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He touched it to the lamp above the table, then...Posted at 2:16 PM on Wednesday, March 3, 2010
He touched it to the lamp above the table, then carefully
adjusted the flameScarlett could hear the laughter in his voice but
somehow it didn't make her angry"I'm so hungry I could eat a
horse,"
she admitted"Not a horse, please," Rhett laughed"I've only got
three, and two of them are no damn good
He settled the glass chimney on the lamp and smiled down at her
"How about some eggs and a slice of ham?"
"Two slices," said ScarlettShe followed him into the kitchen and sat
on a bench by the table with her feet tucked up under the blanket
while
he lit a fire in the big iron stoveWhen the pine kindling rolex 18k watches was
crackling, she stretched her feet out to the warmthRhett brought a
half-eaten ham and bowls of butter and eggs from the pantry"The
coffee grinder's on the table behind you," he said"The beans are in
that canIf you'll grind some while I slice the ham, breakfast will
be ready that much sooner
"Why don't you grind them while I cook the eggs?"
"Because the stove's not hot yet, Miss GreedyThere's a pan of cold
corn bread next to the grinderThat should tide you over
I'll do the cooking Scarlett swivelled aroundThe pan under the
napkin had four squares of corn bread left in itShe dropped her rolex replica wrap
to reach for a pieceWhile she was chewing she put a handful of
coffee beans into the grinderThen she alternated taking bites of
corn bread with turning the handleWhen the corn bread was almost
gone, she heard the sizzle as Rhett dropped ham slices into a skillet
"That smells like heaven," she said happilyShe finished grinding the
coffee with a spurt of rapid cranks"Where's the coffee pot?" She
turned, saw Rhett, and began to laughHe had a dishtowel tucked
into
the waistband of his trousers and a long fork in one handHe waved
the
fork in the direction of a shelf by the door"What's so chanel ice cube handbag funny?"
"YouDodging the fat spattersCover the stove hole or you'll set
the whole pan on fireI should have known you wouldn't know what
to
doI prefer the adventure of the open flameIt
takes
me back to the delightful days of frying fresh buffalo steaks at a
campfire But he slid the skillet to one side of the opening in the
stove top"Did you really eat buffalo? In California?"
"Buffalo and goat and mule-and the meat off the dead body of the
person
who didn't make the coffee when I wanted itShe
ran across the cold stone floor to get the potThey ate silently at
the kitchen table, both concentrating hungrily on chanel tote bag the foodIt was
warm and friendly in the dark roomAn open door on the stove gave
an
uneven reddish light
The smell of coffee brewing on the stove was dark and sweet
Scarlett wanted the breakfast to last foreverRosemary must have
liedRhett couldn't have told her he didn't want me"Rhett?"
"Hmm?"
He was pouring the coffeeScarlett wanted to ask him if the comfort
and laughter could last, but she was afraid it would ruin everything
"Is there any cream?" she asked insteadKeep your feet warm by the stove He was gone only a few
secondsWhile she stirred sugar and cream into her coflee, she
stirred up her rolex cosmograph daytona nerve
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