Page 50 of Revealing Mark
Our eyes held for a few moments and then I shut the door firmly. I leaned against the door and let out an emotional breath. There, I had done it. I had put them firmly in their place and I wouldn’t allow them to dictate to me.
Two days later while going through my voicemails I discovered a message from a lawyer looking for a Miss Tracy Weiss. I had missed it when I had been ignoring the phone calls after my disagreement with Matthew.
I checked the time and it was just after five so I rang the number he had left, not sure if there would be someone to answer it. There hadn’t been a lot of information in his voicemail. He had left a very brief message with an instruction for me to call him back as soon as possible.
I looked out my window, trying to see if I could spot a car that might look out of place. So far I hadn’t noticed anyone following me but that didn’t mean my brother had called him off. It could just mean that the guy was better at staying hidden.
“Gabriel Tate,” a guy answered the call.
“Hi, I received a voicemail from you,” I explained, feeling nervous.
“And you are?” he prompted in a very businesslike tone.
“Miss Tracy Weiss.”
“Ahh, Miss Weiss, I have been waiting for your call.”
“I’m not sure you have the right person,” I babbled, feeling more nervous.
“No, you are the person I’m looking for.”
I wandered over to the sofa and sat down. “Could you tell me what this is about?”
“This is a very delicate matter and I would prefer to deal with it in person. If we could meet up as soon as you can?”
“I’ll need to check my schedule. If you could just give me a moment.” I scrambled to my feet in search of the book I made my bookings in, but as usual I couldn’t find it. It took me a few more minutes before I located it beside my bed.
“I don’t have anything for tomorrow,” I informed him. “If that’s too soon for you, then let me know what day would suit you best.”
“Tomorrow is fine. If we could meet up in the morning, I would like to get this sorted out as soon as possible. Would nine be too early?”
“That’s fine.” I was feeling more anxious.
“Where would you like to meet?” he asked, sounding like he was taking notes of our appointment.
I wasn’t comfortable going to his office as I was sure I still had a tail, so I suggested a nearby coffee shop.
He paused. “We might want to meet up in a more private place.”
I frowned.Why?I thought, but I didn’t ask.
“Uh, okay. Would you be okay to meet up at my apartment?” I asked, knowing my brother and Mark would know about the meeting and I didn’t want them to know anything about what was going on in my life.
“Sure.”
I gave him my address.
“I’ll see you then, Miss Weiss.” He ended the call and I sat holding the phone, trying to figure out what it was about.
I couldn’t come up with a single reason why he would want to meet up with me. I knew there was no use trying to figure it out, I would just have to be patient and I would find out tomorrow.
Even when Sophie called a little later, I didn’t say anything. There was something about it I wasn’t comfortable sharing with anyone until I knew what it was about.
“You still mad at Matty?” Sophie asked.
“Yup.” I still wasn’t ready to forgive. “He isn’t my father and he doesn’t get to tell me what I can or can’t do. Even Dad isn’t this bad.”
“I know.” She sighed. “Are you going to come to lunch on Sunday?”
