"What some may call lazy, I call rejuvenation. Had you been here for weeks, with nothing to do but drink tea? You would still not be the type to laze about. Something would find your attention - whether it be for body or mind!"
"And as it so happens, I enjoy tea and shall indeed take you up on your offer. Would you be amiss to sitting with me, while I drink a cup before you begin breakfast? And then I will set plates on the table over by the garden, and we can eat out here under the shade of the tree if it please you?"
He is holding the eggs, so the least she can do do is to get the door, which she opens with a flourish. "Et oui, votre Francais est bien! Your French is fine, Maxim." Oh he is doing so much better today! She is practically beaming to see him come through the door, and she shuts it behind him as he turns to head into the kitchen.
"Every time I go down to visit, I get the um, what is it they say? A desire for children? A, ah" She bites her lower lip, trying hard to recall the English phrase. "Oh well, it shall come to me. But yes, a child or two of my own someday, I think. When I am older, and more settled, that is. Linette and I've not oft brought up the subject, for all that certain others may have expectations!" It's said with a cheeky wink, as Mara slides around the other side of the island in the center of the kitchen to retrieve a cup and some hot water for her tea.
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Date: 2015-02-08 09:54 am (UTC)"And as it so happens, I enjoy tea and shall indeed take you up on your offer. Would you be amiss to sitting with me, while I drink a cup before you begin breakfast? And then I will set plates on the table over by the garden, and we can eat out here under the shade of the tree if it please you?"
He is holding the eggs, so the least she can do do is to get the door, which she opens with a flourish. "Et oui, votre Francais est bien! Your French is fine, Maxim." Oh he is doing so much better today! She is practically beaming to see him come through the door, and she shuts it behind him as he turns to head into the kitchen.
"Every time I go down to visit, I get the um, what is it they say? A desire for children? A, ah" She bites her lower lip, trying hard to recall the English phrase. "Oh well, it shall come to me. But yes, a child or two of my own someday, I think. When I am older, and more settled, that is. Linette and I've not oft brought up the subject, for all that certain others may have expectations!" It's said with a cheeky wink, as Mara slides around the other side of the island in the center of the kitchen to retrieve a cup and some hot water for her tea.
"Have you been awake long?"