lightly,hishandpassedoverpaulshair
”iknow,”hesaid
”illcleanitallup”
”yes,”hesaid”iknow”
”butilovesiylifeillnevergiveitup”
hisfathersatinsilenont,hisheadbentthenhesighedandstood
”dontcloseanydoorsjustnoasking”
paulthenhegotonhiskneesandbegantopientintheharshinglight,listeningtohisfather,iginingthosesahandsvingcarefullyinsideapersonsbody,seekingtorepairhadbeenbroken
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i”arolinecaughttheerofthepolaroidbetween
herthuandfirstfingerasitslippedfrohebedthehillsidephoebeationdresserstorathering;arisingbreezestirredthepapeapkins
”onere,”shesaid
”oh,”phoebeprotested,butshestoodstill
thenutethepassioned,sloovingfrooytopensivenesstosadnessandbaed”sheshoutednosflunghighintheair,,kissinghixuberantlyonthecheek
thensheearlierthisyear,atschool”ilikeyou,”phoebeallerchild;shedidntunderstandily;sloherightthing
”itsokay,honey,”carolinecalled”itsokaytohugyourfriendsattheparty”
phoeberelaxedsheandtinousgardenandphoebessle,afleetingntation,heroent,abonvoyage
”itseersandsiliesfroheupsidedothehospital,eoneagain,highandfloating”ifird”
uysteriousandsensualasthisgardensheloved,heavylengthofalsleepingbesideher,hishandingtorest,lightly,ontheflatofherbelly,thesfreshsoapandoldspiceslo,thesheets,thetoineverynervethere,andthenasquicklygone
”happyanniversary,”hesaidnolyonher
iled,filledovingandlaughinginthelingeringthandfragranedtracealkneonthsbuthedidntknothepast,hadgivencarolihedeedtothisoldhouse
doroingdothealleyinasilkydresstraostedal,andhethoughtnothing,still,ofdivingintothenongahelaandsngtotheoppositeshoreoneafteoonhedrisenoutoftheiddleoftheannualpientofphysicsthateetingtrace,andifheseedalooftocaroline,abitdistantandreserved,itreallyanyofherbusiness
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”yourebringingthewind,”alsaid,asdorodrewnear
”itssoexbleleoreandre,herfeaturessharper,herhair,shortnoe
”alslikethoseoldriners,”traallstooospheried”god,butyourebeautifulhonestlyyoulooklikeagoddessofthewind”
”ifyourethechingthepaperplatesastheylifted,”youdbetterolyourjetssohisparty”
”isntitglorious”doroasked”itssuchabeautifulparty,awonderfulfarewell”
phoe
