The Love Letters of J. Timothy Owen (16 page)

The next morning, before he was completely awake, reason took hold and threw romance out on its ear.

“I'm not writing her any letters,” he grumbled, as if someone had been trying to talk him into it. He punched his pillow savagely and thought, I'll call her up when the rates are down. After six
P.M.
and before eight
A.M.
But no more letters. Once burned, twice shy.

He tossed and turned, trying to get back to sleep. He gave his pillow a final thump and a book fell out.

One Hundred of the World's Best Love Letters
stared him in the face. No sirree. Begone. Out, damned spot. Take off.

He couldn't resist flipping it open.

“My sweet lass!” caught his eye. “Is it possible I cannot have the satisfaction of weeping at the foot of your bed and kissing your beautiful hands?”

He imagined Melissa's face as she read the words.

It's a fool who doesn't learn from his mistakes, the little voice said, somewhat pompously.

Get lost, he told the little voice. What do you know?

Instead of throwing the book across the room, he tucked it carefully under his subdued pillow, and as he shut his eyes for forty more winks, a beatific smile wreathed his face.

About the Author

Constance C. Greene is the author of over twenty highly successful young adult novels, including the ALA Notable Book
A Girl Called Al, Al(exandra) the Great, Getting Nowhere
, and
Beat the Turtle Drum
, which is an ALA Notable Book, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and the basis for the Emmy Award–winning after-school special
Very Good Friends
. Greene lives in Milford, Connecticut.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 1986 by Constance C. Greene

Cover design by Connie Gabbert

ISBN: 978-1-5040-0083-3

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