He nodded and his lips spread into a devilish grin. ”You bet your ass I am.” We sat there, leaning towards each other, staring each other down and waiting for the other to blink first. I sat back, never taking my eyes off his, and picked up the blue pen again.
“I’ll sign your agreement. When do you want to start?”
His smile was gone. ”Tomorrow. Noon. My place. Patricia will send a car.”
I shook my head. ”That’s not necessary. If you give me an address I will get there myself.” Now he really looked pissed.
“Fine. Patricia?” She jotted down his address and handed it to me in exchange for the agreement.
“Thank you, I will see you tomorrow.” I stood up and Patricia touched my arm.
“But Jesse, didn’t you want to stay for dinner? I’ve got to run, I’ve got another engagement, but it would be good for you and Danny to, uh, talk strategy don’t you think?” He was looking out the window again, fuming. I glanced at Patricia and she was giving me a pleading look.
“I guess. Thank you.” She moved to get out of the booth and shook my hand again.
“It was nice meeting you, Jesse. I’ll be in touch with you on Tuesday. Danny,” she said in a warning tone. He waved to her without looking and she rolled her eyes.
“Goodnight,” I called to her as she was leaving. I hesitated for a moment before sitting back down. He still wasn’t looking at me and all of his energy was screaming that he wished he were anyplace other than here.
Coming March 13, 2015!
Table of Contents
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Resources and Support
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