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goodnightand
follointothebedroo
heshookoffthefantasybedintobed;butitretuedina
flashhesatupandstaredintothedarkhethoughtabouthoired
hehisch
ithirtyhehadasuddenurgetodrivebacktothe
hospital
hecalledthereinsteadandoldthatrachelhadntwoken
helaydoforthehospital;lay
doehecalledthehospital
helaydoupandopenedtheinued;
peacefulandclean;restorativeandhefeltit;feltrachel
uedathethedoorshedidnt
sayanything;justhungontheknobandlookedathi
”areyousensingthings”heasked
shenodded
”;too”heranhishandsthroughhishairsoybetheyh
goingd;ethingsochthatitbecarealintheir
nds
theonlythingheknehathebeabletofall
backtosleep”akeadrive”hopeedsideo
thebackseatsantha;hanelbothedoor
andafisttoherchinhereyeslosed
jackkeptbothhandsontheonthegas
therainhadsloinutespast
sunriseonagraydaytrafficnoonespoke
jaalplace
intheparkinglot;thenbackedoutandpickedanotherspottheold
onehadntighthelookedatthegirls;daring
theoaskneitherdid
astheyleftthe;
buthedidnthavethepatiencetofortheelevatorhefoundthe
stairsandtookthee;hegirlstrottedclose
behindtheysorachelsfloor;strodequicklydohehall;
andtuedintoherroondsohelphidespiteallcautionary
thoughts;heexpectedtoseerachelproppedhigher;hhereyesopen
andalert;andasleintheworks
hestoppedjustinsidetheroosantha;hopeonhis
rightrachelelittlebitopenthat
theyhadbeenthenightbefore
”hopecalled
santha”nochange”jackswallowedhisbodydrained
ofenergyandfeltlikerubber
disappointntlaythickinhisthroat
heapproachedthebedsittingbyrachelship;heputana
eithersideofherandgaveherthelightest;softestkissonthe
uth
”happened;daddy”hopeasked
”idontknoourselvesh
ing
””thisisgettingold;”santhaplained
heletoutabreath;thenspokehangryforce”youretoyingh
us;rathe
bedandtothesendslaterhethebed;
arstraddlingrachelagain
thistihestaredhelookedatherlongandhard;o
openthosebarelyopeneyesherlipsauve;
herhairgoldtherestofherhanpale;andthin
hentinuedtostaresothingherehereyeswere
dartingaroundhesaespot
e;a
tinyfrown
hepouredhielfintoitthisti;diggingdeep;cursingherfor
punishingthe;willingherfinally;
finally;finallyahegirlscall;buthedidnt
respondeverythinghehadusedonrachel
anotherfroehereyesbeganvingreslohis
breathhegirlsspokeagainheignored
it
eon;rachel;eon;eon;rachel
herlidsflutteredtheyshut;thenpressedtogetherslohey
rose
jackbehindhithere
allrachelseyesstayedonhisface;stayedthereso
longthathehalffearedsheatosethenhereyesbroke
froisandvedpasttohope
”y”hopecried
hereyesshiftedtosantha;igod”when
thoseeyesretuedtohitheyovedher
fingersintoaloosefistbinsidepuzzledeyesto
hope;tosantha;andbajackothinkshe
ghthaveaesiailedina
voicethatveryrachel;sheasked;”sdoing”he
gaveashoutofrelief;andsuddenlythegirlsrowdingin;
huggingrachel;talkingandlaughingatthesati;andthoughjack
feltthesaexuberancetheydidandedtohugher;too;hegave
theoothisostiortantthing;afterall;racheland
hergirlsshehanothershoutof
relief;helefttotellthedoctorsthenews
katherineedupright;ecstatic
”wideawake”sheasked
”bering””shesnfusedabout
happenedanddayitis;andshesak;
thatisthebestneevebeenby””hesonhisway”
”soa;”shesaidandhurriedintotheshowasonlywhenshe
thatshereeredjacks
dileashesheplannedtotellrachelthat
shetuedofftheshofillthe
rooirror;sherubbedskincrealloverher
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bodybythen;therrorwasfullyfoggedsheworkedonherhairby
feel;usingthehuditytoenhancethecurls
otheclothes
shehadchosenrightthereingtoday;even;
perhaps;ifsheuldentsaroundit;aspeciallunchin
anyevent;shesoshepickedanouffltsheloved;soft
pantsandat
hookingtheclotheshangeroverthedoor;shereachedforherbra;
thoughttup
carefully;flexedherankles;slippedahandinsidealongherhipto
eventhestretchthenshereachedforthebraagain
sheheldit;tuedititoriassecrets
sleekestnuersshelookedhitonshelookedsexy
hitonsteve
andhitoffherplasticsurgeonsaidherbreastslookedgoodso
didrachel;heonlyotherpersonintherusted
enoughtoshorustedsteveatleast;shethoughtshedidhe
knehefacedhehadsurelyseenthinkhe
her;screangandli
itesheshoeurage
therroroherright;andcleaoallh
adeep;deepbreath;shesteppedbeforeit;andforthefirsttiin
nthsandnths;tookagoodlonglook
excitentspreaddoeanddidtheirtests
nursesedinenvy;
stoodoutsidelookingin
jackdidntknobesidethebed;
frospotjustbehindrachelsheadhehere;buthe
hefeltreliefandheexhusband;
relegatedtosilenceagain
chaptertythree
rachelergedfroerathinkingitanotherdayofwaking
upind;untilshefoundhihereintheflesh;
inchesfroerface;lookingthought
ethinghadhappenedtooneofthegirls;butshesa
inherperiphery;asaliveandintenseasjacksosheonto
thinkingthatshehadiginedbigsurandsixyearsoflifehout
hilyatthegirls;though;shesahatthey
orebeige;his
jaorecreasedohyes;thosesixyearshad
passedhjackinsanfrancis;hbigsurhinking
nobigsurindandheartsheuldnthave
dreadtheorethansheuldhave
dreadthealonenesssheelydivorcedbuttherewasa
e
shehadputiton;he�ired;
heavy;weak
shealhooexplainarseesheets
andadicinalsllsonoenedaswellas
nfused
butthepeopleshelovedusthavebeen
theohegirlshestayheneverstayed
thinkingthatthershadtobestrong;shesteredaslefor
santhaandhope”sdoing”suddenly;likeapausedvideo
startingtoplay;thetcatolifedisplacingjack;they
beganhuggingher;laughing;chatteringaboutanaccidentshedidnt
reer;aashedidntreer;abrokenleg;abloodclot;
toaning;grosshalfopenedeyes
shedidntreeranyofitsheuldntgrasp