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Chapter Twenty Eight
"Penny is going to have a baby" Audrey blurted out suddenly. "Jeremy's baby... Of course"
Joey swung around. He looked suddenly furious.
"Then he'd better marry her quickly" he said.
"Penny hoped that a home life would teach Jeremy not to be so afraid of being tied down" Audrey said flatly. "I'm afraid she hasn't succeeded. Obviously the man isn't even ready to settle"
Joey gripped his sister's arm. She felt his fingers biting into her flesh.
"You mean he won't marry her?" he asked incredulously.
Audrey released her arm from his grip. "I don't know Joey" she said. Penny hasn't told him yet. She was going to tell him tonight. I hope that's what she's telling him right now because if she doesn't I will "
Joey sat down heavily in the nearest chair and thought about Penny. He hadn't known the woman for long, and yet he felt so strongl
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With half her mind, Audrey agreed, but the other strictly feminine side, realized that this would mean several days of indecision for Penny while she lay wondering how Jeremy would accept the news that she was going to have his child as she had made it clear to Audrey that she didn't want to tell Jeremy about the baby over the phone."Well, it's up to you, doctor" Audrey said at last and seeing that Joey's mind was made-up, she left the room to go call Jeremy.Jeremy took the news of Penny's rising temperatures with some concern, but he did not attempt to persuade Audrey to let him come over that evening."I'm frightfully bad in the sick room" he admitted frankly. "Always so damn healthy myself, i never know what to say or do. I know you will look after her well""We will. Joey, of course knows the ropes. Can I give her a message from you?" Audrey asked him."All my love" Jeremy sa
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It was fully five minutes before she remembered that Jeremy had told her that he would stay at his club with some friends while she was away. The relief that followed this recollection attacked her physically. She wept and then laughed and felt the well remembered nausea creeping over her. For once she did not mind... Now that she remembered why Jeremy was not in the house.When she recovered, she picked up her phone and called him. He didn't pick up so she called his office. His assistant told her that he had just left the office but couldn't tell her where Jeremy had gone.Penny hung up, wondering. Jeremy did not expect her until tomorrow. It seemed unlikely that he would return to the flat at six o'clock. Usually he arrived back around seven. He must be at his club then.She called his club and was told that Jeremy was dining at the Savoy. Hating herself for being suspicious, Penny asked, "Was he alone when he l
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She bit her lip. She must control herself somehow.. Try to think things out. Perhaps the girl in white was just a friend. Jeremy must have had a number of girlfriends before he met her. It was unreasonable to expect him to give up all of them just because he was engaged. That was the sort of tie he hated...A ray of hope entered Penny's mind. She tried feverishly to enlarge upon it to convince herself that this all meant nothing. Obviously, Jeremy would not want to dine alone. It was stupid of her not to have thought of that. She knew he hated being by himself so he would never spend a solitary evening at the Savoy. And the girl? She was probably the wife or girlfriend of some friend of his... In town for the night. Maybe she had called Jeremy, and he knowing his Penny was not returning until the next day, would have welcomed the opportunity of a companion. If only she had joined them at the table instead of running away in that absurdly childish fashion, he wou
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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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"Poor sweet" he murmured. "Letting yourself get worked up about my father's secretary. It makes me laugh to think about it""She looked very attractive" Penny said."Oh, she's pretty but frantically dumb. She really bores me stiff"But she made you smile, Jeremy, she thought."It must be a big thrill for her going out with the boss's son""Well, that is really the reason I took her out. Father said she led a frightfully dull life and never went anywhere so I said I would give her a night out if I had time. As a matter of fact, darling, we spent most of the evening talking about you"Did you? Was that what made you both laugh? Penny wondered."I expect she was very disappointed when she heard you were engaged" Penny said."Oh, I don't think she cared" Jeremy said lightly. "She's married, you know"
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Aunt Ann had called Penny at lunch time, her voice trembling a little with anxiety in spite of her courageous attempt to withhold her fear from Penny."I thought you would want to be with your uncle at such a time. Will you be able to come?""Of course, aunt Ann. I'm terribly sorry. You mustn't worry too much. Uncle had one of these seizures before, didn't he? And he has been perfectly all right since" Penny said.Yes I know dear, but your uncle is quite a few years older now.Aunt Ann's voice trailed away into silence before she rallied with one of her clichés."All good has an end but the goodness of God. We must trust in him, dear""Is it as bad as that?" Penny asked, her heart sinking."I'm afraid it's pretty serious" her aunt replied. I need to hang up now, and see you soon ""Yes, I will come right away" Penny said, hanging up you.
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"What do you mean?" she asked. "I love him, Audrey. I just can't imagine a future which does not include Jeremy. I love him""Sure it isn't just physical attraction?" Audrey queried."Of course not. It isn't the sleeping with Jeremy that matters. It is.... Oh, lots of little things, having him come home to me in the evening, waking up to find him there beside me, seeing his clothes, his toothbrush, his shaving kit in my bathroom, seeing the way his hair curls after a night's sleep, how he looks at me with a funny little half smile, the smell of that stuff he puts on his hair. Oh so many silly things. I want to be Jeremy's wife and share his intimate life for ever. ""We often want things that aren't good for us" Audrey said."You do remind me of my aunt Ann" Penny said, suddenly smiling. Then her eyes narrowed. "You don't like Jeremy, do you Audrey?"Audrey chose her answer carefully. "I don't know
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