“Okay. I’ll go and get us some,” she stated.
“I wasn’t trying to send you. I am very capable of getting it myself. I was asking if you’d like to join me. Maybe grab a bite to eat too. If you hadn’t noticed, we never ate lunch,” I reminded her.
“And I didn’t have breakfast. Reesa called and asked me to come to work early to help prepare for the meeting that never took place,” she sighed. “I can’t believe that we are doing all this and still have no idea if it is going to hit Tabiq.”
“We go through the same thing all the time in Florida and along the east coast. But it is always better to play on the safe side. It’s unfortunate when lives are lost because you don’t prepare. I’ve seen it happen too many times.” Each year it seems to get worse. People are tired of preparing and nothing happens, and then they choose to do nothing. That’s when the storm hits and hits hard. “You haven’t answered my question. Do you want to take a break and eat?”
“I think I should, or I might just pass out from starvation,” she patted her stomach. “But shouldn’t we talk to Reesa first?”
“I don’t work for her,” I replied.
Aiza crossed her arms. “You’re forgetting that I do.”
Yes I have.
“True. Let me make the call,” I said.
“Why?”
“Because she really wants me to sign that contract. She’ll probably give me just about anything I want right now,” I grinned.
Aiza laughed. “You must know a different Reesa O’Connor than I do because she is not a pushover.”
And neither are you.
“Then I guess you can call,” I said.
“Call who?” Reesa said as she entered the dining room that we were working in.
Aiza said, “We were thinking of taking a dinner break and just about to call you.”
“I think it’s a great idea. It’s getting late and we have a lot to do tomorrow as well. Brice offered us all rooms here tonight. I said yes,” she said.
“You’re all staying at the resort?” I questioned.
Reesa said, “Not all, but many of us. It just makes it easier to gather quickly if we need to for any developments. By the way, have you seen the latest weather reports?” I shook my head. “The storm has turned and is now heading in our direction.”
“You mean my grandmother was right?” Aiza asked, looking shocked. Reesa nodded. “I have to get my grandmother home. I’m sure her sister is going to her children’s house too if the storm is really coming. I’m sorry, but I must go.”
“Aiza, you shouldn’t be driving there all by yourself at night,” Reesa said. “I can see if Bennett has someone who can accompany you.”
I could see the panic on Aiza’s face. Nothing was going to stop her from going. “What about me?”
“You? You don’t even know the island,” Aiza said.
“I don’t need to. You do. I’m just going to do the driving. Besides, I’m sure Bennett and his men have plenty of other things to do,” I replied.
Reesa said, “I think that’s a fantastic idea. Thank you for offering Steven. Wasn’t that nice of him, Aiza?”
Aiza rolled her eyes. “I hope you both know that I don’t need anyone to babysit me.”
“That’s not what I was offering. But Reesa is correct. It doesn’t hurt to have someone along for the ride. We’ve been working all day and having someone to talk to might help keep you awake on the drive.”
“It appears as though I am outvoted,” Aiza sighed. “But I still say we need something to eat.”
“Allyson made some sandwiches, something I’ve never had before, but they are delicious. She called them club sandwiches. I wonder why we don’t eat many sandwiches in Tabiq. They are good,” Reesa said. “And it will be perfect for you both to take on the road. Let me go and get you some.”
“Reesa, you don’t need to do that. We can grab them on our way out. And since I’m picking up my grandmother, there is no reason for me to stay at the resort either. I can stay at the cottage with her and come to meet you here tomorrow morning,” Aiza said.