oe;nddadallplayoutsidelonger,eantsheallhollythoughtbaoneisolatedincident
shelookeddodiatelyfeltguiltyanhadher,hollyhadfeltsoahatlookasifshetoinitiateanaffairhathelastthingintheguiltyforevennsideringacceptinghisinvitationtogoforaffee
ifhollyhadleftherhusbandbeanyre,sheuldunderstandbeingabletoeventuallybeeattraeoneelsebutherhusbandhaddieduarried,andgoingforaffeeedlikesheindstillbelongedhgerry
hollyntinuedtotostfiventhsnoetoreveherringandtellherselfshearriedanyreeverysingledaysheplaguedherselfhquestionafterquestionno,shequitereadytogiveuphergerryyet;asfarassheillliving
thecroookthedishoutandthrestraightintothebinshehadlostherappetite
laterthatnightdeniserangherinatizzy“stonnorandyourelisteningtodublinfifyouvejustjoinedus,ountofpersuasionittookthegirlsandthecitygirlstoblagtheirdoyounotdoyouagreeorunderstandbertocallis”
hollypickedthephonebackup,forgettingdenisehadstillbeenontheotherend
“well”denisesaid,giggling
“thehellhavearted,denise”
“ohiknoinuteofit“didyouseethepaperstoday”
“yeah,itsallabitsilly,reallyiagreeitentary,butthestufftheyingstupid,”hollysaid
“ohhoney,iloveitandiloveitevenrebecauseinit”shelaughed
“ibetyoudo,”hollyresponded
theybothreinedquieteguyhiown
“oh,listentobaby,”denisesaid“doesnthesoundsosexy”
“eyeah,”hollyled“itakeityoutilltogether”
“ofurse”denisesoundedinsultedbythequestion“whywebe”
“sbeenaanforoverauchyouhatebeingtieddoooneperson”
“yes,anforoveraperiodofaisdifferent,holly,”denisesaidbreathily
hollyingfroenise,thegirlainsinglefortherestofherlife“oh,sothen”hollyrestedthephonebetineheails
“oh,theresjustthisnneatehessothoughtful,aleeoutfordinnerandspoilinghekeslaughalltheti,andijustlovebeingihaventgottensilikealltheotherguysplushesgoodlooking”
hollystifledayaeante;afterall,theyhadbeentogetherforoverseveralveryhappyforyou,”hollyaddedgenuinely
thet
“tothinkiniftheyreroyaltyandijusttosay,girls,itsnotgoingtobother”
toeptlaughingandtriedtoholdhielftogetherhollyflickedtheschoffontheradio
“denise,”hollysaidseriously,“thead”
thenextdayhollydraggedherselfoutofbedtogoforastrollintheparksheneededtostartdoingsoexershesaesandinterrogatingpeopleandtheneventuallyfallinloveshehadhatedethoeritoohopefulybethereewhere
shesatdosofdelightsheingofgoingbacktoheryouthallweekend
sheeoneelsestoandthensheuldgrowupalloverag
