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theproostoftheventuallyaskedheroutsheatterhoighthe,notterhouchsheenjoyedhispany,sheintheehaddone
hertiinrodanthehadoregrainonedtorealizethatsheerefriendlyonthsandyears,andsotistheyetisuntillateinthenightthroughhisgrief,andshedevenallotostayintheguestbedrootoseethekidsironian,andadrienneuldreersittingashesidnight,andhedbeenralingforafeedtorealize
“didithurtthisbadforyou”heasked
“yes,”adriennesaid
“hotaketogetoverit”
“threeyears,”shesaid,“butiky”
jacknoddedpressinghislipstogether,hestaredintohisdrink
“iorry,”hesaid“theduestthingieverdidothatdoor”
adriennesledandpattedhisknee“iknothankyouanyway”
itayearafterthatoaskhertodinnerandasshehadhalltheothers,adriennepolitelysaidno
adrienneroseandherbedrooarlier,thenandaostiledasshereachedforherdaughtershand
asshedid,adrienneuldseethatsotiduringthepastupleofhours,andahadrealizedthatshedidntknouotherasshethoughtshedidithought,arolereversalofsorts
andahadthesalookinhereyesthatadriennesotishadinthepast,eofthethingstheyddoogooutandahadbothstartedandquitskingasajunior,orthatdanhadbeentheoneallfireinthegaragethathadbeenbladonafaultyeleeti,andsheandawasfeelingnow
onthepe,andasighed
“thateastory,”shesaid
asshespoke,andafingeredherakingitshier
“dottanddanknoean,haveyoutoldtheboutit”
“no”
“”
“iotsuretheyneedtoknoiled“andbesides,idontknoattertheyren,forohing,andalittleontheproteenarelikethatsotisiftheyetsooneandfallinlove,itsreal,notterhoeonefallsforaantheyhappentoansintentionstobehonest,idontkno”
andanoddedbeforeasking,“e,then”
“becauseithoughtyouneededtohearit”
absently,andabegantotother
“
“yes”
“ian,younevetionedanythingaboutit”
“iuldnt”
“”
adrienneleanedbaandkneedsueuntilyouuldethihatididntseethepointinit”
shetrailedoffbeforechoosingheextarefully
“youalsohavetorealizethatyourenotthesapersonnoethinglikethisian,hoebaet”
“”
adrienneandainstead,sheshrugged“e,ididntethingagain”
andashiftedinherotherintheeye“areyousurehelovedyou”sheasked
“yes,”shesaid
andaseyeslookedalstbluegreeninthefadinglightshesledgently,asiftryingtokeanobviouspointother
adriennekneandaithought,theonlylogicalquestionleft
andaleanedforhnce“thenwhereishe”
inthefourteenyearssinesherfirsttriphadbeenduringjuneofthesayear,andthoughthesandseedeltedintotheskyatthehorizon,shedethereinderofhertripsduringtheonths,heold,
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theproostoftheventuallyaskedheroutsheatterhoighthe,notterhouchsheenjoyedhispany,sheintheehaddone
hertiinrodanthehadoregrainonedtorealizethatsheerefriendlyonthsandyears,andsotistheyetisuntillateinthenightthroughhisgrief,andshedevenallotostayintheguestbedrootoseethekidsironian,andadrienneuldreersittingashesidnight,andhedbeenralingforafeedtorealize
“didithurtthisbadforyou”heasked
“yes,”adriennesaid
“hotaketogetoverit”
“threeyears,”shesaid,“butiky”
jacknoddedpressinghislipstogether,hestaredintohisdrink
“iorry,”hesaid“theduestthingieverdidothatdoor”
adriennesledandpattedhisknee“iknothankyouanyway”
itayearafterthatoaskhertodinnerandasshehadhalltheothers,adriennepolitelysaidno
adrienneroseandherbedrooarlier,thenandaostiledasshereachedforherdaughtershand
asshedid,adrienneuldseethatsotiduringthepastupleofhours,andahadrealizedthatshedidntknouotherasshethoughtshedidithought,arolereversalofsorts
andahadthesalookinhereyesthatadriennesotishadinthepast,eofthethingstheyddoogooutandahadbothstartedandquitskingasajunior,orthatdanhadbeentheoneallfireinthegaragethathadbeenbladonafaultyeleeti,andsheandawasfeelingnow
onthepe,andasighed
“thateastory,”shesaid
asshespoke,andafingeredherakingitshier
“dottanddanknoean,haveyoutoldtheboutit”
“no”
“”
“iotsuretheyneedtoknoiled“andbesides,idontknoattertheyren,forohing,andalittleontheproteenarelikethatsotisiftheyetsooneandfallinlove,itsreal,notterhoeonefallsforaantheyhappentoansintentionstobehonest,idontkno”
andanoddedbeforeasking,“e,then”
“becauseithoughtyouneededtohearit”
absently,andabegantotother
“
“yes”
“ian,younevetionedanythingaboutit”
“iuldnt”
“”
adrienneleanedbaandkneedsueuntilyouuldethihatididntseethepointinit”
shetrailedoffbeforechoosingheextarefully
“youalsohavetorealizethatyourenotthesapersonnoethinglikethisian,hoebaet”
“”
adrienneandainstead,sheshrugged“e,ididntethingagain”
andashiftedinherotherintheeye“areyousurehelovedyou”sheasked
“yes,”shesaid
andaseyeslookedalstbluegreeninthefadinglightshesledgently,asiftryingtokeanobviouspointother
adriennekneandaithought,theonlylogicalquestionleft
andaleanedforhnce“thenwhereishe”
inthefourteenyearssinesherfirsttriphadbeenduringjuneofthesayear,andthoughthesandseedeltedintotheskyatthehorizon,shedethereinderofhertripsduringtheonths,heold,
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