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a drink, chit chat and go home. I owe him but I’m not going to do whatever he wants me to do.”
    Victoria looked at Jennifer from under her long eyelashes, a skeptical look in her eyes.
    “What? You don’t believe me?” Jennifer said.
    “You don’t believe it either, honey. Listen to yourself.”
    Jennifer threw her hands in the air. “Arg! I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m obsessed with him but I love Bruce. I don’t want to lose them both.”
    “Can you trust Bruce?”
    “When he’s not partying all night with Fancelli, yes. But since those two hang out together, I’m not sure anymore.”
    “You have to test him. Enzo. You must figure whether he’s serious about you or if he’s fooling around. How much do you know about him?”
    “Not much,” Jennifer admitted. “You’re right; it’s time to put him to the test.”
    “Yes. Don’t decide anything yet. Maybe he’s not worth your time... and your love, of course.”
    Victoria yawned, stretched her arms and looked at her watch. “Jesus, already midnight? Jennifer, that was delicious and I mean it, but it’s getting late,” she said, standing.
    “It was a pleasure, Vicky. We should hang out more often. It was really fun!”
    They hugged each other and Jennifer walked Victoria to the door.
    “Take care, Jennifer. And good luck with Enzo.”
    “Good luck with Enzo too!”

Chapter Five
    T he next day, Jennifer went to Bruce’s mansion to spend time with him. It was still early morning and Enzo hadn’t contacted her to set an appointment yet. She secretly hoped that he couldn’t make it; indeed, she didn’t have the guts to see him again. She wasn’t sure she would be able to stay in control and keep her distance with him. If Enzo could simply cancel and go back to Thailand, things would be much easier for her. She wouldn’t forget him that easily but at least, Enzo wasn’t harmful when he was in her fantasies.
    She kept thinking about her dinner with Victoria. Vicky was a very nice and friendly person despite her bossy attitude. They hadn’t talked about work at all but Jennifer knew that there was a lot she could learn from her. She seemed to be very mature and reliable. She was definitely a role model for her.
    There was another subject that bothered her, though: Enzo Fancelli. Jennifer could tell that Vicky was in love with him, even though she had someone else. However, she had been the first one to admit that he was a playboy. No, not just a playboy - a bad boy. If a woman like Victoria couldn’t resist him, Jennifer couldn’t imagine the kind of aura and influence he had over women in general. She didn’t care about that, though; she was worried about his influence on Bruce.
    Bruce was also very good-looking and had been a playboy himself. He had the looks and the money. Now, he had a buddy to party and show off seven nights per week. Jennifer knew that she couldn’t stop him from doing whatever he wanted to do - or “needed to do” as he liked to say. Whether Bruce actually needed to go out that much for his business or not, Jennifer couldn’t really tell but there was one thing for sure; his behavior was seriously compromising their future marriage.
    She still loved him but getting married with such a party-boy who still acted as if he was single was out of question. In other words, Bruce needed to “get his shit together” if he still wanted to be committed to her - for life. So far, he wasn’t showing much improvement and there was a lot of work to do. Jennifer wondered how long his financial recovery would last. A month? Two months? Six months? A year? Anything more than a week was unacceptable. Fancelli seemed to live the high-life and there was no reason Bruce couldn’t follow him; that was a big problem.
    Jennifer wanted to believe in their future but this situation was like a huge roadblock on their way to happiness. It wasn’t too late but it was a very negative sign. Bruce needed to stop acting like that