BREAKING POINT

longed for more than just his embrace. But

t for some fun, or any damn fool thing like that. I'm serious about you —more serious than I have ever been in my li

le her self made barriers. She loved Jeremy desperately, wanting him as much as he wanted her, but deep

out any mention of marriage but Jer

t suggesting such a thing. That would be an insult. It's not

n happiness. "Then Jeremy, let's get married ri

nfinished, seeing the e

want yet. You know i don't want to work for my father. I am a strong believer in independence. B

did he mean? She did not know what was in Jeremy's mind and she could not ask him. That was one of penalties of being a woman. It was

nto the tea pot and carried the

'if he would ask me to get engaged, then it would be alright. Lots of people believe in tryi

t something else was stopping her. She was afraid. Yes, afraid that in drawing closer to Jeremy she would inev

leave her and then she would suffer in the same way, pe

his prolonged fight between her r

the phone ring. She did not want to speak to him now. She decided to be strong... It ignore the call. She longed desperately to h

Penny put her hot face in her hands —trembling with nerve

own that she intended returning to her flat after their lunch

n came to stay with her sometimes an

than Penny. She was unmarried and lived alone. She and Penny were different in chara

emy and not Audrey who had called. Soon —just af

m —all her grief, her despair vanishing —and waved to him.

up?" Jerem

nodd

ame through the open doorway

ers before she could reply, his heart beat against her soft b

face, eyes shut

pick up my calls?" he asked husk

ble and choose a cigarette

sn't" sh

r?" Jeremy persisted. "You

t think straight.. I feel frightful" she s

mind about us?" Jeremy a

ether" she

"We've got to get this business straightened out and we can't until you tell me honestl

he smiled. It ea

I tell him?" she

k out, so I will. It's that... I suppose every woman feels this way about the man she loves..