With a fist bump, Jake felt like he and Simon bonded in the brotherhood of dedicated bachelors. How had he not spent any time with this guy before now? Simon was a cool dude…easy to talk to and Jake decided that, if there was any nefarious plans going on at CCI, Simon had no part in them.

“Yeah, I knew a looker like you woulda been around”, Jake complimented. When Simon almost said Meka, their eyes locked; Jake looked away after a moment and flushed. He knew that Simon must not want anyone to know if he had stopped himself like that. “Oh, hey, yeah, some chick at Sam’s party, huh?”, he hit Simon with the back of his hand, “…me too, dude! I hooked up with this Sonnier chick that I hadn’t been with for a few months. Man, she is hot!”