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champagne and soft music in the back seat, he regaled her with some of the
sites he’d seen in his travels. Noelle had hung on every word.
            Their second date he took her to a club
off the beaten track that played the smooth R&B music they both enjoyed.
They’d talked mainly about art because James knew it was something that
interested her. She found he was quite knowledgeable about the subject. It was
incredible to Noelle how someone so worldly would be interested in someone as
gauche and inexperienced as her but James put her at ease. She felt special to
have his attention.
            It didn’t occur to her until after their
dates that despite all he’d shared with her, like what he did for a living, and
places he’d been, he was still an enigma to her. Noelle figured in time he
would share more of himself with her. At least that was her hope.
            “I can tell by your far- off look you’re
contemplating this and I find it disturbing on so many levels. Why would a man
who has more money than God go around asking random women to be his mistress?
It doesn’t make sense.”
            She flinched at Simone’s reminder of
James’ status. When she’d come home that first night her cousin had informed
her James Rothschild was the head of an international chain of luxury hotels
and resorts and at only thirty-four he was already a billionaire. Besides being
self-made, he was known for always having a pretty socialite or celebrity on
his arm, none of whom looked like Noelle.
            “Simone you don’t have to talk in circles.
You can’t believe he’d ask this of someone like me. I get it.”
            Simone shook her head vehemently. “Honey,
no. That’s not what I meant.” She walked over to the couch and scooted next to
Noelle. “I think the world of you. You’re fabulous, girl. The problem is , you haven’t figured that out yet. From what it sounds
like, he’s looking for his own personal sex slave.”
            “It isn’t like that. I believe we can
build something on this.”
            Simone crossed her arms over her chest
while shaking her head. “Really? Is he offering to
take you out after you become his kept woman?” Noelle had no answer. She
sincerely wished she hadn’t shared so many details with Simone.
            When Noelle didn’t respond, her cousin
nodded her head in confirmation. “I didn’t think so. Open your eyes honey. I
can see you’re already falling for this guy. What’s going to happen when he
discards you? And it won’t be if. Guys like him treat women like a spoiled kid
treats a new toy. They play with it for a little while until something shinier
comes along. I don’t want to see you get hurt.”
            What hurt was Simone’s harsh judgment of
the situation. Noelle had experienced real passion for the first time in her
life and loathed the idea of walking away from James, at least not without
finding out if there was something more between them. At first Noelle had
doubts but after a few nights of kinky dreams and waking up so horny she had to
touch herself for relief, she seriously contemplated his proposal.
              Noelle wanted to be in James’ arms again and
feel his lips against hers. She wanted to wrap her legs around his waist as he
slid in and out of her while she screamed his name. And though he hadn’t
touched her beyond a chaste goodnight kiss on their subsequent dates, it only
intensified her desire to give herself to him completely. “You only know what
you’ve read on the Internet about him. I’ve actually spent time with James.
He’s not the cold bastard you’re making him out to be.”
            Simone rolled her eyes and released an
exasperated sigh. “Now you’re being naïve. Use your head, Noelle.”
            Noelle stiffened at the admonishment. It
was the same thing her Aunt Frieda used to say when she’d chastised Noelle for
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