Chow Down by Mike Faricy

Author:Mike Faricy [Faricy, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Credit River Publishing
Published: 2020-02-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-One

“Look, Terry,” Rae Nell said into her phone, feeling her temper rise and knowing she had to keep it in check. “We’re both adults here. If you had or even have a relationship with that woman, it’s really none of my business. I mean, I get it, no big deal. I just wanted to know, that’s all. We should be able to trust one another and, well, you can imagine my surprise when she showed up with the exact same ‘one-of-a-kind’ coat as mine, that’s all. I mean, maybe she was your earlier sales rep. I don’t know. God, she even had that same little leather tag with the number one on it.”

Taggert rolled his eyes, and thought, ‘God damn it,’ then heard his voice weaseling.

“Look, she’s a bit of a flake. Her husband got wind of our line of furs and put some pressure on one of the other board members to get a coat for an anniversary or birthday or something. Let me see now. I think the monograms were done by the same company, same style, maybe even the same colors, but the similarities stop there. Well, except for the damn little tag. Now, yours is actually the first. Hers, well, it’s just the first one purchased, that’s all. The coat you have is a much higher quality, worth about twice as much. Just don’t tell her.” He laughed then waited for Rae Nell to pick up on the good news.

She didn’t.

“So, when I repeated a line to her last night that you always shout when you’re about to consummate our little get-togethers and she knew what I meant, I should ignore that, too? Was it just a lucky guess? Because she certainly looked like she knew what in the hell I was talking about.”

“Jesus, baby,” he scrambled, deciding to try another path and cursing all women for remembering such trivial things.

“I really appreciate the work you’re doing for me. That’s why I gave you that top-of-the-line, one-of-a-kind coat as a bonus. I thought you would be pleased. If you’re unhappy with it, hell, go ahead and return the damn thing. I want our business and personal relationship to continue. But you’ve got to understand, I’m an international businessman. I’m involved in a lot of deals, got irons in a lot of fires, baby. Even if this was the first, it probably won’t be the last time you run into someone who’s worked with me or someone who wants to pretend they worked with me. I get that all the time.”

“Irons in the fire? Work with you? Is that what it’s called? Gee, I guess I’ll have to update. I trusted you. I thought we had something special…”

He didn’t hang-up. He just put the phone down and walked away.

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