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"Well…Yeah…I did that part…" And he was thinking, was there a felony in there so he had tried to do was show her how much she could be loved And it onderful; she onderful Spontaneous and aroused and ultih, he’d heard her laugh There was absolutely no crying

"Didn’t it occur to you that after her heart had been broken, that was probably not a great idea?"

He got a little angry hiot a little bit in her face and said, "No I thought it was a terrific idea, and so did she I wanted to be good to her and I was I treated her with absolute respect, and she consented one hundred percent Now, give me her number I need to talk to her as soon as possible"

"She said absolutely no"

"What? No, I have to get in touch with her Vanni, this isn’t funny"

"No, it’s not I just don’t knoent through your ! I was a perfect gentle about women?" she asked him

"Apparently not!" he answered hotly

"She’s just spent five years with a guy ouldn’t co to do after one night?"

"She could give me a frickin’ chance!"

Vanni’s mouth was set in a firm line "She said absolutely no"

"Oh, for God’s sake Vanni, this is cruel and unusual Listen, I have feelings for her Really"

"After one night?" she asked, a definite superior tone to her voice

"Before the night," he said "Will you ask her to call me? Please?"

"You knew her for what? Ten minutes?"

"Shit," he said "Okay, it was fast Okay? I adether it seemed…" It seemed as if he’d been with her for years! Jesus, his voice was quivering He was losing his , fine--if that’s the way she wants it, fine But in his head, his heart, his gut, he was feeling desperate Driven He was not letting this woive it up She’s a nutcase A whole night of ful going on and she splits? Like that? Never wanting to hear froo Move on She’s probably crazy Joe had had one or two crazy wo but short duration, and he didn’t want another one

But he said, "Vanni, I have to talk to her I won’t do to her whatever he did to her I won’t make any pro that wasn’t a hundred percent sincere"