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Love Or Something Like It
Billie Louise Jones
His grey Peugeot was parked in front of her building, an unpainted brick one with blue shuttered French windows and grapeleaf ironwork. He was not really handsome, but he had the presence that a successful middle-aged man does acquire. He had an expensive tan, and his sports clothes were thrown on just so. He causally tossed a Vuitton bag into the back seat.
She was still in her golden brown corduroy lounger. She was much younger than he, a pale, pretty blonde with loose hair. Her face showed not only her finely made features but how delicate her soul was. She smiled up at him with love glowing all out of her face. He glanced around, then quickly gave her a kiss. She waved after him from the doorway, all smiles.
A few minutes later, she stepped out on her balcony to close the shutters, and she was all tears.