Ulric held her to prevent her further stumbling. ‘It must be the sun. Perhaps you should sit and rest awhile. Come, I know a shady spot where you ca... rest’. She leaned heavily against him and her sweet perfume rose to his nose. He helped her through the trees to a quiet glade some distance from the path. ‘Here, you can rest here, out of the sun’. She sat down on the ground. ‘Perhaps, you should lie down for moment’ said Ulric as he helped her. ‘Perhaps you should loosen your clothes so that you. I decided that I needed to make the move now. I didn't want her to drink any more or else she might be drunk. I grabbed her by the hand and led her up the stairs to the master bedroom. We closed the doors of the bedroom behind us. "Thank you", she said. I wanted to get away from that other couple and from my cousin. I sat her on the bed and we both started kissing on the bed. Soon, the bedroom door opened. It was the other couple from the club. "Your friends disappeared into one of the other. That van, give the police its number! Do it, Sandy!"And with that she was already running along the footpath yelling, "Pat, Megan, look out! The van!"The van had come to a stop right in front of the twins and the sliding door opened fully. It only took a split second for Pat and Megan to realise the meaning of this.For several years Chris had trained them in the right response to a kidnapping attempt. When the two men burst from the rear of the van, the twins were already screaming for help.. ." "...but I can't have you. I know that. But I still want this. Our mornings together mean more to me than you can imagine." I do not say the words I would have said. 'Take me. I am yours.' I've never been as weak as I was when I heard my only lover say, 'I want you'. But I know that she would blame herself for destroying what is only held together by loveless conviction, by a sense of duty without enthusiasm. Where the enthusiasm went, I cannot say. My body never did, but my heart strayed.