I opened the door still looking at him. But I'd seen too far into Nathaniel's pain, and I couldn't pretend anymore. He rode it with me and never made a noise. There was no chair, so I sat flat on the floor and unzipped the boots and stripped off the hose, putting them against a wall, so no one would stumble over them.
I'll tell everybody that breakfast is ready. Is that a yes? Yes, I said. The stuff of nightmares. He spent a great deal of effort making me take all kinds of shit from clients and never before suggested we press charges.
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