Wedding-Night Baby
“Her mind slowly cleared as her eyes accustomed themselves to the darkness. With an exclamation she sat bolt upright, as if a light bulb in her brain had suddenly been switched on. God, what time was it? Why hadn’t Callum woken her?
Georgina scrabbled for the light switch on the wall beside her. She made contact with the small reading light and the room was softly illuminated. She picked up her discarded watch and, squinting, read two-thirty. She grimaced and let out another groan. The entire room was a blur: her contact lenses lay in their container in the bathroom where she’d removed them.
She swung her sleep-stiffened limbs over the side of the bed and ran her fingers through her tousled hair. The sound of deep, steady breathing on the other side of the room indicated that her companion was still asleep. She’d soon alter that! Barefooted, she padded across the room.
‘Callum.’ She said the name softly. Instinctively she’d been inclined to blame him for the unintended stopover; now sh...e could see that that was uncharitable.MoreLess
Georgina scrabbled for the light switch on the wall beside her. She made contact with the small reading light and the room was softly illuminated. She picked up her discarded watch and, squinting, read two-thirty. She grimaced and let out another groan. The entire room was a blur: her contact lenses lay in their container in the bathroom where she’d removed them.
She swung her sleep-stiffened limbs over the side of the bed and ran her fingers through her tousled hair. The sound of deep, steady breathing on the other side of the room indicated that her companion was still asleep. She’d soon alter that! Barefooted, she padded across the room.
‘Callum.’ She said the name softly. Instinctively she’d been inclined to blame him for the unintended stopover; now sh...e could see that that was uncharitable.MoreLess
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