Joy is the burr in her voice, like petting a cat backwards (when it’s warm). Boer always thought he’d like that, if he were a cat.<\/p>\n
“Tell me what you’re scared of,” he says, tingly with the risk of asking.<\/p>\n
“Umm. Bees. Tornadoes. Insurance.” Claudette rolls her head and pulls the picnic blanket close. “Antarctica public nudity used car salesmen. This is a very personal line of questioning, you know? Toenail fungus.”<\/p>\n
“Aren’t you going to ask me back?”<\/p>\n
“I’ll tell you.” She peers at him. “Mmm. Silence! Silence and barbed wire?”<\/p>\n
He holds his breath, trying to prove her wrong.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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