206 wivesbehavingbadly

she lifted charlie to the other breast and retured to the original subject . " you are going to have to sort yoyr self out about rose . you mustn't let her become an obsession ." she caressed charlie 's head , bent over him , and cooed . " who's my pretty boy  ? who's my good boy ?" she straightened up and ask in a normal voice  ." you don't really think anything was on between them , do you ?"
that question nagged away as i struggled uneasily into sleep at night and it was there when i awoke . still fatigued . its implications  swirled in my brain , " i don't know . all i know is that  i don't want to have to think about her at the moment . and nathan with his ridiculous rrequest madde sure that i have to ."
people do strange things , minty ."
i became aware of the pulse beating in my right wrist ." yes "
" look , it's not a problem right now ." i looked skep[tical and she exxplained patiently . " don't mind about it ."
the fingers of my left hand circled my wrist and pressed down on the errant pulse and pushed back the thought : history  repeats itself . paige threw  a muslin square over her  shoulder , draped charlie over it ,  andand eased herself to her feet , where she performed a circular rocking movement , like some tribal elder ,
help with the wind ," charlie obliged and  , the other hand  rubbing  her back , paige  gyrated in the opposite directtion . "  i've sent out a seaarch party for my waist , and it's still oput there ."
i laughed " presumable all your checkups have been okay ?"
" back is a bit dodgy . the ligament had gone into permanent tension .