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panythathadoutgrosspadedtobuild.
”oget
theooked.luckytheyuld.youresupposedtobein
austinonfriday.”afterthespaceofabreath,sheasked,”think
youllkeit”jaassagedtiredlids.
standithephoshroudedinfog.”godknows.she
uldorroweek.
thisisbizarre.”
”areyoustayingdoherehthegirls””have
.justfhtortilwe
knooreofsgoingon.rachelwill.
shestoohealthynotto,buteventhen,herlegissshedup,soshe
uething
aboutthegirls.”hepushedahandthroughhishair.”austinon
fridayybetight,butleaveitfooyappointntbook
fortorrow.
illtakeitadayatati.”
”davidbehappy.”
”no.idontsupposehejackuldntdavid.
thereentplayersinhislife.
thesendcallhedeoohose.his”hey”ler,
butthesenseofained.
”jack”itcathroughilethathethrived
on.
jillalhilikedbeing,andit
showed.
anvaluethat
”itsearlyshesaid,stillslingaudibly.”ididntthinkyoudbe
eetingdone””ookplace.ihavea
problejill.rachelsbeeninacaract.shesinintensive
care.iereinusthe
sle,aonterey.shesinaa.”he
passedonthebasicsofthecase.”sheuldinutes,
fivedays,fiveorshavenowayofknowing,
andthegirlsareterrified.itleavethelhtnow.”
thepausethatfollotohearthestati
hisndloudandclear.finally,jillsaid,”youakeittothe
ball.”herdisappointnthadbeen.
shehatlus.he
preferreditive.
”notunlessshesorry,jill.
ireallyaiknoyouveputintotonight,butyourenotthe
onlyoneioingthisto.iceledthreeetingstodayandjust
toldtinatodothesafortorroandtherelookingat
raethingthatsooned
heroutofthis,butnoonehasanyanssastinking,lousy
e.”
”youtbetherealltheti.isnttheresooneay
aybeeven
katherineevans.butjackreeredthesehehadjustnessed
aagainthesaannoyanoyance,defensiveness,pride.it
hadbeeatterofprinciple.
”thegirlsareresponsibility.theyrestillyoung.theydont
uandhishashappened.notthatido.butitleave
thejill.nottoday.thesituationistooshaky.ian,idont
kno,hoakethier,buti
e.thisisnotitobedoing
rightnow.”
”ihechairofthis,jillsaid.shedidntsay,becauseshe
ashrejackheard,hatshedidnttobe
houtadate.
”youtoldyoudberunningaroundstoftheti.”
”butientoffact,
.
”iknhhishair,tobetheknew
jilledaogiveherbutuldnt.”iknow.
butivesleptatotalofonehourityfour.idrove
doylaptopandscadsofpapers⺪ogeofclothes,no
b,norazor.ifitrydrivingbacktothecity,illeitheodoff
attheiddleofyourlovelyblacktiedinner.
eitherbepretty.ifeelreallybad,jill.ifi
uldbeintonce,iwould.”
”sheisntyourore.”this,too,lyspoken,another
silestatentoffact.jackheardethiirely
different.heheardedyoufortk.
ivetyourbusinesspartner,beenatyourbusinessdinners,spent
etyhters.
doesntthatsaysothing
haventifinallyetoaoyouthanyourexwfe
davidhadsaidsothingsilar.jasweredheowinkind.”she
ybeextheresnothingexaboutthegirls.theyre
stilldaughters.”nofoginhishat.
”theyreonlythirteenandfifteeherisinaafrobr >
herhedayortwoare
crucial.hoalonehere,sothatigobacktothe
citytoparty”hecaughtsightofkatherineheadinghisway.”hey,
igottago.ieallysorry,jill.illcallyoulater,okay”he
hungupthephoneanddreselfup.katherinelookedlikesheght
havegottenalittlesleep,certainlyhadfreshenedup.herpantsuit
akeupiaculate,herlongcurls
justso.herexpressionwasallbusiness.
”arethegirlsstillhrachel”heasked.
”theyare.”shetuckedahandinherpantspocket.”areyouheading
backtothecity””no.ijustcelledeverythingsothatibe
here.”shelookedstartledbythat.thensoonecalledhea.
sheso
agrin.
”hoissastep.allbige
teethinadark,darkface,shegavekatherihusupinpassing
andwasgone.
jathephoh.herinefellintostep
besidehihesaid,”youdidntthinkidstay””ididntkno
tothink.alliknorachel.andit
soundedlikeyouteratleavingthanstayingput.shefelt
abahatquie.
”abandoned”heearriage.
racheldid.sheheohecity.”
katherinelookedabouttosaysothing,thenpressedherlipstogether
andsilynodded.
”goahead,”heinvited.”sayyou.”hetired
enough,justfrustratedenough,justopickafight.
shethoughtforanute.one
therew
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