The Lavender List by Meg Harrington

Author:Meg Harrington [Harrington, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2016-11-29T23:00:00+00:00

This is the moment. This is the moment calling someone “perverse” makes sense. It’s the moment the word—all the insinuation behind it—rankles and rips.

Her throat is so dry. Sore. Her voice a croak. “I do.”

She doesn’t scream.

She’s in a hospital, and it wouldn’t be appropriate.

And Amelia’s waiting for her and will worry if she hears the scream from down the hall.

All Laura can do is smile congenially and bite the inside of her cheek.

Wisner leaves.

Seconds tick by, and Laura counts each one.

Amelia will come, and it will be okay. For just a little while, it will be okay.

Only Amelia never comes. The door doesn’t open to reveal her, exasperated, worried, and glorious.

Michel comes instead. A lock of dark hair has fallen out of his carefully maintained coif and makes him look dashing. Covers his concern.

He almost hugs her, but Laura tenses, and he sees it. Instead, he settles into the chair Wisner used. He takes up less space and is a comfort where Wisner was a thorn.

“How are you feeling?”

“Asking about my headache or my guest?”

“Both?” His smile is sweet.

She looks to the ceiling so she doesn’t have to consider it.

“There are plans to reform something like the OSS.”

“That’s good, yes?”

“Sure, but I was just told—”

Guileless. That’s the word for Michel. Sweet and guileless and in love with her. He doesn’t—shouldn’t know about the ultimatum she received. It isn’t fair to whine about her love life to a man so hopelessly wanting to be a part of it.

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