Rescue My Love by Lynn Story

Author:Lynn Story [Story, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Kay

Mac sat in the chair in the corner while I made coffee in the small pot provided in the room.

“Are you sure you wouldn’t prefer room service?” I asked.

“No this will be fine, and I can do that for you.”

“I’ve got it.” I laughed. Once I got everything figured out and the coffee was brewing, I joined him in the living room.

“This is a nice room.” He said looking around.

“It’s one of my favorite hotel chains. “I don’t come to DC often or at least I haven’t in the past, but we do have facility in three locations. My office is in Gates Point and I try to visit the other locations a couple of times a year at least and I always try to stay in the same hotel.” I was nervous and rambling.

“So, what does Port City Industries do exactly?”

“Well, we do a few things. We are in the manufacturing business mostly.”

“And you do all of that here in the U.S?”

“Yes, we do everything in the U.S. No labor force or plants in other countries.”

“Wow, that is pretty rare these days.”

“It is and it is still a family business albeit a large one and some of our employees have been with the company for generations. I wouldn’t dare take their jobs away just to save a buck on a bolt or something.”

“That is very impressive.”

“Yeah, it shouldn’t be. It should be the norm.” The coffee machine indicated it was done and I got up to get the coffee.

“Let me help.” Mac offered again, standing.

“I’ve got it.” I smiled.

He sat back down.

“So, what sort of things do you make?”

“We make components for various engines. Large engines. We have a lot of defense related contracts especially with the Navy for various components to ship engines. We don’t make the whole thing; we just provide integral pieces. We then send them to the shipyards for the final assembly.

I returned and handed him a cup of coffee. I brought over the caddy of essentials from the counter sweetener, non-dairy creamer and stir sticks.

“And now you’re branching out into the medical field?” Mac inquired between sips of coffee.

“Yes, to manufacture the components of a prosthetic and provide them to the hospitals. Same general idea, we will make the parts and someone else does the final assembly.” I paused for a sip of coffee in an effort to control my senseless rambling. “That’s the business side of it and I want to help wounded veterans.” I added.

“You seem to feel pretty strongly about that; do you have someone close to you that was wounded in that way?” He wanted to know.

I blinked at him. I wasn’t sure how to answer. “The short answer is, yes.” I said deciding to be honest just not too honest yet.

“I’m sorry to hear that, I do too.”

I looked at him in surprise. Although I don’t know why I knew he had been a marine. So of course, he was bound to know people who had been injured. “Someone you are close to?”

“Yes.

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