it 's a beautiful second home for us . `` first we talk about lucy , '' he said . i want you to get it out of your head that the clinic last week wasnt fun . it had been a month since he had spoken with her , so he called her from his office that morning . his lashes were long , seen thus with his eyes closed , and thick . for the second time that day , my jaw was slack . i knew them by face , not by name . 