A Love Thing by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Bundle
Publisher: Laura Kaye, Skye Warren, Cara McKenna, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Tamsen Parker, CD Reiss, Louise Bay, Lili Valente, K.A. Linde, Tia Louise
Published: 2018-02-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Crispin’s thorough treatment gets me through the next several weeks. I barely think of Slade Lewis at all. I’ve been in LA for three months, but I’m confident we’re nearing a tipping point that will allow me to go back to San Diego. Still, to get there I’ve had to buckle down and work through weekends for the past month. I’ve muddled my way through enough financial records to blind a lesser soul, and I’ve untangled the last of the money trail with the help of some forensic accountants. Janis and her compatriots managed to sack a combined 1.3 million dollars from the operating fund, and the housing authority will press charges. People will be going to jail.

We haven’t fixed everything by a long shot—there’s still a ton of work to do—but I don’t hear another peep out of Slade Lewis. When Jack’s number pops up on my Blackberry, I’m almost certain it’s going to be good news.

“I need you back. Chow, Rodriguez, and Evans are coming up tomorrow morning. You’ll show them what’s what and then get on a plane. I just got a call from Greg Wu in Phoenix. We made the short list for the contract. If you want it, it’s yours.”

I’m surprised he’s offered this to me in the wake of Slade-gate, but it’s not for HUD. Maybe this is his way of apologizing. I’ll have to work non-stop for the next several weeks to keep on top of LAHA while preparing for this, which means cancelling my next trip to Kona, but for this, Crispin will understand.

“I want it.”

* * *

It’s four o’clock. Half an hour until the biggest proposal of my career. Jack and I will be talking to Greg Wu about a technical assistance gig for the City of Phoenix. It’s fricking huge, and it’s mine. I’ve been busting my ass for weeks getting prepped for it, and today’s the day. I’m ready.

Rey texted me earlier:

You’re going to hit it out of the court today! Call me when you’re through for a virtual victory toast. ILYK

Oh, Rey and his hopelessly mixed sports metaphors. It’s one of the few things that make me giggle. Crispin had sent one, too:

You’ll be perfect. We’ll celebrate when I see you next week. Miss you.

I’d shoved my phone deep in my purse after receiving them, knowing nothing else would show up on my cell for the rest of the day. I check it now—a tic, a formality—and I’m surprised to see half a dozen texts, three missed calls, and a voicemail from Crispin. What the hell?

To open or not to open? It could be important. I should call him back. But if it’s important, then I shouldn’t distract myself from the call I have in…twenty minutes. I don’t usually get nervous about work stuff, but this has got me jittery. I need to focus. I’ll check when we’re through.

I take up my tablet to look over my talking points one more time when Lucy chirps through my speaker.

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