Moth to the Flame
“'I never knew you were quite such a fast worker —and Santino Vallone is the cherry off a very big cake.' Juliet felt her already guilty flush deepen at her sister's mocking words.
'Let's not discuss that now,' she said hurriedly. 'How— how are you, Jan ?' 'As well as can be expected—isn't that the phrase they use?' Jan petulantly hoisted one of her pillows, and winced at the resulting pain the hasty movement had caused to her injured ribs. 'The infant is still firmly in place, just in case you ...were hoping I'd have a convenient miscarriage.' 'Oh, Jan!' Juliet sank limply down on to the chair at the side of the bed. 'What an appalling thing to say!' 'Have you told your handsome betrothed that his first nephew—or niece, of course—is going to be a bastard?' Jan demanded maliciously, and laughed. 'I wonder if he'll invite me to the wedding. Only if it's as whirlwind as the courtship, I suppose.' She looked her sister up and down. 'Darling Julie,' she said without a trace of affection in her tone.MoreLess
'Let's not discuss that now,' she said hurriedly. 'How— how are you, Jan ?' 'As well as can be expected—isn't that the phrase they use?' Jan petulantly hoisted one of her pillows, and winced at the resulting pain the hasty movement had caused to her injured ribs. 'The infant is still firmly in place, just in case you ...were hoping I'd have a convenient miscarriage.' 'Oh, Jan!' Juliet sank limply down on to the chair at the side of the bed. 'What an appalling thing to say!' 'Have you told your handsome betrothed that his first nephew—or niece, of course—is going to be a bastard?' Jan demanded maliciously, and laughed. 'I wonder if he'll invite me to the wedding. Only if it's as whirlwind as the courtship, I suppose.' She looked her sister up and down. 'Darling Julie,' she said without a trace of affection in her tone.MoreLess
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