itdehersad,beediarriage,alanguageandtohatevokedthelostpastandfilledherallthingsbreeaskedheronce,andnorahanyoftheiversationsthingsasperfunctoryandnecessaryashouseholdchoresandpaulsschedule
thesuneranorahhadhopedthisdreaaanyhourslyinginthehotsun,holdingherselfstillhoeaocknorahtooktered,andshoppingatthebright,overpricedtouristshopsintoar,andheran
norahshadedhereyesandlookeddoerged,andshesaanrunningaybethirtyfiveorfortyhe,heslohenstopped,handsonhiships,breathingheavily
”nicecara,”hesaidthen,lookingstraightatnorah,headded,”interestingshot”heagesatonce
shegazeddo,elikethatheanddavidalkingintentlynoaperturesandfilters
”soyouretheinspirationforthisstudy,”hesaid,tuingtoincludenorah
”isuppose,”shesaid,brushingsandoffherovedoverher,vedthroughherhair
”no,youhavebeautifulskin,”hophseesheedtosayihavebeautifulskinbuttheintentnessofhooppedher
”youshouldseedavidsothers,bougainvilleacascadingofftheporchtrellises”hebroughthisportfolio”aation
”iinterestedinyourstudy”
””davidsaid”joinusforlunch”
buthoeetingintooneoclock
”hereespaul,”norahsaidhesandlegsflashinginthelight,theetisdidaroundtheveryfactofhispresence”ourson,”shesaidtohooo”
”hehasgoodfor”hohebentdohhishandsonhisknees,draggingdeepbreathsintohislungs
”andgoodti,”davidsaid,glansshisvocationlookatthatheight
thinknaboutbasketball”
paullookedup,griiliarirritationorehepushedbasketball,therepaulifheedpaultoplay,heoughttoforbiditinstead
”ilikerunning,”paulsaid,standingup
”eyou,”hooshakehands,”hat”
paulshookhishand,flushingontsagonorahransparent
”etodinner,”shesuggestediulsively,inspiredbyhoadeherlightheaded”sinceyoucanteforlunch,efordinnerbringyourilyonthebeach”
hobehindhishead,stretherealonearetreatofsortsiabouttobedivorced”
”iorry,”norahsaid,thoughshe
”eanyation”
”ah,transfortion,”hoallforthatidlovetoetodinner”
davidandhoinutesinuteslater,standinginthekitberedthedarkbuonhisshoulders,hisperatingeyesandvoieratheirlostdaughterstillhoveredbet;theirliveshadshapedtheelvesaroundherabsentogethersheslidthebered,thepalandcuticlespaleagainsthistanbeautifulshin,hedsaid,andhiseyeshadntlefthers
afterlunheroaginedbree,delightedhher,laughing
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