Chapter 35

"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 him very well Penny. He is exceedingly charming and goo