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“My name is Finley Daniels,” she sobs

“Jesus I didn’t think about it”

“Why would you? I lied to you!” She pulls away, still crying “It’s been lovely, but perhaps I should go back if I’ive you a bit of ti”

My stoonna be sick “What do you mean? You want to leave?”

“No” She steps closer She’s still crying as she strokes ot it back, you’ll recall”

“I don’t get it”

“It’s all right” She’s wiping at her eyes “I’m just…a bit afraid And I don’t want to be a burden, ever”

More tears streak down her cheeks, and she wipes theood to be true I think I’ for the other shoe to fall”

I feel her treot shot, yeah, and it was hell worrying about her on the trip to Cape Town Then I got worked up over the Dilaudid, and got kind of fucked up by withdrawing again right around the tiot here But I’m American, and I’m back in America with Finley—who I love ain, I know I’ll do so babies with her seeood backup plan to me

For Finley, though, her whole life changed “I’ self-involved, I didn’t realize” She’s so sweet and strong, a guy could take advantage of it without evento “I’m sorry, baby I don’t want to be like that I want to knohat’s on your mind” I kiss her te aabout shit is my job”

We , I wake up before her I can raise my hands up to my ears now, if I’m careful, so I call around and et us an Uber and we go to tiny don Leavenworth

We eat cheeseburgers at a picnic table by the creek, and Finley grins as I feed ot ives me tincture from her purse, so I’m a little fuzzy as I try to explain to her about the therapist

“You did what?”

“I booked us in…to talk to this lady She’s older…like ed If we had a mom”

“It wouldn’t be the sae She looks co, and I can’t stop till it hurts