Cosmic Delivery Boy (The Cosmic Delivery Boy Series Book 1) by L. G. Estrella
Author:L. G. Estrella [Estrella, L. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Psychological, Suspense, Domestic, Mystery & Detective, General
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
Part Three: The Second Delivery
Simon half-expected to go on another crazy delivery for the Company on his very next shift at the restaurant, but an entire week passed before Mr Edwards told him to grab coffee on his way back after his last delivery for the day. The older man was waiting for him with a bottle of whiskey in his office, and Simon had grabbed another from a bottle shop. Cuddles had only gone to help his mum after heâd signed a contract and completed his first delivery, but that was more than enough to earn Simonâs eternal gratitude. In the week since, his mum had gone from strength to strength. It turned out that Cuddles had done more than cure her. Heâd left her in excellent physical shape too. Cuddles hadnât done anything to Simonâs dad, but his dad already looked ten years younger too. His dad was smiling and upbeat in a way he hadnât been since his mum got sick.
Simon had also gone behind his parentsâ back by using almost all of his pay from his first delivery to start paying off the debt theyâd run up during his mumâs treatment. His dad hadnât been happy about it, but heâd calmed down a bit after Simon had told him more about his promotion at work. Heâd mentioned the big jump in pay but left out the bit where he was working for a cosmic guinea pig and making deliveries to other worlds.
âYou shouldnât have to pay,â his dad had told him. âIâm your father. That money should be going toward your future. Itâs my responsibility to pay it, not yours.â
âIâm not paying it because I have to,â Simon had replied. âIâm paying it because I want to. Itâs my money, so itâs my choice, and Iâm choosing to help.â
His dad had thanked him and then said something that had lingered in Simonâs mind ever since.
âLook at you,â his dad had said. âYouâll always be our boy, son, but youâve gone and grown up on us. Youâre a man now, and a damn good one too.â
A man? Simon had always looked up to his father. To hear those wordsâ¦
He shook his head. He needed to focus on the present and get his head in the game. âAnother delivery, Mr Edwards?â
âYes. Are you feeling up to it?â
âIâll get it done.â Simon grinned. He was still getting his mind around how generously a single delivery paid. All of that for one delivery? Admittedly, he had been attacked by demons and had helped end a demonic civil war, but still⦠it had been a lot.
When heâd asked Mr Edwards about how to handle his taxes, the older man had assured him that the Company would be taking care of it. Apparently, come tax time, theyâd be doing his tax return free of charge. They had experts â actual accountants â qualified in the tax laws of countless worlds. If it came down to it â not that they expected it
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