The Surfacing (2014) by Cormac James

Author:Cormac James [James, Cormac]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Published: 2014-09-23T12:00:00+00:00

27th November

She found him lying on her bed, in his boots, eyes closed. She set the cat down on the floor and instantly it leapt up onto the blankets, to sniff at his bandaged hands. At the first lick, the eyes opened wide. He started to get up but she waved him down. To answer the sickness and the fatigue – Morgan’s as much as her own – she now had nothing but care and patience, an endless fund. He was grateful. He still could not stand for long. He could not yet lift his arms above the horizontal.

It was midday. She’d just had a bath. She stood towelling out her hair, in her nightclothes, made no show of getting dressed. Her boots stood side by side against the wall, waiting obediently. There was to be an inspection later, that was why. Even now, talking to Morgan, she was merely waiting for another admirer to call. That was why she’d had her bath. It was DeHaven. She wanted to be impeccable for him, as though he would be inspecting for flaws.

In his mind Morgan saw the scene. Her lying on the bed, nightdress hoisted, the folds lying nicely about the bump. The rest of the body has been forgotten. She lies motionless, more than docile, strangely eager for whatever is to come.

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