Six Geese a-Laying (Mini Christmas Short Story) by Kinsella Sophie

Author:Kinsella, Sophie [Kinsella, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781448126019
Publisher: Random House UK
Published: 2011-12-15T23:00:00+00:00

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As I arrive home, Dan’s in the nursery. He looks up as I approach, and for the first time ever I notice the wary look in his eyes.

‘I’m trying to make up this crib,’ he says. ‘But it won’t rock.’ He shoves it in frustration.

‘I don’t know what the hell’s wrong with it—’

‘It doesn’t matter.’ I cut him off. ‘None of it matters. Come here.’ I hold out my arms and Dan looks at me in startled bemusement.

I feel a small icy plunge. It’s too late. It’s all too late.

Then, slowly, Dan puts down his screwdriver. He comes forward and takes me in his arms, and I find myself clinging onto him.

‘Happy Christmas.’ I say, my voice muffled with emotion. ‘And…and thank you. For making the crib. And everything. Thank you for everything.’

‘That’s OK!’ says Dan with a surprised laugh. ‘Happy Christmas to you too, darling.’ He smiles down at me, stroking my bump. ‘And Happy Christmas to this little one.’

For a while the two of us are silent, standing by the window arm-in-arm as the snow falls endlessly outside.

The three of us, I should say.

God Bless Us Every One keeps running through my head, over and over. But naturally I don’t voice it aloud. Instead, after a while I murmur, ‘You know, I was thinking about names.’

‘Really?’ Dan looks up. ‘Any ideas?’

‘Well…I was thinking we probably shouldn’t call it Melchior…’

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