Christmas, Present by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Author:Jacquelyn Mitchard [Mitchard, Jacquelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Domestic Life, Contemporary Fiction, Literary
ISBN: 0060570008
Google: dPaNRTbooegC
Amazon: B000FC111U
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2003-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

making dinner, how sexy it is to me that you know where everything is, how you sing when you fold the laundry, always the same song, did you know that?”

“I didn’t,” Laura replied suddenly. “What is it?” “It’s ‘Hey, Big Spender,’ ” Elliott said, nearly laugh-

ing. “That’s what it is.”

“Huh,” Laura said, her eyes welling, as she took Elliott’s arm. “It probably looks like I care about you less than I do about all these others. I know I’m wheel- ing from one thing to another . . . but Elliott, it’s not that I love you less, I love you more. I guess I expect you to be another me, part of me. To understand more. I . . . I was going to ask you if you wanted to make love—it wouldn’t hurt me, and it would be our last chance.” Elliott winced, caught his breath. “I knew you’d react that way, sweetie. I understand. It probably would be too . . . appalling. Like making love to a—”

“No, not that! Not at all. But I . . . couldn’t, Laura,” Elliott told her. “I would be afraid to hurt you. What I wanted was to be alone. Hold you . . . to sleep. No more rushing around.”

“And, Ell . . . we have time. But now we’ll have to

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