Last Bridge Home (1987)
“THERE WAS exasperation as well as amusement in Jon’s expression as he gazed at Elizabeth lying on her back in the snow, her arms flung wide.
“Making angels.” Her tongue was caught between her teeth as she briskly flapped her arms back and forth. “Now, hush. I haven’t the breath to do this and talk to you too. I feel as if Andrew’s lying right on top of one of my lungs this morning.”
Gunner looked up after he’d inserted the second pinecone eye in his snowman. “That looks like fun, maybe we could... make an entire chain of angel imprints in a circle around my snowman and—”
“No, Gunner.” Jon stepped forward and pulled Elizabeth to her feet. He turned her around and began to brush the snow from her coat and slacks. “You’re as bad as she is. How long have you two been out here? She’s wet to the skin.”
“Since breakfast.” Gunner was frowning with concern as he looked at Elizabeth. “Is she really damp? Lord, I’m sorry. She seemed to be having so much fun I guess I didn’t think.”MoreLess
“Making angels.” Her tongue was caught between her teeth as she briskly flapped her arms back and forth. “Now, hush. I haven’t the breath to do this and talk to you too. I feel as if Andrew’s lying right on top of one of my lungs this morning.”
Gunner looked up after he’d inserted the second pinecone eye in his snowman. “That looks like fun, maybe we could... make an entire chain of angel imprints in a circle around my snowman and—”
“No, Gunner.” Jon stepped forward and pulled Elizabeth to her feet. He turned her around and began to brush the snow from her coat and slacks. “You’re as bad as she is. How long have you two been out here? She’s wet to the skin.”
“Since breakfast.” Gunner was frowning with concern as he looked at Elizabeth. “Is she really damp? Lord, I’m sorry. She seemed to be having so much fun I guess I didn’t think.”MoreLess
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