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man must be, Kane thought. He’d taken another woman on a date while engaged to Ellen. Kane would never hurt her that way. There would only be room for one woman in his life.
    She was as beautiful in the morning as she was in the magazines, of which he had collected numerous. Her soft hair fanned her angelic face. As she was naked under his bed covers, he wished she would roll over so he could see the curves of her breasts again.
    Suddenly Ellen stirred, and groggily opened her eyes, catching him in the act of watching her. Her eyes seemed confused, as if her brain was struggling to catch-up.
    “Morning, Elle,” Kane said, with concern. “I’m so happy you are awake. How about I make you breakfast in bed?”
    “Where am I?”
    “My place, silly.”
    Ellen lifted the covers. “I’m naked under here.”
    “I know.”
    “Why am I naked? Naked... at your house?”
    Kane wondered why she was looking so confused. She shouldn’t be looking at him in that way, not after last night. “I’ll make us some coffee.” He slid out of the bed and headed for the kitchen.
    “Did we?”
    It was a strange question. She had called to him in the night. She should remember what they did. He would never forget. He couldn’t answer her.
    “We didn’t...”
    Kane was disappointed in her attitude which was destroying his happy buzz from earlier. From the kitchen, Kane could hear her moving about frantically, obviously looking for her clothes. He gave her a few seconds and went back to check that she was okay. “Hey, where are you going?” he asked.
    Ellen was fully dressed and heading for the door. “Did you drug me or something?” she asked angrily.
    “What?” Why would she say that? Kane’s head was starting to spin.
    “I don’t remember anything.”
    How could she not remember the most beautiful night of his life? “You don’t remember anything? You don’t remember being with me?” he asked sadly.
    “Well, did you drug me?”
    “Of course not! How could you say something like that to me?” Kane’s heart was breaking with every word that came out of her mouth. Couldn’t she see how much he loved her? “Ellen, I would never hurt you. I care about you too much.”
    “What happened then?”
    “Come and sit down, please. Have the coffee I just made for you.”
    “No, thanks.”
    Kane felt disappointment ripple through his body. She was looking at the coffee with suspicion. Did she think he had spiked it or something? He pushed those feelings aside and put the coffees down. If she didn’t want coffee she didn’t have to have it. He tried to explain, “You were upset because Tom went on a date. We had a couple of drinks. I comforted you. You took a sleeping tablet to help you sleep.”
    Ellen looked upwards. “I think I remember that.”
    “Right. That’s good. Keep trying to remember.”
    “And then...? How did I end up in your bed?”
    “You called out for me in the night. I came to check on you, and you started kissing me.”
    Ellen looked horrified to hear that she started kissing him. “Why didn’t you resist? I didn’t know it was you. The sleeping pill must have reacted with the wine somehow...”
    “I tried to walk away from you, but you followed me back into my bedroom. I thought you wanted me too.” Kane shook his head. “I love you, Ellen. I see now that we belong together. I’m not going to pretend otherwise anymore. I want to love you again, every night. I’ve felt this way ever since we met. I’m not going to fight you off, as if you mean nothing to me.”
    “You know I don’t feel the same. I could never love you.” The look in her eyes told Kane that she meant it.
    “But he cheated on you. He is too old for you to be with.”
    “Nonsense.” Ellen looked at him with anger and disgust written all over her face. “I can’t see you again. I can’t believe what seems to have happened. Please don’t tell anyone. This shouldn’t have happened.” Ellen was walking towards his door