the big problem with motherhood of girls, it seems to me, is that we're both women.
Elizabeth Nobleand there you go - i was alone, without love, for eight years. and it took me about twenty minutes - over a cappuchino and an egg salad sandwich - to fall in love with him.
Elizabeth Noblei want to live. simple as that. we all do, don't we?
Elizabeth Noblemum's dress. mum loved big parties. she loved dressing up and champagne bubbles tickling her nose, and dancing with her arms above her head, shoes thrown to the edges of the dance floor, and shouting inane happy things at people.
Elizabeth Noblewhat was she like? she loved him, really loved him then, for an instant. this, this was easier.
Elizabeth Nobleshe was a person, jen, and people aren't perfect. and she wasn't perfect. and that's okay
Elizabeth Nobleamanda lifted a large handful of pictures out of the box and dropped them into her lap, flicking through them as they fall. they told a thousand stories, didn't they? the pictures of your life. but they left a lot out, too.
Elizabeth Noblecould i have loved you better? maybe. if that's true, then i'm sorry. could i have loved you more? i don't think it's possible.
Elizabeth Noblewasn't there some statistic somewhere she'd read, about where most people meet their spouse, that claimed weddings were the third most popular place, after university and the work place. she was sure that she had. something to do with all that romantic optimism in the air, and too much champagne, no doubt.
Elizabeth Noblei'm not sure either of them had a great capacity for love, that was all. it's funny - mine feels bottomless.
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