l,llitbe”answer,
hesaid,”hopesaididlikellin,soletsdoit”heputthecdonlow
heflower
arrangentsthattotheshopdoairsfor
replaethingvivid,the
floristpulledoutanorangehibiscusandadeeppinkkalanchoe”theyllbloooths,”thensaid,andjustthatquickly,jackdecidedonrosesandtulipstheroseshetulipspinktheyoreheeby
then
cindyhaddressedrachelinanightshirtthatpinkhorangeandbluesplashesentbytheosshop,
alonghacardthatackedonthebulletinboardbesidehopesdrahercardsndryingtotuckstraystrandsofraanthahadcreatedh
hopesscrunchytheafteoonbefore
”leaveit,”hesaidtothenurse”itspretty,curlingagainsthercheek”ntslater,alonehrachel,hetouchedthatcurlit,silkytherehereyet
takingoneoftheroses,heveditunderheose”brightyellow,”hesaidand,studyingtherose,pushedhielftoseeitasrachelingto,justthetipsstarting
tocurloutepaper”hetippedtherosetohisownnose”andfragrantsllslikesunshine,tookesthinkbeachrosesinnantucketreerthosegoodvacation”heretuedtherosetorachelsnose,thenexchangeditforatulip”thisoneissoftpinkbabypinksothtallandgracefuladanceranelegantspringdancer”heteasedthetipofheosehthetulip
thenhetoldheraboutgoingouttothecarthatingandseeingdeerintheails,heuldhaveswo
heheardhersay,thoughhisoeryyhavedredgeditupandhetoldheraboutboca
”see,itisntjusttheney,”hesaid,becauseifitwashewouldneverhaveblohatnooneelse
aybeitit
nsaterialisitingtobeasuccessifigotlost
init,iorrybutsuccesshasale,re
thanforyoubackho,igroillfeelthatway
sotis
you,youvealgrohegirlsfor
ninenthsandgivingbirthoup”oh,hehadbeenproud,andnotonlyofhisdaughtersraost
sereneuringherbriefasbriefuldbestaysintheteityeeredlyingjustthiscloseeand
nursing,chingherdozeoffhababyatherbreastshehadntefreckles
hefeltthesafaliarity,thesaadetheir
bestyearssogoodevenattheend,sothingshadhegirlstulingintheyard,ureditallon
filevenattheendthereiles
butokay,hehadntbeenthereetionallyforhershehadntpointeditouthehadfeltherincreasingsilenceshehadfelthisincreasingdistance
”itslikeyougetstartedinonedirectionandpickupspeed,andyouyforgetontuakesyouthere
an,hatitisntwhereyou
tobe”hesureifhealkingaboutthe
divorcesincethedivorceusedonwork
”theproble”hesaid,pullingshopdrahisbriefcase,”isthaticancancelonaprojectlikebocabecausenothingsbeensignedyet,buttherearetoonyotherstntsbeende”
heunfoldedthedrahedesignsfoapaeatandairductittedbythevarious
subntrainbigsurtheyneededstudy
andapprovalitheleastheulddoafterpostponinganothersetofetings
hetoldrachelabouttheproject,thentalkedhishroughtheshopdraeantanythingtohersheusedto
lookoverhisshouldersotishdrawingslike
thesehehadtalkedherthroughtheplansthen
atleast,hethoughthehadybehehadntybeshehadbeenrunninginandout,busyhthegirlsshewouldhavebeenboredoretodoh
supervisionthandesign,anddesignwashislovehehadbarelyrefoldedthedraaolfe
arrivedhecarriedanarrangentofyelloheonesjackhadbought,andsaidasurprisinglygraindsthinkalike
”hesethisvaseonthenightstand”todaysbirthdayweweregoingtocelebrate”
”happybirthday,”jacksaid,buthedidntleavethistihestoodrightthereadeaionhher
heseedlikeaverynice,verydecent,veryattentiveandaanjato
jill
hesubjectofrachelsshohathewould
befrangherpictureshielfafterall,shehadalltheterialsatthehouse,andhehadfradpicturesbefore,orsohereasonedbutheinghehinking
aboutpaintinghehadputitoff,putitoff,thinkingthatrachelnottodoit,buttheshoendaysoff
andsheillasleep,andhedidntknoherthis
sixyearsolderrachelantha
thoughtsheighthaveanopinion
katherineelyhaveanopinionbuthehadtoldhertobuttout
heuldapologizethatfeltliketherightthingtodoheedtothinkthatsheoohe
lunfortunately,etovisit,shealonedinah
andjanhherdinahlookedassuccessfulaseverhhersrtredsuit,goldbrooch,andbeeperjanwasnononsenseandfunctional,aanuscledcalves,sundriedskin,andsheerpolishonheailskatherinesooday
thethreelookedhebedhforcedlightness,
theytalkedtorachelintusoneheldherhand,anotherbrushedherhair,thethirdaskedjackthedoctorsweresayingthinkingtoleareaboutra,ashehadfroharlieandfaye,heaskedaboutbookgroupitistakesuddenly,thoughheandingrightthere,hefadedtheirvoicesgrewqu
