Page 36 of Crazy in Love

“Next time, and how about you, you coming home for a bit?” I ask, and that gets my mother's attention, and now she is listening to every word I’m saying.

“Thanks, now Mum is going to be asking the same question.”

I burst out laughing because maybe that will give her a chance to annoy him for a bit, and just like that, Mum rips the phone out of my hand.

“Lee, when are you coming?” I hear her as she walks around the dinner table back to her seat. This is the highlight of my night right now, even though he is sat in China, I can make him suffer too.

I can’t stop smiling as I listen to Mum trying to get answers from Lee about his trip back home. I glance at Cathy as I can feel her staring at me, give her a smile, then take the phone from my mum.

“You are a fucking dick and remember I have shit of my own I can tell her,” Lee shouts down the phone to me.

“Be my guest, I’m sure I have more.”

“Asshole, call me next time Saylor is with you.” Before I can say anything, the line goes dead, and I put my phone back into my pocket.

“Where is he?” I hear Vic, and I’m assuming she is talking to my mum.

I’m not sure what Lee has told them, and I’m not saying a thing. My lips are sealed tight.

“So, Cathy, did you call any of the planners?” I ask, wanting to change the subject away from Lee.

“I have. One of them said that they won’t have enough time to plan as they have the fundraiser in a week. I think you’re going,” she tells me. I still need to see if Saylor will come with me to that.

“I am, and before you ask, Mum, I have a date. What about the others?” I turn back to Cathy.

“One I want to work with, his work is amazing. I’ve looked at the parties he has planned and I was speechless-”

“What's his name?”

“Charlie Hallford.”

“Would you like me to talk to him?” I ask. I see him a lot at parties, clubs, and one call from me, I know he would do it, and that would help me, as it would get Mum off my back with Cathy.

“Please, that would be brilliant.” Cathy gives me a big smile. I think in all the years I’ve known Cathy, that this is the first time I’ve seen her smile with excitement about something.

‘Fucker, answer the phone.’ My mum looks at me, now I know this is important. ‘Fucker, answer the phone. Fucker, answer the phone.’

“Yes,” I answer.

“The hack team aren’t sure, but it seems like Mr. Fair is trying to fuck you over-”

“What? The dick isn't thinking of anything, he’s trying to go through me,” I cut David off.

Now I know there are a lot of people out there that want to know how I run my company. I’ve been on top for a long time, had apps sell so fast that others want to know how I do it. Most companies get someone to join my team and report back, or get a girl to fuck me and look through my laptop when I sleep, so I might have to give it up to Frankie Fair, he stepped up by hacking my system.

“The system is on full lockdown now, no one outside the office can log into the system, and Jordan is working on a new system that only you and I can log into for the new app.” David sounds very relaxed about all this, but he knows that I’m going to do all the worrying now.

“When will it be ready?”

“He is starting in the morning. He said it might take a while, as he wants to make sure that no one can get in, do you-”

“No, tell him if he fucks up, he needs to find a new job, and set up a meeting with Frankie,” I tell him and end the call. Now what is Frankie Fair’s game? What is his app?

“Have to leave?” Vic asks, and I just smile at her.

“No, I’m here until dinner is finished,” I snap back at her.

Her eyes haven’t left me since I was on the phone. She is waiting for me to say something, or leave like I always do. My head might not be here at dinner, but I am, and that's good enough.

---