A Distant Summer (1985)
“Something was pressing in on her, weighting her dreams with a heavy apprehension. Kristina struggled to escape the shadowed, sluggish world of sleep. Her breathing quickened, then steadied as she began to recognize the familiarity of her bedroom: same patterned wallpaper; same dark oak dresser and bed frame; same butterfly-print sheets.
She rubbed her foot over the bed linen and felt the warmth of Tucker’s body beside her. Even the same lover as the night before. Her lips curved gently but neve...r quite formed a smile. How odd that already he felt familiar in her bed. But then hadn’t he become the most familiar part of her every day?
Turning her head, she looked at the dark hair, mussed by sleep and her own loving touch. His face was relaxed and still, his lips pale against the contrast of his morning beard. Eyes closed, he dreamed on, and she watched, remembering other awakenings in his arms, wondering how many more there would be.
Kris held back a sigh as her gaze moved to the window, to the light stealing past the curtains and into the room.MoreLess
She rubbed her foot over the bed linen and felt the warmth of Tucker’s body beside her. Even the same lover as the night before. Her lips curved gently but neve...r quite formed a smile. How odd that already he felt familiar in her bed. But then hadn’t he become the most familiar part of her every day?
Turning her head, she looked at the dark hair, mussed by sleep and her own loving touch. His face was relaxed and still, his lips pale against the contrast of his morning beard. Eyes closed, he dreamed on, and she watched, remembering other awakenings in his arms, wondering how many more there would be.
Kris held back a sigh as her gaze moved to the window, to the light stealing past the curtains and into the room.MoreLess
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