The Matchmaker
“It was now a standoff. He was waiting for her to break down and change her mind. The silence was also eerie; she hadn’t believed him capable of it.
She started joining Riley for trips to the beach after work. She swam while he surfed, then they lay around on his cherry-red beach blanket like a couple of seals and enjoyed the golden hour—the hour when the sun was sublime and mellow. Despite the turmoil of the summer, Agnes relaxed with Riley.One night, she let Clendenin cook her dinner. Frie...d rice with authentic spices that he had ordered on the Internet—the fragrant rice was a deep yellow and was studded with delicious tidbits—golden raisins, lacquered pork, rock shrimp—that looked like tiny gems. That night, Clen talked about what Dabney had been like in high school—how popular and confident she had been, her elaborate matchmaking schemes, even among the faculty, her love of Nantucket. Dabney had been salutatorian of their class, and Clen the valedictorian; Dabney had been bitter about that, Clen said.MoreLess
She started joining Riley for trips to the beach after work. She swam while he surfed, then they lay around on his cherry-red beach blanket like a couple of seals and enjoyed the golden hour—the hour when the sun was sublime and mellow. Despite the turmoil of the summer, Agnes relaxed with Riley.One night, she let Clendenin cook her dinner. Frie...d rice with authentic spices that he had ordered on the Internet—the fragrant rice was a deep yellow and was studded with delicious tidbits—golden raisins, lacquered pork, rock shrimp—that looked like tiny gems. That night, Clen talked about what Dabney had been like in high school—how popular and confident she had been, her elaborate matchmaking schemes, even among the faculty, her love of Nantucket. Dabney had been salutatorian of their class, and Clen the valedictorian; Dabney had been bitter about that, Clen said.MoreLess
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