How to Mend a Broken Heart (2012)
“She reached across to the nearby wall where it was hanging and plucked it off the cradle, all without taking her eyes off the deft precision of Jean’s wrinkled fingers as they created sweet perfection.
Tabby lay at their feet, ready for any morsel that inadvertently landed on the floor, and Tess absently stroked the dog’s back with her foot as she said, ‘Tess speaking.’ Jean held up a perfectly formed miniature rose for her approval and Tess grinned and silently applauded.
‘Oh…hi, it’s ...Trish. How are you?’ Tess heard the disappointment in her ex-sister-in-law’s voice. She’d spoken to Trish a few times on the phone since the day they’d turned up with Christopher, just a quick hello and goodbye as she’d handed the phone to Jean or Fletch. But she knew that Trish rang religiously every day to speak to her mother.
‘You want to talk to Jean?’ ‘No. I was hoping to speak to Fletch, actually. Is he there?’ Tess shook her head, even though Trish couldn’t see her.MoreLess
Tabby lay at their feet, ready for any morsel that inadvertently landed on the floor, and Tess absently stroked the dog’s back with her foot as she said, ‘Tess speaking.’ Jean held up a perfectly formed miniature rose for her approval and Tess grinned and silently applauded.
‘Oh…hi, it’s ...Trish. How are you?’ Tess heard the disappointment in her ex-sister-in-law’s voice. She’d spoken to Trish a few times on the phone since the day they’d turned up with Christopher, just a quick hello and goodbye as she’d handed the phone to Jean or Fletch. But she knew that Trish rang religiously every day to speak to her mother.
‘You want to talk to Jean?’ ‘No. I was hoping to speak to Fletch, actually. Is he there?’ Tess shook her head, even though Trish couldn’t see her.MoreLess
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