The white noise was back in Ben's ears. He didn't know where she'd been or what she'd been doing, but at the moment he didn't really care. There was only one thought he could hang on to for any length of time, only one thing he wanted to know.
"Is it true?" he said, voice rough. He wondered how long she'd known about it, without telling him — wondered, with a sudden unexpected pang of guilt, if that was what she'd really wanted to talk about when he'd been too distracted thinking about Elliott to pay her any attention.
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"Is it true?" he said, voice rough. He wondered how long she'd known about it, without telling him — wondered, with a sudden unexpected pang of guilt, if that was what she'd really wanted to talk about when he'd been too distracted thinking about Elliott to pay her any attention.
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