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           "Ijustdon’tunderstandthewholething,howitcouldpossiblybe."

           "Well,I’mnotgivinganymoreexplanations,"Michaelsaidgently."Youknow,youdon’thavetothinkaboutanyofthisstuff,ithasnothingtodowithyoureally,orwithourlifetogetherifwegetmarried."

           Kayshookherhead."Howcanyouwanttomarryme,howcanyouhintthatyouloveme,youneversaythewordbutyoujustnowsaidyoulovedyourfather,youneversaidyoulovedme,howcouldyouifyoudistrustmesomuchyoucan’ttellmeaboutthemostimportantthingsinyourlife?Howcanyouwanttohaveawifeyoucan’ttrust?Yourfathertrustsyourmother.Iknowthat."

           "Sure,"Michaelsaid."Butthatdoesn’tmeanhetellshereverything.And,youknow,hehasreasontotrusther.Notbecausetheygotmarriedandshe’shiswife.Butsheborehimfourchildrenintimeswhenitwasnotthatsafetobearchildren.Shenursedandguardedhimwhenpeopleshothim.Shebelievedinhim.Hewasalwaysherfirstloyaltyforfortyyears.AfteryoudothatmaybeI’lltellyouafewthingsyoureallydon’twanttohear."

           "Willwehavetoliveinthemall?"Kayasked.

           Michaelnodded."We’llhaveourownhouse,itwon’tbesobad.Myparentsdon’tmeddle.Ourliveswillbeourown.Butuntileverythinggetsstraightenedout,Ihavetoliveinthemall."

           "Becauseit’sdangerousforyoutoliveoutsideit,"Kaysaid.

           Forthefirsttimesinceshehadcometoknowhim,shesawMichaelangry.