Rose Addams: A Novel by Margie Taylor
Author:Margie Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: NeWest Press
Published: 2023-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
25.
It was beginning to look as if this was going to be one of those rare dinners where things went relatively smoothly. No one, so far, had mentioned the Hindley book, and nobody was pressing Ryan for personal details. Maybe they were being polite. Or maybe they were more interested in finding out more about Richard and the mysterious Bev. Rose certainly was.
âHow did you two meet?â she asked him, trying not to sound as desperately curious as she was.
Before he could answer, Lauren suddenly stood up, gripping the table. âOh, god, Iâm sorry, Iâm doing it again. Excuse me.â Rose got up to accompany her but Lauren waved her off. âItâs okay, Rose, I know where the bathroom is.â
Ryan turned to Garnet. âIs your daughter sick?â
âMy daughter? I have no idea. I havenât seen her in more than a year. As far as I know, sheâs as healthy as a horse.â
Managing, just barely, to control her amusement, Marie informed Ryan that Lauren was Garnetâs partner, not his daughter.
âOh, like in business,â he said. âI get it.â
âWell, no . . .â Marie began, but an indignant Garnet interrupted.
âThat adorable young woman is my betrothed. My inamorata. My paramour.â
Feeling the need to interpret, Rose added, âTheyâre together.â
âReally? Wow.â
âYou might well say âWowâ young man. And sheâs having my child. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it.â
There was an uncomfortable silence.
âSo Ryan,â Morgan said, trying to ease the tension, âwhere are you living these days? Are you on the North Shore?â
âI have a tent. Itâs quiet and I like it.â He took a sip of waterâ Rose noticed he hadnât touched his wineâand added, âIâm kind of a loner, you know? I spent three years in Nepal and I got used to being on my own.â
âNepal?â Rose said. âYou were in Nepal?â
âOh my god,â exclaimed Morgan, âthatâs so exciting. What were you doing there?â
âLearning the language. I wanted to go to Tibet but I met a monk when I was in India and he was headed to Kathmandu. I ended up travelling with him and staying with him in Pokhara. Thatâs, like, the second largest city in Nepal.â
Morgan was transfixed. âDid you stay in a hostel?â
âWe stayed in a monastery,â Ryan said.
Jason wanted to know if he thought about becoming a monk, and Ryan rather shyly confessed that he did, for a while. âBut it wasnât for me. I mean, they were great and I learned a lot but, I donât know, I guess I wasnât ready.â
âWhat did your parents think?â Marie asked. âAbout you maybe becoming a monk? Did you talk to them about it?â
âI wouldnât,â Lee interjected. âIf I was making a life decision, like, the last thing Iâd do is talk to my parents.â
âMaybe,â Rose said, âit depends on the kind of parents you have.â She turned to her son. âYouâd talk to us, wouldnât you, if you were thinking of becoming a monk?â
Jason laughed. âI promise you, Mom, if I ever decide to give it all up and go into a monastery, youâll be the first to know.
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