”yeah,shedoes,”hesaidfinally
”itsaboutdati,”hesaidagainhalaughbeforehangingupgarrettstaredatthephoneashereplaceditinitscradle”shereallydoes,”heselfallsleonhisface”shereallydoes”theresaergedfrohebedroofeinuteslater,lookingrestedandfreshsllingffeebretothekitchenforacupafterputtingapieceofbreadinthetoaster,garrettoherside”gooding,again,”hesaid,kissingthebackofheeck”goodingagaintoyou,too”
”sorryaboutleavingthebedrooastnight”
”hey,itsokayiunderstand”
”youanthat”
”ofurseido”shetuedandfacedhile”ihada”
”sodidi,”hesaidfishingaffeeiingin”
”ind”
”hoington”
”hat”shedidntsoundnvinced
”didyouhaveanythingelseyouedtodoinstead””hosortofhangaroundheretoday”
”anddo”
”oh,isaroundhi”thatis,ifyoudonthaveaproblethat””no,”hesaidatall”
forthenextfourdays,theresaandgarretttoteaethinghedneverdonebeforettotellherreadventurestoriesaboutearlysailors,andshestrokedhishairasthesoundofhisvoicereverberatedagainsttheinteriorofthehulleryfroearsbefore
”ireallydontthinkyoushouldgo,”garrettsaid,lookingatcatherinehnceinhiseyesshestoodbesidethefrontdoor,hersuitcasebesideher,frustratednt”cn,garrett,onlygoingtobegoneforafewdays””butyouhaventbeenyourselflately”
catherinefeltlikethrowingupherhands
”hoanytisdoihavetotellyouthatiinesisterreallyneedsyouknoisntchhelpatall””butineedyou,too”
”garrettjustbeeanihavetostayhere,toojoinedatthehip”garretttookaninvoluntarystepback”ididntsayjustnotsureheryoushouldgohisway””youneveretogoanywhere”
”canihelpitifissyouwhenyouregone”
herfaayleave,garrett,butyouknoeback”
eryfaded,garrett
thefollooingrays,garrettanyshopsrightoffthebeaelotionheappliedittoherbaentsindeontsistakentheyhadluna,neitheroneoftheotiindtoholdherhand,hereaent,theadeitalloreshehadetoknooreshebelievedthatsheessagestotoher,togetheronsaturdayeveninggarrettokedanotherdinnerforher,akinglove,theylayinhisbed,holdingeaknehatshehadtoretutobostonthefollotheyhadbothavoidedtalkingaboutuntilnow”willieverseeyouagain”sheasked
heosttooquiet”ihopeso,”hesaidfinally
”doyouto”
”ofurseido”ashesaidit,hesatupinthebed,pullingslightlyaherafterantshesatupandtuedonthebedsidela”isit,garrett”
”ijustdontean,youeintolifeandtuitupsidedown,andnowyoureleaving”shereachedforhishandandspokequietly
”oh,garrettidontslikeiveknoakeitedoeuptobostoneitherry,cantwe””hoonthlessthanthat”
”idontknoakeitwork”
hepausedforalongnt”doyoureallythinkitspossibleifuchhingtogrow”hisung,
