Chapter 22

"You are not engaged, are you?" Penny asked.

"No! I haven't met what Audrey would call the right girl. And I don't go out a lot or have a lot of friends... Especially female ones"

So she had been right, Penny thought. He wasn't used to women.

"So what kind of girl do you like? Penny asked with a smile.

"I'm not sure "he said, smiling back at her." But I will know when I meet her"

"Dark or fair?" Penny persisted mischievously.

"I don't mind" Joey answered. "It doesn't matter a great deal what she looks like. I'm more interested in character. I want a wife with a certain amount of intelligence, a sense of humor and above all, no affectations. I can't stand airs and graces"

Then he laughed suddenly and Penny saw that it altered his face completely. He looked younger, more boyish. She remembered that Audrey had said that he was three years older than her. That must mean that he was now Thirty One. Only two years older than Jeremy. Maybe the fact