Charlotte's Search
With a fire glowing in the hearth, a glass of red to her side, and a warm woollen polo'd up her neck, she looks the very picture of contentment and comfort.
We'll soon change that....
I wonder how long it will take her to notice. Neither Michael or I are pushing it. We're both looking forward to her reaction. I settle in my armchair by the fire, enjoying the play of heat on my leg, then briefly inspect her book title: yes, Tolkien, The Silmarillion...
Not a casual read....
Michael finishes his inspection of the window-panes, slants an eye down at our reading beauty, then taking the decanter of malt, cocks a brow to me. I nod, and he pours a finger into each of two glasses....
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