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“What Olivia?I’m in the middle of something here,” My voice sounds tired and defeated.
“Yeah, I know.I’ve read and watched the video a million times, you asshole.I thought you weren’t going to go that route?”
Olivia knows everything about the threats we’ve been getting and has kept her mouth shut about what I should do.We met when my brother first started the firm; she is Lincoln’s second in command and partner.She handles all the day to day business, while Lincoln handles all the big named cases and is the face of the firm.She runs a tight ship and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“It seemed like the only option at the time and I’m trying to fix it.What’s the urgent matter?”
“San Diego needs you down there now.The deal is going south fast.Today is the day on the expiration paperwork and it will hurt our chances of the Chambers Co.opening a base company in Singapore.This isn’t an account we want to lose if Lincoln is trying to branch out into representing international businesses.”Fuck!We’ve been dealing with this company for over a year and if we don’t sign today, then we’ll lose the account to someone else.We can’t have a large company like this leave us and take their business to one of our competitors.Or show that our firm can’t handle that type of business dealing.“I’d go but most of the planes are being grounded here in New York because of weather.I’ll never make it in time.”
“I’m on it.Tell Hall that I’m coming and that he better not have screwed this up.”
Two years ago, we opened satellite offices in New York, Florida, Dallas, and San Diego.They’ve all worked out really well and we’re in the process of opening a firm in northern California.Tom Hall is over the firm in San Diego, and I’m starting to wonder if we shouldn’t find another guy to run the firm there.I’ve told Lincoln in the past that being an attorney wasn’t what I wanted to do, and after today and all of its events I think I’m going to pull out.Saylor and I can live on my real estate and her bakery business.
After agreeing to head down there, I hang up with her and let Mitch know of our new plans while handing him his phone back.Hopefully this will only take a few hours, then I can get back here and explain everything to my wife.Linc usually takes a helicopter down to San Diego and back, which makes the trip not as long and boring.
“Mitch, I want to…apologize for not listening to your advice.I see now that it was a mistake to follow through with my plan.”
“Mmhmm,” I hear him grunt.
I knew this was going to be hard but damn throw a guy bone.
“Do you think she’ll be back at the apartment when we arrive home tonight?”
Small talk with my employees is not something that I’ve ever done before meeting Saylor.She’s the one who is friendly with everyone and wants to include them in everything we do.
“Not sure, sir,” Mitch finally says.“If it were me, I’d cut all the break lines on the cars and set the apartment ablaze.”
Well, fuck!
“Then I’d take you to the cleaners during the divorce.A very public divorce that exposed you for everything that you’deverdone.”He never moves his eyes from the front of the car and now I wish I hadn’t asked.
Shit!Talk about pouring salt on an already opened wound.
“You think she’ll di-divorce me?”I gasp and almost take my hands off the column.I won’t let it happen, no matter if I have to tie her to the bed until she gives birth.
Birth.
Christ, what if she was so upset that something happened with the baby and she’s at the hospital?Panic is starting to set in as we approach our office building.
“Levi!”I hear from the front seat.“Everything will work out just fine.The team and I will make sure Saylor understands what was happening.She’s going to be pissed and you’re going to have to grovel.A lot.But she’ll eventually understand.”
“Th-thank you Mitch.”I whisper as my heartbeat slows to normal.“I promise to listen and take your advice from here on out.I’ve definitely learned my lesson.”
“I hope so,” he murmurs and I think that I wasn’t meant to hear it.“Marriage is hard and not rainbows and lollipops all the time.It’s about making decisions with another person and including them in your life.You’re still learning and so is Saylor.It’ll take some time but you’ll find your rhythm.”
“Thank you, Mitch.”
I feel one hundred percent better after hearing Mitch, and my gloomy mood is starting to lift.Just as we stop at the red-light in front of our building, I start to hear a ticking noise.It’s faint at first, but as the car idols the louder it seems to get.
“Do you hear that?”I ask, making sure my ears aren’t thrumming by themselves.
Mitch turns his body then leans closer to the console.“Get out of the car!”he yells, then scrambles to open his door.
I do the same and right when both feet hit the pavement I start to run away from the car, but there’s a loud boom and it shatters my eardrums and a force has me thrown on the concrete street.My head hits something hard as screams are heard off in the distance.Pain is overtaking me as my last thoughts flash of deep blue eyes and a giggle that could bring an entire stadium to their knees.
Saylor.
I love you, Saylor.Please watch over our baby and never forget me.
