SO BEAUTIFUL & SO PERFECT
John Spiers
Alexandra Parker stretched long legs
She liked tougher, shorter, and smaller
She was the firm first choice.
She had a fine mind and great skill...besides which, she was one of the best-looking women
She was solid, she knew, and she had great intuition
...her face so lightly made up you could hardly see it
She was a striking woman.
...her careful, intelligent notes
She was efficient, intelligent, capable, wily in just the right ways, and beautiful in the bargain,
not that she seemed to care about her looks particularly
She loved the pace and the pressure and the frenzy
she felt weak in the knees as she watched him
He was fascinated by her intelligent and thoughtful analyses
She saw all sides and expressed the risks and advantages
They stayed at the Bel-Air
to Chasen's and L-Orangerie for dinner
and she hadn't even slept with him
she had lost her parents by then too
Alex had no idea how beautiful she was
They got married in June
their friends provided the warmth and celebration
They had gone to Europe on their honeymoon
and spent a romantic weekend
and went to a party
and sailed to Italy
and all of Sam's favorite restaurants and nightspots
and jewlery at Garrard's
and he bought her all kinds of
and they had never been happier
and she moved into his apartment
and he bought her expensive
and a beautiful simple diamond necklace
and the sparks flew
They had been married for six years by then
They'd been married for nine years by then
They flew to France every chance they got
Their life was too set, too well-regulated, and too easy without kids. After twelve years
They were coming back from a trip to India
acute pains in her abdomen
hemorrhaging all over the bathroom
crying miserably
consumed with guilt and grief
to fill the void
sheepishly told Sam the news with barely concealed glee
they decided to call after their favorite club in London