Jack hadn't really wanted to bring up the subject of the guys coming to the wedding as Penny was still so mentally fragile but it had to be done. Her tearful reply made him think it would be best for Penny, best for them both if they didn't attend.
' How can you forgive me when I can't forgive myself? And how can they forget those things too? When they look at me, they won't see Penny. They will see Clare. Or Cora. And if they hear about the baby, will one of them think that the baby was theirs?" '
With her head burrowed against his chest, her tears wetting his shirt, Jack tried to reassure her. He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head.
"The girl I am about to marry has no shameful past for me to forgive and you have a clean slate Penny my dear. I am going to call the guys and tell them that I have given up the search and I have fallen head over heels with a girl I met on Lundy. No mention of a wedding so they will not feel the need to come down. I will tell them that I intend to stay here for the forseeable future."
When he had finished and Penny had stopped crying he lifted her chin and kissed her soft pliant lips slipping his tongue into her warm welcoming mouth.
"We do have to go to the mainland though, I have noticed that the only clothes you have are more suitable for a bag lady and I need a new suit if I am to look presentable at our wedding, we can go tomorrow and make a day of it, I have other things on my mind as to how we spend the rest of today."
He smacked her backside lightly and swept her up in his arms and carried her purposefully towards the bedroom.
' How can you forgive me when I can't forgive myself? And how can they forget those things too? When they look at me, they won't see Penny. They will see Clare. Or Cora. And if they hear about the baby, will one of them think that the baby was theirs?" '
With her head burrowed against his chest, her tears wetting his shirt, Jack tried to reassure her. He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head.
"The girl I am about to marry has no shameful past for me to forgive and you have a clean slate Penny my dear. I am going to call the guys and tell them that I have given up the search and I have fallen head over heels with a girl I met on Lundy. No mention of a wedding so they will not feel the need to come down. I will tell them that I intend to stay here for the forseeable future."
When he had finished and Penny had stopped crying he lifted her chin and kissed her soft pliant lips slipping his tongue into her warm welcoming mouth.
"We do have to go to the mainland though, I have noticed that the only clothes you have are more suitable for a bag lady and I need a new suit if I am to look presentable at our wedding, we can go tomorrow and make a day of it, I have other things on my mind as to how we spend the rest of today."
He smacked her backside lightly and swept her up in his arms and carried her purposefully towards the bedroom.
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