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"Shhh," Mrs Mularkey said soothingly, drying her tears with a Kleenex "Of course you were, but were here now Youre not alone "
Tully cried until the pressure in her chest eased and the tears dried up Finally, feeling better, she wiped her eyes and tried to smile "Okay Im ready for my lecture now "
Mrs Mularkey gave her The Look "Your professor, Tallulah?"
"Ex-professor Thats why I never told you And youd say he was too old for me "
"Do you love him?"
"Hoould I know?"
"Youd know "
Tully stared up at Mrs M For once, she felt like the older of them, the one with more experience The Mularkeys all saw love as a durable, reliable thing, easy to recognize TullyLove could be ile than a sparrows bone But she wouldnt say it out loud Instead, all she said was, "Maybe "
Overnight, Tully became a media sensation in Seattle Newspaper about the Californication of Washington State to write a colue under fire and how proud we should be of Tallulah Harts commitment to the news Radio station KJR dedicated a whole day of rock n roll songs to the "news chick who used a microphone to stop a robbery," and even Al robber and showed Tully in a Wonder Woman outfit
Flowers and balloons poured into her hospital rooned by people who normally made the news the the beautiful bouquets and arrangee of her learned how to be bodyguards and bouncers in addition to their normal jobs
"So, youre the genius here What do I do?" She sat up in bed, going through the pile of pink While You Were Out ht with her from the office It was an i trouble concentrating Her ar made even little tasks difficult Worst of all, she couldnt stop thinking about Chads out-of-left-field proposal "I ht as well be in Nebraska "
"For sure "
"How can I get to the top in a place like that? Or et noticed by the networks "
Kate sat at the other end of the bed, her legs stretched out alongside Tullys "Look Weve been talking about this for, like, an hour Maybe Im not the best person to ask, but it seeot to at least mention love "
"Your mom said Id know if I loved hiine a dia