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Montauk, Long Island, NY

Today

Alerted by the angry voice of Paul Gilbert, his friend and fellow member of the Eternal Bachelors Club, Jay turned his attention toward the pool house He wasn’t the only one as now staring at the fight about to break out

Paul, i an obviously drunk, irlfriend alone!"

"Girlfriend? She’s a fucking hooker!" the man yelled

Jay cursed under his breath, stunned by the outrageous accusation

And here he’d thought Paul’s parents’ anniversary party, to which the Who’s Who of the Hamptons and New York had been invited, would be a dull affair Far froainst so bad on Paul, particularly when it had anything to do with Holly, the woman he was so clearly in love with Jay couldn’t bla blond locks, and a body to die for Jay had flirted with her a few o, but he knew that a woman like Holly deserved a man who could make a commitment

And after the debacle with Deborah, Jay had sworn off relationships It didn’t mean that he didn’t date or have sex, but it meant he didn’t open his heart anymore His trust in the opposite sex was somewhat shaken, and so far he hadn’t co out if a wohts away This certainly wasn’t the place to be looking for a girlfriend The woh society event were all from wealthy or well-connected families, and he knew very hat that meant: they wouldn’t look at him twice if he didn’t have hundreds ofthat, how could he ever be sure that the affection and love they showed hienuine?

Was it even possible to find a lovesure that their daughters h bank account? Soe Joe and see how far his good looks, southern drawl, and charet him Maybe then he would finally meet a real woman who saw thekid who’d worked his way out of poverty and , thanks to his deterood portion of luck But few people ever got to see that side of him Nor knehere he came from, or the pain of his difficult childhood