The New Year's Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels)
““We should break the news to her gently,” Sylvia said. “We should sit her down, give her a stiff drink, and tell her in calm, soothing voices what we’ve done.”
“You’re likely to find that drink thrown in your face,” Andrew retorted. “No, we should just tell her straight out, like tearing off a bandage. The sooner we tell her, the sooner she can start getting used to the idea.”
Andrew knew his daughter better than Sylvia, but she doubted the direct approach would work. “How about this?” she sugg...ested. “We’ll say, ‘Amy, dear, we have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that we’ve gotten married. The good news is that since we got married on Christmas Eve, you won’t have to buy us a separate wedding present.’ ”
“I don’t like calling our marriage ‘bad news.’ ”
“I don’t either, but I’m sure that’s how Amy will look at it.”
“If she had any idea how happy I am that you finally consented to be my bride, I can’t believe she’d refuse to be happy for us.”MoreLess
“You’re likely to find that drink thrown in your face,” Andrew retorted. “No, we should just tell her straight out, like tearing off a bandage. The sooner we tell her, the sooner she can start getting used to the idea.”
Andrew knew his daughter better than Sylvia, but she doubted the direct approach would work. “How about this?” she sugg...ested. “We’ll say, ‘Amy, dear, we have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that we’ve gotten married. The good news is that since we got married on Christmas Eve, you won’t have to buy us a separate wedding present.’ ”
“I don’t like calling our marriage ‘bad news.’ ”
“I don’t either, but I’m sure that’s how Amy will look at it.”
“If she had any idea how happy I am that you finally consented to be my bride, I can’t believe she’d refuse to be happy for us.”MoreLess
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