Ben Bravio Journal

[Ben Bravio]

September 19, 2006
Madison Cirillo showed up at the Geno meeting on Tuesday night, looking as beautiful as ever. She dropped a real shocker telling Diego that she'd seen Sal and Summer at the Four Seasons several times and Summer told her that she's carrying Sal's baby. Diego was obviously quite surprised and asked Maddie to tell call him immediately if Sal showed up again at the Four.

I offered Maddie a ride home to her Carnegie Hill penthouse and she surprised me by accepting. In fact she seemed to be in a sensual mood and invited me up. She ordered some pasta from the restaurant downstairs, then went in her bedroom to change while I opened a wine bottle and poured us two glasses.

When she walked out a few minutes later wearing only a clingy short slip dress, I knew we were heading for more then a snack. Our words toyed with the situation and the first kiss was like electricity between us, rekindling the passion we'd felt before.

The knock at the door disrupted the moment, but I jumped up, tipped the young lad a twenty and hurried him out of the room. Maddie was beckoning me with one of those long beautiful fingers, asking me if I was hungry or wanting to work up an appetite.

Without hesitation, I took her hand and walked her back in her bedroom where we spent the night re-introducing our hidden passions for each other. Lord knows, she's one very amazing woman!

Where this will lead this time, who the hell knows!!
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July 1, 2006
It's been one very busy month. Adam Kaufman has been a great help as our project manager in the two new petroleum projects in New Jersey. He seems to have total control over there as they strip out the old units before commencing with the erection of the new equipment.

Tony Soprano's truckers, working under Christopher Moltisanti, are doing a nice job of hauling out the old stuff and bring in the new equipment. So far there haven't been any problems with the New Jersey local labor factions, including the Teamsters which Tony has under his thumb.

I really miss my friend and playmate, Cami Diaz, who's off making another movie. We have an understanding that she'll no doubt be enjoying herself while away and I have a free hand dating, but so far I've just been to damn busy.

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April 5, 2006
Tuesday night I hurried over to the Bergen Hunt and Fish Club at Diego's request to attend this month's Genovese Enterprises board meeting. Only Mike Miller, Anne Heche, and Cami Diaz were there, but it was an interesting meeting.

We went over most of the active construction projects, including the new Queens courthouse that we finished in March. Diego, Mayor Bloomberg and I will attend the  ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday.

Cami is pressing to get that Boy's and Girl's Club rolling in Brooklyn. Hopefully, we can break ground next week.

After the meeting, I took Cami back to my place in Forest Hills where we shared cubed Tillamock Cheddar cheese, Wheat Thins, a couple Miller Genuine Draft beers and each other. Cami is one amazingly sensual female. I enjoy her company ……. a lot.

We shared breakfast in bed early, her wearing one of my white shirts, then I dropped her off at her place before rushing off to catch up on my projects.

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January 13, 2006
*getting home early on Friday, taking out my journal and writing*

The other day I bought Cameron Diaz a nice box of Godiva chocolates and stopped by her place to drop it off. There was no answer when I knocked on the door, and I couldn't leave it sit in the hall, so I worked the lock, entered and placed it on the coffee table.

I couldn't resist slipping in the bedroom and messing up her panty drawer. Now I can wait to find out just who she thought got in her drawers!
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December 19, 2005
Diego asked me to work with Cameron Diaz based on her interests in building a park in Brooklyn that might help the young boys and girls stay off the streets and away from drugs. I agreed and found her late Sunday afternoon at the Four Seasons bar.

We agreed to ride over to Brooklyn in my pick-up truck and look over several sites that I thought just might work out for her tentative plans.

I dated Cami several years ago, but with her traveling so much for her movie career and resigning as the Brooklyn councilwoman, we drifted apart. It felt nice riding around with her again. She can be quite the tease, intentionally allowing that split skirt to separate enough to give me nice looks at those long luscious legs of hers.

I first drove down Prospect Park West and showed her a spot just across the street from Prospect Park where there were several old empty buildings on either side of an old dilapidated asphalt basketball court. There were four lads there playing two on two as we sat on the street watching.

I suggested that the two buildings might make great Boys Club and Girls Clubs and the outdoor court could be fixed up easily. There was room behind the basketball court for an area where the smaller children to play. Hiring a few people to manage the clubs and watch over the activities might be perfect.

