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    【】edperfealsbars.jordan,”hesaidsoftlyagainstherlips.”ilovedsleepingyar.ihaveneverenjoyedanightre.

    kadyjustkeptsling,stillnotopeninghereyes,herhandsclaspedabouthisneck.ovedupoutalittlesighagainsthislips.

    it.nodoubtshehadrendedhifindedhif”breakfastisready,”hesaid,tuingaorseengtoberestored.

    ittookkadyafeontstoreverherself,andlelaughedathersleepingontheground.heofferedtobthetaofherhair,butkadyrefusedtolethiouchher.”youlooklikeaanoon,”hesaidashehandedhertifullyfriedtrout.

    kadyalstsaidthatsheentghthavebeentraitoroustory.

    sinountainraincapdo.

    thoughtheytookonlyogetthetarpaulinup,leshoutingordersovertheherain,heycrawledunder

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    it,they.”iungry,”lesaid.

    asthoughthoseokadyheyossedbacktheblaandpreparedtogooutintotheraintogathergreens.hnofire,sheuldntbakebiscuitsor

    roastanything.

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    n,doyou”hesaidtheprovider.ithefood.”

    hthathegrabbedhisbointo

    therain.”andutteredasshechedtherainpourdownaroundher.

    inutesleretuedhaupleofrabbitsa

    aboutbuildingafireuhetarp.kadypoithattheskefrohefireandsuffocatethebutle,anan,hekneokewould

    blootherain.

    histheoryihenthe

    okeble.toesbledbackheirbodiesentwined.

    kady,tryingtoreeradeattetstopushhiiff.

    akeherrelax,hethreher,hishandssovery,veryanorselofyourlove”

    kadyopehtospeak,butthenclosedit.itpareletory,but,truthfully,therehadnever

    seedtobetienoughstandingonherfeetalldaythatstofthetishe

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    didntan.inspiteofherself,kadythoughtorehuddlingunderabla.

    asshelookedatlesbroadba,kadyfeltbadforthe.hehadbeensogoodtoher,takingarryingher,shedhavestarvedtodeathinthatungeneroustoindracedoverallthehingshehaddoneforher:arranginga

    bathatthehs,aloonheuanpayaseasyouhave.youspoil,andifraidthatilikeit.”

    forantshedidntthinkhedheardher,butilingatherasthoughshedjustgivenhihegreatestplintofhislife.feelingearrassed,kadylookeddo.didhehavetobesoodlooking

    ,hislonglegsseengtocurlaroundkady;thenhelookedupatherile.”ieeverythingthereistoknoyou.”

    atthisstatentkadylaughed,butagihatanythingyouhavetosaye.itoknohingaboutyou,and1tolisten.”

    ybeitaybeithatsheedtosortoutherthoughtsandtrytouandhad

    1,tppeoherhad,butshestartedtotalkandtellhibouther

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    life.shetoldhioedtook,thatishehadstudiedfoodinsteadoftheothersubjehool.she

    didntkiperiod,andouschefstollegetostudyfood,thenontonewyorkon

    spisokingschool.she

    shetoldlehoallrestaurantso

    uldexperinthfood,aotravelande

    okbooks.eto

    heratsilyssteakhousein

    alexandria,virginia.s.norntoldhoeootuit

    around.thisappealedtokady,soshesetherselfthegoaltowork

    atonionsforthreeyears,evensigningathreeyearntract.”anditoldle.”ittookaeventually

    peoplebeganingtoonionsforyfood.””andan”leaskedsoftly.

    kadyhesitatedbeforeansothersclaihatsheedto

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