esoundofthephoneringingpulledhollyseyesaherige“hello”hollysaid,anshephone
“hiya,howareyou”deniseaskedhappily
“oh,fullofthejoysoflife,”hollysaidsarcastically“oh,too”shegiggledinresponse
“reallysgotyousohappy”
“ohnothingch,justlifeingeneral,”shegiggledagainofurse,justlifeasillyquestion
“soshappening”
“irroiknosshortnotice,soifyouretoobusycanceleveritisyouhaveplanned”“holdonandletcheckdiary,”hollysaidsarcastically“noproble”denisesaidseriouslyanded
hollyrolledhereyes“ohlookatthat,orro”
“ohgoody”denisesaidhappily“eetingatchangsateight”“whoswe”
“sharonandjohnaregoingandsooftofriendstoobeenouttogetherforages,soitllbefun”“okthen,seeyoutorropletelyslippeddenisesndthathollyoreshestordupstairsandopenedherorroealsheuldbarelyevenaffordtokeepherhera,sorrohosecatsthirty
hollyarrivedattherestaurantateighttoffagaineventuallyshesettledshehadntbeenpingveryoredohanupsandhardertopickherselfbackupagainassheohetableintherestaurantherheartsankuples“r”us
shepausedhalfotionsshelookedaroundtofindtheeasiestesokethentshesteppedoutintotheolfreshairshefeltfreeagainsheulateanexcusetotelldeniseandsharon“hi,holly”
shefrozeandslookingacigarette
“hiya,daniel”she“ididntknooked”
“onlystressed”
“yourestressed”theygreetedeachotherhahug“iryingtofigureouthertojoinhappyuplesunitedinthere”henoddedtoherestauranthollysled“youtoo”
helaughed,“syou”
“soyouregoingin”
“havetofae,”hesaid,griystabbingouthiscigarettehhisfoothollythoughtabouthedsaid“isupposeyoureright”“youdonthavetogoinifyoudontiserablenight”“onthentrary,itypanytherearesoveryfeence”daniellaughedandheldouthisar“shallwe”
hollylinkedherahisandtheysloadetheirfortingtoknoaloneinfeelingalone“bythegettingoutofhereassoonasainurse,”helaughed“traitor,”sheanspinghinthear“oneytofillthetankinthecarforthepastfewdays“eandyouhavetobehobye”
“halfeleven”attberenvelope
“perfectti”hesledandtheydetheirpany
“heretheyare”deniseannouncedastheydetheirothetablehollysatbesidedaniel,stickingtoheralibilikeglue“sorrye,”sheapologized“holly,thisison”
hollysledandnoddedatallofthe
“hi,artly,andhollygiggledbesidehi
“ind,”deniseexplained“butisthatok”
hollyanddanielnodded
theanbesideholly,esheuldntreer,tuedtoherandspokeloudly,“soholly,doyoudo”danielraisedhiseyebroholly
“sorry,pletestrangersthatshehadjusttlessthananuteagoshefeltdanielshakinghlaughterbesideher“doyoudoforaliving”theanaskedagain
hollyhadintendedongivingherafunnybutslightlyrudeansbarrassntandbetnoeshooktheanslipsbegantotbeteethrudely
“isitthatyoudo”danielaskedherloudly,breakingthesilence“oh,geoffreyrunshisouingtoherhusband
“ohright,butisitthatyoudo”danielrepeatedtheladyseeddisnherself
herhusbandleanedforallbusiness”hetookabiteoutofhisbreadroll,chesloedinue“sllbutsuccessful,”his
geoffreyfinallyfinishedeatinghisbread“akecartothewarehouses”“sveryinteresting,”danielsaiddryly
“soot”shesaid,tuingtolookatdani
