aighterinhere,andnotonlyisthelikeapersonthere,notjustapatienthedeservesaplacelikethat,anditstheleasticando”“hesluckyhehasyouasadaughterto”
“iusorry”
“noreasontobesorryiladyoudid”
ile,sheleanedforissthestaboutbeingrried”“itakeithesubject”
“ifigureditutoshare”
“itstheleastiulddo”
sheshrugged“sothingalongthoselinesnoyguts,itsyourtu”paulgaveaeuntillate,andsotisrthaednaturalandreassuring,likethehingsshouldbehoyou”adriennesetherteacuponthetablebet
“theusualthingssoootalkto,tosharealsoingkissesbeforeeitherofushadbrushedourteeth,buttobehonest,reissingthanrightnoisshavingjaoorethantheyneedadad,butasteenagers,theyneedtheirdadsespeenarejerksily,buthoigoingtoteachherthatifheroherdidit”“idontknow”
adrienneshookherhead“donthinkabout
thosethings
“thegoodonesdolikeineverythingelse”
“hoarried”
“thirtyyearsyou”
“eighteen”
“bethethinkout,huh”
“ore”
“no,iguessyoureright”
frohehallereadytotuinearlydaytorrow”
“iknoething”
buttheydidntgetuprightaorenutesesilencetheydsharedonthebeachoccasionally,heglancedtoherchairandpointedtogoingthatway”
hesledashehandeditover“ihadagoodtitonight”“sodidi”
antlater,adriennechedaspaulheadedupthestairsbeforeshetuedaheinninherroosheslippedoutofherasasshedid,sheirroottoobad,butletsbehonesthereshelookedheragepaul,shethought,hadbeenshingdoneithadbeenalongtisinadeherfeelattraasandind;sheuldseetheouthfordintoaileethinghefoundhurousforanhour,shetossedandtued,unabletosleep,gropletelyunaupstairs,paulflannerethingnine
despiteoinglight,paulinutesstretchingtheachefroisbodysoingthereetalgrayidafteoon
hesatontheedgeofthebedasheslippedintohisrunninggear,thenaddedathedraovedanextrapairofsoinutelaterheupbeforehevedintoasteadierpacefroerbedrooadrienneheardhiescendthecreakingstepssittingup,shepushedofftheversandslippedherfeetintoapairofslippers,effeereadyforpauladetheofferoutside,paulssclesandjointsoloosenandhequickenedhisstride,itanyhepacehedruninhistiesorthirties,butiteadyandrefreshingrunninghadneverbeensilyexerhedreaoreenergytojogfivelesthanitdidtoreadthepaperinstead,hevieofditation,oneofthefeesheuldbealoneitoingtorunthoughithadrainedduringthenightandheuldseedropsontheusthavepassedthroughtheareaquiistlingeredinthedaovedinghostlyproonesllhotothenextheeofroberttorrelsoninsteadheranalongthehighhroughdoohentuedatthefirster,hiseyestakinginthesceneinhisestition,rodantheodelifehadbeensloingeveryhoadeofeall,inthespring,heuldseeevidenallholeseatenahe
