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55 My Naïve Youth

(Judy)

"I love you, Judy. Come with me."

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"I love you too, Gus. But my studies, plus Mom is sick. You know that."

"You can study in Europe."

"And throw away almost four years here? No. I'd have to start again." I'd never give up being the top student in college.

I have a lot to prove to my father. Traditionally in our family the greatest achievement a woman can make is to marry the richest man she can find. Well, I have that covered with a Brennan and Gus was the heir apparent. But I want to be successful in my own right.

I shake my head. "Can't you wait a year? You know my mother is under treatment for ovarian cancer. I want to stay with her in case..." My voice breaks a little, I can't think about a world without my mother.

She gave up all her dreams for me. She has a mind as sharp as a tack, but when she got married to my father, her job was to make bables and look good. He made it clear there would be no career. A male heir was what they needed.

But the only baby Mom carried to term was me. That didn't stop him from making her try. Miscarriage after miscarriage. Her heart was torn out by every single loss. Now she has cancer. What a waste of a life.

"We can afford her the best of care overseas.

"She can't travel, Gus. I'm not leaving her. I will finish my studies and I will have a career. I won't compromise on that. If you love me, you'll come back for me."

"If you loved me, you'd come with me now."

The next day, Gus didn't meet me in our usual place before class started. He must have had an emergency meeting or something. I checked my messages. Nothing. I see Greg heading into class when I get to campus. I wave. "Greg! Hey."

"Judy, did you get that paper done on business financials?"

""Sure did."

If I fail

and you read mine. You can

everything, as Gus. No one knows I've been seeing Gus. He's five years older

You've worked hard on "I

won't be top of class like

have your own qualities." I feel for Greg being constantly compared

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very intelligent. But

won't have him in

""Who?"

"Gus."

I'm confused. "Why?"

I'll see

even said a word. He was supposed to go at the end of the month. Maybe he had no choice and I'd hear from him

cool. "Wasn't he going next month,

something?"

to leave immediately. There was

more than anything. We were

an asshole." Greg

done that before. "Let's go to

I'd show him I was worth ten times any of those women. All they

reporter is talking to him, asking him if he has any regrets about leaving his home and family to come to Europe. He flat out tells them he had no reason to be homesick. Europe had everything he needed and more. I've missed a period again. My heart hammers. I don't need to be pregnant.

baby to love me and me to love back. And this baby would be heir to the Brennan fortune. Boy or girl, the Brennans didn't care. They respected that a female was every bit as able as

came up to me, looking sheepish. "Judy, ah...um.. want to

at

mean, I know...we're friends. But I wondered if, well I wanted to know If..." He looks very uncomfortable, and his

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"Pardon?"

""Yes, I'd love to."

I were lovers that night and secretly married a month

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into my office, locking the door

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