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Chapter 42

           Iwentandstoodbythewindowandshespokeatmyback,acrossthebedandtheroom,fromthedoor."Allthattime,lastautumn…Ididn’trealizethen.Ididn’trealizeyoucangetsofter.Ithoughtyouwentongettingharder.Godonlyknowswhy,IfeltclosertoyouthanI’veeverfelttoanyotherman.Godonlyknowswhy.Inspiteofallyoursmart-aleckPommieways.Yourbloodyclassmania.SoIneverreallygotoveryourgoing.ItriedPete,Itriedanotherman,butitdidn’twork.Alwaysthisstupid,patheticlittledream.Thatonedayyou’dwrite…soIwentmadtryingtoorganizethesethreedays.Bettingeverythingonthem.EventhoughIcouldsee,GodhowIcouldseeyouwerejustbored.""That’snottrue.Iwasn’tbored.""ThinkingaboutthisbitonPhraxos.""Imissedyoutoo.Hellishly,thosefirstmonths."Suddenlysheswitchedthelightson."Turnroundandlookatme."Idid.Shewasstandingbythedoor,stillinherbluejeansandthedarkblueshirt;herfaceagrayandwhitemask."I’vesavedsomemoney.Andyoucan’tbeexactlybroke.Ifyousaytheword,I’llwalkoutofmyjobtomorrow.I’llcomeonyourislandandlivewithyou.IsaidacottageinIreland.ButI’lltakeacottageonPhraxos.Youcanhavethat.Thedreadfulresponsibilityofhavingtolivewithsomeonewholovesyou.""Or?""Youcansayno.""Anultimatum.""Nosliding.Yesorno.""Alison,if""Yesorno.""Youcan’tdecidethesethings…Hervoicesharpenedapitch."Yesorno.""It’smoralblackmail.

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