第56节 (第2/2页)

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    “pagne.”

    hollygulpedandstareddothethirtyeuroinherhand.

    danielgrabbedherhandandpulledherup.“eosgo,holly.”

    sheopehtoketheexuohereappearedtobearaty.

    shesledatdanielgratefullyahheadedouttothecar.

    theysatinthesilehthinkingaboutovingohers.

    danielpulledupoutsideherhouse.“doyoueinforateaorffeeoranything”shebeltandaeptedheroffer.shereallylikeddaniel,heobeh,butrightobealone.

    “thatenight,ylife,andididnotseeanyofthating.”

    
    “althoughsharonoings,butshesaiditrailedoffandherbrainintooverdriveasthingsstartedtoaddup.

    “seasiess”danielasked,nfused.

    “afteroueardeathexperience,”sheexplained.

    “ht.”

    thistiheroftheaughed.

    “itsfunny,”hesaid,settlingdootheuch.ohno,hollythought;hesnevergoingtoleavethehousenow.

    “theladsalyselfandlauraarried,”hentinued.“ijustdidntthinkthatlauraarriedbefore.”

    “shesgettingrried”hollyaskedgently.

    henoddedandlookedaioo,”helaughedbitterly.

    “obviouslyhesnotanyre.”

    “nope,”heshookhishead.“obviouslynot.”

    “sorrytohearthat,”shesaidgenuinely.

    “ahourfairshareofbadluck.youknohatbetterthananyone.”

    “huh,fairshare,”sherepeated.

    “iknoheresnothingfairaboutit,butdontoo.”

    “youthink”

    “ihope.”

    theysatinsilenceforaofthehousesosheuldopentheenvelope.

    hereadhernd.“sohoessagesfrobovegoing”

    hollysatfdo.

    “ht,”hesaid,juingtoattentioupquicklyandputhisgdohetable.“ibetterleaveyouatitso.”

    hollybitherlip,feelingguiltyatusheringhiutsoquickly,butshewasalsorelievedhewasfinallygoing.

    “thanksallionforthelift,daniel,”shesaid,follotothedoor.

    “noprobletall.”hequicklygrabbedhisatfrohebanisterandheadedoutthedoor.theygaveeachotheraquickhug.

    “seeyousoon,”shesaid,feelinglikearightbitdiatelyfadedassoonassheclosedthedohtgerry,”shesaidassheheadedtothetable.“

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