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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 0:39:04 GMT -5
*He laughed softly.*
"We'll keep them occupied somehow."
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Post by Micaela on Dec 28, 2007 0:39:28 GMT -5
*She cringed.*
"Mrs. Danvers is going to go completely insane--and then there's the matter of making sure enough guest rooms are ready."
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 0:42:35 GMT -5
"Darling, that's what we pay the servants for," *he said with a kind laugh.* "And Mrs.Danvers is harmless."
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Post by Micaela on Dec 28, 2007 0:46:30 GMT -5
*She raised an eyebrow.*
"Harmless? She's terrifying, is what she is. Oh, speaking of rooms being readied... we have to pick out a nursery." *She said shyly, smiling.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 0:53:16 GMT -5
"You can't let her intimidate you," *he said.*
"Hmm... how about a room overlooking the rose gardens?"
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Post by Micaela on Dec 28, 2007 0:55:52 GMT -5
*She smiled.*
"What about the ocean? I grew up overlooking the ocean."
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 2:00:16 GMT -5
*His expression darkened.*
"No, I think not. The rooms overlooking the sea are drafty and cold. I'd rather not."
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Post by Micaela on Dec 28, 2007 2:02:00 GMT -5
*She frowned but didn't push it. She had this innate sense of when a brood was coming on. She shrugged.*
"Well, I suppose in the winter that would be drafty. We could go with the rose garden." *She said delicately. The hand which was not holding Maxim's unconsciously and subtly left the desk and went to her still-flat stomach.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 2:03:40 GMT -5
*He nodded.*
"Besides, you don't want the nursery too far from our room."
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Post by Micaela on Dec 28, 2007 2:06:52 GMT -5
*She nodded, laughing softly.*
"I hadn't even thought of that. Some mum I am." *She said softly.*
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Post by Maxim de Winter on Dec 28, 2007 14:48:31 GMT -5
*He kissed her cheek gently.*
"You will be a wonderful mother," *he assured her.*
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