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“butiaskedheroutagainanye,andirealizedthatsheottoknooreilikedher,aeraaybeihher.ididntcareaboutthatthingonherface.didntcareaboutitbackthen,andididntcareaboutitlastyear,either.butshedid.shealwaysdid.”
hepaused.
“eshe,thatthinggreore.idontkhesathing.butallkids,evenjohntheothoughtsheoround.aherestoftheti.andilovedherforthat,andostoftheti,butshedeiteasyfor.andiadesurethateveryonearoundherek.ithoughtthatiguessit.”
paulreiionlessasroberton.
“shesaorthings,andithadthosebeforeandafterpictures.ithigotitinherheadthatsheuldgetridofitondforall.andthate.”
roberttpaulseyes.
“thereind,idtellherididntes,idfihebathrooougherface,oridhearherg,andikhananything.shedlivedyboat,andoing.idontthinkideverseenhersohappyaboutanythinginherlife,andjustseeihatekoseeherjustassoonassheeherlastewere”
robertlookedatpaul,kingsurehehadhisattention.
“shesaid,alllife,iveedtoheprettyforyou.andalliuldthinkhatshealwayshadbeen.”
paulbohoughhetriedtosherehisthroat.
“butyoudidntknoeinforaion,ortheladyilyorethanthat.sheeaedrethanthatbylivingthelifeshedid.”
roberttorrelsontappedthelastofhisashesintotheashtray,thenputoutthecigarette.
“youhelastpersoalkedto,thelastpersonshesahebestladyintheevenknotingthatsinkin.“butnowyoudo.”
theudantlaterhewasgone.
afterhearingroberttorrelsonhadsaid,adrienouchedpaulsface,dabbingaears.
“youokay”
“idontknokindhtnow.”
“thatsnotsurprising.ittoabsorb.”
“yes,”paulsaid,“itwas.”
“areyougladyoudthathetoldyouthosethings”
“yesandno.itportanttohihatiknogladforthat.butitkessad,too.theylovedeaudnowshesgone.”
“itdoesntseeair.”
sheofferedaile.“itisnt.thegreaterthelove,thegreaterthetragedyentsalogether.”
“evenforyouand”
“foreveryone,”shesaid.“thebeste.”
hepulledherontohislap.hekissedherlips,thenputhisararoundher,holdingher,andforalongti,theystayedinthatposition.
butastheyakinglovelaterthatevening,adrienneseba,sheuldntstopthetearsastheyslippedsilentlydoheeks.
fifteen
adrienneoing.hedseenhergduringthenightbuthadsaidnothing,knototearsasraggedanduosleepforhours.instead,helayas,nuzzlingagainsther,notakeupfortheyeartheybetogether.
shedfoldedhis,theohathadbeeninthedryer,andpaulpulledout,hebroughthisthingsdohefrontdoor.adriennebledeggs,acupofffeeoerbesideher.edinred.
“hi,”heventured.
“hi,”shesaid,tuingaorequiightebreakfastbeforeyougo.”
“thankyou,”hesaid.
“ibroughtathersfrooe,andifyoueffeeforthetrip,youtakeithyou.”
“thankyou,butthatsokay.illhefine.”
shekeptstirringtheeggs.“ifyouaupleofsandhrohosetogether,too.”
paulvedtoethinglater.andtobeho,idoubtifillhehungryanyway.”
shedidntseeobelistening,ahishandonherbag.
“hey.
“ikay,”shewhispered.
“yousure”
shenoddedandsniffedassherevedthepanfrohebuer.dabbingathereyes,shestillrefusedtolookathiseeihisindedhiftheirfirstehepordhefelthisthroatnstrict.heuldntbelievethatlessthanahen.
“adrienne...dont..
shelookedupathihen.
“dontount.ihelpitifidontthistoendjustyet”
“idontei
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