Nathan threw a couple coins on the table and decided to make his way, weaving through the side streets, following them down into the city’s center, a teeming open air market.  He knew Catherine liked to shop, so he thought, maybe, he might catch her there.  Plus, it would be nice of him to find something for Sadie.  He thought of Sadie.  She’d never been outside of Texas, never wanted to go.  But, she was always so sweet to him. She put up with all his complaining, his idiosyncrasies.  He told himself that he didn’t deserve her, as he sought out a blonde in a sea of black. 

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