I did drive her around to several other potential locations, but I think she favors my initial option. I told her GCI would be willing to do all the work for little or no profit, is she could help obtain the land for the borough.

My hand had easily found her stocking covered knee a few times and after a tentative kiss, I suggested that we pick up some Chinese food and head to her place in Brooklyn Heights. She agreed with one of those come hither looks she's so damn good at offering.

I wound up spending the night and obviously we're willing to try dating again. Neither of us wants a monogamous relationship this time so things might just work out.

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October 5, 2005
Following a request by Diego, I picked up Madison at the Four Seasons Club and took her over to the Coco Paza restaurant where we met with the restaurant manager. Diego owns this restaurant too, and he's hoping that Madison can help improve the earnings there, just as she has at the Four.

You could cut a knife with the tension between Maddie and me. It was our first meeting other than the standard Geno meetings on Tuesday nights, since she decided to remain faithful to her husband,, Joshua Turning, and advised me that she was pregnant.

We managed to get through the day, but it wasn't easy. There are obviously still strong feelings there.

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September 18, 2005
I stopped in the Four Seasons the other day to finally talk with Maddie. She took me up to her 2nd floor office and told me that she was pregnant. I leaned on the edge of her desk as she calmly sat on the sofa, almost laughing at my reactions.

She finally told me that she had visited Natalie Palermo and confirmed that she was barely two months pregnant, so the child had to be Josh's. I wished her the very best, gave her a hug and a kiss, and left. I couldn't help wondering as I drove away what would we have done had she been three months pregnant and the baby possibly been mine.

I think I' might be a just a little more careful, regardless whether a woman says she doesn't need protection.

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August 30, 2005

With Maddie busy in her first week of school and catching up on her work at the Four, and me reviewing the work at all my GCI construction sites, we didn't really see each other much outside of a few phone calls. She has to make some major decisions.

I'll probably see her tonight at the weekly Geno maeeting. Maybe she'll want to sleep over at my place so we can do a little "catching up".

Diego seems pretty upset over the sudden emergence of Tiki Boyd. I know that will be a major item discussed in the meeting tonight.
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August 22, 2005
Maddie and I drove back from Virginia on Sunday, stopping for lunch along the way. We avoided having sex, but there sure were some exciting moments. She is so delicious and loves having me get glimpses of her naked.

The new secret beach house she purchased down there is fantastic, three bedrooms, two with elevated decks that look over the patio and pool below. The pool has a Jacuzzi  and a little waterfall down into the pool. Wooden stairs go down to the patio from each deck.

The kitchen is all white with a counter island in the center. We took turns surprising each other with breakfast in bed. Most dinners we ate out. It was cool being able to have long talks as we toured the local village shops.

I bought her a cute bikini panty with "Eat Me" embroidered on the front. She laughed, but said, "Not yet".

All in all a very relaxing week, lots of swimming in both the ocean and in the pool. We decided being naked in the Jacuzzi was just too damn dangerous, but I plan to spend some time in there with her in the future.

[Ben Bravio]

August 17, 2005

After the Geno meeting last night, I joined Maddie in her Miata and drove the first half of the trip south to Virginia. She drove the second half and I was pretty impressed when she used a remote to open the gates to her gated Virginia Beach home. A two story place with a curved driveway in front and a garage for her little Miata.

I followed her inside and she gave me a quick tour. I beautiful white kitchen with an island in the middle, a huge living room that opens through French doors out to a patio and a pool out back.

Beyond the pool was a white sandy beach and the Atlantic Ocean. On the second floor she showed me to a guest bedroom at one end of the hall. it has French doors that open out on a deck. There are stairs down from the deck to the patio below.

At the other end of the long hall there are twin doors that open into her master bedroom.

I walked down from my guest bedroom to the patio and studied the pool and the ocean view. Maddie came out of the French doors and joined me. I suggested swimming in the morning but she said she prefers swimming at night. As I stood there shocked she slipped out of her little dress and dove in the pool totally naked.

I had little choice, removed my clothing and dove in too. We finished our laps and met at the side of the pool. I asked her if she realized what her actions caused in me. She simply laughed and said, 'No". So I took her hand and showed her.

