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www.lizi.twidhadntpushed,thebusinesshave
gro,jackhavebeensuckedinandblinded,rachel
aobigsurabya
theastroad.
butno.tooeasytoshiftbla.jackuldhavestoppedthe
treadllatanyti.heuldhavesteppedoff.
davidpushedhishandsintohispantspockets.itwasasuresignof
deliberaterestraint.”letsstartover.issheshowingany
irovent”jackbleabreath.”nh..”
”hohegirlsdoinghthis””hangininthere.”inthe
silefollolookathispartner.hedidnt
totalkbusiness,butbusinessheyshared.once,hehad
thoughtitghtbedifferent.butdavidhadneverha**ly.he
haddivoreeranother.evenafterjack,too,was
divorced,theydidntshonapersoheheyhadwhen
theyrung.
davideaheheavy
...”hetorehiseyesfroachelandglancedbackatthehall.
”uh,righttalkingwork
inhere.”
”itsokay.itsgoodforracheltohearvoices.sayyou
.”
itinutebeforedaviddid.hisvoicethewords
ilyergency.
itstough.iorryididsooner” etookabreathbut
thetruthis,ithingsgoingoidont
get.
”jackthreadedhisfihroughrachels.theylookedbare.he
shehaddonehherweddingring.
”affordthings
likethat,ahanotakeonthekindofhouse
designingoosesisthat
ent,ioingdage
ntrol.thisisntylife.”
”,her,”jacksaid.odd,givenrachelsndition,butonlynow
iddlestartingtoknot.
”sookay,oretroublethanith.okay,
associates.hers.butonprincipalalonewe
all,toonor.ontana,
illupintheairbutupthere
tuethelastdesigninperson,and” egreantweneed
atlanticcity.”
”sinatlanticcity””aneel,”hesaidhbarelybanked
glee.”biggloss,bigpress,bigbucks.”jackdidntsharehis
ext.heore.
hedidntlikethefeelofthatknotinhisddle,didntlikethe
buzzthatbusialkputinhishead.
anddavidon,stillgleeful,stilldense.”ivebeenurting
theseguysforothinkthat
theyghtgetsothingalittledifferentfroheotherswould
do.theyusoutthere,bothofus.alkinghighrise,
jack.”highrisehealkingao.a**ino.
jackraisedrachelsaraslo.this
ventate.soinguiapedtotheallbraidthatsantha
ihaddeononesideofthessofrachelsdavid
desanyofthisastobeotherworldly.
”hhandsoutnoe
on.
dididogood,ordididogood”herubbedhishandstogether.
”thisulddoit,jaontana.no
onellbelaughingatosesifean
doingsosignifithiring,but.wouldbe
draftsnarepiguptheirdegreesasheyrelooking
forjobs.thetingulder.okay,itllantravelfor
youand,but,hey,youtjacks
short.
daviddroppedhishands.hestaredatjackoverthebedforseveral
long,silentnutes.adenoattettoeitherlookawayor
soften,davidsighed.
”ithink,”hesaidetoa
crossroads.
theresthisoftruth.ihave
tokno.”inorout.inorout.inorout.an
ultitubr >
davidseyesreieady.”theharshrealityisthis.ideally,
rachelgetsbetter,andyouretutoyourothat,
jack.
iitlikenothingelse.butharshrealitysaystheresanother
side.theresthecethatrachelgetbetter,andyouhaveto
shiftthingsaroundtoacdatethegirls,butsoonerorlater
youllhavetok.”hen
eachother,,fifteehirteenofthosewevebeen
partners,ething,andthere,right
there,pal.hevergeofgrabbinthatbigbrassringweve
beenrunningsohardafter.dontblonolosesight
ofatters.ooclose.”hisheair.
finally,heletoutabreathandstraightened.
jacktorehiseyesatorachel.heuhe
breathsshehauledinandpushedout,indeedaharshreality.no,he
uldntbladavidforherphysianstoodfor
everythingthathadgone.
”areyouin”davidasked.
hatbigbrassringdidhetodesignthat
eintosight
heresatisfainitorchallengeorfundidhethe
sathingforthisfirohatdaviddid
thechoicehadbeenhis
goalforaslongasheuldreer.hehadgivenithisheartand
soulforyears.
dontlosesightofatters,davidhadsaid.thathe
cher.
jackraisedhiseyesandsloiredof
evadingdavid,tiredoferasingssages,crulingfaxes,deleting
eil,andfeelingguiltyaboutit.heiredofdoingprojectshe
didntlike.
heiredoftraveling.heiredofthekindoftensionthat
knottedhisddle.”itsnoteanyre.iout.”
davidlookedstartled.”outoutofthefir”thatyou
asked””yeah,butididntexpe
aschasitsne.”
”actually,”jacksaidhasigh,”ithashatforawhile.
isntthateitsreyoursthan
ne.ivebeenpullingbackforaiolook
stunned.jackuldhat
ainstayofthepartnership.
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