【】saroundherddle.quietly,alstsadly,she
said,”iuyeadsoneof
theocrazytobeheredoingthis.artisnt
busiheyebathecityh
adesignerhandbagandiortedboots.”shetookafreshbreath.”do
youhavesiblings””fivebrothersandasister,”hesaid,thoughit
hadnothingtodoily.the
peoplehehrarelyasked.
notonlyhadrachelasked,butthoseuph
hisanssgreat.idonthaveany.”
”thatshinkitsgreat.thereen
years,livinghouse.ihe
lue.
suers,igottheporch.”
”aretheothersdoingnoheyallovertheuntryare
anyoftheuthere””theyrebackho.
iheonlyoout.”hereyesgrew.”reallywhy
you
houdy.desperation.ihadtoleave.
idoalongyfaly.”
””sheaskedinsuihatheactually
answered.
”theyreive.aligtoverupfortheylack,
buttheonlythingtheyreallylaydadulddone
anythingheedhesabrightguyonly,hegotstuapotato
proybrothersaregoingtobejust
likehidifferentjobs,saedpotential.itollege,
akessller.theyllneverfive
forthat.”
”iosorry.”hesled.”notyourfault.”
”thenyoudontgohoo.andyoubaewyork”
shenota
stuckdoingallthethingsihate.”
”dontyouhavefriendsthere””afealk.iveneverhadto
goaroundte””noton
yourlife.ihadenoughofthosegrooneveranotherone,
atleastnotofthesasex.
syourfavoritethingintu””thedesert.syours”
”thesantaorethanhazel.
”doyouhike”e,too.whendoyouhave
tiareyoutakingafullurseloadhoanyhoursaweekdoyou
havetogivetooberyer”jasionsandasked
reofhisoingtond,he
askedreagain,andsheaskedhersharerightback.she
judgntal,justcurious.
sheseedasiedinheddone,he
likedanddidntlikeashealkednonstop
untilralothessloaded,
theyfinallyleftthelaundrot,hekneesaschabouther
asheke.
takingthatasassageofsosort,hebrokeuphcelestethe
day,hel,andtherforpizza.theypickedrightup
at.
jacked.hehadneverbeenatalker.hedidntlike
baringhisthoughtsandideas,heldthelosetothevest,butthere
ethingaboutrachelthatfelt...safe,thereitwasagsun.
sheart.beingaschof
alonerasheedjustasstartledashetobeopeningup
toavirtualstranger,buttheygaveeaissiorusted
herinstinthesaback.
assilyasthat,theybeseparable.theyatetogether,studied
together,sketchedtogether.theyovies.theyhiked.they
huddledbeforepusbenches,but
itadelove.
intheory,aeatall.inpractianageoffree
sexhttrahother,iteity,
andtheyelyattrahother.nodoubtabout
that.
jackprettyfastbythelureofanartistsslenderfingersand
gracefular.hedidntssthescurvedaroundher
buttortheentiidriffainway.
thebreastsunderhertanktopsed.at
least,thattheshadowof
shapesandtheoasionalnobofanipple.thefactthathedidnt
knolooking.
herehatnipple,tightestwhen
he,sosubtle,when
theypus,andthehcaughtwhenhe
losetoethinginherear.allthat,evenhouther
eyes,tohotatalltheappropriatetis.oh,yes,
she.heuldhavetakeerthe
laundrot.
hedidntbecauseheionshiplike
thisanbefore.physiotional,not
psyadehieelfortable
enoughtosayix
entoingtoher
apartnt,avoidedevenkissingher.
aorethay.hedhadithavoidance
bythetisheinvitedhiverfordinner,andapparentlyshehad,
too.
hee.itwasa
srcher,purityinflas,hotterandhotterastheyslidalongthe
andfellonthebed.thereadscraletoget
clothesoffandbecloseandinsideandithe
deepest,stlovekinghehadeverinhislifedread
uldtakeplace.
onthebedhpendpaperanddrew
hiandergedsaiditall.ind,herheart
shedehintosothingfihanhehadeverbeenbefore.she
washisangel,andhewasinlove.
chaptertwo.
ithesurgicalhesendfloorattheendofa
verylonghall.droppingintoaseatthere,jason
hischestandfocusedonthedoor.hiseyesired.fearalone
keptthepen.
itinutesbeforeherealizedthathealone.a
anfroheendofanearbysofa.shelookedwary,
butshedidntblinkared.
”areyoukatherine”hefinallyasked,andsaheghostofacrooked
sle.
”hesurprise”heatic,buthewas
tootired,tootense.”beyype,”
hesaid,staringstill.racheluralhair,faails.
thisaned,froarklashestopaintednailstohairthat
oussedintofashiona
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