by Betsy Byars
He pedaled harder, bending over his handlebars, and then he stiffened. He braked so fast he left rubber on the sidewalk.
He didn’t want to see Melissa now. And he certainly didn’t want Melissa to see him.
Problem #3. Sustaining Romance.
Suppose that you are forced, by family reversals, to carry a load of wet laundry on the back of your bicycle. And suppose that in the past you have presented yourself as a knowing, cool, gypsy-type lover. Will the sight of you with a load of unattractive wet laundry dampen this romantic picture as well as the flame of passion in her heart, or will it bring out her maternal instincts and a new depth to the flagging relationship previously …
Bingo didn’t bother to answer the question. Once again, he took the long, painfully slow route home.
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Copyright © 1990 by Betsy Byars
Drawings by Cathy Bobak
cover design by Elizabeth Connor
978-1-4532-9413-0
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