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shehaddonehherweddingring
”affordthings
likethat;anyrethanotakeonthekindofhouse
designingoosesisthat
ent;ioingdage
ntrolthisisntylife”
”;neither;”jacksaidodd;givenrachelsndition;butonlynow
iddlestartingtoknot
”sookay;oretroublethanithokay;
associateshersbutonprincipalalonewe
all;toonorontana;
illupintheairbutupthere
toarguethelastdesigninperson;and”egreantweneed
atlanticcity”
”sinatlanticcity””aneel;”hesaidhbarelybanked
glee”biggloss;bigpress;bigbucks”jackdidntsharehis
excitentheore
hedidntlikethefeelofthatknotinhisddle;didntlikethe
buzzthatbusinesstalkputinhishead
anddavidon;stillgleeful;stilldense”ivebeenurting
theseguysforothinkthat
theyghtgetsothingalittledifferentfroheotherswould
dotheyusoutthere;bothofusalkinghighrise;
jack”highrisehealkingacasinoa**incasino
jackraisedrachelsarangleditslothis
ventatesoingof
guinevere;tapedtotheallbraidthatsantha
ihaddeononesideofthessofrachelsdavid
desanyofthisastobeotherworldly
”hhandsoutnoe
on
dididogood;ordididogood”herubbedhishandstogether
”thisulddoit;jaontanano
onellbelaughingatosesifean
doingsosignificanthiring;butwouldbe
draftsnarepickinguptheirdegreesasheyrelooking
forjobsthetinguldntbebetterokay;itllantravelfor
youand;but;hey;youcantjacks
short
daviddroppedhishandshestaredatjackoverthebedforseveral
long;silentnutesadenoattettoeitherlookawayor
soften;davidsighed
”ithink;”hesaidetoa
crossroads
theresthisneontoftruthihave
tokno”inoroutinoroutinoroutan
ultitubr 》
davidseyesreinedsteady”theharshrealityisthisideally;
rachelgetsbetter;andyouretutoyourothat;
jack
iitlikenothingelsebutharshrealitysaystheresanother
sidetheresthechancethatrachelgetbetter;andyouhaveto
shiftthingsaroundtoacdatethegirls;butsoonerorlater
youllhavetok”hen
eachother;;fifteenyearsthirteenofthosewevebeen
partners;ething;andthere;right
there;palhevergeofgrabbinthatbigbrassringweve
beenrunningsohardafterdontblonolosesight
ofattersooclose”hisheair
finally;heletoutabreathandstraightened
jacktorehiseyesatorachelheuntedthe
breathsshehauledinandpushedout;indeedaharshrealityno;he
uldntbladavidforherphysianstoodfor
everythingthathadgone
”areyouin”davidasked
hatbigbrassringdidhetodesignthat
eintosight
heresatisfactioninitorchallengeorfundidhethe
sathingforthisfirohatdaviddid
thechoicehadbeenhis
goalforaslongasheuldreerhehadgivenithisheartand
soulforyears
dontlosesightofatters;davidhadsaidthathe
clincher
jackraisedhiseyesandsloiredof
evadingdavid;tiredoferasingssages;crulingfaxes;deleting
eil;andfeelingguiltyaboutitheiredofdoingprojectshe
didntlike
heiredoftravelingheiredofthekindoftensionthat
knottedhisddle”itsnoteanyreiout”
davidlookedstartled”outoutofthefir”thatyou
asked””yeah;butididntexpe
aschasitsne”
”actually;”jacksaidhasigh;”ithasntbeenthatforawhile
isntthateitsreyoursthan
neivebeenpullingbackforainuedtolook
stunnedjackuldntreeerthat
ainstayofthepartnership
………………………………
第83节
jack
ineitnoifdavidsunghingelse;he
lerhewouldsurvive
”regardlessofhappenshrachel;”jacksaid;”ito
dotorepresentpeople;youtorepresent
ngloratesihillsboroughyouatlanticcityits
ti”
”justlikethat”jackrubbedhisforeheadhisthoughtswere
fragnted;buttheyion
”notjustlikethatthereweregoodyears
andtherearedetailspeopletoreassuretina;soofthe
others
assetstosplit”still;davidunned”whyareyousurprised
youreherenoically;rachelbreathein;
breatheout;breathein;breatheout”thisisnotavacationits
life”perplexednoe;or
yourrriage””christ;no”jackpushedhishandsthroughhis
hair”itsbeenallalong;bitingoffrethaniedto
cheorethanied
tochetired”davidlooked
appalled
”doyouknoyouregivingup”jackactuallylaughed”no
iootiredtogiveitchthoughtalliknoout”
”**ina”jackiredofthat;tooithadbeenfunnyonce
notanyre
suddenlyitseedthatdavidneededtoreuptheetionaladvantage
hehadlostresharply;hesaid;”sheleftyouoncesonowyoure
outofhat””hey;”jackell
togetherfortoolongtobeeeneesnosjustquitwhile
wereahead”
”areyougonnaopenyouro;or”jacksvoice
rose”idont**inknoforthelongest
ti;thentuedonhisheelthelastjacksahewasshaking
hisheadandpickingupthepaceofthoseshinyblackshoesonlywhen
hepletelygonefroightdidtheenortyofjackhad
donehithiandthenheunnedasdavidhadbeenstunned;
butrelievedrelievedincrediblyrelieved
thoughhehadntplanneditthisherofthoseshadbeen
liftedhehingeasier
thenitstruckhihathetheonlyone
rachel;senedthenoisedefinitely
was
holdinghisbreaththatheaginingit;herangforthe
nurse
santha
thatinstantlyputherbackingoodstandinghshellyandbrendan;
ethingforhoanthahadunderestitedlydias
strengthesendperiod;though;shewasonherown;headingfor
aricanhistory
shetookherseathoutlookingaroundandfocusedontheteacher;
iltheteacherbegantodroneherpenslowedand
hedaginedthateveryotherboredpersoninthe
rooringatherback;andkepthereyesontheteacheranda
nfidentskonherface;alltheeeringhowforeignshe
hadfeltatthatpartyandhohteagueshe
didntlookback;notevenhoughtsheheardtherustleof
notepassingbehindher
aeitylater;thebellrangsheclosedheotebook;pushedher
thingstogether;andslidoutfroehindthedeskshehadnosooner
reachedthehallthanpaellintostepbesideherandsaid;”idont
caretheotherssay;istillthinkyoureokaysoyouuldnt
handleteagueihadafeelinghedbealittlechforyou”
”alittlech”santhaasked;feelingsothingbutnotsure
itwas
”ean;hesrethanyoureu