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asafraidheallchild
“iorryifthatdeyouunfortable,”hesaid,“butthisethingididntknoean,itsbeenadreayouvebeenadrea”
thethofhishandseedtoperateintoherbones
“ivehadae,too,”shesaid
“butyoudontfeelthesaway”
shelookedathi“pauli”
“no,youdonthavetosayanything”
shedidntlethiinish“yes,idoyouposingherthoughts“arriageitendedeverythingidhopedforinthefutureanditendedoveon,anditried,buttheallthatinterestedinoreningenerale,andiguessiretreatedintoashellthisaderealizethataboutself,anditillingtoterhthat”
“iotsuree”
“iotsayingthisbeethanyouprobablyrealizebutvingtoroe,andtheresnotellinguonthsethatyoullfeelthesanow”
“yes,”hesaid,“ican”
“hoanyoubesosure”
outside,theringagainsttheheoldinncreakedundertheincessantpressure
paulsetasidehisglassoforebeautiful
“because,”hesaid,“youretheonlyreasonidbothertoebackatall”
“pauldont”
sheont,paulbelievedherethanhediginedpossible,andhefeltthelastofhisresistancegiveovedtohersidehafinger,hetuedherfaceto,knohathehher,heverythingabouther
“adrienne“heethisgaze,sheregnizedtheetioninhiseyes
heuldntsaytheaginedsheuldheartheandthatwasenough
becauseitaswell
foralongnt,neitheroneoftheeedtoknotakeit,leaningbackinherchairashisthubegantotraceherskin
hesled,edntenttoreinquietheuldntreadherexpression,yetitseedtohintateverythingheightneedspace,heletgoofherhandandstood
“letputanotherlogonthefire,”hesaid“itsgettinglow”
shenodded,throughhalfclosedeyesashesquattedbeforethefire,thejeansstretchingtightaroundhisthighs
thisuldntbehappening,shetoldherselfsheatureenoughtoknoethinglikethisuldntberealthis,thebinationofathousandthings,shetoldherself,butitlove
andyet,assheistakablelookinhiseyes,thetrerinhisvoiceashedesheknehought,werehers
buteanforhirherknoorethanknoorethansilyapleasurableas,aprosetokeitthroughightbringshedneverunderstoodonenightstandsorpeopleonebedtothenexteveryupleofnthsitrelegatedtheaethingalstaningless,norespecialthanagoodnightkissonthefrontsteps
eventhoughtheylovedeasothinglikethatkinglovetopauleanthattheyherestoftheirlives,andshesureshehat
noranshedeverbeenanshedightdisappointhistenoughtokeepherfroettingthisgoanyfurther
butsheuldntstopherselfnotanyrenot
herthroatherexhale,theyrelaxedhetued,lookingupather,andithenthatshefeltherselffinallygivein
itallfeltrighttoher,hefeltright,andasshestoodbehindhishekneeanttobe
lightningcuttheskyoutsideoleapupagain
paulstoodandfaberhertouchagainsthiorever
paulkissedthebackofherhandbeforereleasingitthen,openinghiseyesandtiltinghishead,hedreeetingherlips
sheleanedintohihenashesaroundher;sheuldfeelher
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asafraidheallchild
“iorryifthatdeyouunfortable,”hesaid,“butthisethingididntknoean,itsbeenadreayouvebeenadrea”
thethofhishandseedtoperateintoherbones
“ivehadae,too,”shesaid
“butyoudontfeelthesaway”
shelookedathi“pauli”
“no,youdonthavetosayanything”
shedidntlethiinish“yes,idoyouposingherthoughts“arriageitendedeverythingidhopedforinthefutureanditendedoveon,anditried,buttheallthatinterestedinoreningenerale,andiguessiretreatedintoashellthisaderealizethataboutself,anditillingtoterhthat”
“iotsuree”
“iotsayingthisbeethanyouprobablyrealizebutvingtoroe,andtheresnotellinguonthsethatyoullfeelthesanow”
“yes,”hesaid,“ican”
“hoanyoubesosure”
outside,theringagainsttheheoldinncreakedundertheincessantpressure
paulsetasidehisglassoforebeautiful
“because,”hesaid,“youretheonlyreasonidbothertoebackatall”
“pauldont”
sheont,paulbelievedherethanhediginedpossible,andhefeltthelastofhisresistancegiveovedtohersidehafinger,hetuedherfaceto,knohathehher,heverythingabouther
“adrienne“heethisgaze,sheregnizedtheetioninhiseyes
heuldntsaytheaginedsheuldheartheandthatwasenough
becauseitaswell
foralongnt,neitheroneoftheeedtoknotakeit,leaningbackinherchairashisthubegantotraceherskin
hesled,edntenttoreinquietheuldntreadherexpression,yetitseedtohintateverythingheightneedspace,heletgoofherhandandstood
“letputanotherlogonthefire,”hesaid“itsgettinglow”
shenodded,throughhalfclosedeyesashesquattedbeforethefire,thejeansstretchingtightaroundhisthighs
thisuldntbehappening,shetoldherselfsheatureenoughtoknoethinglikethisuldntberealthis,thebinationofathousandthings,shetoldherself,butitlove
andyet,assheistakablelookinhiseyes,thetrerinhisvoiceashedesheknehought,werehers
buteanforhirherknoorethanknoorethansilyapleasurableas,aprosetokeitthroughightbringshedneverunderstoodonenightstandsorpeopleonebedtothenexteveryupleofnthsitrelegatedtheaethingalstaningless,norespecialthanagoodnightkissonthefrontsteps
eventhoughtheylovedeasothinglikethatkinglovetopauleanthattheyherestoftheirlives,andshesureshehat
noranshedeverbeenanshedightdisappointhistenoughtokeepherfroettingthisgoanyfurther
butsheuldntstopherselfnotanyrenot
herthroatherexhale,theyrelaxedhetued,lookingupather,andithenthatshefeltherselffinallygivein
itallfeltrighttoher,hefeltright,andasshestoodbehindhishekneeanttobe
lightningcuttheskyoutsideoleapupagain
paulstoodandfaberhertouchagainsthiorever
paulkissedthebackofherhandbeforereleasingitthen,openinghiseyesandtiltinghishead,hedreeetingherlips
sheleanedintohihenashesaroundher;sheuldfeelher
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