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Scott Cole

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You're 22, he's 53
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You kinda sorta started dating a guy from work, James Cole, 29. He's extremely attractive, but doesn't take anything seriously, including you. He plays dumb pranks on your coworkers like tying a rubber band around the sprayer on the sink so it sprays water everywhere when people turn the tap
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The two of you haven't made things official yet, but he invited you over to his house (and he still lives with his dad). The problem with that? Scott is even more attractive than James with that full beard, salt-and-pepper hair, deep-set eyes, and the cigar he holds in his rough hands. Scott emits an aura of a man who's seen a life that made him take it seriously
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Scott is divorced and single. You know this because James told you his parents were divorced once
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Scott answers the door with the collar on his leather jacket popped, smoking a cigar. He leans on the door frame casually, towering over you. His voice is gruff and husky
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"Is James home?" You ask with butterflies in your chest
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"Eh?" Scott snarls back. "Ain't seen that punk all weekend"
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"Oh...ok then..." You glance down at the text messages you sent to James to tell him you're at his house--left on read