She smiled, purred a little but let go and climbed out of the pool. She told me to fetch my pajamas and meet her in her master bedroom. She wanted company but no sex again.

I got out, went to my guest room and changed into what I'd brought as night wear, my black silk boxers. She was already in a sexy little nighty waiting on her side of the bed. She jokingly drew a line down the middle of the bed, saying not to cross the line.

I got in laughing, told her I'd play her butler/cook in the morning and make her oven baked French toast. That got a smile out of her. She turned of the lamp and snuggle into my lap to spoon. We were both asleep pretty fast.

I woke up at 6:00 am as usual, peeked at a bare nipple, contemplated playing but discretion took command and I snuck out without waking her. I slipped on a pair of shorts and a tank top and went out to run on the sandy private beach.

After a shower I spent the morning in the kitchen, starting the espresso maker, mixing up the ingredients for my oven baked French toast, squeezed fresh orange juice and prepared to serve her when she finally woke up.

I had two cups of the espresso before she used the intercom to tell me she was up. I made the French toast and carried the beautiful tray in her bedroom. She was seated at a small table where we could look out over the ocean while eating brunch. She said she loved it and used her bare foot to tease me under the table, one of her favorite tricks. I told her we couldn't have intercourse until she was single again, but I promised there were other ways I could make her moan. She just laughed.

We agreed to go tour the small village today. She got up, slipped out of the nighty, giving me a full frontal view before swaying off to her master bedroom for a shower. I offered to wash her back in there, but she just laughed.

She left the walk-in closet door open so I could watch as she slipped into just a frilly summer dress and sandals. Looks like I'll be spending the day knowing that she's totally naked under that sexy dress. Relax my ass!!
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August 10th 2005

After the Genovese Enterprises meeting on Tuesday night, I bummed a ride home with Maddie since I dropped off my pick-up for regular maintenance in the Queens' RRI shop. They had it delivered in front of my place during the night so I had it for work this morning.

I invited Maddie in to watch The Negotiator with me and she hesitated then accepted. I open a bottle of chardonnay, started the DVD and TV, poured us both a glass and sat down at the other end of the sofa.

She kicked off her shoes and put her feet in my lap. I obliged with a nice foot massage which had her purring and falling off to sleep before we saw 15 minutes of the movie. I turned it off and picked her up, planning to just tuck her in bed again.

She woke up by the time we were in the bed room. She unzipped her skirt and removed it, leaving her in a tank top and panties. She crawled under the sheets and asked me if I'd just sleep with her tonight. I stripped down to my boxers and crawled in beside her. We spent the night with her spooning in my lap. It just felt right.

I awoke at 6:00 am as usual when the clock radio turned on, but she had already dressed and left.

I stopped at the Four Seasons around 3:30 after finishing several job site visits, went straight upstairs to her office and entered without knocking. She was working behind her desk, surprised it was me.

I sat on her sofa and beckoned her over, saying we needed to talk. She laughed and said it might be safer if she stayed where she was. She was probably right.

We talked for possibly 30 minutes, agreed that we both still enjoyed each other's company and that she needed to make some decisions. She asked me point blank if I was seeing Sophie and I told her the truth as always, I hadn't seen Sophie since our little altercation at the Four a week ago and had no plans on resuming that affair.

She had made her way out in front of her desk as we spoke, looking as delicious as always as she leaned on it. I got up to leave and she took several steps toward me, but stopped one step away. I covered the reaming foot or so and kissed her hard on the lips. She responded in kind. We broke the kiss and agreed that we better do something soon, before something really happened.

I left pretty happy, needless to say.

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August 9th 2005
*finally getting time alone to jot down some stuff in my journal*

It had been one long weekend. First bumping into Maddie at Mahoney's on Saturday night when I stopped there looking for Denny. After talking privately with Denny regarding the arrest and sentencing of Aronne Zasa and getting a name for a potential project manager for the Brooklyn CitiBank job, I went back to my stool along side Maddie.

Rachel had started a game called "Have You Ever" and Maddie had already downed two shots of tequila, With Lindsay there taking notes, Amber Valetta getting drunk, Arky laughing behind the bar and Maddie getting pie-eyed, I knew I better stay sober enough to drive her home.

