,itssuer.iget
ajobthere.”jacksaid,”yourenotdoingthat.”
”ioingtoneedyour
help,andbesides,ivinghere.i
likeithere.
illbuyoingosay
that.theideahelwas
againstit.heresentedhisdaughterftheissue.this
santhasbusiness.ithopesbusiness.ithel
andhithat.
thefactthatkatherineandinginthedoordidnt
help.
annoyed,hestalkedpasther,rightoutoftheroothenrealizedit
herhingtodo.heshouldhavetoldkatheriotake
hisdaughtersathelast
fe.heellherithad
beenlikeforhi
butheuldnttuaroundandgoback.fettalking.rachelwas
barelylookingathiheghthavestartedseeingthingsdifferently
ifeshesurehadnt.
disgusted,hedohehalltothebankoftelephowas
friday.hehadtoldronelliottthatheherewasno
pointindelaying.regardlessofthe
job.
,”ethingsanthaasked.
”helovesyou,y,”hopesaid.
katherinehadapproaoguys”
”sooer,”santharerkedand,halookofdisgustat
raandhauledheroutoftheroo
rachelgo.”thatoon.”
”you”katherineasked.
rachelseyesfleoherface.shedidntuandtheedgein
katherinesvoice.”iethingtojack.”
”about.hisvinghere.”racheltried
toreplaytheionhoutopeningherselftohurt.”didhe
askopinion””doyouneedaforlinvitationeon,
rachel.
theguyhasyourside.helphiutalittlehere.”
”helphioving
here.
fihegirlsareatta,butybeidonttohaveto
seehilltheti.bigsurisne.hinkhejust
bargerightin””helovesyou,rahelclosedhereyesand
tuedaway.
”tellhioulovehiack,”katherinesaid.
rachelsheartcgill
knoan,”shesaid.shehadprecious
littleenergyached.ithadbeenagsolong.
”andbeingabandoned
again.”
”youdratherlivetherestofyourlifehout”rachelopenedher
eyesandlookedatkatherinehard.sheulduandthather
daughtersingloyalties,butherbestfriendshould
beonherside.”hehasntsaidheloveseither,ykno
sayhesshoe.ifheloves,lethibr>
sayit.lethiooutonaliandtakeariskthatillsayno.
youdothat,ifyouethingbadenough”katherine
lookedatheranutelohenheadedforthedoor.
racheledtoaskdidnthavethe
strength.
katheriherheaddooasangry
atrachelforbeingstubbo,angryatsteveforbeingpersistent,
angryatherselfforbeingafraidtotakethekindofriskshejust
toldherbestfriendtotake.shejadthen,there
hethebankofphones.
jackhaddehiscallanddidntknotodo.hislifewas
inalioprofessionally,personally.thephohseedasgood
aationasany.
”areyoudoing”katherineasked,lookingandsoundingagain
liketheanlohanlowseveralweeks
before.
heher.pushingaway
frohebooth,heheldupahandaofffortheelevator.”not
noherine.”
”ifnotnohhisstrideeasily.
”youtoldyoulovedherandarriage.why
dontyoutellher”heputahandoverhisear.”notnow,
katherihenshyouandsilehis
ejesus,jack,
haventyouleaedanythioppedshortandputhisfa
hers.”haveyou”thatgotherfast.sheswallowed,blinked,pulled
back.shefrohedireoftheation,then
loweredhereyes.
”yeah,”shesaid,suddenlyhule,”itothinkihave.itooka
goodlookatself,andyou.ihaveisntsobad.”
flatteningahandonheroreto
herselfthantohi”apleasedhtheseno.butilive
.ilive.”shedroppedherhand,straightened
herspine,raisedhereyestohis,andsaidination,”ibr>
gonnagiveitashot,riskthatolerejeaybetheres
sothingthatsiled,beingthefriendheed,
needed.”soade
itsoundeasy.hestartedalkingapplesand
es.”
”ialkingtrust,”shesaid,besidehitill.
”christ,katherine,done.
sheknodonehsanfrancis.sheknoaking
careofher.”hestoppedattheelevatorandfacedher.”shehasnt
saidagoddaed,
stareddeep.hefeltgenuinehihea
handonhisar”threeweeksago,idhavesaidyuy
thtoughandthrough.guysdontthink,theydontanalyze,theydont
uand.theyjustdowhatever,yoube
rethanaguy,jack.”shesqueezedhisar
”shetalking”shetappedherhead.”think.”shelooked
athinuteloookadeepbreaththatheuldhaveswo
reverberatedhurage,didanaboutfadstartedbackdohe
hall.
bythetishereachedtheation,katheriingto
trele.shenslohenshe
askedifsteveenfusionandnsultingof
oherbehindthedesk.katheriingtowonderifher
bravadedfrodoorfar
doiledandclosedin
fast.
theshakinginsideherdeeper.
heilinghedher.hishandswereinhis
pockets,pushingbackthelapelsofhislabat.hera
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