Rachel Pollack by Unquenchable Fire

Author:Unquenchable Fire
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-05-15T11:40:35+00:00

‘Calm? Calm? You’re taking my husband away from me.’

‘How about that coffee?’

‘You just tell me—you come in, you’re gone two weeks -‘

‘Jennie, please.’ The cracks in his voice stopped her from shouting. ‘I could have just sent a letter but I wanted to tell you in person.’

‘A letter?’ Mike sat down again. Jennie said, ‘I’ll get the coffee.’

In the kitchen she slammed the cups down so hard she almost broke them. She thought, You bastard. Send me a letter? Goddamn you. What did he mean? How could he not stay? Where was he going? Didn’t he know how much she loved him? That bastard. She wanted to run down to the basement and stamp on the portraits of Burningsnake. He’s got to stay, she thought. He can’t mean it. Please make him stay. Help me.

When they were both sitting with their coffee—like a proper hive couple—Mike said, ‘I did a lot of thinking while I was away. About everything. Everything that’s happened to us.’

‘Did you think about how much I loved you?’

‘Of course. And how much I love you. I do love you, Jennie. Really I do.’

‘Then it’s all right. As long as we love each other—’

‘It’s not all right. I can’t take living with you.’

‘Living with me? What’s wrong?’ He didn’t answer. ‘Tell me what I’ve done. I’ll change.’

‘It’s just—never being sure—waiting all the time.’

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