditethathe

    hadcarriedher;butitesincehe

    divorceiteinsixlongyearsthattheir

    bodieshadbeensoclose

    ”ivebeendoingthisforseventeendays;”herrectedasheslipped

    hisarunderherheliftedhereexquisitegentleness

    thathadbeeninhisvoice

    sheheldherselfstifflyatfirst

    ;notfortable”heaskedasheheadedforthedoor

    ”asaroundhisneck;buryherface

    againsthisthroat;andhangon;butsheenedgivinginto

    aeantroubleiftheakenahis

    allorodetothenursesstationandsaidtotwonursesand

    aresident;”iakingwifeforaridewellbegoneanhouris

    thereanyreason”thenurseslookedateachother;then

    attheresident;allydone”

    ”thatsnotagoodreason;”ja”he

    reachedforthephone”illcheckhdrbauer”jacktookthat

    asperssionandsetoffdohehall

    iotyourhought;butdidntsayitshedidnt

    toargueoversoniceshesettled

    inalittleandthoughtaboutseeingthecarshethoughtabout

    sllingfreshair;ratherthanhospitalsterilityshethoughtabout

    feelingalive

    thenightandclearitnosoonerenvelopedherwhenhereyes

    filledhtearsagainshetookadeepbreath;thengaspedwhenshe

    saallhalogenlightlitthecarwell

    ”itsred”shecried”thegirlsdidnttellitwasredi

    haventhadaredcarsince”sincethevhoughtite”

    hefreedahandenoughtoopenthedoorandcarefullysettledher

    insideheadjustedtheseattokererooorhercastand

    fastenedtheseatbeltbe
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    foresheulddoitherself

    ”helaskedhewheel

    hestartedthecar”whye”

    helefttheparkinglotanddroveseveralblocksbeforehesaid

    ”becauseyoulovedthatcarishouldnthavesolditthewayidid

    ”rachelissionsolongafterthefact;but

    thereuchtoseeanddotodsherolleddownher

    breezethatblewinashedrove

    herlungsore”wherearewegoing””p

    eets”theshoingherpaintingshildren;

    noesandondisplayshehadseen

    santhaandhopesheedtoseeher;”atthishour”

    ”itsfridaynighttheyreopenlate”

    ”itsnearlyten

    ””no;itsnot;”jacksaidbutittheclockand

    syoutoseethepaintings”

    ”ogetin”

    ”in”shedidntargue;didnthavethestrengthjackwas

    deteeditwasallinhishands

    layingherheadagainsttheheadrest;shesaid;”ihaventthankedyou

    fordoingthefrangirateful”

    ”youhadeverythingthere

    thegirlshelped”sherolledherheadtolookathisixyears

    hadntainedthickandtoolongin

    thebackhisnoseouthstrong;hischinandneck

    firshehadalbeautifulthathadntchanged

    ”thankyouforstaying;”shesaid

    henodded;butdidntspeak

    earsprickedherlids;shelookedforo

    talk;usedtogoonandonaboutevertheyed;orkeeputterly

    still;buttherenoeasenohe

    insideithurttobehjacklikethis;lockedoutassurelyasshe

    hadbeenattheendithurtshehadherine

    theresnopointinthis;”shesaid;feelingtiredandweakher

    paintingsuldostinthatinstantobury

    herheadinapillory

    ”ostthere”

    ”jack;theyreclosed”hedidntansplydroveonthroughthe

    baelandpulledupinfrontofthegallerythe

    placelookeddarkanddesertedsthecarandpeered

    inthefrontwindow

    usinghishandsasblinders;hetriedtoseereheknockedonthe

    glass;tothedoorandknockedharder

    ”custodian;”hecalledtorachelheknockedagain;studiedthei

    door;jabbedhisthuonthebellhecuppedhishandsontheglass

    andpeeredinsideagainhehitthebellseveralretis

    racheluringapersonobluntthenoiseof

    avacuuedtoherandraisedavictoriousfistsends

    later;anheinsideofthedoor;wavingahandno;shaking

    hishead

    jayheartistto

    open

    shesbeeninthehospitalinaaistoleherouttoshowher

    this

    tinutesthatsallanopenedhishandsina

    helplessgesture

    jackheldupafinger;tellinghiointeps;hewas

    atthecar;liftingrachelout;carryinghertothedoor

    ”seeherate;

    bud”

    ”shoid;”racheltried;because;havingethisfar;beingthis

    close;sheedin

    herarher;soclose;so

    tender

    ”na;notyours;”hesaidhregretshechedthelittle

    lineeandgobetlyloohergood

    foot;heanchoredhertohissideovedhischandheld

    itup

    ”itsatagititsyours”

    ”jaanopenedthedoor

    rachelsaanhisheadhadanstantshake

    ”idontuled;barelyopeninghisuth”i

    yjobplae”

    ”thisistheartist”

    ”uldbeathief”

    ”doesshelooklikeathiefheasrachelkeatslook”he

    thuedthehisnoticerachelkeats”torachel;he

    said;”tingyourpictureonaflyer”beforesheuldsay

    shedidntthinkso;hetoldthen;”goinsideandlookfora

    flyer

    anscratchedhisnose

    hisheadntinuedtoknow”

    jackliftedrachelagain;shoulderedthedooropen;andenteredthe

    galleryrachelfeltalittlenaughty;butexcited;veryexcited

    ”plaintfroehind;butjack

    where

    raedofseeingherthings

    itosteerilysilentsheheldherbreaththereinhis

    ar;catchingituedandbacktothewall

    sheheldontighterselftosnagthelightshan

    elbow

    eon;heand

    carefullylosaroundher

    iliarityoftheposealone

    adehercry;exceptthatsheractedndnotbythe

    voirhis”she

    barelybreathehereyeranaroundtheroonotknoo

    settle;ingtoseeeverythingatonceshefeltsurrounded;

    overedtheseoreinntent;rein

    style;reinnuersearsblurredhervision;shepushedboth

    handsagainsthereyestosteheleavingherhandsoverheruth;

    shebeganhthebobcatsthatcanvaseshehad

    alreadyseenitfradandhung;likehethatflankedit;but

    thencathebutterfliesandtherattlesnakeandthegray

    hesheepandherarcticich

    thesunkingafulllengthhaloofitsefur

    shegaspedshehadntfinishedthearcticigod”she

    hadntfinishedthequailorthedeerorthegreategret;

    either

    ”ogod”theloonstheloons;sittingonthatrroredsurfaceofa

    lakeatdusk;htheislandinthecenterandtheskylitbythe

    auroraborealisjackhaddohisnooneelseuldhavehehad

    doneitforhersobeautifully;soheautfullyheghtaswellhave

    putheronapedestalanddrapedthatplainstonepillarh

    variationsofthesoftest;richest;stexquisitevelvet

    thereetheycahardandfast

    alonghhuge;ouchedandlonelyandneedy

    andingandafraid;soafraidthatthosepaintingswereasgoodas

    itgo
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    saroundhis

    neckandclung”dontcry;angel;”hebegged;”pleasedontcryi

    onlyyoutobehappy”sheedtosaythathehaddone

    orehappythanshewouldever;everbe

    againsheissedthedaysheypainted

    togetherandthatsheedtodoitagainsheedtosayshe

    lovedhionlysheuldntstopcrying

    shehadnevercriedlikethisshehadnevercaredlikethis

    shefelthisararou
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