The Beginning of Always by Karen Janowsky

Author:Karen Janowsky [Janowsky, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

December 2012, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Nina

Nina sat still on the couch and looked at the tree outside the living room window of her apartment. “Here we go, one, two, three.” She flinched when Daniel peeled the dressing off her shoulder wound. “It’s almost completely healed,” he said. It had been two days since she’d been released from the W.I.S.E. infirmary, and campus was closed until the various investigations were underway and the team regrouped. She held still while Daniel cleaned the nearly-closed-up gash in her leg and bite on her shoulder and let him re-wrap them.

“I’d really like it if you’d eat something.” He reached behind him and picked up the cooling tea she’d set on an end table.

She pointed to the manila envelope she’d just noticed on the other end of the couch. “Did Miri leave that?” She had fallen asleep during Miriam’s visit.

He nodded. “That’s for us. It’s the documents you asked Abioye to get for you.” She reached for it. Daniel grabbed it and held it away from her. “You haven’t had proper nourishment in three days. You can’t live on tea and single-serving containers of yogurt.” Daniel was frowning. “I’m worried about you. Besides, you can’t focus if you’re starving.”

Nina tried to smile. “Should I consider this behavior as normal, and resign myself to it for the rest of our lives?”

“I am my Jewish mother’s child, after all. Be glad I’m not forcing her matzo ball soup on you. That stuff sat like a rock in your stomach for a whole week.” He smiled. “What I do have is that spinach paneer thing you like from the curry place. I asked Miriam to bring it along for you.”

Nina sighed. “You win. You’re right.” She let Daniel pull her up off the couch. She interlaced her fingers behind his neck and looked at him. There was tension in his brow, and he had circles under his eyes.

“Yes, fiancé?” He ducked his head down and kissed her.

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