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little;andliftedhercloser
hefeltlikeaninecstasy
”thethingis;”shebegan;elt;butfearing
disaster;”thereareneverguaranteesinanyrelationship;becauseno
oneknoean;lookatrachel;perfectly
healthyonedayandatoseanotherthroughnosinglefaultofher
ohinkknowforsurei
an;youuldberunningdohestreetandbehitbyacar;and
zap;youregone;justlikethat礼odforbid;idontthatto
happen
steve;ihavebreastcancer”thereshouldhavebeenanabrupt
silenceentbutlifehadntstoppedtherewere
heartbeats;ongoingbreaths;andthehufthatchineinthewall
hedreenseyou
hadbreaste
””pasttenseyourecured”shedreosee
hiutneedingthedistance
”youknoiliarerrachels
apingintohospitalpersonnelwhoknewyou;
tooiputtogetherandcheckedourdatabase”
”soyprivacy”shecriedandawayif
hehadnthadhishandslockedatthesllofherback”thatsa
breachofethics;steve”
”probably;butieyou
anypartofihadtoknohis”why
didntyoutellyoukne
ithadtobethiseto
shareit”
”plainedsheso
tears
”itsbeenalongtisinceicaredenough”herbreastswereflush
aseveragainsthischest”lasttiidid;heduedassoonas
heleaed”
”doesitfeellikeionlyillholdingher;buthe
edtobelieve;oh;shedid
”ybeitsaperversion;”shettered
”noitsjustnotasbigathingasyouthink;katherineweall
havesothing”
”e;personally;now
nothingbutdaddiedatfortytatecancer;andhisdad
diedatfortyeightoflungethatfeels
likeiivingonborroe;aybee
tobegoodiboughtthecj7uedfiftyialeda
carlikethatifiguredthatifialreadydead;atoplesscar
e;andanttoknoething蘒lovethatcarits
probablythecheapestoneiveeveroiveneverenjoyed
drivinganotheraschitsjustplainfunyoufitinitwell”
”ihadrenstruedtoocheery
tohavegottentheadelovetoaan
hrenstructedbreasts””no;buttheydontfeelsobadright
nooretoyouthanyourbreasts;”hesaid;justasjack
had”iylineofo
knophasisontherightsyllable”
priorities
rachel”husbanduldnthackit
heuldntlook;uldnttouchheuldntgetanerection”
”idonthavethatproble”nohedidntatleast;notright
then
”talkingsdifferentfrooing”hecuppedherfaceinthedark
”totrynonoolaughshe
halfbelievedthathewould
”ihaveafeelingyourbreastsbotheryourethantheyllbother;
”hesaidhsuchgentlenessthatherhacklesuldntrise
itstruckherthatheghtberight
”tusyouoff;
ill
that”heile;”well;
alsttheres”esican
;ican”hetookadeep;shakybreath”therespleasureto
hehadfronereentoftheprocess”heducked
hisheadandcaughtherlipsinakissthatstartedinnocentlyenough
butquicklyescalated
katherinedidntknoanagedtodoithehadherasintothe
thingasheshe
shouldnthavebeenabletofeel;giventhecircutances;buthedid
tastedivine
herbreastsshehey
there
butshehereshearing
nedtobeolivehsalinegranted;theproof
ofthepuddingheeatingbutshehadnevergottenthisfar
before
ybe;justybe;thingswerelookingup
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ruscfiiaptertorethanaguyhe
thought;heanalyzed;heunderstoodheingforrachelto
talkracheltotalkalkedfirsttook
thegreaterrisk
thethinghatifhedidnttakeanyrisk;hewassureashell
goingtoenduphthekindoflifehehadjusthadthatlifewas
gray;foggy;zzy;dait
rachelslifehaddepthithadlorandthsheuldaffordto
tospeakshehadlesstoloseiftheyneverdid
soit
thathisbrainsaidhisheartsaidthatheuldntbareall
hthegirlsthere;andhegirlsthere;katherinewas;
orcharlie;orfaye;andthenthegirlsk
eveninghotheastroadheinthe
aerofasettingsunthatgildedeboulders;layer
afterlayerofgreeninghillsthereoitsbeauty;a
softthesurftellher;askher;begher;itsaid;
repeatingitsssagehtherushofthewaves
atthebankofilboxes;hetuedoffthehighartedupthe
hillifthessagehadntalreadybeeningrainedinhithecanyon
thewoodswhenhe
cliedfrohecar;justthatnaggingellher;
askher;begher
zl”uh”hestoppedonthefrontporchsanthaandhopewere
alreadyinside”heyuh”hopecabacktothedoor
”sohishair;feelingasudden
direneed”gosasanthacaupbehindhope
”listen;canyoutforyourselvesfora
babies;”santhasaid;butkindly”whereareyougoing”hewas
alreadyheadingba
”thedrivebaelaseasythesunsettheroadgrew
darkerhetuedonhisheadlights;buttheydidntshohe
neededtodoituntilhepassedthehighlandsandsahe
lightsofcarlacrossthebaythathehadaclue
rachelhoveredonthebrinkoftearsheachhourthatpassed;the
realityoftheaccident;thea;andthebloodclotsankindeeper
shehadneverbeenoodortality;butitwashard
nottonoanshethoughtabout
katherineandaboutfaithjustpicturingtheaveherstrength
sotherehat;andthegirls;andherkandjack
andrejacksheryingtoprocessallshehadbeentoldabout
hitryingtofigureoutandsheliked
puttingthingsinpilesshedidntcareifthereesshina
pile;aslongasthereblanceoforder;piletopile
sincethedivorce;shehadkeptjackinapileofhisoa
neatpiledozensofthoughtsandetionslyand
highforthestpart;shenagedtokeeptheeparatefrohe
restofherlifetheoccasionalspilloverained
thatwashowshesurvived
nohough;jackteredeveryouchedthegirlshe
touel;touchedthehousein
bigsur;touchedduncanandfaithhetouchedherwork
lsheessingthings
up
sheuldntunthoseotherpeopleandthings
thenheappearedatthedoortoherroondherheartvedrightup
toherthroatshesitdidntbudge
”hi;”hesaidafterseveralsendsonthethreshold;heca
inside
”idroppedthegirlsbackho”heputhishandsonhishipsand
lookedaroundtheroothenhiseyesretuedtohers
saysothing;shetoldherself;butherthroatlosedandhereyes
istsaysothing;she
”ithoughtybe”hebeganandclearedhisthroat”iknos
lateell;thereshetookabreathandaskedstraightout;”doyou
totakearide”shehadntexpectedthatthetearshungon
herlidssothingrethanherthroatsqueezedherheartstanding
there;allsixtithhissportshirt