aranddroveaway”
rollingthefirstofthedozenheselfbysking,butbeuanaswell
”hatskindofae,isntit”
garrettelastnightshepany”
”butyourenotgoingtoseeheragain”
garretttookadrinkofffeeandshookhishead”idoubtitlikeisaid,sheshereonvacation”
”forhowlong”
”idontknoask”
””
garrettreaandaddedittohisffee”etheresnotchreicansayaboutit”
”surethereis”
”like”
”likeheryouenjoyedyourdateenoughtostartseeingotherpeopleagain”
garrettstirredhisffeethinking,sothatoodtoveroldgroundthising”dad,hisbefore”
”iknouchtialohesedays”
”no,idont”
”yes,”hisfathersaidhsurprisingsoftness,”youdo”
”idonttoargueaboutit,dad”
”idont,eitherivealreadytriedthat,anditdoesntiledafterantofsilence,jebblaketriedanotherapproach
”so,wasshelike”
garrettthoughtforantdespitehielf,hedthoughtaboutherforalongtibeforefinallytuinginforthenight
”theresashesattractiveandintelligentverychag,too,inherownway”
”isshesingle”
”ithinksoshesdivorced,andidontthinksheealongifsheeoneelse”
jebstudiedhissonsexpressioncarefullyasgarrettansyou”
lookinghisfatherintheeyes,garrettknehidethetruth”yeah,ididbutlikeisaid,iprobablyseeheragainidontknoaying,andforalliknoooday”
hisfatherinsilenontbeforeaskingthenextquestioncarefully”butifsheillhereandyouknehinkyouwould”
garrettlookedaevenatseventyhishandsapplyingjustenoughpressuretogethisattention
”son,itsbeenthreeyearsnoitsokaytoletitgonohat,dontyouyouvegottobeabletoletitgo”
ittookantforhioansitsnotthateasy”
”nothingthatseerthat”
afeinuteslatertheyfinishedtheirffeegarretttossedaupleofdollarsontothetableandfolloetiintheshoptoday,atthentheneededtobealone
garrettpulledhistoolboxfrohebackofhistruckandcarriedittotheboatheusedaughtscubadivinganolderbostonocarryuptoeightstudentsandthenecessarygeaeededforundererdives
ingbutnotdiffiallshedhadtodoandhedfeelasifeverythingiledlord,thatethinghedneverbeenabletofindinanyoneelsetohavesothinglikethattakenaorethanthat,itjustseedfothshehadlainaself”if”ifshedinutesifhedgoneoinginsteadofgoingstraighttotheshopathousandifs,andheounderstandingthehingthanhehadbeenfirsthappened
tryingtoovedtheboltsthatheldtheoveditfroheengineakingsurenothing,thoughheakesure
thesunroseoverheadasheselfedonhisforeheadyesterdayataboutthisti,hereered,hedenostneverarinaontbeforevingontoherfinaldestinationthatsostpeopleusuallydidbutafteretothedoasifsheethingelseaswell
hisethingabouthihatheusuallykeptburieddeepselfrethanthat,itoreabouthihansheit
heshookhisheadthen,knoakeanysenseshesaidshedreadtheartiaybethatsefrohethoughtaboutit,finallydeberedsothinglikethatandbesides,shebostoniteupething
