upontheshore,asoothing,ntinuousroar
garrettsnddriftedthroughthelasttonthedfirstseenher,thehourstheydspentonhappenstanoretothiseveningthaneitherofthetjustbeforethesteaksenext,andshesetitintheddleofthetable,alongedtoobrightshespulse,shethetabletoseeifituchthinkingitlookedaboutright,shepickedupthebottleofeinsideafterespointingupadetheresalookbeautifulherdarkhairlookedsteriousintheovingflasunabletospeakforalongnt,allgarrettulddoontthathekneselfallalong”ithoughttheseouch,”shesaidquietly
”ithinkyoureright”
theyntinuedtoa,bothfrozenforantbytheshadoantpossibilitiesthentheresaglancedaway”iuldntfindaethingtosay
”illgetit,”hesaidquickly”idontuseitveryoften,soitsprobablyburiedinoneofthedrawers”heountintoeachglassthen,sittingdohetongstoputthesteaksoneachoftheirplates”itsthentoftruth,”shesaidrightbeforetakingherfirstbitegarrettsledashechedhertryittheresalysurprisedtofindoutthathehadbeenrightallalong”garrett,thisisdelicious,”shesaideaestly”thankyou”
theestheresafeltsothingtingleinthebackofheeckandhadtotakeanothersipofakethefeelinggoawayoutside,theoinglyefroowhere
afterdinner,garrettsuggestedanotherthetableandputthenthesinktheyleftthekitakingtheirallsandduneandontothebeachitselfenttouadesothinginsidehertighten,and,sheshedbeenthinkingtheyntinuedstrolling,bothoftheakingintheevening”ihaventhadanightlikethisinalongti,”garrettsaidfinally,hisvoiostlikearerance”neitherhavei,”shesaid
thesandeeretogosailing”theresaasked
”yes”
”etogohyou”
helookedathercuriously”ean”
”ianthatyoulookedalstlikeyouregretteditthentyousaidit”heshrugged”iotsurethatregretisthehinkihatiasked,butididntregretit”shesled”areyousure”
”yeah,iureyouhavetoreerthatihaventaskedanyoneoutinoverthreeyearsethatiiredofalwaysbeingalone””youanie”
heshookhishead”ididntanittosoundlikethatieidontthinkieoneelsebesides,thisuchbetterthanithoughtite”shefeltinsideatsloovinghisthu,tracingsllcirclesonherskinheon”didyouthinkyourvacationhinglikethis”
shehesitated,dethetruth
”no”
theyakeoutanythingbutshadows
”doyouthinkyoulleverebackhereagainianforanothervacation””idontknowwhy”
”becauseiwaskindofhopingyouwould”
inthedistance,sheuldseelightsalongafaraovingagainsthers”akedinnerforagainifidid”
”idokyouanythingyouaslongasitsasteak”
shelaughedunderherbreath”thenillnsideritiprose””hoifithreubalessonsaswell”
”ithinkkevinorethan”
”thenbringhilong”
sheglan”youind”
”notatallidlovetoethi”
”ibetyoudlikehi”
”iknowiwould”
theyething”
”sure”
”iknohisisgoingtosoundstrange,but”
shepausedforant,andhelookedatherquizzically”””sthethingyouveeverdone”
helaughedaloud”efro
”ijusttoknopeoplearereallyallabout”
”thething”
”theabsolute”
hethoughtforant”iguessiyfriendsandiberweweredrinkingandrai
