fater all his years at vistermax , nathan deserved that at the very least . dull peter and his godd hearted carolyne in the navy blue suite and gold buttons - both of them , not so long ago , had eaten twice baked cheese souffle , chicken in ginger , and bitter maraschino cherries at our table . on nathan 's behalf , i felt a black , killer rage dig in for the duration .
rose choked and made a sound like a small animal in didtress . she heaved herself round , placed both hands on the edge of the sink and retching , leaned over it , i got up , filled a glass with water , and handed it to her .
she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand ." one should never drink brandy too fast ."
now it was my turn to slide a hand around her shoulders and press her into a chair ." rose are you getting drunk ?"
a bit color crept back into her cheeks . " nathan had only been here fifteen minutes or so . he said he wanted to talk over what had haoppened , and how he was going to mange the changes . he wanted to sound me out ," she must have registered myinstinctive flinch because she added , " he would have talked to you , minty ."
that was unanswerable and none of rose's business " don't say that ."
she was taken aback and struggled with her answer . ." afer the doctor and the undertakers have been , you must go ."
i left rose in the kitchen and fled back to the cold sitting room , the smell of spring , and nathan ." why didn't you ring me ," i demanded of the still figure .
"you married me because....." went the stupid , dangerous game we sometimes played in the early days , and there was only one rule .
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