Sammy in England (Single Wide Female Travels #4) by Lillianna Blake

Author:Lillianna Blake [Blake, Lillianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0692704981
Amazon: B01ENVRBQ2
Publisher: Sassy Women's Fiction
Published: 2016-04-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

I spent the rest of my afternoon exploring London. I tried to push the thought of Max and Michelle out of my mind.

Though I missed Max, it was actually nice to experience some of London on my own. I took lots of pictures to share with him, and the thought of having something new to share with him was pleasant. Since we lived, worked, and traveled together, it wasn’t often that I had the chance to share my experiences with him after the fact.

As I perused some of the shops, I thought about what I might want to get Max for Valentine’s Day. He was difficult to buy for. With his logical mind, any overly romantic gifts always fell flat. He seemed to prefer practical things.

This year, I wanted it to be different. Just like Poppy and I had found hats that represented our desires, I wanted to find something that would represent Max’s desires. But the more I searched, the more lost I felt. Did I even know what Max was passionate about? Could someone really be passionate about computers and technology? Maybe.

I fiddled with a few pendants of computer monitors and keyboards, but that just seemed silly to me. I wondered what Max might truly want—what he hoped for in the future. The more I wondered, the more it bothered me that I didn’t know these things right off the top of my head.

Would Michelle know? I sighed and shoved the thought down.

In the past—before we’d begun dating—I would have said that Max’s passion was spontaneity, never being held down, always free to explore his desires. But now that he was married, where did all of that passion go?

I picked up a silver ring that had wings etched into it. Something about the sight of it saddened me. Had I clipped Max’s wings? I set the ring down and looked through a few more items.

In the next few shops I looked at shirts, magazines, books, jewelry, and even video games. Nothing spoke to me of Max. I didn’t want to just buy him something, I wanted to buy him the right thing.

It occurred to me that since we were in London where he’d spent some of his youth, maybe I should purchase him something that honored that. I noticed a pendant on a thin silver chain. The pendant was in the shape of a tractor. I pictured giving him the necklace and the strange look I would receive. No, Max was not a farmer. I sighed as my frustration built.

Just as I was about to give up, I stopped in an eccentric shop that featured crystal balls and evil eyes. It was really just on a whim that I peeked at the jewelry under the glass countertop. The moment I saw it, I knew it was what I wanted.

The pendant was a winged dragon. The wings were outstretched and the head was raised as if prepared to take flight. Maybe I couldn’t figure out what Max’s passion was, but I did know that it was there.

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