In June, true to his promise, Ron rents a cabin in Oregon. There is no phone, no electricity and he even leaves his computer at home. Astrid knows that Ron is interested in her but does nothing to encourage it. She can live without Ron but not without Claire.
Astrid has never spent so much time with Ron before, and she finds it irritating the way he's always running the show. A man's world. It bothers her. Claire looks healthy again. When Astrid goes fishing, she catches a fish. She doesn't even want Ron's help, as she wants it to be all her own. Claire wants her to throw it back again, but on this issue, she sides with Ron and whacks the fish on the head. Claire doesn't talk to her again for.....
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