She was wearing a pretty skimpy little dress which wasn't leaving much to the imagination. I decided it might be safer to just take her back to my place. She acted like she wanted to play, but I don't take advantage of drunken women. She passed out after I got her inside so I carried her back to the bedroom, carefully removed her dress in order to keep it as neat as possible, and tucked her in bed.

On Sunday she slept until almost one o'clock. She walked out to find me on the sofa watching ESPN. She had put on one of my white shirts and thank God she was too hung over to play. I'm not sure I could have resisted her had she been feeling better.

I talked her into going to the Palm Court for brunch where we met up with Lindsay, Rachel and Katie Donovan. I filled two plated of food for me and just fruit and bread for Maddie. I think we convinced Lindsay that we hadn't messed around Saturday night. I dropped her off at Carnegie Hill and spent the rest of the day visiting the Manhattan projects.

Monday was a full day of work, visiting every project and hiring Mark Madsen to run the Brooklyn CitiBank job for us. He had worked for the Costellos but jumped at the chance to work for me at GCI.

Tuesday was another  day filled with work, but I still couldn't get Maddie out of my mind. I assumed she'd be there for the Tuesday night Genovese meeting at the Hunt Club and I wondered where that might lead.

[Ben Bravio]

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August 3, 2005
What started out as a good day, as I toured the various GCI job sites, went sour fast when I met Sophie at the Four Seasons for lunch. I guess I never should have suggested the Four, but being a positive thinker I was hoping Sophie and Maddie might see more of each other and begin to get along, eventually possibly become friends.

We had just found a booth and ordered a large pizza to share when Maddie came down from her 2nd floor office. She smiled when she saw me, but it quickly turned to a scowl when she saw Sophie there with me.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Josh apparently saw Sophie, thought is was Maddie, and started messing around. Sophie played the "I'm Maddie" card to the hilt and had sex with him. I was pissed and Sophie knew it. She obviously wanted to hurt Maddie somehow to get even. Sophie tried to say it wasn't any different them my situation with Elspeth and Maddie.

I tried to explain how different those situations were, but to no avail. Maddie did call me and we talked later. She wanted to apologize, saying she didn't intend for me to find out what happened that way.

I decided it might be best if I backed away for a while. These women are both very emotional, even explosive, and there's no sense in making the situation worse then it already is.

*locking my journal and putting it in my dresser drawer where nobody gets to read it*
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July 28, 2005
I woke up very early, showered and left a note for Sophie, telling her to sleep in and stay as long as she liked. She must have taken me at my word since when I returned around 5:00 pm after work she had brought some of her stuff over from the Plaza Hotel. She said she was keeping the room at the hotel so her mother won't freak out.

We were just starting to mess around when Maddie buzzed me from downstairs. I buzzed her in and unlocked the door. She was in a mood I could tell, so I just stepped away and listened as she tore into Sophie.

Apparently, Sophie had charged a lot of stuff at a department store and also bought herself a Porsche. Maddie said she was limiting her to $5000 a month and Sophie would have to figure out how to pay off those charges on her own.

Maddie kissed me on the way out, obviously hoping that would piss Sophie off. it did and I spent the next few hours trying to convince Sophie that she was the primary person in my life now.
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July 27, 2005
I had a tough couple days. First no sign of Sal Tommasi at the Meadowlands for over a week, which worries me because he was supposed to handle the Arrone Zasa thing for Diego. Maybe he's dead?

I had a nice afternoon in Central Park with Sophie. She said that Maddie was irritated that we were dating, and I made little of it since Maddie had married Josh and our little affair was history. I could tell she didn't agree, but let it pass.

We bought hot dogs and luckily she found a quiet spot off the beaten path in the shade under a tree. Something about the way she ate that hot dog was pretty sensual. She knew it and crawled over to straddle my lap, spreading her skirt to mask our activity. I looked over her shoulder to make sure the coast was clear and we did right there on the grass. Pretty exciting!

I gave her a keycard to my Queens apartment and told her to meet me there after the Genovese meeting at the Hunt Club. She smiled and agreed to bring Chinese food or a pizza.

