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           "

           "That’stoobad,"Rachelsaid,rollingoveronherside."IreallythinkElliemissedChurchasmuchasshemissedyou."

           "Uh-huh,"Louissaid.Hebentandkissedhermouthsoftly."Gotosleep,Rachel."

           "Iloveyou,Lou.I’mgladtobehome.AndI’msorryaboutthecouch."

           "It’sokay,"Louissaid,andturnedoutthelight.

           Downstairs,hestackedthecouchcushions,pulledoutthehide-a-bed,andtriedtopreparehimselfmentallyforanightofhavingtherodunderthethinmattressdigintothesmallofhisback.Thebedwassheeted,atleast;hewouldn’thavetomakeitupfromscratch.Louisgottwoblanketsfromthetopshelfinthefronthallclosetandspreadthemonthebed.Hebegantoundress,thenpaused.

           YouthinkChurchisinagain?Fine.Takeawalkaroundandhavealook.AsyoutoldRachel,itwon’thurt.Mayevenhelp.Andcheckingtomakesureallthedoorsareonthelatchwon’tevencatchyouavirus.

           Hetookadeliberatetouroftheentiredownstairs,checkingthelocksondoorsandwindows.Hehaddoneeverythingrightthefirsttime,andChurchwasnowheretobeseen.

           "There,"hesaid."Let’sseeyougetintonight,youdumbcat."HefollowedthiswithamentalwishthatChurchwouldfreezeitsballsoff.ExceptthatChurchofcoursenolongerhadany.

           Heswitchedoffthelightsandgotintobed.

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