Poison Flowers (23 page)

How could Marya compete?

Moments later, as she carried the tray of iced tea onto the porch, she saw Isabel rise and embrace Dorry. She breezed past Marya, thanking her for the tea, which she had to forego because Nicholas was waiting.

“I know you two will be very happy,” she said, looking into Marya’s eyes, one hand on her shoulder. “You are good for one another.”

Marya watched the empty doorway, the tray growing ever heavier in her hands. She finally placed it on the small table next to Dorry and turned to the woman she loved.

“Is everything okay?” she asked.

“We talked about old loves,” said Dorry. She gazed into Marya’s eyes. “And how old loves make way for new loves.”

Marya moved closer, a bee drawn in by the sweet nectar of Dorry’s loving gaze. “How about it, Marya? Will you be my new love? My last love?”

Marya pressed her lips to Dorry’s and knew that she had found her true home at last. “Yes, my darling. I am your forever love.”

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