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arrogance;thesaopiatothisdayhethoughtthedivorcewas
aboutherbeingunabletofillhisneeds;heguys
needshadbeenbasicood;clothes;sexanyfoolwouldhave
sufficed
unabletofillhisneedsnotquiteunorelikeithe
hadrefusedtoacknofinefor
years
shehadacareershehadfriendsshefoundloyalty;sensitivity;
intellectualstilationelseeshehadneeded
hihehadntbeenthereforherafterthat;beinghispersonalid
hadgro
shehadbeenhisfirstlydivorcinghisthirdin
fiveyearsshefoundacertainvalidationinthathek
one;royered
dontjudgeabookbyitsvershehadleaedthatthehardway;
hroyshehadbeensnohepackage;hadntseenthe
ttlerlaen;sa
pain
arfolded;eyesdoriedtoputitasideasshetookthe
elevatortotheffeeshop;butthesettingdidnthelpshedidnt
likehospitalsingeneralandthisoneinparticularbutshedidknow
herraightfortheteabags;shegrabbedanearl
grey;filledastyrofoauphhoterandpaid;tookaseatat
oneoftheslltables;andcgillwouldhang
aroundifrachelsaon
sheorevehencethanruly
necessaryehaventetbefore”she
lookedupthenregardingherhcuriosity
andtie;andjeanshishairlookeddaitorepepperthan
salt;thick;andkatherinenoticedthingslikethatit
hherlineoficedthathewasgood
looking
butthen;sohandedhertheoldestlineinthe
book
herexpressionsaidasch
heoingearly;early
ing”heextendedahand”stevebauer”ahno
rachelsneurologistonhero
outofscrubsandcleanedup
itilltheoldestlineinthebook;butsheofferedherhand
”katherineevansiachelkeatssfriendhaveyouseenher
today
””earlyivebeeninsurgeryeversince”heglancedattheffee
chine”ineedcaffeine”holdingupafinger;heleft
katherinedidntlikebeingtoldtostayputroyusedtodothatto
pointouthisinstructions;likesheuldntunderstandhouta
diagrandevebauerhadntexactlypointed;hisfingerhad
spoken
herfirstinstinctogetupandleaveforrachelssake;she
didnt
”better;”hesaidbetasteangcupued
andslidintoaseat”haveyoubeens
thesaisntthereanythingrethatcanbedone””notyet
thefactisshesnotgettingsgood”katherinefelta
stabofannoyanceshepatient;rachel
”youpeopleallsaythat;butihavetotellyou;itdoesntdo
anythingforaaseeonesteprevedfroeathidont
hertakingthatfinalstep”
”iknobackinthechair
shetoreassureher;buthedidntsosheedfor
hiotellherhoratinghisjob;how
heartdothateither;shesaid;”howdoyou
standit””standtheingitsstandardprotolfor
headinjuriesdoyoulivenearby””notterribly;”shesaid;
realizingindwas
”youlookfaliar”
”yousaeyesterday”
”youlookedfaliarthen;too”heseedgenuinelypuzzled”ybe
irong
sotisind;youstart
thinkingyoureeritfrourtherbackyouveneverworked
here
””no”toshoho;theway
shehadshockedjackgillhesaid;”ihairdresser”theploy
backfiredhelookedintrigued”areyounoonterey”she
shookherhead
”youhavespectacularhair”sheshotabeseechingglanceskyward
”ierious;”hesaid
”thatseiittinghereupsetbecausebestfriend
isinyourhospitalinaaandtheresnothingyouoryourstaffcan
dotohelpher;andyourenoticinghair”slefading;hebacked
off”itnt”
”ite”
”no
edicaldetailsof
yourfriendscaseadeetyprosesabouther
reveryinlieuofthat;ideanobservationyoudohave
spectacularhaiicenails;tooholikethatif
youre
”rubbergloves”
”isityouroshesayingsoshedidnt
knoorsfelttheyuldaskallthequestionsitwasone
steprevedfroheiringtobecalled”doctor;”alling
theirpatientsbyfirstna
”inghewouldanswer
buthedid”paypacificgrovewasposh
anotherdoanagedcarenotquite
”iboughtalittlehousetheresevenyearsago;”hesaid”itsright
dotheer”
”doyouhavefaly””oneexer;
allgroovedout
thatsurprisedherdespitethegrayinghair;hisskinooth
sheinhisdforties”howoldareyou”
”fiftythree”andgei
”hok
feelingsuddenlyoffbalance;shesighedandrosehhertea”old
enoughtoknoyfriendidonthave
longbye”thereenteenagersingforjackwhenhepulled
upatthesbledintothe
tinybackseat
”ho”itionhekepthisansweras
lightasheuld”prettygoodstillasleep”santhaslipped
intothepassengersseat;pointingattheotherscrohecurb
attheopendoor”thesearefriendsjoshua;adashelly;
heather;brendan;anda;seth;andyouknotoknow
hoisdidshewakeup”hehadraisedahandingeneral
greeting”notyetbutshesokay”
”isshegettingbetter”askedthegidleaninginclosestto
santha
heguessedithedidknoenotthat
itatteredifhehadtherbeforeshearbonpy
oftheothe
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everyveactually;lydiaexactlyliketheothersshestill
oresthansophisticatedherhair
asstraight;shiny;andneatshehadnaturalwavessodid
theothergirlsnoanthashestraightest
sheostsophisticatedlookingofthebunch
hesureifthatwasgoodorbad
”thedoctorssaysheshealing;”heanswered
”canefrobr 》
thelistwashers
”ybeinanotherdayortaterializedangthe
girls;lookingevenyounger”irendanaystotellyou
shestotallyontopofplansfortheprosoyoushouldntworry
aboutathingshetalkedanthasnnday;and
everythingsset”santhapushedherfriendsback”o
go
”sheslaedthedoor
”sset”jackasked
”prolansletsleavei”heputthecaringear
andpulledatheschool”isthis””theonei
needadressforitoldyouaboutit”sheghthave;buthedhad
alotonhisnd”youreonlyfifteen”froehindhibr 》
eantto;”ninth
andtenthhaveapro”
”anthasaid”ineedtobuya
dressthiseifsntbettershe
shouldhavegood”
”itisnt”askedhope;nolongerkingpeace;silyscared
”itsfine;”jacksaid”thedoctorsarepleasedhherprogress
””anthaasked
”vitalsignsallgood”hedidntknoelsetosayrachelwas
onlysupposedtobeinaaforadayorthoughtshe
tling
”daddy”frohebackseat
”was