hehillandtheroadtheroadintothebrusheandeonedearudererkbutiteandshesaiditagirlnoeithinkidontknoetisortoyouoreitherofusandisaidiuldntdriveifshedidthatsoesoeikissedherbeforeeinandandistilllikeit””sono,”davidsaidcarefully,”andyourethroughhit””butiotilikeditandioingtoreallydoit”
”noyoudonthave
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”idoandioingtodoituntilihroughoverit”
””
”idobutireallyhaveto,davidididntknohis”hedidnotsayanything
”illbeback,”shesaid”iknoe
hedidnotsayanything
”shesedidntyouhearaskheritslikestoppingintheddleofanything””ioinguptoparis,”davidsaid”youcanreachthroughthebank””no,”shesaid”noyouhavetohelp”
”icanthelpyou
”youcanyoucantgoaethingthatihavetodocantyouunderstandpleaseunderstandyoualand””notthispart”
”pleasetryyoualoodbeforeyouknohingdidntyou””yesbefore”
”itstartednotinlovehanyoneelse”
”dontdoit”
”ihavetoeversinceieandineveoo”
hesaidnothing
”pleaseknois”
hedidnotsayanything
”anyhyouandyoucanhaveherandhingahatway
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”youretalkingcrazy,devil”
”ikno,”shesaid”illstop”
”takeanap,”hesaid”justliecloseandquietandhgotosleep””iloveyouso,”shesaid”andyouretruepartnertheuquietnogoingtogo””yes,”shesaid”youeibeverylong”
ebadavideandlookedatthebedandthendoorandopeneditandstoodandlookedinthelongrrorherfaherheaddoandshutthedoorbehindherchapterthirteen
daviddroveupfroritacaoutofthedoor
”catherinefeelsterribly,”shesaid”pleasebekindtoher””thehelle,yesbutnotustnt,david””donttellustandustnt””dontyoutotakecareofher””notparticularly”
”ido”
”youcertainlyhave”
”dontbeafool,”shesaid”yourenotafoolitellyouthisisserious””whereisshe”
”inthereingforyou
davidptybar
”hello,”shesaid”theydidntbringtherror”hello,devil,”hesaid”iorryie”hethedeadhertonelessvoice”ithoughtyoudgoneaway,”shesaid
”didntyouseeihadnttakenanything”
”ididntlookyouneedtotakeanythingtogoaway”no,”davidsaid”ijustintotown
”oh,”shesaidandlookedatthewall
”theorrow
”idontorrow
”sureyoudo”
”noidontdontaskto”
”iaskyouto,”hesaid”haveyouhadadrink”
”illkeone”
”itdoanygood”
”itghtechanicallyashestirredandthenpouredintotheglasses”putinthegarlilive,”shesaid
hehandedheroneoftheglassesandliftedhisandtoucheditagainsthers”herestousshepouredherglassoutonthebarandlookedatitfloouth”thereisntanyus,”shesaid”notanyredavidtookahandkerchiefoutofhispocketandadeanotherdrink”itsall**,”oppeditupagainandartinianddetore”thisoneyoudrink,”hesaid”justdrinkit”
”justdrink,”shesaidsheliftedtheglassandsaid,”herestoyouandyourgoddaedhandkerchief”shedranktheglassoffandthenheldit,lookingatit,anddavidhatsheothroinhisfacethensheputitdohegarliliveoutofitandateitverycarefullyandhandeddavidthepit”sepreakeit
”butdrinkthisoneslowly”
”ohiuiteallrightnosureithappenstoeverybody””doyoufeelbetter”
”ethinganditsgohatsallalleretheresnoproblesthere””areyouhungry”
”nobutiureeverythingyousaidityou”
”ofurseitwill”
”ieeratterdoesityousaiditdidnttter”
”no”
”thenletsbecheerfulitsjustgoneeveritwas””itsthavebeensothing,”hesaid”wellfind
it
”ididsothingiknoitsgonenow
”thatsgood”
”itanyoneelsesfaulteveritwas”
”donttalkaboutfaults”
”iknoi
