A Time to Forgive. Marta Perry
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Название: A Time to Forgive
Автор: Marta Perry
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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Her question flicked him on the raw edges of emotion, and he wanted to hit back. “I realize it’s none of your business.”
Her mouth tightened, as if acknowledging his right to say it. “You can’t stop the child from remembering.” Her voice softened, and she put up one hand to brush windblown hair from her eyes. “Why would you want to?”
It was safer not to stare into brown eyes that seemed to know too much about loneliness. He looked beyond Tory, focusing on the inexorable movement of the waves rolling into shore. A line of sandpipers rushed importantly along the wet sand. He struggled, trying to find the right words.
“I don’t. But I don’t want her to be stuck in grieving. Jenny needs to look forward,” he said. “There’s nothing to be gained by dwelling on the past.”
“Are you talking about Jenny or about yourself?” The question was like a blow to the stomach, but before he could react, she was shaking her head. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.”
“No.” He had to force the word through tight lips. “You shouldn’t.” She had no right.
“I just want…” She let the words trail off, then held her sketch pad out to him. “Look. This is what I’m trying to do.”
He took the pad, frowning at a sketch of beach morning glories trailing along the page. “You’re drawing flowers. What does that have to do with questioning my daughter?”
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