The meeting was a bit tense when I said I hadn't seen Sal in over a week. But my big problem was watching a tense and irritable Maddie nibbling her lower lip like she does when she's upset. I guess I was staring at her because she wrote the word "What?" on her notepad as turned it so only I could see it. I wrote, 'It's nothing." on mine and flashed it back, but after the meeting I took her aside to talk.

Obviously, Sophie was right. Maddie wasn't happy about me seeing Sophie, even made a curt remark about me only seeing Sophie because they were dead ringers…. twins. I tried to ease the situation, but it just kept getting worse. I followed her out front and hailed down a cab, holding the door for her, but she said she'd rather walk and stormed off down the street.

I followed her as she turned down the alley. More nasty talk there, but I told her I couldn't leave her walking around Queens that late at night alone so I grabbed her and put her in my pick-up and drove her home.

I used my cell phone in the truck to call Sophie and tell her I'd be late, which seemed to piss off Maddie even more. I said, " Look, Sophie is waiting for me and I can't let her sit there wondering where I am. I never left you hanging like that, did I?"  She mumbled something I couldn't hear.

We had some more words when I dropped her off. I told her Sophie is a cool lady, and that Maddie needed to spend some time with her and get to know her better.

By the time I got home, Sophie was sound asleep in my bed, so I undressed, crawled in without waking her, figuring we could talk the next day.
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Saturday June 25, 2005
It was extremely hot and humid so I drove over to a desolate beach on Long Island, planning a long run on the sand to clear my head. I was over 40 minutes into my run when I found Maddie sunbathing on a towel covered lounge chair wearing a skimpy string bikini. She was half asleep, but woke up when I stood there breathing heavily with my hands on my knees for support.

I agreed to apply some of the sunbathing oil that lay there beside her bag. Of course, in order to do a complete job, I undid the strings on her bikini. It's a damn good thing nobody came along during the next hour.
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June 15th 2005
When the alarm went off I reached over and shut it off, realized that Maddie wasn't still there in bed with me so I got up and walked around to make sure she was gone. Her dress and shoes were gone so I guess she hurried home to shower and get to her classes.

Last night was fantastic. I was totally in control throughout our affair. She's one amazing woman. Luckily I was still dressed so she didn't rake my back with those long fingernails. Little smile as I remember that look on her face.

A quick shower and I was off to check out the various job sites, then a stop at the park where they are planning to build the new Yankee Stadium. They hope to commence with construction in 2006 and have it completed by 2009.

[Ben Bravio]

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June 14th 2005
After receiving that box from Elspeth and having lunch with Maddie, I headed home to pack up everything Elspeth had left at my place. Taking a totally different approach, I used one of my hanging bags to carefully pick several dresses, blouses and a pair of jeans. I used the same box she sent my stuff in for her toiletries, hair brush, toothbrush and cosmetics.

Emptying the one small dresser drawer she used for her underwear and night gowns was painful, because most of these dainties were items I had bought her. I had a feeling she might trash them all.

I drove to her empty apartment in Carnegie Hill, used my key card to enter, placed the hanging bag in her closet and left the rest on the sofa. Beside the box, I left my keycard. I knew I should leave a note, but I just couldn't think of any appropriate words.
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June 13th 2005

After my meeting with Diego, I called Maddie on my cell phone from my pick up truck, hoping she would be finished with her morning classes at Columbia. She answered from her apartment and said I could pop in for lunch. She had sandwiches ready and waiting when I arrived.

I told her I'd discussed our situation with Diego and had his approval, particularly since I wouldn't be sleeping with a cop anymore.

Things were getting hot and heavy and I knew we'd soon be in her bedroom. Then my damn cell phone rang, where I was informed that a crane had dropped it's load at the Jacob Javits project and a man was killed. I had no choice but to get down there right away. I stuck the tie she'd removed in my pocket and kissed her hard on the mouth at the door, then left.
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Monday June 13th 2005

Monday morning I had a long serious meeting with Diego at his home. Lindsay was still there after spending the night and she had breakfast with us. When she left, we retired to the library where we discussed  business, the estimates for two potential projects, the World Trade Center Memorial  and the NY Mets new stadium in Queens.

Met owner, Fred Wilpon, estimates the cost of the new stadium to replace old Shea Stadium will be in the $600 million dollar range and be totally funded by the Mets. The city and state would contribute $180 million dollars to pay for improvements to the infrastructure surrounding the stadium and also pay another $100 million to temporarily increase the seating from 45,000 to 80,000 should New York City win the Olympics for 2012.

