A Hole In My Heart by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Published: 2015-03-08T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Slade

I left work early then headed to PIXEL. I grabbed a box of donuts then walked onto the floor. It was quiet, and the distant sound of the assistants typing was audible to my ears. I walked inside then looked around. Sean was in his office, and Skye was probably in hers.

When I approached Mike’s office, his assistant eyed me. Judging by the irritation on his face, Mike told him to watch out for me. Without speaking, I headed to the door.

“Mr. Preston is busy,” he said. “Please take a seat.”

I ignored him then walked inside.

Mike was on the phone, and judging by his tone, he was speaking to his wife. “I don’t want to talk about this right now.” His eyes turned to me, and the hatred glowed like a light bulb. “I have to go, baby. I’ll talk to you later.” He kept staring at me while he listened to Cassandra. “Love you too.” Then he hung up. His voice completely changed when he spoke to me. “Get out of my office.”

“I brought donuts.” I held up the box and smiled at him. Our last conversation was pretty serious. Okay…it was borderline World War III. And now I wanted to take a different approach. I opened the lid then tilted the box, letting him look inside. “You know you want some…” I winked at him.

He gave me the same blank expression as before. His anger wasn’t as severe as last time, but he still wasn’t thrilled to see my face. “You think I’m a hundred and ninety pounds of muscle from eating donuts?”

“Well, it wouldn’t kill you to live a little…” I sat down in the chair facing his desk then grabbed a donut. I took a big bite. “Damn, that’s good.”

He didn’t look amused. “Slade, get out.”

“You like sprinkles?” I grabbed the one with pink and yellow sprinkles and placed it on his desk with a napkin. “You look like the kind of guy who likes sprinkles.”

Mike didn’t touch the donut but kept staring at me. “I have more important things to do than stuff my face with donuts.”

“They’re really good,” I said with my mouth full.

“Get out. I mean it.”

I continued eating. “Dude, did you see that game last night? Yankees killed it.”

“Don’t call me dude,” he snapped.

“Fine. Mike, did you catch the game last night?”

He gave me the same angered look. “Take your shit and get out of my office.”

My anger didn’t rise and meet his. “What are you doing later today?”

“Golfing with Reid,” he said plainly.

“I’m a pretty good golfer. I should come along.”

“No.” He picked up his phone and hit a button. “I’m calling security, just to let you know.”

I spotted the wire on the ground leading to his desk. I yanked it hard and pulled it out of the socket. “No, you aren’t.” I gave him a satisfied grin.

He slammed the phone down. “I’ll never let you have my daughter. Save my time and yours and get out.”

“So…should I bring my own clubs?” I asked, ignoring his statement.

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