"and ?"
"she vanished into the frozen-fish section ."
nathan uttered a short , barking laugh ." you won that round , minty ."
" what i really wanted to ask her is why i'm a home breaker , and you're not ."
nathan met my eyes steadily . in his lay the detritus of painful history ." i'm blamed too , minty ."
"no, you're not . that's a point ."
his gaze drifted toward the painting , as if he were seeking reassurance in the shimmer of water , rock , and cliff .
"in sue's eyes you are still marriage to rose . there is nothing i can do about that . in the cpmplicated hierarchies of maital , sue gets a tick , rose gets sainthood , and i get the cross ."
any trace of amusement vanished from nathan's features ." would you prefer it if i didn't see the frosts any more ?"
in successful relationships , a manual that in the past i had studied diligently , it say that to bind a partner you must release him . i am a great believer in the self- help manual- although lately i have found myself wondering if they only add to the confusion by suggesting problems you did not know you possessed . however , mindful of successful relationship's teachings . i said ," nathan , i insist you see sue and jack frost ."
i offered up the unfinished guest list which composed of anthan's boss and his wife , roger and gisela gard , and my boss and his wife , barry and lucy helm ." we haven't got very far ."
before i married nathan , i had pictured my situation so differently . who did not dream of a fine , harmonious household in which friends and family gathered ?"it's no use asking poppy and richard , i suppose ? and sam and jilly are too far away ."
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