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I can’t even imagine how horrible that must have been for him,” Simone said.
    “ Yeah, it hit him hard, because it was just the two of them. His father had passed away a few years before that. He went to live with his grandparents, but they passed away a few years ago. And he’s not close to his other family members, they’re just a bunch of moochers. And he refuses to be The First National Bank of J.T.”
    “ I can understand that. What about Mannie and Ms. Chanté, do they know?”
    “ Oh hell naw. That would be like personally calling CMZ.com, it’ll be all over the Internet in a matter of minutes. Neither one of them could keep a secret. But they do excellent work, look at you.” Kirk admired Simone and she blushed, her face turning pink. Kirk chuckled. “I didn’t mean to embarrass you, but it’s true,” he said softly.
    She shyly averted her eyes. “Thanks, I’m still getting used to my new look.” Today she had scraped her hair back into a ponytail, and slicked on some red lipstick and mascara, just enough makeup to enhance her natural beauty. “I guess I’d better get ready for dinner.” She stood up and stretched, she missed Kirk ogling her body. “You don’t have to hang out with me and my mom. Go to a club or something.” Even though he was a financial wizard, he was far from a nerd.
    “ It’s cool, I like hanging out with you and your mom, you’re good people. I can hit the clubs another time.”
    “ Thanks for the scoop on J.T. and Marcella. It’s funny I’m on my honeymoon, but my husband is spending the night with a man.”
    Kirk got up and before Simone could stop him, he hugged her, loosely wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her to him. Her breasts pressed against his chest. She could feel his muscles and she unconsciously rubbed her breasts against him. It’s been so long since she was attracted to a man. Kirk’s hands drifted down to her ass and he gripped it and began to lightly knead it. His hand slipped under the frothy material of her sarong and skimmed the top of her bikini bottom. Simone moaned then cupped the back of Kirk’s head and slowly pulled his mouth towards hers. Their lips were inches within each other when Simone stopped.
    “ I can’t do this.”
    “ Why not? There’s something between us and you know it too. I saw how you looked at me the first time you saw me.”
    Simone blushed again. “You saw that? Okay listen, I’m attracted to you, but you’re J.T.’s friend, I can’t do anything.”
    “ Why not?”
    “ Because it would be awkward.”
    “ But what are you gonna do when you need to feel a man? A dildo can only do so much.”
    Simone rolled her eyes. “During the rare times that I did think about what I would do, I always envisioned it to be some faceless man that I’d use, then cut loose.”
    Kirk stroked her cheek. “Why would you want some empty sex with someone you don’t know?”
    “ Well I barely know you,” she reminded him.
    “ What do you want to know? I’ll tell you anything.”
    Simone stepped away, just a little bit out of his reach, but close enough that she could still smell his intoxicating cologne. “Even if you did tell me everything, I can’t see J.T. co-signing with this relationship. It’s one thing to know that I’m sleeping with someone, he would never want to know who, especially if it’s his friend.”
    “ Well we just won’t tell him.”
    “ Why risk a friendship and business for me? What makes me so special?” she queried.
    “ I like your honesty, your freshness, your beauty, you’re a genuine Georgia peach,” he said. “And you’re a rarity in the circle of people I usually hang out with. You’re special and I really want to get to know you.”
    “ And risk everything?”
    “ Hey, I have enough money to last me several lifetimes and I can always get more clients. As far as the friendship goes, yeah I’ll miss that and I don’t want to sound heartless, but if you two had gotten