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Not, she thought, when I’ve known for myself all the terrible pain of jealousy and unrequited love.
‘You ask for that?’ Andre shook his head. ‘Mon Dieu, Virginie, when I saw you lying there, I thought I had lost you.’
‘Instead, you’ve found me,’ she said softly. ‘We’ve found each other, perhaps thanks to her.’
There was a pause then he sighed. ‘Soit. Let it be as you wish.’
Suddenly Ginny realised she was smothering a yawn. ‘Oh, no.’ She gave a little wail of dismay. ‘I let them give me a sleeping pill.’
‘Sleep then.’ Andre was still holding her hand, clasping it in both his own, his gaze warming her. ‘Dream of me, mon ange, and when you wake, I will still be here beside you.’
‘You promise?’ She was beginning to drift.
‘Pour le restant de nos jours,’ he whispered as her eyes closed. ‘For as long as we both live.’
