. old ground for you , perhaps ." i closed my eyes for a second ." but nathan didn't like it , and it was a source of friction ."
" for god's sake . minty . what do you want from me ?"
"i suppose..... " i said miserably ." i want to tell you that he wasn't really happy with me . and that he regretted leaving you ." i hesitated and then forced out the words through gritted teeth ." id he come back into my bed ?" rose made a noise between a laugh and a gasp , but i ploughed on ." nathan had been there so many times before ..." yes , he has shared the eeryday language of small noises and touch with rose . he had listened o her breathing in the nightr , heard her clean her teeth , fill the kettle ..." it wouldn't have been such a big step ." rose held up a hand to stop me , but i ignored it . " i could never share the long history you had with him . i could never compete . you were always there . ahead of me . always ."
" stop it , minty ."
i had wit enough left to obey her .
rose flashed a wry smile ." i want never gets ." it was a saying we had used oftewn in the office . once . years ago . timon , the editor , had always wanted more books , fewer books , different ones . i want never gets , except in that case , i want usually did get . she continued ,' when nathan first told me he was having an affair , they should be very clever and very secret . i still believe that ."
"nevertheless , i need to know ."
rose's smile had vanished , she leaned toward me to emphasize her point , and i smelled her jasmine seent ." i don't have to tell you anything , minty ." she spoke withiout malice , most gently .' fyou lost the right to my confidences long ago .
" for god's sake . minty . what do you want from me ?"
"i suppose..... " i said miserably ." i want to tell you that he wasn't really happy with me . and that he regretted leaving you ." i hesitated and then forced out the words through gritted teeth ." id he come back into my bed ?" rose made a noise between a laugh and a gasp , but i ploughed on ." nathan had been there so many times before ..." yes , he has shared the eeryday language of small noises and touch with rose . he had listened o her breathing in the nightr , heard her clean her teeth , fill the kettle ..." it wouldn't have been such a big step ." rose held up a hand to stop me , but i ignored it . " i could never share the long history you had with him . i could never compete . you were always there . ahead of me . always ."
" stop it , minty ."
i had wit enough left to obey her .
rose flashed a wry smile ." i want never gets ." it was a saying we had used oftewn in the office . once . years ago . timon , the editor , had always wanted more books , fewer books , different ones . i want never gets , except in that case , i want usually did get . she continued ,' when nathan first told me he was having an affair , they should be very clever and very secret . i still believe that ."
"nevertheless , i need to know ."
rose's smile had vanished , she leaned toward me to emphasize her point , and i smelled her jasmine seent ." i don't have to tell you anything , minty ." she spoke withiout malice , most gently .' fyou lost the right to my confidences long ago .
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