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“left?”
shesiled.“i’fifty-six.i’llberetiringsoon.”
“youdon’tlookadayoverfifty,orelikeinyourforties.”
“veryflattering.howoldareyou?”
“well,overforty,”blokvistsaidwithasile.
“andyouwerejusttwentytheotherday.howfastitallgoes.life,thatis.”
ceciliavangerservedthecoffeeandaskedifhewashungry.hesaidthathehadalreadyeaten,whichwaspartlytrue.hedidnotbotherwithcookingandateonlysandwiches.buthewasnothungry.
“thenwhydidyoueover?isittietoaskethosequestions?”
“tobehonest…ididn’teovertoaskquestions.ithinkijustwantedtosayhello.”
shesiled.“you’resentence. rison,youovetohedeby,claberthroughalltheaterialofhenrik’sfavouritehobby,youdon’tsleepatnightandtakelongnighttiewalkswhenit’sfreezingcold…haveileftanythingout?”
“mylifeisgoingtothedogs.”
“whowasthatwoanvisitingyouovertheweekend?”
“erika…she’stheeditorinchiefofmillenniu.”
“yourgirlfriend?”
“notexactly.she’sarried.i’oreafriendandoasionallover.”
ceciliavangerhootedwithlaughter.
“what’ssofunny?”
“thewayyousaidthat.oasionallover.iliketheexpression.”
blokvisttookalikingtoceciliavanger.
“icoulduseanoasionalloveryself,”shesaid.
shekickedoffherslippersandproppedonefootonhisknee.blokvistautoaticallyputhishandonherfootandstrokedtheankle.hehesitatedforasecond—hecouldsensehewasgettingintounexpectedwaters.buttentativelyhestartedassagingthesoleofherfootwithhisthub.
“i’arriedtoo,”shesaid.
“iknow.no-onegetsdivorcedinthevangerclan.”
“ihaven’tseenyhusbandingettingonfortwentyyears.”
“whathappened?”
“that’snoneofyourbusiness.ihaven’thadsexin…h,itustbethreeyearsnow.”
“thatsurprisese.”
“why?it’saatterofsupplyanddeand.ihavenointerestinaboyfriendoraarriedanorsoeonelivingwithe.idobestonyown.whoshouldihavesexwith?oneoftheteachersatschool?idon’tthinkso.oneofthestudents?adeliciousstoryforthegossipingoldladies.andtheykeepaclosewatchonpeoplecalledvanger.andhereonhedebyislandthereareonlyrelativesandpeoplealreadyarried.”
sheleanedforwardandkissedhiontheneck.
“doishockyou?”
“no.butidon’tknohetherthisisagoodidea.iworkforyouruncle.”
“andi’thelastonewho’sgoingtotell.buttobehonest,henrikprobablywouldn’thaveanythingagainstit.”
shesatastridehiandkissedhiontheouth.herhairwasstillwetandfragrantwithshapoo.hefubledwiththebuttonsonherflannelshirtandpulleditdownaroundhershoulders.shehadnobra.shepressedagainsthiwhenhekissedherbreasts.
bjurancaeroundthedesktoshowherthestateentofherbankaount—whichsheknewdowntothelast?re,althoughitwasnolongeratherdisposal.hestoodbehindher.suddenlyhewasassagingthebackofherneck,andheletonehandslidefroherleftshoulderacrossherbreasts.heputhishandoverherrightbreastandleftitthere.whenshedidnotseetoobject,hesqueezedherbreast.salanderdidnotove.shecouldfeelhisbreathonherneckasshestudiedtheletteropeneronhisdesk;shecouldreachitwithherfreehand.
butshedidnothing.iftherewasonelessonholgerpalgrenhadtaughtherovertheyears,itwasthatipulsiveactionsledtotrouble,andtroublecouldhaveunpleasantconsequences.sheneverdidanythingwithoutfirstweighingtheconsequences.
theinitialsexualassault—whichinlegalterswouldbedefinedassexualolestationandtheexploitationofanindividualinapositionofdependence,andcouldintheorygetbjuranuptotwoyearsinprison—lastedonlyafewseconds.butitwasenoughtoirrevocablycrossaboundary.forsalanderitwasadisplayofstrengthbyaneneyforce—anindicationthatasidefrotheircarefullydefinedlegalrelationship,shewasattheercyofhisdiscretionanddefenceless.whentheireyesetafewsecondslater,hislipswereslightlypartedandshecouldreadthelustonhisface.salander’sownfacebetrayednoeotionsatall.
bjuranovedbacktohissideofthedeskandsatonhisfortableleatherchair.
“ican’thandoutoneytoyouwheneveryoulike,”hesaid.“whydoyouneedsuchanexpensiveputer?thereareplentyofcheaperodelsthatyoucanuseforplayingputergaes.”
“iwanttohavecontrolofyownoneylikebefore.”
bjurangaveherapityinglook.
“we’llhavetoseehowthingsgo.firstyouneedtolearntobeoresociableandgetalongwithpeople.”
bjuran’ssileighthavebeenoresubduedifhecouldhavereadhert
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