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I’d waited for the right person to finally lose my virginity, and now that I had done it, the sex was even better than I had imagined.
Was this what having sex was going to be like? All-consuming? Something I thought about all day, all night, without fail?
Maybe that was just sex with Nathaniel.
All I knew was that I had to find out.
Chapter 6
Nathaniel
My phone rang right as I got out of the shower.
I had never felt nervous to talk to David before, but after what happened with Amelia, something twisted in my gut when I saw his name on the screen.
Still, he was my closest friend. We had a history together.
I had known David for almost ten years. After spending my early twenties working dead-end jobs with little direction, I found a position as a caddy at San Diego’s most elite country club when I was twenty-five. I was a capable golfer, a natural athlete, and good with people. It was a decent match for my personality. After a while, I got rotated to working as a server in the lounge and was eventually hired as assistant manager.
The pay was average, and it wasn’t especially rewarding work, but at least it was some kind of career path in hospitality. I also didn’t mind the exposure to so many beautiful women.
Back then, I had developed a reputation as a ladies’ man, and it wasn’t exactly undeserved. I had taken my fair share of opportunities to sleep with the glamorous women I would meet at the club, or in San Diego’s nightlife scene.
By the time I was twenty-nine, I was looking at becoming General Manager of the lounge. That’s when I met David, who had recently joined the country club. We became close friends, and he was there for me when my parents both died of heart disease just a few months apart when I was thirty.
My father went first. Then my mother said she would die of a broken heart. And she did.
David was my confidant, and I confessed to him that I was bored, lost, and unfulfilled working at the club. He took me under his wing and encouraged me to better myself, to do something bigger with my life. Six years older than me, with a wife and family, he felt like the older brother I’d never had. He shepherded me through the process of getting my real estate license and helped introduce me to the right people.
I owed him a debt of gratitude for helping me right my course, and I could never forget that.
“Nate! How are ya, all recovered from the party I hope? I have to thank you again for driving Amelia home. You’re one of the only people I trust enough to take care of my little girl.”
If you only knew.
“It was my pleasure.”
“Well, I’m calling about some potential new clients for you, searching for investment property opportunities in San Diego. I met them through a friend who bought a second home from me last year, but they’re foreign buyers from Singapore, so it’s more in your wheelhouse than mine. It just so happens that they’re in town for the night, and I thought we could all sit down together so I can introduce you. Can you meet me at the country club for a working dinner this evening, say around seven o’clock?”
This was typical of David, introducing me to clients, supporting my career. I felt that twinge in my gut again, and almost wanted to come up with an excuse not to meet him, but this could be a promising opportunity, and David was my best friend. I couldn’t avoid him forever. “Sure thing. Looking forward to it.”
By the time I arrived at the country club, my nerves had settled. It was David, after all. Everyone loved him, and for good reason. He was easy to be around. Laid-back. He could put anybody at ease.
The business meeting went well. I liked the clients, the clients liked me, and David facilitated our introduction in that friendly, natural way of his. The deal turned out to be a significant one, with the potential for future deals down the road.
I had worked hard to build up my career from the moment David took me under his wing all those years ago.
Once I passed my real estate exam, I set up shop out of my apartment at the time, then after I closed my first few sales, I had made enough money to start advertising in more and more international markets. Soon I was busy as an agent specializing in foreign buyers wanting to acquire property in the San Diego area.
Before long, I was doing multi-million-dollar deals, buying my first six-figure home, and then my second in La Jolla. I started traveling all over the world, working with international clients seeking to snap up investment properties in expensive zip codes across the United States.
I had David to thank for my success. My work ethic got me to the top, but David was the person who pushed me when I needed it most.
His friendship meant the world to me.
After the clients left, David and I stayed at the lounge for a nightcap.
I bought a round of expensive Highland whiskey. “Thanks again for making the introduction, Dave. I have you to thank for the deal. Appreciate the call.”
