saseaofarkfrohedaybefore
assheeoutfroehindthegate
“didyougetstartede”shecalledout
“no,notreallyiakingsureiuldfindeverything”hetionedtotheload“doyouneedahandhthat”
adrienneshookherhead“ivegotititsnotthatheavy”shenoddedtoegetstartedinthereindifitocloseuptheshutters”
“no,goaheadidontnd”
inside,adriennesettheoleexttotherefrigerator,ebreakfast,andtheeal,butgoodenoughincasenothingelse,shegrabbedoneofthebottlesofitontop,feelingaforbiddenthrillatthethoughtofsharingthehpaullater
forfloorupstairs,shetookptyguestroofirstthendeher
afterunloadehisooinghadalreadybeenputaethingfroiboutthevirtuesofkeepingthingsneatintheirroo
inhisbathroosheallagestandingoverthesinkthating;andasshepicturedhihere,soinstincttoldherthathed
sheshookherhead,feelingstrangelylikeateenagerpokingthroughaparentsbedrooandheadedtotheup,shesaherockersofftheporchtostorebeneaththehouse
hevedasifheidseooonyifheengagedinanysortofphysiethingakintoightfeelhedice
beneaththehouse,paultingthingsready
thehurrithestaentallyoutliningheneededtodo
heebackdoblinglongandloperature,shenoticed,iliar,likeanotheranhewords
“itseasierthanithoughtitatintothebraces,thendroptheseclipsin”
“abouttheoholditinplace”
“thatsnottoobad,eitherthejointsarealreadyup,soallihavetodoisputthetraupleofnailslikejeansaid,itsaonepersonjob”
“doyouthinkitlltakelong”
“ybeanhouryoucaninsideifyoudlike”
“isnttheresothingiean”
“notreallybutifyoudlike,youuldkeeppany”
adriennesled,likingtheinvitationinhisvoice“youvegotyourselfadeal”
forthenexthourorso,paulvedfronepanyashe,andhefeltthesaaoing
ovedgettinguatall
anotherovingtheladderbythetitheingregularly,asifhedryforyears
despitetherain,theytalked;adriennenotianythingthatuldbenstruedtheeoftherepairsheandhisfatherhaddoneonthefadthatheghthedoingabitofthisinecuadorashatitogetthefeelofitagain
asadriennelistenedtohialkofthisandthat,sheuldtellthatpaul,shesuddenlyknehed
everythingabouthiadeherlongforsothingshehadneverknoadeheheshapeofhishipsandlegsinhisjeansashestoodontheladderaboveher,thoseeyesthataledhehinkingandfeelingstandinginthepouringrain,shefeltthepullofthepersonhehepersonsherealizedsheedtobe
bythetihefinished,hissherfaininebodybeneathit
itunleasheditsfullfuryalong,streakinglightningboltnnectedseatosky,andthunderechoedasiftbsoftreesinasingledirectionrainbleryingtodefygravity
