Mr. Dumfries, a little tipsy from the wine and the dancing, wrapped them both in a big bear hug. “I love you girls. Be happy.”
Gillian burst into tears and went off with her father to have an overdue heart-to-heart. Carrie came in to the library for a moment of rest, but she didn’t feel very restful. She stared into the mirror expectantly, looked over her shoulder at the empty room and then back into the mirror. Nothing happened. The locket around her neck glittered as her chest rose and fell, but the room reflected behind her remained as it was, dim and dull-colored. And empty. The mirror was only a mirror. She touched it lightly with the tips of her fingers, tracing the outline of her face, the glitter of gold between her breasts.
“I love you, Lilly.” She spoke to the mirror, to the room, to the past and maybe to herself.
“I love you,” she said again. Nothing changed, but her heart felt lighter. She smiled at her reflection, a quirky, mischievous smile. Carrie straightened the shoulders of her dress a little and walked over to the doors. She opened them with a flourish. The music and laughter poured through. Gillian waved at her from inside the parlor and beckoned as a new waltz started. A smile spread across her face as she turned off the overhead lights and shut the doors behind her.
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STAKE THROUGH THE HEART by Karin Kallmaker, Julia Watts, Barbara Johnson and Therese Szymanski. The playful quartet that penned the acclaimed Once Upon a Dyke are dimming the lights for journeys into worlds of breathless seduction. ISBN: 978-1-594930-71-3 $15.95
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