el
“srry,naisdanielactuallyipublican”
“right,”shenddedandlkedaherhesedays,isntit”sheaddressedthetable
everynefellintnversatinanddanieltuedtlly“didyuenjyyurliday”
“h,iha**bulusti,”sheanskiteasyandrelaxedeveryday,didntanythingwildandweird”
“justiled“iheardabutyueardeathexperience”
llyrlledhereyes“ibetdenisetldyuthat”
henddedandlaughed
“sureshegaveyutheexaggeratedversin”
“ntreally,shejusttldabuttheseabyahelipter”
“shedidnt”
“n,ntreally,”helaughed“still,thatsthavebeensnversatinyntnticeyuinguttsea”
llysfa
“keveryne,”denisecalled“yureprbablyandiinvitedyuallheretnight”
“understatentftheyear,”danielled,andllygiggled
“ake”shelkedarundateveryneandsled
llyseyeswidened
“selfandtregettingrried”denisesquealed,andllyshandsfleuthinsckshedidntseethatneing
“hdenise”shegasped,and“thatsulatins”
shelkedatdanielsface;ithadgnee
theypppepenabttlefiandjirsanthaandsaresadeatast
“lnln”denisestppedtheustbefretheystarted“sharn,didyuntgetaglass”
everynelkedatsharn,einherhand
“hereyug,”taid,puringheraglass
“nnnntfr,thanks,”shesaid
“”denisehuffed,upsetthatherfriendcelebratehher
jhnandsharnlkedateailed“sspecialnight”
everyneurgedhertspeak
“pregnantjhnandiaregingthaveababy”
jhnseyesbegantingeithertearsfilledhereyesassheuch
“sletskeatastttnddenisesengagentandsharnandjhnsbaby”
everyneclinkedglassesandllyatedinnerinsilence,ntreallytastinganything
“yuakethattielevenent
afterdinnerllyanddanieldetheirextstay
“uchsuldileavethebill”llyaskeddenise
“h,ntissively
“n,ntbesilly,iuldntletyupayfrituch,nestly”
theanbesidehergrabbedthenuandstartedaddingupthepriealstheyhadbughttherehadbeensnyandllyhanlypickedatheringastarterssheuldaffrdit
“pagne”
llygulpedandstarethethirtyeurinherhand
danielgrabbedherhandandpulledherup“en,letsg,lly”
shepenedheruthtketheexney,thereappearedtbeanextraty
shesledatdanielgratefullyandtheybthheadeuttthecar
theysatinthecarinsilence,bththinkingabutvingnexcepthers
danielpulleduputsideheruse“yueinfraterffeeranything”shebeltandacceptedherffershereallylikeddaniel,hebeh,butrightnedtbealne
“thatenight,ylife,andididntseeanyfthating”
“akesyufeelanybetter,iveknfryearstandhedidntntinathing”
“altughsharnings,butshesaiditraileffandherbrainintverdriveasthingsstartedtaddup
“seasickness”danielasked,nfused
“afterueardeathexperience,”sheexplained
“h,right”
thistineitherftheaughed
“itsfunny,”hesaid,settlingtheuchn,llytught;hesnevergingtleavetheusenw
“theladsalyselfandlauraarried,”hentinued“ijustdidntthinkthatlauraarriedbefre”
“shesgettingrried”llyaskedgently
henddedandlkedaine,t,”helaughedbitterly
“bviuslyhesntanyre”
“npe,”heskhishead“bviuslynt”
“srrythearthat,”shesaidgenuinely
“aurfairsharefbadluckyuknhatbetterthananyne”
“huh,fairshare,”sherepeated
“iknheresnthingfairabutit,butnt”
“yuthink”
“ipe”
theysatinsilencefrantherutftheusessheulpentheenvelpe
hereadhed“sessagesfrbveging”
llysatfrug
“hright,”hesaid,juingtattentinhesatupquicklyandputhisghetable“ibetterleaveyuatits”
llybitherlip,feelingguiltyatusheringhiutsquickly,butshewasalsrelievedhewasfinallyging
“thanksallinfrthelift,daniel,”shesaid,flltther
“nprbletall”hequicklygrabbedhisatfrhebanisterandheadeutthertheygaveeactheraquickhug
“seeyusn,”shesaid,feelinglikearightbitdiatelyfadedassnassheclsedther“rightgerry,”shesaidassheheadedtthetable“