波波小说

第11部分（第1页）

beach。　〃Its　another　beautiful　day。〃

〃Uh…huh。〃　His　voice　was　muffled。　He　had　turned　back　to　his　cooking。　Chlo

soon　he　was　addressing　her　again。　〃Sleep　well？〃

〃Not　bad。〃　Once　she　had　fallen　asleep。　〃How　about　you？〃

He　had　turned　to　reach　for　plates　from　the　cupboard。　〃About　the　same。〃

It　was　an　odd　choice　of　words；　she　mused；　unless　she　was　so　transparent

that　he　could　see　her　thoughts。　If　there　was　smugness　on　his　face；

though；　she　couldnt　see　it。　He　was　cooking。　All　she　saw　was　his　back。

There　was　a　full　head　of　thick　and　vibrant　dark　hair；　a　torso　whose

firmness　was　shown　off　by　the　snug　fit　of　his　sweater；　a　pair　of　lean

denim　hips　and　long；　sturdy　legs；　not　to　mention　well…worn　leather

boots。

She　took　a　deep；　steadying　breath。　If　he　had　dressed　to　kill　on　purpose；

she　could　resist。　She　wasnt　buying　what　he　had　to　offer。　She　wasnt。

〃All　set？〃　Grinning；　he　placed　two　brimming　plates　on　the　table。　When

she　gaped　at　hers　in　dismay；　he　added　a　gentle；　〃Dont　worry。　Whatever

you　cant　finish；　I　will。〃

She　pushed　away　from　the　window　seat　with　a　grimace。　〃Youd　better　get

started　then。　Im　nearly　finished。〃　She　held　up　her　drained　coffee　cup。

〃This　is　all　I　usually　have；　with　a　slice　of　toast　or　a　muffin。〃　Still；

she　took　a　seat　opposite　him。　She　stared　at　the　plate；　decided　that　the

eggs　looked　pretty　good；　and　took　a　bite。

〃Do　the　people　you　work　with　know　about　your　past？〃

Her　eyes　flew　to　his；　warning；　then　haunted。　She　gave　him　a　wan　smile。

〃You　make　it　sound　lurid。〃　She　pushed　home　fries　around　her　plate。　〃They

know　where　I　e　from…some　even　know　that　I　had　a　sister。　Lee　knows

most　of　the　story。　But　the　lovely　thing　about　my　life　here　is　that　the

people　I　know　see　me　for　what　I　am　today。　Its　easier　not　having　to

constantly　contend　with　the　past。〃

Ross　seemed　puzzled。　〃Why　do　you　assume　youd　have　to　do　that　anywhere？

Its　been　eleven　years；　Chloe。　The　world　goes　on。　People　accept　change。

You　seem　to　be　the　only　one　who　cant　move　on。〃

Chloe　set　down　her　fork。　She　took　an　angry　breath。　〃I　look　in　the

mirror。〃

rooted　in　the　present。　There　were　reports　to　read；　studies　to　review；

proposals　to　consider。　The　more　she　worked；　the　better　she　felt。　For　the

first　time　since　having　done　the　lab　work　earlier　that　week；　she　studied

the　sediment　analysis　of　samples　taken　along　an　increasingly　unstable

portion　of　the　Cape　Cod　National　Seashore。

〃Problems？〃　This　from　Debbie　Walker；　who　popped　her　head　in　shortly

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