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Jake's comment about ascending to a higher position caught me off guard. I absentmindedly grabbed another menu and replied, "That's unlikely. My husband is more ambitious than a prime minister from ancient times. He'd never step down willingly."

"Then he must really love you," Jake said.

"Huh?" I was momentarily stunned. "Love me? How is that possible? What makes you think that?"

"I'm a man too. Don't you think I understand how men think?" Kane thoughtfully analyzed it for me. "If he didn't care about you, he wouldn't have immediately come to check on you after you made that Facebook post."

"Isn't that just normal behavior? What man wants his darling to cheat on him?"

"But didn't your cousin say he has no feelings for you? If he truly didn't care about you at all, why would he be so concerned about who you're with? And just now, he clearly wanted to come eat with you. How can you not see that?"