274 wivesbehavingbadly

.. i was fully dressed m, with my package bag at my feet in reception . there were  two  flower arrangements in pastel colors , a portait of  a girl  on horseback in a tight green costume , and three receptionistts with immaculate  complexions ," i can't thank you enough for your  generosity  , but i need to go back . if eve is really ill , i must  organize cover for work tomorrow ."
 gisela tensed impatiently ." oh , well ., she was cross because her present to me has been spoiled and because she needed to talk to me further .
"let me know about marcus ."
she took a step back ." of corse ."
i picked up my bag and heard myself say ." " you will think about  roger .?"  althought why i thought care about the man who sacked nathan was a mystery .
she flung me a savge look ." don't worry abouyt him . he gets exactly his side of the bargain."
on the way back in the train , i stared out of the window at the speeding  landscape and remembered the nathan who , having left rose came to me  alight with fervor ." i've done it , minty " . he kissed my arm all the way up its lenght  ." i've left rose . and it's all going to be quite different ."
the discrepancy between hs excited words and what we were  alarmed me . this man had graying hair , a knee joint that ached , and grown up children . i fanced the lexus , his credit card , and the nice house .
but the curious thing was .... the really , truly curious thing ... i had believed nathan .
eve  was curled into a fetal position in her bed . the window was closed  , and the room was stuffy and smelled of illness .