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1、《WhatWeTalkAboutWhenWeTalkAboutLove》MyfriendMelMcGinniswastalking.MelMcGinnisisacardiologist,andsometimesthatgiveshimtheright.Thefourofusweresittingaroundhiskitchentabledrinkinggin.Sunlightfilledthekitchenfromthebigwindowbehindthesink.TherewereMelandmeandhissecondwife,Teresa--Terri,wecalle
2、dher—andmywife,Laura.WelivedinAlbuquerquethen.Butwewereallfromsomewhereelse.Therewasanicebucketonthetable.Theginandthetonicwaterkeptgoingaround,andwesomehowgotonthesubjectoflove.Melthoughtreallovewasnothinglessthanspirituallove.Hesaidhe'dspentfiveyearsinaseminarybeforequittingtogotomedical
3、school.Hesaidhestilllookedbackonthoseyearsintheseminaryasthemostimportantyearsinhislife.TerrisaidthemanshelivedwithbeforeshelivedwithMellovedhersomuchhetriedtokillher.ThenTerrisaid,"Hebeatmeuponenight.Hedraggedmearoundthelivingroombymyankles.Hekeptsaying,'Iloveyou,Iloveyou,youbitch.'Hewent
4、ondraggingmearoundthelivingroom.Myheadkeptknockingonthings."Terrilookedaroundthetable."Whatdoyoudowithlovelikethat?"Shewasabone-thinwomanwithaprettyface,darkeyes,andbrownhairthathungdownherback.Shelikednecklacesmadeofturquoise,andlongpendantearrings."MyGod,don'tbesilly.That'snotlove,andyou
5、knowit,"Melsaid."Idon'tknowwhatyou'dcallit,butIsureknowyouwouldn'tcallitlove.""Saywhatyouwantto,butIknowitwas,"Terrisaid."Itmaysoundcrazytoyou,butit'struejustthesame.Peoplearedifferent,Mel.Sure,sometimeshemayhaveactedcrazy.Okay.Buthelovedme.Inhisownwaymaybe,buthelovedme.Therewaslovethere,M
6、el.Don'tsaytherewasn't."Melletouthisbreath.HeheldhisglassandturnedtoLauraandme."Themanthreatenedtokillme,"Melsaid.Hefinishedhisdrinkandreachedfortheginbottle."Terri'saromantic.Terri'softhekick-meso-I'll-know-you-love-meschool.Terri,hon,don'tlookthatway."MelreachedacrossthetableandtouchedTe
7、rri'scheekwithhisfingers.Hegrinnedather."Nowhewantstomakeup,"Terrisaid."Makeupwhat?"Melsaid."Whatistheretomakeup?IknowwhatIknow.That'sall.""How'dwegetstartedonthissubject,anyway?"Terrisaid.Sheraisedherglassanddrankfromit."Melalwayshasloveonhismind,"shesaid."Do
