Only Forever
“Finally she heard a breathless “hello” at the other end of the line.
Huddled in her kitchen, speaking in a whisper, Vanessa explained that Nick was lying in the middle of her living room floor, apparently immobilized. “What should I do?” she asked. “Call the paramedics?”
Gina laughed. “It would serve him right if you did. Nick’s faking, Vanessa—he probably wants to spend the night.”
Vanessa sighed. Of course Nick was pretending, indulging his hypochondria. After all this was the man who carried on like a victim of Lizzie Borden’s when he cut himself. “Thank you,” she said.
“See you tomorrow,” Gina responded lightly. “Have fun getting Nick off the floor.”
“Tomorrow?”
“At Uncle Guido’s dinner, of course,” came the answer.
Vanessa’s hackles rose. Evidently Nick had committed her to a family gathering without so much as consulting her. She said a polite goodbye to Gina and, after gathering her dignity, walked back into the living room.
There, standing beside Nick’s prone body, she folded ...her arms across her chest and nudged him with one foot.MoreLess
Huddled in her kitchen, speaking in a whisper, Vanessa explained that Nick was lying in the middle of her living room floor, apparently immobilized. “What should I do?” she asked. “Call the paramedics?”
Gina laughed. “It would serve him right if you did. Nick’s faking, Vanessa—he probably wants to spend the night.”
Vanessa sighed. Of course Nick was pretending, indulging his hypochondria. After all this was the man who carried on like a victim of Lizzie Borden’s when he cut himself. “Thank you,” she said.
“See you tomorrow,” Gina responded lightly. “Have fun getting Nick off the floor.”
“Tomorrow?”
“At Uncle Guido’s dinner, of course,” came the answer.
Vanessa’s hackles rose. Evidently Nick had committed her to a family gathering without so much as consulting her. She said a polite goodbye to Gina and, after gathering her dignity, walked back into the living room.
There, standing beside Nick’s prone body, she folded ...her arms across her chest and nudged him with one foot.MoreLess
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