Posted by Kim on 1/11/2002, 4:09 pm "Hello sweetheart, happy Valentine's Day," Matt said as he rolled himself into the apartment. After closing the door, Ellen turned around and leaned toward Matt. "Happy Valentine's Day to you too." Matt gently pulled Ellen's face to his as they kissed passionately. Coming up for air, Ellen caught her breath, smiled seductively at Matt, and said, "Are you sure you really want to go out tonight? I can call Luke's right now and give our apologies to Lucy." "Don't tempt me," Matt replied with a gaze filled with desire. First he had been away for more than a week in New York City and this past week he had a very busy schedule at General Hospital. During the last two weeks he had seen very little of Ellen and he longed to spend an extended period of time with her alone. Kissing her once again, he whispered, "We'll put in our appearance for an hour or two and will head back here for our own private celebration." For a fleeting moment Matt thought a brief look of dismay marred Ellen's lovely face. "I must have imagined it," he reflected as he watched her place the roses in a vase. No, there was something wrong. Watching Ellen closely he saw her hand shake as she placed each rose in the vase. Moving towards her Matt clasped both of her hands within his and held them to his lips. Kissing them softly he raised his eyes to look in Ellen's eyes and asked, "Ellen, what is it? Is something wrong?" Ellen blinked her eyes and contemplated talking to Matt now. But what would she say? What would she say about her feelings for Kevin? With a slightly strained smile Ellen returned Matt's gaze and said, "No, nothing's wrong. We just need to spend some time together and talk this weekend. We'll talk after we get back from Luke's tonight." Ellen gathered her coat and the engaged couple headed to the Valentine party.
Nervousness wracked Ellen's being as she sat stiffly in the lounge chair in her apartment and waited for Matt's arrival. In a few minutes they would be on their way to meet Kevin and Lucy at Luke's. For the last few days Ellen seriously thought of feigning illness at the last minute and not going tonight. However, in the end, she felt if she and Kevin could make it through the evening without any mishaps, then the tension between them would be eased tremendously. No matter what happened, Ellen planned to talk to Matt sometime this weekend and tell him about her changed relationship with Kevin. Strangely that fateful discussion worried her more than anything that could happen tonight at Luke's. Ellen herself didn't understand her feelings for Kevin so how could she explain them to Matt and hope that he would understand and accept them? Ellen knew that she loved Matt. Of that she had no doubt. But she also strongly felt something for Kevin, and this was what she found so totally frustrating and unbelievable. This was so unlike her. Regardless how much she tried to wish them away she couldn't get rid of those feelings for Kevin. Ellen jumped slightly when she heard a key in the lock of the apartment door. Realizing that Matt had arrived, she stood up and had just reached the door as it swung open. Matt was looking as handsome as ever, and on his lap was a bouquet of red roses.
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