Misfortune: Christmas With Scrooge by Peggy Ann Craig

Author:Peggy Ann Craig [Craig, Peggy Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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It was close to seven o’clock in the morning after they had delivered the girls to Saint Anne’s and then returned to the hospital to wait for the parents who were coming to collect their daughters. Laura took the onslaught of many irate parents who felt her inapt as duties of temporary guardian and putting their children at risk. While the other half lavished her with gratitude and praise.

Utterly drained and tired, she stood alone in Dexter's bedroom. Sighing in exhaustion, she walked over to the large bed where a cheerfully white quilt welcomed her. Dolefully, she sunk on to the only soft thing in the room. Dexter's bleak fashion sense consisted of a black dresser with the simplest blue vase perched on top of it, an oversized two-door chest also in black and a matching night table. A rounded headboard and slate grey splattered walls completed the somber look.

With the excitement of the evening finally behind her, her mind took the down time to unwilling start to wallow in the memories of the tragic events. Wanting nothing more than to blot out the images of her burning home, she took the large T-shirt Dexter loaned her lying across the bed. She went through a side door that housed an ensuite and gave herself a good cleaning with the soap and towels provided, then slipped into the T-shirt.

As the soft material slid over her head, she detected Dexter's familiar scent. Clutching it close to her skin, she took a deep breath and inhaled the balmy aroma. She wanted nothing more at the moment than to have him take the place of the shirt and cradle her in his arms. With a desolate sigh she dropped her hands and went back into the bedroom.

Knowing Dexter, as she came to know him, moments like tonight as he held her in his arms and comforted, would not occur again. His heart was tough and she knew there was no getting through.

Surprisingly, this time around anyhow, sleep came easily when she placed her head on the pillows and closed her eyes, all thoughts of the fire, the house, and the man put to rest temporarily.

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