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Genuine Lies

Genuine Lies

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Autoren: Nora Roberts
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was my family. Paul had the misfortune to be born to two disgracefully selfish and extraordinarily gifted people who hadn’t a clueabout how to rear a child. And Paul was so terrifyingly bright.”
    “You make that sound like an offense rather than a compliment.”
    Aha, he thought, and covered his unrepentant grin by dabbing at his mouth with his napkin. The lady was smitten. “At the time I’d say the boy was more of a puzzle I hadn’t the wit to solve. Now, Eve was quite natural with him. Attentive, interested, patient. I’ll confess that through her Paul and I enjoyed each other more than we had before.”
    Making judgments again, Jules, she cautioned herself, and struggled to shift back into objective gear. “Would you mind if I turned on my tape recorder? It makes it easier for me to be accurate.”
    He hesitated for only a moment, then gestured his assent. “By all means. We want accuracy.”
    With a minimum of fuss, she set it on the edge of the tea table and switched it on. “There was quite a bit written about you and Eve, and Paul during the first year or so of your marriage. A kind of family portrait emerges.”
    “Family.” Rory tested out the word, then nodded over his teacup. “It was an odd concept for me, but yes, we were a family. Eve wanted a family very badly. Perhaps because of what she felt she missed growing up. Or perhaps due to the fact she had reached the age when a woman’s chemistry tricks her into yearning for prams and nappies, the patter of little feet. She had even convinced me that we should have a child of our own.”
    This new and fascinating information put Julia on alert. “You and Eve planned to have a baby?”
    “My dear, Eve is a very persuasive woman.” He chuckled and settled back. “We planned and strategized like two generals camped on the enemy line. Month after month, my sperm waged war on her ovum. The battles were not without their excitement, but we never achieved total victory. Eve went to Europe—France I believe, to see some specialist. When she returned, it was with the news that she could not conceive.” Heset his cup down. “I must say, she took what I knew was, for her, devastating news on the chin. No weeping and wailing or cursing God for Eve. She threw herself into her work. I know she suffered. She slept poorly, and all her appetites diminished for several weeks.”
    Objective? Julia asked herself as she stared into the leaping fire. Not a chance. Every sympathy was aroused. “You never considered adoption?”
    “Odd that you should mention adoption.” Rory’s eyes narrowed as he thought back. “It was an option that occurred to me. I hated to see Eve fighting off the unhappiness. And to tell you the truth, she had gotten me stirred up about the idea of having another child. When I mentioned the possibility to her, she got very quiet. She even cringed, as if I had struck her. She said—how did she put it exactly? Rory, we’ve both had our chance. Since there’s no going back, why don’t we concentrate on moving forward?”
    “Meaning?”
    “I suppose I thought she meant that we had done our best to make a child, and had failed, so it was wiser to get on with our lives. That is what we did. As it happened, getting on with our lives eventually meant getting on with them separately. We parted amicably, even discussed doing another project together.” His smile was a bit wistful. “Perhaps we will yet.”
    Eve might have been so interested in the story of Brandon’s conception—the girl who had become pregnant unwillingly—because she herself had been a woman unable to become pregnant, Julia reflected. But this wasn’t something Rory could answer. She led him back to an area he could discuss.
    “Your marriage was considered a solid one. It was a shock to most people when it dissolved.”
    “We had a hell of a good run, Eve and I. But the curtain must come down on every performance sooner or later.”
    “You don’t believe in ‘until death do us part’?”
    He smiled, wickedly charming. “My dear, I believe it,have believed it with a full heart. Each time I’ve said it. Now I’m afraid you’ll have to excuse me. The theater is a man’s most demanding mistress.”
    She turned off her recorder, then tucked it into her briefcase. “I appreciate your time, and your hospitality, Mr. Winthrop.”
    “Rory,” he reminded her, taking her hand as they rose. “I hope this isn’t good-bye. I’d be happy to talk with you

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