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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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