blue eyes shone warmly at the sight of Tanya, but she put on a show of huffing out a great big sigh.
“Come on now, Tan,” she said. “I told you to go to bed!”
“You know I don’t go to bed,” Tanya said lightly, “unless you’re lying next to me. So just come on in the kitchen and have a glass of milk.”
She took the parcels from Betty, and kissed her cold cheek. Betty looked into her eyes for a moment, and laid a hand against the side of her face. She shut the door behind her, and leaned forward to kiss Tanya’s lips tenderly.
“How was your night?” she asked.
Tanya couldn’t help shivering. But she planned never to tell Betty what had happened.
It was her own trial, and she’d borne it in her own way.
THE END.
Author’s Note
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