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about the meeting, but Brandon was not confrontational. That eased my anxiety, somewhat.
    “Well, it is likely to be difficult at first. But, if we focus on our jobs and continue being cordial with one another, then I think it will get easier,” I offered.
    “Will it get easier? Can we really stop desiring one another?”
    “Brandon, you deeply hurt me. You had sex with another woman while we were dating. That sort of trumps any desire I may have for you.”
    “Ashley, may we speak frankly on a personal basis?”
    Despite my stipulation that Brandon only have professional contact, I knew that wasn't realistic. It was a way to put things off. I knew that, sooner or later, we needed to address what happened.
    “Yes, I suppose that we do need to have that conversation if we are to move forward professionally.”
    “I'm hoping that we can still have more,” Brandon said as he relaxed his arms.
    “I don't know, right now, if that is possible.”
    “Just hear me out. What you walked in on the other night was not all that it appeared to be. Yes, I admit to having slept with . . .” he paused. I could tell that he was trying to decide if it was helpful to use the woman's name or not.
    “Go ahead, you can say her name. If we're going to do this we should be completely free to discuss everything,” I encouraged him.
    The conversation was going to hurt. It was going to open a wound that hadn't even begun to heal. But better deal with it and move on.
    “Jessica. She was, before you and I met, a fuck buddy,” he said. At least now I knew her name. Jessica . A pretty name. I wondered if she knew Brandon was in a relationship.
    “Did Jessica know you were in a relationship either when you had sex with her or the other night?”
    “Not when I slept with her. I told her after. So, yes, she knew when she came over the other night.”
    Okay. I could give her a pass on sleeping with Brandon. But then she came back for more knowing he had a girlfriend. The bitch . None of it excused Brandon.
    Brandon took a breath and checked my expression. I had my best poker face on. I decided to take whatever he had to say and then decide how I was going to react.
    “Go on,” I replied.
    “Ashley, you knew I had an active sex life with varied partners. I typically slept with two or three different women a week. Enough for regular sex each week, but not tying me down to any one woman. They all knew what it was, and what it wasn't.”
    “Great. So being with one woman 'ties you down.' Was that the problem with us?”
    “No. A moment of weakness was the problem. One time. I would never let that happen again if we were to get back together.”
    “A moment of weakness?” I said in disbelief.
    “Ashley, I have no good explanation for what I did – ”
    “What you did , was Jessica while were dating.”
    “We have already established that, Ashley. Please, let me tell you exactly what happened,” he pleaded.
    Brandon wasn't used to pleading. I'm not sure if he had ever pleaded before my discovering his indiscretion. I nodded for him to continue.
    “Ashley, I had already told you that I never really had a serious relationship before you. I never trusted anyone completely to be with me solely because of who I am versus my money. But I craved beautiful women and regular and exciting sex,” he said as he stood and crossed his office. He looked out the window at the Manhattan skyline.
    “I first had sex at seventeen,” he said while still looking out the window. “It was with a friend's older sister while on vacation in the Hamptons. She was two years older than me. She was beautiful. And the sex was amazing.”
    He turned and looked at me. “Not as amazing as with you, but pretty great.”
    I gave no reaction. Poker face. Brandon was opening up. Would it be enough?
    “After that, I was hooked. I needed sex all the time. I was a horny teenage boy and there was no shortage of pretty girls willing to have sex with me. I never knew if they