1929 by M.L. Gardner

Author:M.L. Gardner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: drama, family saga, great depression, frugal, roaring twenties, historical drama, downton abbey

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Aryl answered the door on the third knock, and when he did, Jonathan looked him up and down, amused. His shirt was unbuttoned, his belt hanging open and his hair a mess.

“I need to cancel that meeting, Jon, can we do it tomorrow night?” he asked slightly out of breath.

“Sure. Why would you even plan a meeting if it’s your week?

“That’s the thing. It’s not my week,” Aryl whispered.

“Oh, great. Not you, too. Now my kid’s gonna be the youngest,” he said, exasperated. “He’s gonna get picked on like Caleb.”

“No, no kid, not yet anyway.”

Jonathan looked at him, confused. Aryl looked back when Claire called for him. “I’ll be there in a minute,” he stepped into the hall, pulling the door behind him.

“Arianna loaned Claire her book,” Aryl said with a huge smile.

“You mean the book?”

“Yes, the book from Paris. So, I gotta go,” he said, ducking back into his apartment.

“Hold on.” Jonathan grabbed his shirt. “You have to help me out,” he said insistently. “Have Claire give the book to Ava the next time we get together for cards.”

“All right. But I’m going to let you in on a little secret. They knew about this stuff all along,” Aryl said, grinning.

“Then why didn’t they ever say anything? Why have we all been suffering?”

“Oh, all that prim, proper society-hooey. According to Claire, who would kill me if she knew I was telling you this, decent women pretend to not know of such things and would never suggest them.” He rolled his eyes.

“I’m beginning to see why Arianna loved Paris so much,” Jon said.

“And why Caleb is rarely in a bad mood,” Aryl added with a smirk.

“Okay. The girls can get together over here while we have our card game. I’ll let Ava pretend like this is all new and keep up her proper appearances,” Jonathan said, already scheming.

“Okay. I really gotta go.” Aryl slammed the door before Jonathan could say anything else.

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