Home Fires (2012)
““Where to, Mrs. Hunt?” Henry’s voice broke through her daze.
Her eyes met his in the rearview mirror. “Uh, home, I guess.” Then she added on impulse, “But will you take the long way, Henry? It’s a beautiful day.”
Indeed it was, with the sun shining brightly along the light stone-and-glass face of the city. She rolled down her window and let the breeze blow the soft tendrils around her face to complement her gentle smile.
Pregnant! She was actually pregnant! How many years she’d waited, wanted t...o hear those words! Mark had been right after all. He’d known the signs better than she had. But no—that wasn’t it. She’d just refused to read them for fear they’d prove to be a false alarm.
As the car wound smoothly through the curving tree-lined streets skirting the central city, she tried to sort out her thoughts. Pregnant She was overwhelmed by its unexpectedness, terrified by its magnitude. Somehow, though, nothing could blunt the abundant joy she felt. To be carrying a child, a love child, Mark’s child—it gave the word luxury another meaning.MoreLess
Her eyes met his in the rearview mirror. “Uh, home, I guess.” Then she added on impulse, “But will you take the long way, Henry? It’s a beautiful day.”
Indeed it was, with the sun shining brightly along the light stone-and-glass face of the city. She rolled down her window and let the breeze blow the soft tendrils around her face to complement her gentle smile.
Pregnant! She was actually pregnant! How many years she’d waited, wanted t...o hear those words! Mark had been right after all. He’d known the signs better than she had. But no—that wasn’t it. She’d just refused to read them for fear they’d prove to be a false alarm.
As the car wound smoothly through the curving tree-lined streets skirting the central city, she tried to sort out her thoughts. Pregnant She was overwhelmed by its unexpectedness, terrified by its magnitude. Somehow, though, nothing could blunt the abundant joy she felt. To be carrying a child, a love child, Mark’s child—it gave the word luxury another meaning.MoreLess
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