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grin;andsetofftogreetayoung;goodlookingguywearingpurple
scrubs
chingher;jackuldnthelpbutthinkthatthereethingto
besaidforlivingandallerplacethansanfrancis
peoplesailiarfaceswereeverywhere
ite;whenlifewasshaky
hehadntalalltownwhere
everyonekneacyso
heitye
relief
heehere;too;ifhehadbeen
acceptedbuttusnoneyet
rachel
rachellovedarizonashelovedtheair;thesun;theopenspaceshe
lovedthedesertlandscape;claidthatthereanticisoit;
thatsheuldfeeltheghostofgeroniridingthroughthebrush
shelovedtheheat;lovedpytanktopsandshortsand
pilingherhairontopofherhead;evenlovedsing
shehadblossodasapainterintucsonhinstructionand
practice;shebecatechnicallyproficientasherpersonal
nfidencegrerengthwearingalarge;
broadbriedhat;shespenthouruponhourinthedesert;nearly
iobileathereasel;brushandpaletteinhandshehadthepatience
tofordesertcreaturestoappear;andthestillnessnottoscare
theffoncetheydidhedesert;shewasin
heaven;butherpleasureextendedfarbeyondthatshesay
pseofthe
sunangledlouedblandintobreathless
jackandrachelarriedfor
thelast;andinallthattitheyhadntdisagreedonathingthen
jackilltheydidnt
disagree
itdesenseforanarwasa
goodoneinterofprojeent;andpay
ras;jackhadansheend;it
boileddoothefactthatsheuldworkanywhere;andhe
uldnt
sotheyved
heher
elentighthave
foundcausefoeioninbigsur;buttherehadbeenalong
stretchofbarrenyearsbeforethatherworkhadsufferedheshould
haveseenit
andthentheredrivingtothe
hospitaltobehherfortheseventhdayinaroheyhadnt
vedtosanfrancis;shehaveendedupinbigsur;
havebeendrivingtheastroadatthesatiasanelderlyan
arightnow
ingupononeary
katherineofferedtokeepaneyeonhopeosan
francis”itsnday;”sheexplained”theshopisclosed”but
jackhesahesadexpressiononherfaceand
thetearsthatreinedinastateofperpetualthreathedidntknow
hershehinkingofguinevereorrachel;butadrivetothe
cityclosertoherafterguineverehe
iginedtheyhadestablishedabond;andedtokeepitgoing
heself;broodingaboutpeoplegivingupon
rachelgivenhisdruthers;hebedrivingtosanfrancisat
all;butsittinghher;talkingtoher;badgeringher;challenging
hernythingtogavehinother
purpose
besides;sheeofhis
responsibilities;proofforalltoseeofthereasons
stayinsanfrancisforlong
hecalledjillfrohephonedohehallandexplainedabout
guineveresde
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第44节
ath;aboutgettingalatestartfroigsur;about
chaelflynnsdefectionasgentlyasheuld;hesaid;”icantdo
luneibr 》
sorry
illbetyoudesothingincredible”ontopofeverythingelse;
jilletok
”notyetiaverarightbeforeyouca
theingredientsetorrolosedhis
eyesandrubbedhisbrobeinthecitynotuntillaterin
thehenaquiet”doesrachelknowyoure
there””idontknoicantnotbethere”afteranother
pause;sheaskedsoftly;”ingthedeepstuff
andhedidntit;didntitsohesaid;”becauseituld
keadifference;jillthegirlstalkingtoheruldhelpherout
oftheatalkingtoheruldhelpheroutofitshesthe
therofchildreniheredhasigh
”iknow”
”thursday;”hesuggested;becauseheingherandhedidnt
that”hothursdayheveggiesholduntilthen”
”itsnotabouttheveggies”
”iknotnts”lunchthursdayiprose”
theystoppedatjacgillwhile
hefilledalargesportsduffelail
intoashoppingbag
theypthesun;
andstillthebackyardlookedgray
inthedstofputtingeverythinginthecar;jackhadathought
retuingtohisbedrooloset;hepushedsersasideonthetop
shelfandpulleddoedphotographsoneheland
thegids;oneofraintoabag;herejoined
hope
theystoppedatanearbypastryshopforlunchtheplaceall
enoughandjaeooshowasign
ofregrutionhisorderptlyandefficiently;butno
onesaidaword
still;theylingeredtherehegothopearefillofke;hshe
drank;andofferedherdessert;hsherefusedheorderedapiece
ofrblecheesecakeanyadehertakea
bite
hedrankhisthirdcupofffee
putitoffanylonger;theyheadedfortheoffice;
thebulkofthenextthreehoursarguingh
ntractors;apologizingtoclients;assigningtaskstoassociates;and
avoidingdavidhesucceededineverythingbutthelastdavidfound
hi;andrachel;
addingtothepressurehealreadyfelt
inthesuddensilenceafteroensebout;hopeasked;”doyoulike
david”shehadherlegstuckedunderheronthesofainhisoffice
andeatelyreadingabook;doodling;andchingjackwork
davidhadjuststalkedoutclutchingthelatestdesignrevisionforthe
ntanaresort;topresentattuesdays
eting
”sure;ido;”jacksaid”davidandigobackfifteenyearsweve
sharedsoexcitingjobs;prettyheadystuffhedoesthethingsi
cant;andviceversaitodayifiti
thisisourfiradeitourselveswere
partners”hopethoughtaboutthatforanute”butdoyoulike
hijairedavidsdedicationand
direction
lately;hehadfoundthenalittletoointensestill;hooargue
thrived”hekeepsthefiregoing
underightbetetedtorelax”
”oesntlikehi”hopesaidquietly
”really”itojackrachelhadneversaidaword”why
not””shesaysheshard”hardsininsensitive;cfiutthroat;and
driven”so;too”
”eversaidthat;”hopesaidquickly
”shedidnteveryellandscreandcurseout”heteased
asheepishgrin”aybebutshealer”
”didshesay””whensheapologized””whenshee
out”
”oh;youknoedashoulderstubbo;selfishbutshesaid
ittooktakearriageakeitfail;soshewas
aschatfaultasyouantha
talk;jackhadaledthathis”desertion”heonlything
discussedhehebadguy;rachelthegoodguyheuldnt
iginehopesayingsothingdifferent;ifitso
heveredhissurprisebyflippingherdoodlepadaroundherpenhad
recreatedguinevere;capturingvulnerabilityinif
strokes
hetuedbackapageandforilarly
evouch
ofitargely;ironiantha;thoughitappearedthat
santhay
butsanthatherejustthenonanoteofgenuineaold
hope;”youareyo