Mary Taffs by Martha's Madness

Author:Martha's Madness
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-01T17:17:51+00:00

It took him a while, but he finally said, “That sounds good.” He crossed the room and took the tray from her, setting it down on the table. “Should I open it?”

“Sure.” She certainly wouldn’t want to attempt anything that required coordination right now. Simply taking the last few steps to stand next to him was tough enough. “The glasses are right there, too.” Of course, he had eyes, so that shouldn’t be a surprise to him.

He wasn’t any too calm himself. His fingers slipped while untwisting the little wire basket that covered the cork, and the cork flew across the room when it popped out.

She concentrated on not dropping her glass when he handed it to her. She raised her glass to his and said, “Here’s to Martha’s Madness Bed & Breakfast.” They clinked glasses lightly and drank. The champagne tingled in her mouth and seemed to evaporate on the way down her throat, and every place it touched felt cool and moist.

“And here’s to my lovely partner, who’s done miracles over the last few weeks.” He looked right into her eyes and took a sip.

“And to you, because I never could have done this without your support.” A second sip for her.

He shook his head. “That’s not true. You could have managed without my money. It’s your drive and imagination that are making this fly, Britt.”

She took a gulp this time and broke eye contact. “I mean your moral and emotional support. If you hadn’t been here right after the wedding, I would have packed up and gone to California like Michael wanted.”

He put his hand on her arm. “I didn’t mean for you to do anything you didn’t want to.”

“I didn’t.” She struggled to put her feelings into words. “It’s just that I wouldn’t have thought twice about it. I was so used to going along with Michael that I never realized I had a choice. But then you and I spent some time together and it suddenly dawned on me how tense and miserable life with Michael had been for such a long time.” And how much better it could be with someone like Tony, but she couldn’t say that.

“I never would have seen that, if you hadn’t been here and encouraged me. And I’m really grateful for that, because I’ve got a whole new chance at life now.” She peeked up at him and saw a smile start and soon broaden.

“That’s another good thing to drink to - new chances.” They drank, emptying their glasses. “Time for a refill - these are great glasses, by the way. I love the hollow stems.”

While he poured, she explained, “They’re from the saloon my great-great-grandfather had around the turn of the century. The glass itself isn’t very high quality, but the way the champagne keeps bubbling up through the middle all the time is what I think is so neat. Aunt Martha had these glasses packed away in one of the boxes I’ve been going through lately.”

“I can’t believe everything you’ve accomplished in less than three weeks.

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