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“Well, he is an athlete,” she says, “but I
’ve heard athletes can be quite unruly off the field Maura told Blair and o back on the café computer and the world eb still painted him as quite the bad boy”
Holly gives a little growl, co “Blair danced with hiy, though, and all the acne…” Holly shrugs, and I gape at her back
“I can’t believe you said that”
“Well I’ truth! She’s lovely on the inside, but that doesn’t …”
I’d quite like to strangle Holly
My new…ignited feeling doesn’t leave me Not as ash the sore on Mr Braun’s foot nor as we pretend to savor Mrs Braun’s flavorless porridge Nor alk back to the clinic, where ork our way through several more appointments Holly stands as my assistant at times Today she offered I knohy now
When she leaves at four-thirty to “get a soak” in preparation for the night’s festivities, I drop into a crouch and rub Baby around her soft ears
“Everything is horrid Siainst her fluff
Declan never dropped by the clinic on that first day ere back The next , I had planned to seek hiet a bitsoap There I heard Tad Price and Weston Green discussing how they’d spent tihed behind the counter, revealing she was there as well
“Some of us were there hty “Mr Brenton didn’t lock the door till half past two He’s quite enaning cards”
I left the depot with a sinking feeling, but that didn’t stophim out I’m the fill-in for Doctor, therefore it’s reen Land Rover parked at Mrs White’s and later heard he’d taken an interest in her orchids After that, he and Mayor Acton walked the village, charting a course for the new cable I lost track of hi a house call, but someone said he’d been invited to supper with Rachel’s older sister and her husband, Steven, the village electrician
The next day, Monday, the crew began digging trenches right at dawn and worked quite late That was the first night Holly saw hione before
Yesterday, I walked over to the digging site—they’re oodies people baked for me I’ll never eat them all Some of the men thanked me, but Declan scarcely looked up
Now, having heard what Holly reported, I feel…horrid There’s no other word My throat aches I feel ill at ease in my own skin