A Bird in the Hand (2015)
A Bird in the Hand
“However, I did need him alive and well if I was going to put into play the next step in my strategy, so I graciously waved a white flag consisting of coffee and well-buttered toast in bed the next morning.
I could see by the wary look on his face that he'd already guessed my ploy, but I didn't mind as long as he was agreeable to what I'd planned for our day. I'd figured that if I kept his blood sugar up with a steady infusion of bakery goods throughout the day, my husband wouldn't concentrate t...oo hard on the reason.
"You surely don't expect me to agree to whatever it is you're planning, Caro." Gregory reached over a protesting Trixie to set his empty plate on the nightstand. "I'm pretty sure that you know exactly how I felt about that yesterday, and I haven't changed my mind." I've perfected the art of smiling with clenched teeth from countless meetings with my editors, and I turned my brightest beam on my spouse.
"Darling, I heard you very clearly last night." I'd been brought up not to lie.MoreLess
I could see by the wary look on his face that he'd already guessed my ploy, but I didn't mind as long as he was agreeable to what I'd planned for our day. I'd figured that if I kept his blood sugar up with a steady infusion of bakery goods throughout the day, my husband wouldn't concentrate t...oo hard on the reason.
"You surely don't expect me to agree to whatever it is you're planning, Caro." Gregory reached over a protesting Trixie to set his empty plate on the nightstand. "I'm pretty sure that you know exactly how I felt about that yesterday, and I haven't changed my mind." I've perfected the art of smiling with clenched teeth from countless meetings with my editors, and I turned my brightest beam on my spouse.
"Darling, I heard you very clearly last night." I'd been brought up not to lie.MoreLess
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