Chapter Forty-Six
Honeymoon
Back at the cabin they doffed stuffy finery for their more comfortable robe and kimono. Slowed by giddiness and kisses, they at last split up to begin preparations.
Leaving Alex charging around the kitchen – he’d scoured the markets for a celebratory selection of delicacies on the way – Rachel headed to the basement. There she made her own arrangements. Likewise while her industrious new spouse was setting up some heaven in the head, the Goddess in residence shut herself in her celestial bower to ready all she could for the real celebration: their tremendously momentous conjugal catharsis.
Despite all their progress, their therapeutic momentum and excited expectations, Rachel still tingled a little with unease. As she plumped and piled up pillows, position
