Safe Space II: The Finale by Tiffany Patterson

Author:Tiffany Patterson [Patterson, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Xavier

I strolled past the double doors into my downtown office just after eight the following Tuesday morning. I rarely made it to the office this early, especially after my workouts with Jason each Tuesday, but I needed to get some things done and had a shit ton of meetings that day in particular, and I had to leave the office on time to make my double date with Chanel, my mother, and Todd.

I hadn’t even complained about having to get up early that day, which was unusual for me. But since I’d shared the story about my aunt with Chanel, I’d been feeling lighter than usual. As if a weight I didn’t even know I’d been carrying had been lifted. Don’t get me wrong, I still hated Doug with every fiber of my being, and I knew if he was still alive, I’d fuck him up on sight. However, I guessed it was true what they said about sharing your sorrow with someone; it really does help lighten the load.

“Any messages for me, Bryce?” I asked my assistant as I reached his desk. I wasn’t surprised he was there this early. Whereas I was more of a night owl, Bryce was an early riser. He often beat me to the office, having my messages and anything pertinent ready for me to look at.

“Just a message from Isaac, checking in,” he answered, handing me the message sheet. Isaac had just returned to Vegas. He was overseeing the reconstruction of the restaurants and had begun looking to fill the employee positions that we hadn’t already filled.

“Cool.” I nodded, looking down at the message. “I have a nine-thirty today, right?”

Bryce pulled up my schedule on his computer. “Yes sir, and that’s followed by a phone meeting at eleven, which should take about thirty minutes, and then you have a one o’clock lunch meeting at Grant’s. Busy day today,” he noted.

“Nothing I can’t handle.” I turned to make my way down to the corner office. As soon as I entered, I powered up my computer before staring out my large floor-to-ceiling window with a view of downtown Houston. While other cities like New York boasted about their skyline, I always had an affinity for this one right here. Looking out at it reminded me how far I’d come and how hard I’d hustled to get here, and still, how much more I wanted to accomplish. In my mid-thirties, I was only beginning to hit my stride. I wanted a legacy to pass down to my future children. I’d never been one of those men who said they didn’t want to be tied down with a wife and kids someday. I always knew that was in the cards for me. I needed that sort of anchor in my life.

The image of a laughing Chanel flashed in my mind. I briefly wondered what she would look like, her belly swollen with my baby. Those ponderings reminded me of what she’d said about what happened after she left her fiancé in D.

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