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"Over twenty years of marriage, lad. You know what that means, don't you?" Harry looked at Hiram, hoping he would say that his wife was exaggerating, but the man brought her hand to his lips, touching her skin gently, and smiled. "She knows me better than anyone," he added, as if sharing a secret, and everyone laughed.
"Harry also loves Dickens, Uncle," the girl observed, knowing that while everyone had their sports preferences, they shared a great passion for literature.
"No way!" The older man doubted. "Young people are interested in the old and good literature still?"
"My grandfather has a large library at home, and fortunately, he made my cousin and me read several classic works, and I ended up liking some of them a lot. I've read Great Expectations more than once... and also Oliver Twist. I didn't like Bleak House that much, not to say that I love everything I've read from him, but, on the other hand, probably The Old Curiosity Shop is the book I've read th
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User!"I should be offended because I'm one of the party organizers. Artie Abrams," he remarked, extending his hand to the blonde, but not limiting the greeting to a handshake. Instead, he brought her hand to his lips in a very seductive manner, he had to admit. Any woman in this situation would undoubtedly have had her panties soaked."Kitty Wilde," she smiled back, impressed by his gallant gesture. The man was undeniably attractive."BUT I agree that this is a bit old-fashioned." He winked, making the girl blush, noticed by Kath. "And I know of a party happening after this one, at a rich lady's penthouse... and they say her parties are anything but boring. If you want to go, I can get all of you in."Harry and Kath exchanged glances while Kitty insisted that they would obviously go. They smiled at each other, conspirators, deciding not to spoil the plans of others. Besides, they wouldn't mind extending the night themselves with friends at a high-profile party.
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Harry nodded, but didn't disguise the fact that he was leaving rather annoyed. He asked Lily to let him know immediately when Kath was alone again, and spent the next forty minutes in his office, pacing back and forth, rubbing his face, trying to convince himself that this Darren wasn't an ex-submissive of Kath's, or even an ex-boyfriend she was hiding. The two of them had looked at each other with love! Or was that just his jealousy talking?"What kind of joke was that, huh?" He said, entering her living room without any introduction. "A guy comes in here, who I've never heard of, and you tell me to go out and talk to him? All this 'you look beautiful' over there, 'you look wonderful' over here! You completely ignored me! Who is he? You still have feelings for this guy... don't you?" He spoke, much louder than he was used to and without stopping."Harry? Harry!" She tried twice, three times, raising her tone as well, trying to catch his attention, but he just kept going,
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Harry told Kath that he was going up to the building's terrace to get some fresh air while she spoke with her brother on the phone. He climbed as quickly as he could and barely made it there before allowing the tears he had been holding back to flow down his face. After the initial shock and a barrage of questions racing through his mind, he felt an immense pain hit him with full force. However, he forced himself to maintain maximum composure because only by staying emotionally steady could he try to help the woman he loved so much.Hearing her ask if everything was okay between them hurt even more because it was tough to know that, on top of everything she was going through, she still feared losing him, when he had never been at risk. It was true that she had hidden something important from him, but it was also true that he already knew something serious had happened in her past, that she had tried to explain everything, and that he himself had prevented her from doing so.
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They spent a good part of the late afternoon and early evening in her room, making love slowly. They also talked a lot about her childhood and adolescence, details of which Kath could now share without having to omit information that would reveal her false identity and the problems she, Darren, and their mother had faced. Harry was even more affectionate than usual, pampering his girlfriend in every way he could, preparing a bath with aromatic salts and a special snack for her, and not allowing her to lift a finger during the entire time."I feel like a queen, and I would love all of this if I didn't think you're acting like this to console me, unnecessarily." She said, entering the room after the bath, drying her hair, still in a robe. "I'm not that weak, my love." She added, kneeling on the bed near him, who hugged her around the waist."Kath, I..." He felt a lump in his throat but didn't want to cry again, so he controlled himself by holding her even tighter in his
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