‘It’s a family tradition,’ Alex replied, his expression mock-injured.
‘Oh, you,’ Beth protested, reaching inside her box, the laughter in her eyes stilled as she removed its contents.
It was a lustre, just like the one she had first seen in the hotel gift shop but even more beautiful.
‘Oh, Alex,’ she whispered as she studied it. ‘Oh, Alex, it’s beautiful...’
‘They are beautiful,’ Alex corrected her, removing his own from its packaging and putting it next to hers. ‘A perfect pair...like us,’ he added as he bent his head to kiss her.
‘A perfect pair...’ Beth sighed in blissful happiness. ‘Oh, Alex,’ she whispered.
‘Oh, Beth,’ Alex whispered back, and then added engagingly, ‘Do you think we might just check that it isn’t just sex...one more time...?’
‘It’s only eight o’clock. Far too early for bed yet,’ Beth protested, but her eyes were shining and there was no reluctance whatsoever in her expression as she clung lovingly to him...quite the opposite.
A perfect pair. Oh, yes, indeed... Oh, yes... Yes... Yes...
‘Mmm...’
* * * * *
The Marriage
Resolution
In memory of Dagmar Digrinová
whose enthusiasm and love
for her country inspired
this book.
Contents
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
EPILOGUE
CHAPTER ONE