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have. By the end, he saw her for what she was. When Cassie broke up with Patrick, Jane felt it almost as much as he had. Not that she would admit it.
    Patrick knew his mother was right. Cassie was an old dream, one he had to move on from, and there were a lot of cars like the one she drove. It was probably just wishful thinking.
    He tried to get back into Melissa’s bed, just for the comfort she brought, but she didn’t want any part of him now. He couldn’t blame her.
    After working his way through his degree, he went on to work at the hospital, finding a friend and mentor in Ethan Stone. The man was twenty years older than him and took the young doctor under his wing.
    Patrick thrived under the guidance of the older surgeon whose speciality was cosmetic surgery, and he decided to follow in his mentor’s footsteps, which delighted Ethan. He had two daughters who showed no interest in pursuing their father’s profession and Patrick became almost like a son to him.
    Bethany Stone was sitting outside the hospital waiting when he came out. She had been introduced to Patrick by her father in passing and Patrick had been careful not to be caught looking her over. It was hard not to, she had long brown hair and legs that seemed to go on forever.
    Patrick had got through the introduction by paying as much attention to Ethan as much as possible. If Ethan noticed anything, he never said a word. He wanted a cold shower afterwards when she glanced over her shoulder as she left, shooting him a look that told him exactly what she wanted.
    He still thought of Cassie sometimes but taking women home to screw dulled the pain over time. Bethany would fit the bill nicely though he felt some guilt about her father. Ethan trusted him, finding him a role in a private clinic when he was ready, and he doubted Ethan would approve of Patrick and his daughter. At least not like this.
    They had gone straight from the hospital to his place, and Patrick was currently screwing Bethany against the wall. “Harder,” she cried out, “I knew you’d be good at this.”
    Patrick laughed. “How?”
    “You look as if you know what you’re doing.”
    He grinned, thinking of the first and only time with Cassie. They had no clue what they were doing. If only he could show her all he’d learned now, he was sure she would be impressed..
    As he pumped in and out of her, he used all the energy he didn’t use on rugby anymore. Keeping fit was easy but with his work schedule it was hard to find the time for any other hobbies.
    “Do you ever stop?” he asked, laughing at her enthusiasm.
    “Not often.” She threw her head back, her hair flying as she pushed back against him.
    “Shit that was good,” he said.
    Afterwards, they dressed, and he made coffee while she sat on the end of his bed. “Don’t you dare tell Dad about this.”
    “You don’t want him to find out about us?”
    “Well there’s not really an 'us', but I’ll come back and screw with you again some other time.”
    Patrick grinned. “I’d like that. I’d like that a lot.”
    She was the complete opposite to Cassie and he felt guilty for hiding it from Ethan. The man was really helping Patrick’s progress and his career definitely benefited from their friendship. But every time Bethany turned up at his place horny and half naked, he couldn’t resist the temptation. She complained she wanted attention, with her parents divorced Ethan had thrown himself into work and she said she felt neglected.
    He felt guilty. It could never be anything more, she just wasn’t his type when they weren’t having sex. Somehow it worked though, and they started seeing each other on a regular basis though sex dominated their relationship. A real conversation was just too hard as her interests were nothing like his. After three months, he decided to see where they stood.
    “We need to talk,” he said one evening in bed.
    “What about?”
    “Us.”
    Bethany laughed. “What about us? I’ve got to