We had already agreed that my work load was reaching astronomical levels and we needed a new manager for Refuse Removal Inc. and Diego said he'd found the man for the job. Pete Farenzio, a tough Sicilian that had been managing a smaller refuse removal operation in Detroit. Diego said Pete was on his way to New York City and would attend the Tuesday night meeting.

With business out of the way, I broached the subject of Maddie Cirillo. Diego just smiled when I told him what had happened Sunday night, during and after his phone call. He said he's relieved  that I won't be sleeping with that attractive, but nosy, crime scene investigator, Elspeth Wise, in the future.

I asked how he thought her father, Domenic Cirillo, might react to her dating a Genovese family man. Diego said he might even support it, if I treated her right. Guess I need to be careful there.
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June 12th 2005
Picking up my old journal for the first time in years.

On Sunday night Madison Cirillo visited my 2nd Floor Apartment at 12 Jewel Drive, Forest Hills. I ducked out and bought several bottles of wine, Kendall Jackson Chardonnay, Stony Ridge Zinfandel and a Robert Mondavi 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, since I had no idea what Maddie might prefer.

My plan was to get to know Maddie better and find out if that wild infatuation in my brain was real, and if she was really interested in me or if she just wanted a one night stand.

Things were going along as planned. The fireplace was lit. The stereo loaded with soft romantic music and the lights dimmed. She took a taxi over so her car wouldn't be seen sitting out front. She chose the red wine and I was preparing the cheese plate hors d'oeuvres. She was wearing some flimsy little dress that left little to the imagination.

I had barely sat down beside her on the sofa when my cell phone vibrated. It was Diego and I got up and walked away to tell Diego I was busy when the house phone rang. Maddie looked at me and I pointed at the phone and shook my head. I assumed she understood I meant to let it ring, but she answered it. When she hung up right away I breathed a sigh of relief when she indicated it was just a wrong number.

I was still chatting with Diego, scheduling a meeting for Monday morning at his place to review some bids when the phone rang again. Maddie picked it up assuming it was that person still dialing the wrong number.

No such luck! It turned out to be Elspeth, looking for me. When Maddie realized who it was, she handed me the phone. All I got out was my name, Ben, when El hung up. I tried to call her back but it was too late, she had disconnected the cell phone.

Maddie had wandered off touring my apartment to allow me some privacy so I followed her into my bedroom. She was out on the deck looking over the city. When I told her El had just hung up on me, obviously pissed off. Maddie said she had better leave.

I stepped in her path and kissed her instead. She melted right into my arms. If we stayed in the bedroom I'm sure we would have done the deed right then and there. I broke the kiss and escorted her back out front, saying we needed to talk. She agreed, but said I better deal with Elspeth first and we could talk later. One more passionate kiss and she was gone.

I tried reaching El several times, with no results. I was making my last attempt when El answered her cell phone, assuming it was a call related to a murder. When she realized it was me, she screamed in the phone what an asshole I was to cheat on her like that. I tried to explain my intentions, but to no avail. That relationship was over, c'est le vie!
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May 10th 2003
This was when I bravely asked Elspeth Wise out for a dinner date. She runs the CSI unit for the Manhattan 5th Precinct NYPD. She turned out to be a lot of fun, much different than any of the women I'd ever dated. I'll have to watch what I say around her since she's a cop. Diego wasn't happy when he heard I was dating a cop.

I figured as long as I was only managing the Genovese Enterprises legal construction and refuse removal subsidiaries, what harm would ever come of it? Diego asked if I talked in my sleep. I said I doubted it.

I set my journal aside as this relationship developed.
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April 3rd 2003

For some crazy reason I bought a journal and started recording things.

Things hadn't been going well with Cami since she was always away making movies and we drifted apart. I went over to Creative Arts Theatre to watch one of Rachel's plays and wound up sitting in the back row with Lindsay Davis.

We joked around all through the play and when I offered to take her home in my pick-up truck, she just gave me a knowing smile. I wound up spending the night at her place and we had a terrific time. She damn near wore my ass out. What a female. No wonder Diego likes her so much!!
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