English-Lady

A/N Hope you like this chapter. It's the result of 10 redrafts, 3 of those were "delete and start over almost from the beginning" drafts (even in this draft, I wrote a whole 3-6 pages that I then deleted b/c they just didn't work). Same as previous chapters regarding translations in parentheses. BTW the page/line break in the chapter is a POV switch from Ivan to Malika, just so you aren't confused (it should be apparent, but just in case . . .). Ch. 10: Roses, Sunflowers, Folk Songs, and Honeypots "Wo ist mein Regenschirm (Where is my umbrella)?" Malika asked as she put on her blue overcoat. Ivan looked at the drying rack. Several black u