the baby shrieked . paige ignored him and went into battle for me ." minty has every right as nathan's wife to decide where he's buried . i'm sure that , when yoy've thought about it , you will agree ." it was the calm , reasonable voice she used for negotiations in the days when she led the team .
my immediate concern was not to cry . i woud have diedf rather than show my guilt and , yes , shame . weakness too . poppy turned to richard sent me a look that suggested he would deal with poppy in private .
" richard ," i said . " i'm not being difficult for the sake of it .
" no wonder , " poppy spoke slowly and quitely ." no wonder dad's heart were out . it wore out by you ."
" that is outrageous , " said paige .
" i will forget you said that , poppy ." to richard i addedd " but you must both go , now ."
they left behind the bitter residue of the things said and thought , paige dumped the baby in my arms and shuffled painful around the kitchen - " the episiotomy watz , minty "- and made yet another pot of tea . she wrapped my fingers around the mug and kissed me . i held on to the baby , whose tiny face was crumpled with the effort of being alive ," you know what i said about secondhand experience ? well, this isn't ,"
" no ," said paige ." it can't be ." she sat herself down with a groan and reached for the baby ." sorry about butting in . i phoned you and phoned you , minty , but you anwsered ."
my immediate concern was not to cry . i woud have diedf rather than show my guilt and , yes , shame . weakness too . poppy turned to richard sent me a look that suggested he would deal with poppy in private .
" richard ," i said . " i'm not being difficult for the sake of it .
" no wonder , " poppy spoke slowly and quitely ." no wonder dad's heart were out . it wore out by you ."
" that is outrageous , " said paige .
" i will forget you said that , poppy ." to richard i addedd " but you must both go , now ."
they left behind the bitter residue of the things said and thought , paige dumped the baby in my arms and shuffled painful around the kitchen - " the episiotomy watz , minty "- and made yet another pot of tea . she wrapped my fingers around the mug and kissed me . i held on to the baby , whose tiny face was crumpled with the effort of being alive ," you know what i said about secondhand experience ? well, this isn't ,"
" no ," said paige ." it can't be ." she sat herself down with a groan and reached for the baby ." sorry about butting in . i phoned you and phoned you , minty , but you anwsered ."
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