A little follow-up to The Double Affair

Prompted by: Why do I love You, Sir? ~Emily Dickinson
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She cannot keep Her place.
He knew he had to break it off, but didn’t want to be callous about it. Sandy was wild about him. She could be volatile, yet that drew him to her.
Napoleon was worried he was getting too close by seeing her more than the other women in his life.
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The Wisdom it be so—
They lay together in her bed, as her roommate, Taffy, was off now, somewhere with Illya.
He would have never put those two together, yet when the Russian saw what he liked, he went after it without any urging. That was the way he preferred it.

Sandy was another matter...
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And reasons not contained—Of Talk—
She cried, threw her shoe at him as he dressed himself.
“Napoleon Solo I hate you! How can you do this to me?”
“Sandy, it has to be. Can’t risk you being hurt. If someone found out about you, you’d become my weak spot...you’d be a target.”
“Me?”
“Yes you.”
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I love Thee—
Sandy watched as he walked out her door for the last time, and sat staring at his framed photo still on her coffee table.
Inscribed, “With love, Napoleon.” She thought that meant something, but now, perhaps not.
“I love you Napoleon Solo,” she whispered, throwing the picture into the fireplace.