MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ

JOSEPHINE COX
‘Don’t fob me off, Jack! Every time I raise the question
of marriage, you’re full of excuses. You need to
save more money first, or you want to wait until I’m
absolutely sure I want to spend the rest of my life with
you. Well, I can tell you now, I’m beginning to think
you want rid of me but you don’t have the guts to tell
me, so then you worry, and the worry plays on your
mind and you have these bad dreams. That’s the truth
of it, isn’t it?’
‘No!’ He was genuinely shocked. ‘No, it isn’t, and I
can’t believe you’re even thinking that.’
‘So what am I supposed to think? Tell me, Jack. I
mean, we don’t talk at any great length, do we? We
don’t even go out any more. We don’t have friends
back – and we haven’t made love in weeks! Can you
blame me for thinking you don’t want me any more?’
Wrapping his capable hands about her small shoulders,
he drew her closer, ‘I love you as much as ever.
You’re a very special part of my life, and always will
be.’ He kissed her full and longingly on the mouth.
‘You and me, we belong together,’ he whispered. ‘I
knew it from the start.’
‘Do you really mean that?’
‘You know I do, Molly, and like I say . . . I’m really
sorry for putting you through all that – the nightmares
and lack of sleep. Making you think I didn’t want you
any more.’
Gently moving away from him, she sat on the edge
of the bed. ‘It’s not just the nightmares,’ she mumbled.
‘It’s the fact that you won’t do anything about them.’
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