I, admittedly, am not a big Lavinia fan, so the idea of them running off together doesn't make my heart flutter with joy, but ... this was very well done. :) I think Matthew's reaction to Lavinia's recovery is particularly believable.
There were some truly fabulous lines (some of my favorites listed below). BTW, I knew this story had potential the moment I saw your Skinny Love quote ...
Fab lines:
Mary.” You have yet to master saying her name as if it’s any other word. Perhaps you should start practicing. Cauliflower. Boat. Yesterday. Mary.
She turns to face you, eye to eye. This is one of her tricks, you’ve observed over the years. When she lies to you, she prefers to do it directly.
It wasn’t selfishness that took you so long, not exactly, though of course there was a bit of that. It’s more that you’ve always been so scared of grand gestures, of turning your small life big.
You wonder how it would have gone if you had Mary’s sure voice, her certain jawline and uncontradictable eyebrows.
“Mary has never been one to falter when it comes to managing her own life,” Matthew says, in that half-admiring half-bitter tone you long ago learned to recognize and link with her name.
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Date: 2011-12-03 04:14 pm (UTC)There were some truly fabulous lines (some of my favorites listed below). BTW, I knew this story had potential the moment I saw your Skinny Love quote ...
Fab lines:
Mary.” You have yet to master saying her name as if it’s any other word. Perhaps you should start practicing. Cauliflower. Boat. Yesterday. Mary.
She turns to face you, eye to eye. This is one of her tricks, you’ve observed over the years. When she lies to you, she prefers to do it directly.
It wasn’t selfishness that took you so long, not exactly, though of course there was a bit of that. It’s more that you’ve always been so scared of grand gestures, of turning your small life big.
You wonder how it would have gone if you had Mary’s sure voice, her certain jawline and uncontradictable eyebrows.
“Mary has never been one to falter when it comes to managing her own life,” Matthew says, in that half-admiring half-bitter tone you long ago learned to recognize and link with her name.