第22部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

as　so　relieved　that

he？d　ditched　the　blond　yoga…toned　health…nut　bombshell　and　the　old　Dan　was　back；　but　damn；　that

morning　in　the　kitchen　Vanessa　had　barely　been　able　to　resist　kissing　him。　He　just　looked　so　sweet；

gulping　bad　coffee　from　that　lumpy　mug；　sleep　crusties　still　stuck　in　his　eyes。　It　almost　felt　。　。　。

natural；　the　way　she？d　always　pictured　their　life　together。　Except　theyweren？t　together。　They　were

just　。。。friends。　And　she　probably　didn？t　want　to　do　anything　to　ruin　that；　like　bury　her　nose　in　his

warm；　delicious；　stale…cigarette…smelling　hair。　No；　she　absolutely　did　not。

Liar。

？Listen；　Vanessa；　I？m　glad　I　caught　you。？　The　sound　of　Allison？s　raspy；

too…much…chardonnay…last…night　voice　snapped　Vanessa　back　to　earth。　？Were　heading　to　our　place

in　Amagansett　in　a　few　days。　The　city？s　just　so　unbearably　hot；　and　the　boys　do　so　love　the

beach。？

？The　beach！？　screamed　Nils　and　Edgar；　in　unison　of　course；　taking　the　announcement　as　their

cue　to　race　all　over　the　playroom　in　a　frenzy。

？You　see　how　excited　they　are　already；？　Ms。　Morgan　observed。　？Anyway；　what　do　you　say？

We？ve　got　an　extra　suite　in　the　top　wing　of　the　house？very　fortable；　very　private。　You？d　spend

days　with　the　boys　and　be　free　to　go　at；　say；　sixish；　when　they　sit　down　to　have　their　dinner。Your

pay　would　remain　the　same　of　course。？

Vanessa　considered　the　situation：　there　she　was；　filling　an　offensively　preppy　tote　bag　with　juice

and　crackers　while　two　little　micromaniacs　raced　around　her；　yelping　about　the　waves。　What　did

she　have　to　look　forward　to？　Another　night　staring　at　the　crack　in　the　ceiling　of　Jenny？s　room；

which　still　smelled　like　paintbrush　cle