第98节 (第1/2页)

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    nedg.”dontcry,angel,”hebegged,”pleasedontcry.i

    onlyyoutobehappy.”sheedtosaythathehaddone

    orehappythanshewouldever,everbe

    again.sheissedthedaysheypainted

    togetherandthatsheedtodoitagaiosayshe

    lovedhionlysheuldntst.

    shehadnevercriedlikethis.shehadnevercaredlikethis.

    shefelthisararoundher,feltvent,athingshe

    kingonthefloor.hecradledherclose,abs

    thespasofherhasoftrog.

    theospeak.hisheads

    protective,hisvoicebeseegbutloudenoughtocarryoverher

    sobs.

    ”iteifihadnteinhereahe

    bobcats.ben,sayingthatthevaswashis

    alltifavorite,andireeredhotogether.he

    didntknohat,soheknoagain,andiwas

    to,rachel,totallyto.yougotthissho

    becauseofthebobauseofthewholebodyofyourwork.

    thatalent,yourperseverance.i

    havedohingifyoudshoyoudidnt.

    thelooreuldgoon,

    aartedthinkingthatifyoudidnthere

    beanothershoedyoutohaveatleastone,rachel.ifigured

    youdoohardandtoolongnotto.”heheldherheadtohis

    urs.shewashangingon

    everyword.

    ”ihereinthehospital,”hesaid.”italkedto

    youandhelpedveyou,butyoubackto

    bigsuratnightethinguseful.iuldntstandthe

    sightofoaterialsudio,

    ing,soidecidedtotryone,justone.”shefelttheswellofhis

    chestrevere

    againstherhair.

    ”itpaintedlikethatinyears.ihavent

    beenlostinanythinglikethatinyears.ifeltrealive,re

    talented,repurposeful.

    ”soivebeendreang,”hesaid.”knoof”sheshookher

    headunderhishand,againsthischest,alltooas

    anding,ingsobadly.

    ”ofusdoihis.idonteroleinit.youkeep

    thena.illstilldesign,butsllerthingsagain,housesfor

    peopleileatandloveivedone.ihadthatinthe

    beginning,butitsbeengoneforsolongthatibarelyreerit.

    eer,youdontssuntilsothinghappenstojog

    yourry.thatssittingatyourbedsidedid,rachel,jogged

    ry.ireeredthingsabouthingsaboutus,

    thingsthatybeididnteerbecausetheyweresogood,

    andtheyeant.sheknehe

    ant.

    ”idretgoingintoar