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Chapter Thirty Two
Jeremy drew her back beside him with superior strength.
"Now calm down, darling" he said easily. "I am very grateful to him for taking care of you but I can help being a little jealous, can I?"
Penny looked at him, her temper and animosity melting.
"Jealous? Of Joey? Oh Jeremy, darling, have you been jealous?" she asked.
"What do you think?" Jeremy asked, burying his face against her hair sniffing behind her ear in that well mannered way. "Mmmm, you smell good"
She was ready to fall into his arms but she must know first... About the girl in white.
"Jeremy?"
"Mmm?"
"Who was the 'old friend'. I'm not really being inquisitive and of course I know it isn't really any of my business, but I love you so much I want to know all about you... Everything. Please satisfy my curiosity"
Jeremy crushed his cigarette and drew away from her, p
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