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socallstoke”hetuedtofindthatkatherinehadarrivedand
aroundhope”heykatherineillbedown
thehall”ashepassed;hetoldhope;”rightdohehalli
belong”hefeltlikeadeserterleavingtheroobuthe
pointofstayingsanthahadnothinggoodtosaythere;
hopethedoor;andrachelhelping;notone
bit
”isdrbaueraround”heaskedatthenursesstation
”tuesdayings;heteachesinthecitysaidthenursenitoringthe
screens
”areyougill”askedaanork
nearby
she;andpearlearringsthey
ake
herlookolderthanthebarelythirtythatheguessedshewas
”yesiackgill”sheputdoendedahand;and
said;”iaradrkarabatesinneurology;sendunderdr
bauerhecheckedyourshesholdingherown”
”butnotaentionedcranialpressureshappening
there””itsthesa”
”thenthedripisnthelping””itybe;sincesheisntgetting
provent”
”andtheresnothingelseeanti”heasked;
hearingsanthainthehell;heoo
”notyetarethoseyourgirls”karabatesaskedhaglance
to
ontheothersideoftheglass;katherinehadaxedhopetorachels
bedsidethoughsanthaallaskatherineandahead
tallerthanhope;bothgirlslookedveryblond;veryyoung;very
frightened
”iotsureishouldhavebroughtthetheyghthavebeenbetter
offathoikeeptellingthehisisteorary;butitshardfor
theoseeidontknoakeitbetter”
”letgiveitatry;karasaid
oforgiveherthepretenseofpoceeded;
jack;butheedatthedoorwhileshe
uchofstevebauerhad
toldhiarliertheylistenedtheireyesrachelsface
tokarasandbacktheynoddedheyunderstood;
anddidntbalktheyuldandshoulddoby
thetisheandingatrachelssideunderherown
poanthaothershandndsuddenlyjackfelt
angrythattenionatalltohis
daughters;hadbeenabletoreachthe
hisfalyilyo
behesiveandnicativeitobeeverythinghis
ilyhadntbeen
tuingagainstasenseoffailure;hestrodedohehalltothe
phone
fightingntalstatic;hedethosanfran
cis
”sungandgillsaidchristinaciannishehadbeenhjacksince
thefirinception;backthenasreceptionist;generalassistant;
overallgoferthetenyearsshehadonjackdidntshowherhair
ahogany;heroliveskinsothasever;hersleready;
henercalngsittingatthefrontdeskinthoseearlyyears;
shehadnveyedanauraofsuccesslongbeforetheyhadanynowshe
nnedthefrontphoneonlyheregularreceptionistwason
break
shedividedtherestofhertibethebooksanddoing
prthestpreciousofhertraitsytojack
”hihesaidinreliefthroughthestaticinhis
headsheopsyturvyworld
”jackiosorrytohearaboutrachelhoatose
herinjuriesbeallthatseriousifitfortheoo
theheadbutthatsatoughoneidontknosgoingto
happen”
”iso;sosorryhohegirls”
”scared”
”doyouthinkshedbebetteroffatahospitaluphere””notyet
thisteaeeontopofthings;andiftheyare;theresnopoint
vingherbutieforsuree
thenaofthebestneurologistinthecity””doneshesaidh
blessednfidence
”shappeningthere”therehenapregnant”you
donttoknow”
”ontana””theyrescheduledfoext
tuesday”he
enoughtoputitthatthroughyearsof
increasingsuccessswere
ingtruebutsothinghadhappenedtothejoy
lately;itebylately;thereual
designing;lessorebusinessetings;one
afteranotherafteranotherafteranother
”ishouldbeflatteredhesaid”aboutnapa”hehaddesigneda
restaurantthereandeeththeowner;an
electrician;apluer;andakitchennsultant
”nextwednesday”
”goodishopdrahenandsanjose”hewas
supposedtohaveapre
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第17节
linaryetingputer
panythathadoutgrosspaceandedtobuild
”oget
theookedluckytheyuldntkeityouresupposedtobein
austinonfriday”afterthespaceofabreath;sheasked;”think
youllkeit”jaassagedtiredlids
standingthereatthephone;hefeltshroudedinfog”godknowsshe
uldorroweek
thisisbizarre”
”areyoustayingdoherehthegirls””have
justforanightortilwe
knooreofsgoingonrachelwillwakeup
shestoohealthynotto;buteventhen;herlegissshedup;soshe
uething
aboutthegirls”hepushedahandthroughhishair”austinon
fridayybetight;butleaveitfooyappointntbook
fortorrow
illtakeitadayatati”
”davidbehappy”
”noidontsupposehejackuldntdavid
thereoreurgentplayersinhislife
thesendcallhedeooneofthosehis”hey”ler;
butthesenseofained
”jack”itcathroughilethathethrived
on
jillalhilikedbeing;andit
showed
anvaluethat
”itsearlyshesaid;stillslingaudibly”ididntthinkyoudbe
eetingdone””nevertookplaceihavea
problejillrachelsbeeninacaraccidentshesinintensive
careiereinusthe
sle;aontereyshesinaa”he
passedonthebasicsofthecase”sheuldinutes;
fivedays;fiveorshavenowayofknowing;
andthegirlsareterrifiedicantleavethelonerightnow”
thepausethatfollotohearthestaticin
hisndloudandclearfinally;jillsaid;”youakeittothe
ball”herdisappointnthadbeen
shehatwasaplushe
preferreditive
”notunlessshesorry;jill
ireallyaiknoyouveputintotonight;butyourenotthe
onlyoneioingthistoicanceledthreeetingstodayandjust
toldtinatodothesafortorroandtherelookingat
raethingthatsoonecandotobring
heroutofthis;butnoonehasanyanssastinking;lousy
e”
”youcantbethereallthetiisnttheresooneay
aybeeven
katherineevansbutjackreeredthescenehehadjustnessed
andfeltagainthesaannoyancennoyance;defensiveness;prideit
hadbeeatterofprinciple
”thegirlsareresponsibilitytheyrestillyoungtheydont
understandhishashappenednotthatidobuticantleave
thejillnottodaythesituationistooshakyian;idont
kno;hoakethingsbetter;buti
ethisisnotitobedoing
rightnow”
”ihechairofthis;jillsaidshedidntsay;becauseshe
ashrejackheard;hatshedidnttobe
houtadate
”youtoldyoudberunningaroundstoftheti”
”butientoffact;
”iknohroughhishair;tobetheknew
jilledandheedtogiveherbutuldnt”iknow
butivesleptatota