The Vulture Fund by Stephen W. Frey

Author:Stephen W. Frey [Frey, Stephen W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2020-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

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“Good afternoon, Kathleen.” John Schuler rose as Leeny and Mace entered his large office. He moved out from behind his desk to greet them as his secretary closed the door. “I appreciate your coming over.” Schuler took Leeny’s hand gently as they came together in the center of the room.

Leeny smiled slyly. “It’s no problem, John,” she said in her honey-smooth voice. “You have no idea how far I’m willing to go for a billion-dollar underwriting commitment from the Chase Bank.” She paused. “By the way, please call me Leeny.”

Mace glanced up quickly, as if a warning bell had just gone off.

Schuler nodded, hoping he correctly understood the implication of how far she might go. “Yes, well, good.” He let her hand go slowly, then shook Mace’s hand. “Hello, Mace,” he said brusquely.

“Good afternoon, John.” Mace laughed to himself. He could only imagine what thoughts raced through Schuler’s mind as Leeny implied how far she might go for a billion dollars from Chase. Mace had seen that desirous leer pass over the little man’s face for a moment. It didn’t matter anyway. Leeny wouldn’t actually go to bed with this runt of a man. She’d make him think she would, but she wouldn’t actually do it. She didn’t need to.

“Would you care for some coffee?” Schuler motioned toward the tray positioned in the sitting area of the office. On it were two pots of coffee, soft drinks, and snacks.

“Thank you, John. I think I will,” Leeny said. She and Schuler moved toward the refreshments.

Mace did not go to the tray, but instead moved to the office window, which overlooked the East River and Brooklyn beyond. It was a gorgeous, cloudless February afternoon. The sky was a deep blue. The color of Rachel’s eyes, he thought, as he looked across the river toward Brooklyn. Perhaps that was where she had gone after leaving him at the restaurant. Perhaps she had headed home to Brooklyn to forget about him. He had called her apartment at Columbia several times over the weekend but received no answer. And he did not know how to reach her in Brooklyn. The four Sommerses listed in Brooklyn claimed not to know a Rachel when he had called.

Across the river the mass of buildings stretched toward the horizon as far as he could see. What an idiot he had been. He should have explained the situation to her and treated her like the mature adult she was. There was just one problem with that. If he had started to explain to her how he really felt, he would not have been able to resist trying to initiate a relationship with her. He suddenly realized how truly attracted to her he was.

Mace turned away from the window. Schuler and Leeny seemed to be standing just a little too close together as they poured coffee, and they seemed awfully comfortable as they conversed. It wasn’t possible. It was simply his imagination. She would never do that to close the deal.

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