Trust

Third of the four-part Learning to Serial.

I'm a man who gets pretty much everything I want in life. I make money doing what I love, and I make a lot of it. I have the nice house, the fancy cars, and the suits women want to rip off me. Some would say it's the perfect life. If they lived it, they'd find it's a lonely life.

People may surround me all day, but they aren't here for me. The employees show up to collect their paychecks. The women show up to be spoiled. Either way, it's all for money.

Riley was different. I couldn't find an ulterior motive when she was around me. She was straightforward, down-to-earth, and could ride me like no one else. I know it started out as a fling, but I want more from her.

I found myself in unfamiliar territory with her. What I didn't realize before is trust is a two-way street, and I'm heading down a one-way path.