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liftingherhandtohisuth;hekisseditandheldittohischest
htheslightestshift;itveredhisheart;fleshontton;but
close
”feelthat”thebeat”itsbeenthate
igotthecallsanthaandhopearescared;tooitalkedh
thethoughtheyllbefine”issive;he
said;”illcallthegaininalittledidntsound
right;eit
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her;sohesaid;”illdrivedoheyll
believebetterifitelltheoureokayinpersonduncansthere
nosthesopishejustthebabysitter;or”he
seriousidontknohe
guydoyoute”shesaidnothing
”sanfordthatshegoingtoschoolshellgo”he
thoughtaloud;”orybeilljustdrivetheackupheretovisit
ittossonedayofschool”buttheywere
approachingjunefast”art”racheldidnt
answer
”nosillask”herappedherhandagainsthischest”wake
up;rachel”sheslepton
hebroughtherhandtohisuthagainherskinasever;
butitlackedadistinctscent;likerachelatallif
shedidntsllofediuheelled
oflilieshehadstartedheronthat;had
enoughneyandhadresortedtostealingliliesofthevalleyfrohe
shadysideofhislandlordshousefortheirsendwedding
anniversary;hehadfoundperfulikeitno;notperfutoilet
eoostrongforrachelevenwhenhe
startedeaingney;heavoidedperfulightandfloralthatfit
rachel
lightandfloralherantisepticsllnow
notthatsheetoiletershewould
haveseries;thoughrethana
feeregood
”enedhehadlived
ehehadknownwhereshe
notreallyittlingathoughtas
hedhadoflate
”ineedtoknolyfrantic
singsong”ineedtoknototellthegirlsineedyoutotalk
to”ainedsilent;hegrenit;
happened
yourethesafestdriveriknoefroccidents
allthetiniantheleft;youdsay;or;jerkonyourtail
didntyouseeaightnothaveshehad
beendrivingnorthonaroadthatthelipof
onecanyontothelipofanothershehe
eastbycliffs;andontheingtraffic;
thenaguardrailandaharrowingdrop
oncesheroundedasharpcurve;sheseethecarbehindher
untilit;too;roundedthecurveifitdidthatathighspeed;she
seeituntilsendsbeforethellisionandthen;where
uldshego
feelingthepanicshey;he”okay;
okaynotyourfaultiknosorryisuggesteditits
justfrustrating”frustratingthatheuldntrouseher
frustratingthatthedoctorsuldnt;eitherfrustrating;too;that
theoffendingpartyent;buthesure
uldntsaythattorachel;notiftherehancesheuld
hear
sheanardheadedbutsoftheartedshewouldbe
eonehaddiedifsheneededtohearupbeat
things;thattheneotell
andyfirfalling
apart
butrachelvindictiveso;thatdoitnorwouldive
lostthetouorerachelhadnotaste
forselfpitynoreantthathe
uldnttellheraboutjillbesides;wouldhesayjillwas
nearlyassoftheartedasrachelshetyandnearly
asbrightsheed;orastalented;oras
unique
sheparison
they
ed
feelinguselessandsuddenlyretiredthanhehought
possible;hesaid;”yourfriendkatherineisheresheheonewho
calledshesbeenheresincetheybroughtyouinshesto
seeyou;tooioingtot”lktothedoctorthenillgogetthe
girls
kinaupleofhours;okay”hechedhereyelidsfor
eventheslightestvent”okay”nothing
disuraged;heretuedherhandtothestiffhospitalsheetleaning
doo
theeastofntereythehospital
onceheel;thehillsrosetostaveitoffinevitably
though;theskybegantolightenbythetihereachedthesanta
luthe
entist
jackkepthisheadlightsonandhiseyepeeled;butneitherwas
necessaryheuldnthavessedtheaccidentsitetrafficwas
alteatingalongonelanehe
otheronengledcarhadalreadybeenraised;butitrachels
sturdyfourbyfourauledsectionofguardraillaynearby
feelingsiachbutneedinganswers;hepulledupbehind
thebedouttheairoist;andthickin
utedthebrutalityofthescene;butlittle
theshiftingfoghid;jacksiginationsupplied
rachelscarlayagainstbouldersadistancebelostopandsides
therocksnottenfeet
athecaritselflookeddry
”betterveon;sirifonestops;othersdobefore;we
haveaja”jaywifewas
inthatcar
lookslikeitiracleshesalive”
”shesallright;then”thetrooperaskedinaregivingtone
”hescene”
”shesalive”
”forit”jack
lookedbabeditabasin
linedleftandrighthcypress;darkandspectralinthefog
”toobadifshedbeengoingfaster;sheghthavebeendohere
thenshedhavegoneoffontoevenerground”
”sheghthavegoneheadonintotreesortraffictherewerea
nuerofallfavors”jack
tried;butrachelhadntaskedtobehitshehadntdoneanythingto
deserveit
hedidntneedtobetoldthatshehatshehad
beenbeltifnot;shedhavebeendeaddohereon
therocks
therugglingtohitchcablestohercarandhaulit
up
”hoseguysbedone”heaskedthetrooper”illbe
bringingourdaughtersbackthishertheynotsee
this
””upleofhours;iguesscanyouthatlong”hehadn
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t
plannedto;butheuldifhefoundthegirlsasleep;itght
aost
sensitiveobreakthenews
chapterthree
jackdidn”tseechoftherestofthedrivefogntinuedtofloat
acrosstheroad;liftingandloheruggedterrain;
allopseofseastacksingrayeronhis
rightortheghostofchaparralagainstrocksonhisleft;butanashen
palllayasthickinhisndasinhiseyethe
seeddense;aheavyonshouldersthatiredandtense
ityfourhourssincehehadlastsleptlifehadbeena
nightre
andnoofacethegirls
partofhitillpicturedhisdaughtersasthetotle
nkeysbeforethingsfellaparttheyore
blondnooreadolesalethan
nkeyyetthesaoldsothingteddeepinhischestwhenever
theiascaup
theybabieshugsalonebeenoughbuthugshadnt
doneitforaorecautiousthanadoring
noanyrespects
thinkingaboutthatashedrovethroughthefog;hehadasudden;
brutalsenseofthelitsofhisrelationshiphhisdaughters
takingtheoavie;ortochaoo
breakfastinsausalitoatfredshingfillinginforrachel;
dealinghheavydutystuff;eanotherhefacedatrialby
fire
thirtynutessouthofthea
theseaitsroadarkedbyanoakgroveandabankofilboxes
ninedeeponlyoneofthenihe
left