Wanted: Kept Woman

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Brian Armstrong had had enough. Maybe I’m just too old to fall in love anymore, he mused. Even as he thought it, he scoffed. Hell, I’m only forty. That’s not exactly over the hill.

It was Monday morning, ten o’clock. He looked down from his office on the thirtieth floor and reflected on his disappointing date last Saturday night. How could someone who appeared to be so attractive turn out to be so bull-headed? God, everything had to be her way!

Is it me? What am I doing wrong?

He turned and opened his coat closet. A full-length mirror showed him to be in pretty good shape for a middle-aged, desk-bound CEO. Tall, trim, with shoulders that could be called broad if one was being generous. Tailored suit, silk tie. Salt and pepper hair surrounded a reasonably handsome face, but then, he was hardly the one to judge.

He turned sideways, patting his stomach. Still flat—thanks to a hell of a lot of sit-ups at the gym. So, what’s the problem? I’m rich, I own my own company, I’m fit, some might even call me good-looking—why can’t I find a woman who is a good fit? Someone who loves me for who I am and doesn’t try to change me.

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