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“Sorry, sweetie” Diane pulled away froently over where his hand had rested

“Would you like to take those with you? I think they belonged to yourin the closet

The air in the rooed as Toer

“What?” To there Maybe there’s so she’d like to take home with her to Massachusetts But if you don’t want them or you don’t want them now, that’s fine I opened theain I ca this room out”

“I’d like to look at Mo and closing

“I’ this conversation three days before rowled

“Honey,” Diane reproached hiht Why don’t you ask Gabriel to come up and help me carry them down to your car?”

Julia nodded and exited the roo her father pull Diane into his arms

As she descended the staircase to the front hall, she heard voices co room

“You tell her yet?” Julia’s Uncle Jack, To

“No” Gabriel’s tone was clipped

“You going to?” Jack’s gruff voice grew louder

“Since everything has been quiet, I haven’t seen the need She’s been upset enough recently I’ in fear”

“She isn’t” Gabriel sounded iot a problem”

Julia’s footsteps echoed across the hardwood floor and the voices stopped

She entered the living roo

Gabriel was standing a few feet away, having adopted a si on?” she asked

Gabriel lifted his ar Did you help Diane?”