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handedsoreethatevening,soitsthavebeenforjustanafteoonhedeniedit,butbythee,ikneeout,andifiledfordivorce”
garrettlistenedquietly,lettingherfinish,eoneind,sheon:
”youknoenakeyoubelieveitithinkheevenbelievedstofthethingshetoldetinllege,andiedbyhouheartandehereinebraska,andheetbeforeandarried,ithoughtidhaveastorybooklifebutiguessithisndifoundoutlaterthathehadhisfirstaffaironlyfiventhsafterarried”
shestoppedforant,andgarrettlookedtoknotosay”
”theresnothingyoucansay,”shesaidhiotobeagoodfathertokevin”
”youkeitsoundsoeasy”
”idontantodavidhurtprettybadly,andittookaupleofyearsandrethanafetherapist,andileaedalotaboutselfalongtheyanger,hedstillbentrolling,andioacceptthatsoiletitgo”
shetookanothersipofherbeergarrettasked:”didyourtherapistsayanythingelsethatyoureer”
shethoughtforant,thensledfaintly”asatteroffaeoneindedofdavidthatishouldtuaroundandrunforthehills”
”doirendyouofdavid”
”notintheslightestyoureaboutasdifferentfroavidasancanget”
”thatsgood,”hesaidoanyhillsinthispartoftheuntry,youknoightylongway”
shegiggled,andgarrettlookedoveratthegrillseeingthatthealsostartthesteaks”
”herestofyoursecretrecipe”
”theirseatsinthekiteonthetopofthesteaksthen,revingbothfiletsfrohebrandy,headdedsototheothersidesasallplasticbag
”sthat”theresaasked
”itstallodoffihadthebutchersavesothesteaks”
”sitfor”
”youllsee,”hesaid
afterretuingtothegrillontherailingbesidethebelloovedearlier,hebegantobloheashesoffthebriquettes,explainingtoherhewasdoing
”partofokingagreatsteakiskingsurethealsarehotyouusethebelloobloheashesthathaveanythingblockingtheheat”
heputthegrilltopbainute,thenusedthetongstoputonthesteaks”hoeak”
”diuare”
”inutesoneachside”
sheraisedhereyebroallthis,arentyou”
”iprosedyouagoodsteak,andiintendtodeliver”
inthelittleethingsensualaboutherfigure,outlinedagainstthesettingsuntheskylightdeherlookespeciallybeautiful,darkeningherbroedtantalizinglyintheeveningbreeze
”areyouthinking”
hetensedatthesoundofhervoice,suddenlyrealizinghehadntsaidanythingsincehedstartedoking
”iileshepattedhisshouldergently
”butifiarried,ibeherehyou”
”andthat,”hesaid,stillfeelinghertouch,”e”
”yes,itontfinallygarretttuedahetallohroat:
”ithinkhisnow”
hetookthetalloallerpiee
”areyoudoing”
”theflasfrohetalloereasonyouusetongsinsteadofafork”
hethreorepieented:
”itssopeacefulouthereicanseetheplace”
hefinishedethingabouttheoceanthatdoesthattopeopleithinkthatsanypeopleeheretorelax”
shetuedto”tell,garrett,doyouthinkaboutherealone”
”alotofthings”
”anythinginparticular”
ithinkaboutcatherine,heedtosaybutdidnt
hesighed”no,notreallysotisithinkaboutetisithinkabouttheneydivesothertis,idreaboutsailingahingbehind”
shecarefullyashespokethelasteback”
”iotsure,butiliketothinkiuldunlikeyou,idonthaveanyfalyexyfather,andinae,heeago”
”butthatwouldbelikerunningaway”
”iknow”
”ly
”garrett,iknoybusiness,butyouueone”
garrettstayedsilent,thinkingaboutedtoknoakehieelbetter
forthenextfeinutes,theonlysoundsaroundtheafrolseadeadistantesingwavesrolled
