On Tuesday, Patience got her book, which arrived in boxes with tape sealing the top. Mira got pretty emotional when she cut the tape, and she hadn't planned on it or told anyone about it even afterwards, only because Elliot had observed her reddening eyes while they were having dinner.
"Happy tears, " she said. "In case that wasn't clear "
"Well, obviously," Elliot responded.
"Never did I find myself with something which came out of my own hands, physically that is, at least not an object which is small or flat enough to carry around or see its cover with two hands at the same time."
He put his hand across the table and grasped hers, which was exactly the response she needed at that time; she really did love him a bit more than before because of that. March had just ended when, on Satu
