4 The Witch Who Knew the Game by Emma Belmont

Author:Emma Belmont [Belmont, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

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Maris took a step back, in front of the fireplace, as Felix took center stage in the living room. Pammy and BJ exchanged puzzled and bemused looks. But Felix stood up a bit straighter, looked at Pammy and BJ, and then cleared his throat.

“This is something that I’ve been working on for a long time,” he said, but paused and looked down into his wine glass. He stroked his goatee once. “I just didn’t know when to say something, but I guess there’s no sense in waiting now.” He took a deep breath and looked up at them. “I’m starting my own company.”

“What?” Pammy said, just as BJ said, “You’re what?”

Felix held a hand up to them. “I know, I know. But that’s not all.” They both fell silent. “I want you guys to be my partners.”

“But–” BJ began.

“I’ve already got the money,” Felix said, stopping him. “I’m fully capitalized for the first year.”

“Money?” Pammy asked. “For a year? How did you do that?”

Felix nodded, as though he’d been hoping someone would ask. “That’s what’s taken me so long. I wrote the most detailed business plan that the Small Business Administration has ever seen. It took me months of research and writing, working on calendars and ideas, and spreadsheets and projections. It’s been like an entire second job.” He glanced at each of them. “But I got the word last week. I’ve been awarded an SBA loan.”

“Wow,” Pammy said. “Those are super hard to get.”

Felix grinned at her. “Like extremely hard.”

“What’s the name of the company?” she asked.

“I’m tentatively calling it Power Play,” he said, “but that was just for the SBA. It’ll be up to all of us. I’m not interested in dictating how we do things. You guys will have complete creative control. I’ll bring the business side, all the usual production stuff, and we’ll share in the profits equally.” He quickly held up his hand again. “But don’t give me your answer now. I want you guys to think about this. When we get back home, I can show you the business plan.”

Pammy shook her head. “I don’t want to see a business plan.” She beamed at him. “I’m in.”

Felix blinked at her and cocked his head back. “Awesome!”

Naturally, all eyes fell on BJ.

But Maris had been watching the game developer, ever since Felix had cut him off. The jaw muscles at the side of his face were working overtime, and his lips had pressed into a thin line. Now he turned a glare on Felix that should have melted the producer’s wine glass.

“How can you be so…so callous?” BJ ground out through clenched teeth. “The man hasn’t been dead twenty-four hours.”

It was as though the temperature in the room had ratcheted up several degrees. Quietly Maris stepped away from the fire, watching the trio.

“It doesn’t have anything to do with Reggie,” Felix protested, though he sounded less sure of himself.

“Really?” BJ barked at him. “Really? If he were alive, would we even be having this conversation? Were you going to invite him to be a part of your company?”

Felix’s face fell.

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