ijusthadabigbreakfast,”shelied,pattingheretystch
“shaveyuhadanyluckhthatleprechaunyet”heteased
“”llylaughed,wipinghergreasyhandsnheapkin
“reallyw”
“ybrtherrichard”shelaughed
“gaething”
“sthinglikethat,isuppse”
“hesaniceguy,richard,”danielsaid,lkingtughtful
“yuthink”llysaid,surprised
“yeah,hesaharesskinfaguyhehasanicenature”
llynddedherheadatinhecutinnhertughts,“haveyuspkentdenisersharnlately”
“justdenise,”shesaid,lkingaway“yu”
“tasheaneibehisbestntbenest,ididntthinktheyallssn”
“neither,”llyagreed“itnw”
“ah,”danielsighed“happyfrhinaselfishandbitterkinfway”helaughed
“knspkentyurexlatelyranything”
“w,laura”hesaid,surprised“neveranagain”
“issheafrienft”
“ntasfriendlyastheyusedtbe,thankgd”
“sshebeinvitedtthehen”
danielseyesknifhedidinviteher”
thereplatedthattught
“ithinkieetingupanddenisetrringut,”danielsaid
llyrlledhereyes“geethanks,hatjustsundslikethebestfunever,daniel”
danielstartedlaughing“iknyelaterifyutganyway”
llyndded
“right,heresthebill,”ciarasaid,drppingapiecefpapernthetableandsaunteringffdanielchedafterherandskhishead
“ntuchlnger”
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h,llytught,shevingauled,rtingthrughherbagfrherpurse
“nreally,ean”hentinued
“h,ianhershiftstbenearlyvefherbagandlkingatherch
“hlisten,ntthebill,illtakecarefthat”
“n,itlettingythat,”shesaid,ntinuingtseareney“inds,ineynthetable
“fetabutthat”heissively
“hey,areyugingtletpayfranything”llyjked,“ieavingitherenthetableanytakeit”
ney
“itsk,ytab,”danielsaid
ciararaisedhereyebrneyandheadevertserveanthertable
“ntasckedlly“illtakeitutfherwages”
llysheartbegantpundasshedrveesinplatedtuingtheusiebefreshelstantherbestfriendifittlatealready
thirtyfive
llypulleduptherdriveedfarseejhnsteppinguttherebeseenherheartbegantpund;shepedsharnwask
“hilly,”jhnsaidgriy,bangingthe
“jhnwheressharn”sheasked
“ijustcafrhespital”hewardherslwly
llyshandsfleygdisshek”
jhnlkednfused“yeah,shesjusthavingacheckup,iingbacktllectherafterileavehere”
llyshandsdrppeupid
“yuknhatnceedabutheryusuldcallher”jhnheldhisheadhighandhisicyblueeyesstaredstraightinthersllyuldseehisjaareuntilthefrcefhisgazecausedhertlkaway
llybitherlip,feelingguilty“yeah,ikneinsideandillkeusaeshe
sheflickedthesadehielffrtableatthetable
“sharnesntknheresieitifyudidntsayanything”
“h”llyfeltevenredisappintedsharnhadntsenthishedidntevenusthavegivenupnllyaltgether
“shessesyu,yuknnt
llycarriedthegsvertthetableandsatisshert”
“itsbeenaugfrerhandandpla
“thingsusedtbeverydifferent,jhn,”llysaidangrilydidntanybdyunderstandshehrughhenlysanepersnintheirehesedays
“lk,yuvebeenthrugh,”jhnstarted
“ikntunderstandthatitillgingthrughit”
theree
“thatsnttrueatall”jhnsviceughe
“yesitisicantjustvenylifelikeyureallingandpretendthatnthinghashappened”
“yuthinkthatthatswereing”
“slkattheevidence,shallarried”
“lly,thatsthetable“yuseehaveftteneissgerrytheybestteilivedrightnextrthilllifeiaryscltgether,tsendaryscltg