gottentopaul,andhedde
tohisnd,hedignoredtoonythingsalready
paulputonhisjaadehishesideofthehouse
onthebea,hetuckedhishandsintohisjacketandbohebreezenipathischeeks,theskyrendedhifthosehedseeninbaltirebeforesnosthattintedtheoving,floatinghitfullforcenearthetesastheyllidedtheairoistandchillyglancingoverhisshoulder,hesasightheorrooing,hethoughtthestorstofthe,andinlightofthestoronedayightbedoightbeflooding,orroberttorrelsonghthetakingcareofathpaulhadneverbeeninrodanthebefore,buthedidntthinkitorethanafeinutestofindthehousethetoorethanafereets,andheuldhelengthofthetohanhalfanhourafterafeinutesonthesand,paultuedandstartedkinghispseofadriennehewindowagainhersle,hethoughthelikedhersle
froheadehisthebeach
sheintherightsthatjeanhadrended,butnoiftherehinginparticularthatheedtoeathisvisitintriguedhersheknejeanthatrateifsheuldstayopenanextraweekheeanoreoneeheretorelax
hehadntntionedthatheily,either,sothatantheake,thereucloseddoheeranywaysheingupthebahisfeetoutsidethedoor
antlater,thebackdooropenedhasqueak,andpaulothekitchenasheshruggedoffhisjacket,shenoticedthatthetipofhisnosehadtuedred“1thinkthestorgettingperaturesdroppedatleasttendegreessincethising”adrienneputaboxofcroutonsintothecupboardandlookedoverhershoulderassheanswered“iknoostenergyeffiesiuldactuallyfeeltheinginthroughthehavebetterher”paulrubbedhisar“thatstheup”
“itghtbealittlestalebynoakeafreshpotitllonlytakeafeinutes”“youind”
“notatallithinkiulduseone,too”
“thankyoujustletputjaandcleanup,andillberightbackdown”hesledatherbeforeheleftthekitaboveher
thoughshedknotohealoneinthehouseoralone,periodsure,thekidshadtheiroetoherselfnoontbesides,theyilyiteasthesituationsheeoneelseslife,oneinexactlysureoftherulesshedeacupofffeeforherselfandpouredtherestintothesilverpotsheingdohestairs“justinti,”shesaid“ffeesreadyetogetthefiregoing”aspaulenteredthesittingrooshecaughtatraceoflognehereachedaroundherforacup“no,thatsokayiortableybelater”
shenoddedandtookasllstepbackhing,illbeinthekitchen”“ithoughtyousaidyouedacup”
“ialreadypouredoneileftitontheunter”
helookedup“yourenotgoingtojoin”
thereethingexpectantintheedhertostay
shehesitatedjeanakingslltalketi,sheteredbyhisoffer,thoughshesurewhy“isupposeiuld,”shefinallysaid“justletgetcup”bythetishedretued,paulbedthroughbooks,thishadalintheinnthereallstackofrdhefireplacealon
