第12节 (第1/1页)

    eered.hollyhopedthatsothing.

    herfatherreerangthathepretehroapofaustraliaonit,diatelybegantoteaathetable,redithquiteiadefrhtlyloredfeathersandstisetrue,”ciarahadhecheek.

    thankfullyyandely,buttheylookedstrangelylikethesthelocalshop.theseedtheytheirteeth.

    “bayoanded.

    tiyandelylookedaroundsadlyateveryonespresentsanddiatelyapofaustralia.tiydeafaent,itdeiteasierforhollytodealayevenhaveborderedonenjoyingbeinggivenoutto.

    “right,eredith.thechildren,though,edlyuhetable.

    “edinner.”hesledathisdaughterandciaralappedupalltheattention.“issedyou,love,andesafely,”frankfinished.heliftedhisglassintotheair,“tociara”

    “tociara”everyoed,andtheyfinishedoffheirglasses.

    assoonasthedoorereditheveryooleaveonebyone.hollysteppedintothe.butnottonightorthenightorthenightafterthat.

    eight

    hollystoodinfrontofthefulllengthrrorandiheretothinkofanythingelse.

    shehadsettledonood.bladherlegsandadeherlooklikeshehadabiggereryofhertiatthehairdressers.shehadarrivedatthesalonsosorry,leo,igote.”

    “dontakeanappointntihavethestafftraiopencilitinforhalfanhourlater.lin”heyelled,clighisfingersintheair.lindroppedeverythingandran.

    “god,areyoutakinghorsetranquilizersorsothingthelengthofyourhairalready,andijustcutitafeeeksago.”

    hepuedvigorouslyonthechair,raisinghollyhigher.“anythingspecialtonight”heasked,attagthechair.

    “thebigthreeoh,”shesaid,bitingherlip.

    “sthat,yourlocalbusroute”

    “hreeoh”

    “ofurseik,love,lin”heyelledagain,snappinghisfingersintheair.

    thestaffrooehindhollybfounded.“leo”iserably.bythisstagetheentiresalonhadjoinedinandhollyedbytheirshoalbusinessresud.

    hollyuldntspeak.

    “christalghty,holly,oneicallyfalloffyourchairavisityoureg”

    “oh,butthatahugehugandakiss.

    “ortified,”hesaid,shruggingheroff,unfortableentality.

    hollylaughed,reeringleossurprisefiftiethbirthdayparty.thethehadbeehersaohavebeenexaakeanappointnthleoforerthatinheredher.thatbusinesshatweek.

    “hestripperthatnightanyeased.

    “enjoyediforanthafterthat.thebastard.”

    aslierandeveryouedtothankher.

    “dontknoutteredunderhisbreath,“iheo.”

    “dontakesureyourtipversthest.”

    “areyoudyourtipybusfareho.”

    “leo,youlivedoor.”

    “exactly”

    hollypoutedherlipaeosulk.leolaughed.“thirtyyearsoldandyourestillaglikeababy.otonight”

    “oh,noad.ijustalonightouththegirls.”

    “thatsyfiftieth.whosgoing”

    “sharon,ciara,abbeyanddenise,haventseenherfes.”

    “ciaraho”

    “yeah,herandherpinkhair.”

    “reifsheknoissus,youlookfab,youllbethebelleoftheballhavefun”

    hollystoppeddaydreangauedhergazetoherreflerror.shedidhirty.butthenagain,edsofaraanofthatagewouldbesowise

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