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Love Builds a Nest in Our Park
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“I’d hate for us to get into an argument,” he said, “but if that’s the only way we could communicate....”
Carlotta said that grown-ups recover from arguments if they keep their knives in the drawer.
“What if our talents don’t mesh?” he worried.
“We’ll create a weave that works,” she said in a silvery tone.
He brought her to a bench by the lake; they chatted while kids played soccer behind them. “I’m not sure the west coast would appeal with me.”
“So you don’t want me to disrupt your life,” Carlotta needled him. “I know two men who’ll provide for me from their millions.”
“And let their money ruin your talent?” he nearly exploded. “Over my dead body. I thought you could support yourself. You and I together....” We’ve encircled each other; I can about guess what will happen next.
Either her “no” or her “yes” would cause him to quake. They inspected the flowers in a rock garden – purple and red, daisies past their prime, white dots and white dust on deep green leaves, brown tufts that created an impression of mauve from a distance but looked red and green as they moved closer – all on purplish brown stalks. Other nearby blooms could have been the tails of the proudest birds – the kind that have red maple feathers and violet eyes.
Carlotta interrupted his reverie. “You’ll have to speak up. I can’t say ‘yes’ for both of us.”
― Love Builds a Nest in Our Park
Carlotta said that grown-ups recover from arguments if they keep their knives in the drawer.
“What if our talents don’t mesh?” he worried.
“We’ll create a weave that works,” she said in a silvery tone.
He brought her to a bench by the lake; they chatted while kids played soccer behind them. “I’m not sure the west coast would appeal with me.”
“So you don’t want me to disrupt your life,” Carlotta needled him. “I know two men who’ll provide for me from their millions.”
“And let their money ruin your talent?” he nearly exploded. “Over my dead body. I thought you could support yourself. You and I together....” We’ve encircled each other; I can about guess what will happen next.
Either her “no” or her “yes” would cause him to quake. They inspected the flowers in a rock garden – purple and red, daisies past their prime, white dots and white dust on deep green leaves, brown tufts that created an impression of mauve from a distance but looked red and green as they moved closer – all on purplish brown stalks. Other nearby blooms could have been the tails of the proudest birds – the kind that have red maple feathers and violet eyes.
Carlotta interrupted his reverie. “You’ll have to speak up. I can’t say ‘yes’ for both of us.”
― Love Builds a Nest in Our Park
