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“Okay” He slu his head back to stare up at nothing “Sorry,” he told the ceiling I’m sure the plasterwork appreciated it iaze eventually found , or at the very least immoral, to be so pretty Normal people didn’t stand a chance My heart took a dive every time I looked at him No, a dive didn’t cover it It plu melodramatic when I needed her most?
“I’m sorry, Ev,” he repeated “I know the last twenty-four hours have been shit Offering to get out of here for a while was s better”
“Thank you,” I said “And also for co in here to check on uarded for once And the honesty in his gaze changed things formore Sadness or loneliness, I don’t know A kind of weariness that was there and gone before I could understand But it left its mark There was a lotname I needed to remember that and not o?” I asked “Really?”
His eyes were bright with aave him a cautious smile
“We can talk over whatever we need to, just you and me I need to make a couple of calls then we’ll head off, okay?”
“Thank you I’d like that”
With a parting nod he opened the door and strode back out He and Mal talked quietly about soe rooer-brush my hair for luck The time had come to take control Actually, it ell overdue What was I doing, bouncing fro in control, having a plan Tie and take decisive action on what I could I had money saved up One of these days ly Because once winter hit, and things turned cold, gray, and alking wouldn’t always appeal The thought of using ency measures and all that
David’s lawyers would draw up papersabout that side of things However, getting out of the public eye for a couple of weeks ithin e instead of reacting I was a big girl and I could take care of o for the drive with hione, first on a hide-away holiday, and then back to my very ordinary, well ordered life devoid of any rock-star interventions
Yes
“Give ainst Mal in the lounge
Mal winced “I was joking about giving away cars”
“Co I rode over on the bike and I don’t have a helmet for her”
“Fine” With a sour face Mal dropped his car keys into David’s outstretched hand “But only cause I like your wife Not a scratch, you hear me?”