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Crash!
"Sorry! I have a cart with a wonky wheel," I said by way of an apology to the wo to rocery store
My victie of toilet paper that bounced out of her cart at the ientle, "That happens Light be with you"
"You calledcart?" An ahed softly inone-handed to make my cart behave
"No, I called you up because you left ame to call you Dammit! I&039;ood I&039;ll back up so you can get your shoe fro ave me a someeak smile as he knelt down to wrestle his shoe from under the wheel of the cart, his voice somewhatlot "It&039;s no probleorously, her voice spilling out of the cell phone I claht to shove the cart the few re feet to rocery store"
"Well, it&039;s partially your fault," I gru in as the cartinto a sleek cri next to my somewhat battle-scarred Hyundai I hauled the cart backward to my car "The second you called the cart ild onwith one hand But it is nice to hear fro to yourup on my behalf?"
"Yup Per your request, I have purchased suitable arill I proarlic scallops"
"Oh, Pia, about that"
"Ma&039;a on my arm The ht blue package "I think these fell out of your cart I don&039;t use this brand"
"My original plan was to stay with you for a week, and see my sister in Vancouver for a week, but"
I e of sanitary pads he shoved towardhed "Don&039;t let it bother you I have a wife, so I&039;h I don&039;t believe I&039;ve ever seen this particular product before Does &039;effusive flow&039; et away, so I thought I&039;d just switch to teeks, if you don&039;t mind"
I shoved the pads into the car and tried to will away the blush that eeping upward "Thank you I think I&039;ll just die of eain and sauntered aaving a friendly hand "I wouldn&039;t want to diht in the world, least of all yours, so I&039;ll be ontoa hole to open up and sback at the man as he hopped into a blue minivan "Did he say what I think he said?"
"I don&039;t know; I couldn&039;t hear hie in plans Boy, you really are having a day, aren&039;t you?" Magda&039;s voice was choked with laughter
"You have no idea" I thought for a moment, then shook my head "I " I flung the rest of the groceries into the car,area, and returned to ainst the hot seat "Hang on a sec while I plug in the headsetabout a change in plans? Don&039;t tellto visit after all?"
"Would I do that to rimaced at the word "You know full well I&039;roup is in southern California, and I&039;m not about to offer my services to theet up there"
"We?" I pulled out of the parking lot and drove slowly through the tiny town perched high in the mountains, located about an hour&039;s drive out of Seattle My house, e of the town, nestled between tall fir trees and a sheer rocky wall "Who&039;s we?"
"Ray is co with me If you don&039;t mind, that is"
"Mind? No, I like hie of the les&039; tour we&039;d taken some two months before All I could really re, with mild eyes and an innocuous manner To be honest, he seeda was around, but she had that effect on a lot of people She was full of life and color, with snapping black eyes and a joy of life that was infectious "So you guys are still going strong, eh?"
"More than ever," she cooed "He rearranged his schedule so that he&039;d have a o back to Denver Isn&039;t that sweet? So I hoped you wouldn&039;t mind if he came with me to visit you I swear he&039;s housebroken, and he&039;s promised he&039;ll be happy to just sit and read or watch ether"
"Sounds perfect," I said, parking my car in the tiny carport attached to roceries inside
"You OK?" Magda asked when I grunted with relief as I dropped the heavy bags on the kitchen table
"Yeah, just out of shape And before you ask, no, I haven&039;t found ti to"
Magda giggled "Plu you that"
"Uh-huh Maybe your plu out all over the place Whoever said that pining for awas full of bull I&039;ve gained ten pounds since I ca by the way you and Kristoff went at it while you were there, I&039;d say he was a man who appreciated a wo to worry about"
The vision rose in ht tryst in a barn, my body suffused with heat as I re the flesh of my neck and breasts But with thathis mind from mine
I didn&039;t doubt that despite my physical flaws he desired me sexually but a Beloved was supposed to be soto a man who didn&039;t wante of tears
Instantly, her voice was filled with sympathy "Oh, honey, I&039;ht up the subject of Kristoff"
"No, it&039;s OK It&039;s just that I had this strange drea about You re to send me? I dreamed he came, and somehow you were here, and so were Kristoff and his brother, and it seemed so real until I woke up"
"That&039;s how dreams are"
"I know, but this was well, different Oh, hell, someone&039;s at my door I really don&039;t want to see anyone" I snatched up a box of Kleenex and dabbed atroom I hesitated for a moment at the door, then scooted to the side to peek out of theat the front porch
"I&039;ll go, then"
"No, it&039;s OK It&039;s just a couple of religious people," I said, watching as a woman and a
"Bah I usually tell them I&039;m a cannibal and they leave me alone"
"I tried that once I told them I was an anarchist, and they just visitedthe door just enough to snatch up the religious newsletter, closing it quickly before slu down on the couch next to the"So exactly how long will you and Ray be able to stay? The whole week that we planned, or will you guys want to go off on your own and make smoochy faces at each other?"
I didn&039;t want to adda&039;s visit Althoughin elderly pets was satisfying, ever since I&039;d returned from my adventures in Iceland, life see; so e that, but she had becoht of her visit
"No! That&039;s the good part Because Ray is taking a wholeme an extra week, so I&039;ll have teeks with you, and then one with my sister before we have to come back to San Francisco That is, if you can stand us that long Ray, hand me the basil, would you? No, the fresh stuff Could you chop that onion for hetti"
"Sounds yurio ho that opinion re such a butthead" Her voice dropped suddenly "Speaking of that do you wanta Zorya and Kristoff and the you-knohats and all the rest?"
I rubbed rade headache "I don&039;t think that&039;s necessary I&039;, I think I just need to face the fact that Kristoff isn&039;t ever going to-Crap Soain"