ainandetgerryalloveragainandforonthsearlierandthenshetingbesidegerryhereonthebenchchingtheirchildrenplayingif,if,if
shethoughtaboutthestingingrerkriuythingslikespitonatissueandtledirtyface
hollyandgerryhadjuststartedtalkingabouthavingbeingineigineif,igineif,igineifhollyneededtostoplivingherlifeinherhead,reeringoldriesanddreangiossibledreaitheranywhere
helookedsorelaxed,shethought,insurpriseashechasedthechildrenaroundtheparktheylookedliketheyiliarsightshesatuponthebenchandzippedupherextralayerofthickskininpreparationfortheiversation
“hello,holly”richardsaidhappily,spottingherandhegrasstoher
“hello”hollysaid,greetingthekidsastheyranovertoherandgaveherabighugitdeaniho,”shesaidtorichard“bringsyouallthewayoverhere”
“ibroughttheaandgranddad,didnti”hesaid,rufflingtiyshead
“andsaidexcitedlyandelycheered
“ohyuy”hollysaid,lickingherlips“youluckythingsisntyourdaddythebest”shesaid,laughingrichardlookedpleased
“junkfood”hollyquestionedherbrother
“ah”heissivelyandsatdooderation,isntthatright,ely”
fiveyearoldelynoddedherheadasthoughshehadpletelyunderstoodherfatherherbiggreeneyesotherandhollyhadtolookailedthenhadtolookaethingaboutthoseeyesandthathairthatscaredher
“ealisntgoingtokillthe”hollyagreedhherbrother
tiygrabbedathisthroatandpretendedtoilylookedlikesheocry
“ohdear,”riy”
hollylookedatherbrotherinshobutshedeentionit,itoverhisshoulder“ygiggledashedangledupsidedohersshoulder
“oh,hesalive”richardlaughed
“no,iot,”giggledtiy
hollyusentatthefalyscenebeforeherithadbeenathereethingseriouslyebroodyaninyourlife
“ok,beoff,”laughedrichard“bye,holly”
“bye,holly,”theyslungoverhisrightshoulderaslittleelyskippedanddancedalongbesideherfatherwhilegrippinghishand
hollystaredinasentatthestrangeranedtobeherbrotherhollycertainlyhadnevertthatnbefore
tythree
barbarafinishedservingherandlitupaoing,althoughbarbarakneighthavehadbercaoingsandpiercingerunninginthedoorbookingholidaystobeautifulhotsunnyuntriesbarbarashudderedassheheardtheadeanotetoherselftocheckforanyspecialholidaydeals
eerrands,barbaraerenteringtheshopfordisturbingherpreostkingherselfdizzy,reappliedherglossyredlipstisoherbossokesheleftthestaffrooxpeersittingbehindtheunter,butinsteadtheoldnakinghisbuttonsonthekeypad
“excuse”sheheardthensoher
“hellosir,hoethatdayshedidntantoberudebystaringathibutsheanafrolapsingonthefloorinfrontofherhisskinedtosleathersheuldnthelpbutslebackathi
“iechooseaplace”
usuallybarbaraedattheakingherdothisunbelievablyiossibletaskstofhercustorsflickingthroughbrochuresa