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handedsoreethatevening,soitsthavebeenforjustanafteoonhedeniedit,butbythee,ikneeout,andifiledfordivorce”
garrettlistenedquietly,lettingherfinish,eoneind,sheon:
”youknoenakeyoubelieveitithinkheevenbelievedstofthethingshetoldetinllege,andiedbyhouheartandehereinebraska,andheetbeforeandarried,ithoughtidhaveastorybooklifebutiguessithisndifoundoutlaterthathehadhisfirstaffaironlyfiventhsafterarried”
shestoppedforant,andgarrettlookedtoknotosay”
”theresnothingyoucansay,”shesaidhiotobeagoodfathertokevin”
”youkeitsoundsoeasy”
”idontantodavidhurtprettybadly,andittookaupleofyearsandrethanafetherapist,andileaedalotaboutselfalongtheyanger,hedstillbentrolling,andioacceptthatsoiletitgo”
shetookanothersipofherbeergarrettasked:”didyourtherapistsayanythingelsethatyoureer”
shethoughtforant,thensledfaintly”asatteroffaeoneindedofdavidthatishouldtuaroundandrunforthehills”
”doirendyouofdavid”
”notintheslightestyoureaboutasdifferentfroavidasancanget”
”thatsgood,”hesaidoanyhillsinthispartoftheuntry,youknoightylongway”
shegiggled,andgarrettlookedoveratthegrillseeingthatthealsostartthesteaks”
”herestofyoursecretrecipe”
”theirseatsinthekiteonthetopofthesteaksthen,revingbothfiletsfrohebrandy,headdedsototheothersidesasallplasticbag
”sthat”theresaasked
”itstallodoffihadthebutchersavesothesteaks”
”sitfor”
”youllsee,”hesaid
afterretuingtothegrillontherailingbesidethebelloovedearlier,hebegantobloheashesoffthebriquettes,explainingtoherhewasdoing
”partofokingagreatsteakiskingsurethealsarehotyouusethebelloobloheashesthathaveanythingblockingtheheat”
heputthegrilltopbainute,thenusedthetongstoputonthesteaks”hoeak”
”diuare”
”inutesoneachside”
sheraisedhereyebroallthis,arentyou”
”iprosedyouagoodsteak,andiintendtodeliver”
inthelittleethingsensualaboutherfigure,outlinedagainstthesettingsuntheskylightdeherlookespeciallybeautiful,darkeningherbroedtantalizinglyintheeveningbreeze
”areyouthinking”
hetensedatthesoundofhervoice,suddenlyrealizinghehadntsaidanythingsincehedstartedoking
”iileshepattedhisshouldergently
”butifiarried,ibeherehyou”
”andthat,”hesaid,stillfeelinghertouch,”e”
”yes,itontfinallygarretttuedahetallohroat:
”ithinkhisnow”
hetookthetalloallerpiee
”areyoudoing”
”theflasfrohetalloereasonyouusetongsinsteadofafork”
hethreorepieented:
”itssopeacefulouthereicanseetheplace”
hefinishedethingabouttheoceanthatdoesthattopeopleithinkthatsanypeopleeheretorelax”
shetuedto”tell,garrett,doyouthinkaboutherealone”
”alotofthings”
”anythinginparticular”
ithinkaboutcatherine,heedtosaybutdidnt
hesighed”no,notreallysotisithinkaboutetisithinkabouttheneydivesothertis,idreaboutsailingahingbehind”
shecarefullyashespokethelasteback”
”iotsure,butiliketothinkiuldunlikeyou,idonthaveanyfalyexyfather,andinae,heeago”
”butthatwouldbelikerunningaway”
”iknow”
”ly
”garrett,iknoybusiness,butyouueone”
garrettstayedsilent,thinkingaboutedtoknoakehieelbetter
forthenextfeinutes,theonlysoundsaroundtheafrolseadeadistantesingwavesrolled
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