Mud And Gold
“But what began as shared amusement at Lizzie’s blatant attempts to manipulate them soon turned into a hard-headed appraisal of each other that led them both to the conclusion Lizzie had already come to on their behalf: they could each do a lot worse for themselves.
From there it was only a small step, given the many opportunities of spending time with each other that Lizzie made sure of putting in their way, to a mutual respect that seemed likely to turn into something warmer in time. The only ...thing that bothered Lizzie was that neither of them seemed in any rush to move matters beyond friendship and into romance.
‘I wish Bill would hurry up and ask Lily,’ she fretted to Frank. ‘Lily’ll be twenty-nine next year, they should get on with it. She’s only got so many child-bearing years, she’s already wasted half of them. It might be harder for her to get with child, too, not being very young.’ ‘She’s not an old woman, Lizzie,’ Frank protested in amusement. ‘Heck, she’s a year younger than me!’ ‘Of course she’s not old, but she’s not getting any younger, either.MoreLess
From there it was only a small step, given the many opportunities of spending time with each other that Lizzie made sure of putting in their way, to a mutual respect that seemed likely to turn into something warmer in time. The only ...thing that bothered Lizzie was that neither of them seemed in any rush to move matters beyond friendship and into romance.
‘I wish Bill would hurry up and ask Lily,’ she fretted to Frank. ‘Lily’ll be twenty-nine next year, they should get on with it. She’s only got so many child-bearing years, she’s already wasted half of them. It might be harder for her to get with child, too, not being very young.’ ‘She’s not an old woman, Lizzie,’ Frank protested in amusement. ‘Heck, she’s a year younger than me!’ ‘Of course she’s not old, but she’s not getting any younger, either.MoreLess
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