第30节

    【】aroundtoebacklaterso,”shesaid,hoppingoffherstool.

    “hey,dontbesilly.”heflashedhispearlyepany,thatsifyoudontnd...”

    “indifyoudontnd...”

    “idontnd,”hesaidfiry.

    “anspose.“sonoiling.

    “yorderacrossthebaroranything,”shejoked.“illhaveasparklinger,please.”

    “nothingstronger”heraisedhiseyebroileedtoreachfroartoear.

    “no,ibetteotorillbedrunkbythetieveryoshere.”

    “goodthinking,”heagreedandrealooksodifferent;hearkblack.headehisblueeyestorethanusual.thesleevesofhisshirtusclesthroughthelightfabriklyavertedhereyesasheslidtheglasstowardher.

    “.

    “nothanks,illtakecareofthisone.”

    “no,please,”hollyinsisted.“youveboughtplentyofdrinks,itstu.”

    “ok,illhaveabudhen,thanks.”heleanedagainstthebarandntiostareather.

    “pingoffherstoola.

    “ialedtoglassandpullingdohetap.shewasenjoyingherself.

    “heresasparejobifyourelookingforone,”danielsaid,gherlosely.

    “nothanks,ithinkidoabetterjobohersideofthebar,”shelaughed,filliglass.

    “..e,”danielsaidaftertakingagulpofhispint.“youdidagoodjob.”

    “iled,bounney.“keepthege,”shelaughed.

    “thanks,”hesled,tuingtoopebutnotasniceasgerrys,shedecided.

    “hasyourhusbaedyouagaintonight”heteased,.alkaboutsothingsodepressingtosooneakingehesaevenreearrassnt.

    “daniel,”shesaidsoftly,“idontantokeyouunfortable,buthusbandpassedaway.”

    daoppedinhistrasorry,ididntknoerely.

    “itsok,ikoshoit.

    “eethiheotheight,butifsooold,iyrespects.”hesatbesideheratthebar.

    “ohno,gerrydiedinfebruary,daniel,heheretheotheight.”

    daniellookednfused.“butithoughtyoutoldheisheard.

    “ohyeah.”hollylookeddobarrassnt.“heclub,“butheherhandonherheart.

    “ah,isee,”hesaid,finallyuanding.“redtheiriled,shakingherhead,andbrieflyexplaihestoryofthelist.

    “sothatse,”hollylaughed.

    “itbecausetheyerriblebyanyce”danieljoked,thenhelookedlostinthought.“ahyes,thatsright,thathethirtiethofapril.”

    “yeah,iuldntanylooopenit,”hollyexplained.

    “h..heone”

    “july,”shesaidexcitedly.

    “soibeseeingyouohirtiethofjuhen,”hesaiddryly.

    “noti,”shelaughed.

    “ihavearrived”announptyroosshesstrolledinbehindher,laughingandrefusingtotakehiseyesoffher.

    “god,youredressedup,”hollyrerked,staringherfriendupanddopleblaoodtogetalldressedupafterall,especiallyastheyptyclub,butdenisehadntquitegraspedthat.

    “yoiere,isit”shejoked.

    tonddanielgreetedeasaid,introdugdeodaniel.danielandhollyraisedtheireyebroiled,bisteringtheuseoftheword“baby.”

    “hi,to”hollyshookhishandafterdenisehadintrodusorryaboutthelasttiityou,ieryofthekaraoke.

    “oh,thatsnoproble”toledkindly.“ifyouhaderedthedenise,soiladyoudid,”headded,tuingtofautuallypleasedlookfortheirfriends,andhollysettleddofortableen.

    afteraildlyasing,sheadeherevenhappier,asdidtheknoeoneshereallyloved.

    ertherestofthekennedyfalyarrived,alonghsharonandjohn.hollyrandoogreetherfriends.“hiya,hun,”sharonsaid,givingherahug.“youherelong”

    hollystartedlaughing.“ithoughtiteathalfseven.”

    “ohno.”sharonlookedworried.

    “oh,dontepany,”shesaid,pointiohi

    “hijohnsaidangrily,“chyourself,holly,hesabitofanoddball.youshouldhaveheardthestuffhewassaying

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