Chapter Thirty-Two

When Jenny woke up, she could hear the television in the other room. For a second she thought that Gayle was visiting, but then she remembered. She went into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face, but it didn’t help remove the redness on her cheeks or the emptiness in her heart. She moved as if she were in a fog and grabbed a few things from her closet and drawer to wear. When she came into the living room Johnny turned down the volume on the television.

“Did I wake you?” he asked.

“No, I didn’t get much sleep anyway. Want me to make coffee?”

“I already did. Do you want me to get some for you?”

“If you don’t stop being so nice to me, I’m going to throw you out of here.” Jenny smiled at him.

“You might want to rethink that outfit.”

“What do you mean?”Jenny looked at her clothes. She had put on a green sweater with a bright red pair of jo