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Aidan rocks back in his chair s yourself too much credit, my man; she will have someone else by the end of the week Of course, he will probably be well-advanced in years, but if theelse”

Sree true Ito hurt “I really hate to ask, but do you know anyone ould be available to acco out china with them next week?”

Aidan looks surprised but recovers quickly “I know I’ to catch Hell for this, but I do know someone Well, not really a specific someone, but I know a place that can help”

Another of Aidan’s whores, just perfect They are strictly women you keep behind closed doors “Do explain that stateet me five-to-ten years, I’d rather pass”

“Please reserve your judgment until I’m finished I…um, have on occasion had the need of a date at the last minute A friend of mine recommended a service that provides dates for executives It’s e students I have never had a problem with them”

I’m momentarily speechless, which doesn’t happen often “You mean an escort service, don’t you?” Has he lost his mind?

“Yes, but it’s not what you think There is nothing illegal about it They don’t provide lap dances or sex; it is strictly business Although, I wouldn’t object to the other things if they wanted to throw that in”

“I can just see how this would look if word got out that I had to resort to hiring o on a different date every night,fro women, for fuck’s sake?

“Yeah, I know a lot of women Luc, but none on’t chase you for ot rid of Laurie; I don’t think you want to juht back in the shark-infested waters so soon I’ht I’ll even set it up if you want”

I run rowl in frustration HasAidan’s suggestion? Recalling the last dinner I attended where Monique cornered ue down my throat, makes me look at Aidan and say, “Do it Get an address fora stranger in the parking lot of the restaurant If this turns out bad, you’re fired”

Aidan s my threat doesn’t hold substance We have been friends for most of our lives and always have each other’s backs We first rade ass kicked by a third grader when I jurabbed Aidan’s hand and jerked him to his feet, and we proceeded to deliver a few kicks of our own to the bully before ere pulled into the principal’s office From that moment on, ere inseparable I’d never ad pants that day when I jumped on that asshole for hirateful the bastard had tripped from the surprise attack and done most of the work for me

Aidan had grown up with the standard house, dog, and white picket fence He was an only child whose parents doted on him I lived with my Aunt Fae; my parents died in a car accident when I was five, so my dad’s sister had taken custody of me When I reached twenty-one, I took the sizable inheritance fro software fir in the red Within a year, I had turned it around, and Quinn Softas born Back when the other kids were reading co Business Week and the Wall Street Journal At twenty-nine, I was at the top and everyone wanted a piece of ht of responsibility I carried, sometimes twenty-nine had never felt so damn old