To Have by Kali Brixton

Author:Kali Brixton [Brixton, Kali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

The meeting had gone fairly smoothly with Caz, which he insisted we call him, but with the note from Deacon and Caz’s almost too courteous nature, I worried that we were about to walk into a hornet’s nest of trouble.

“Well, what do you think?”

“It sounds like a good offer, Grey...”

“But?”

“But…it sounds a little too good. Don’t you think?

“I think it might be on the up-and-up.”

“If it were, it’d be idle, but he seemed a little too eager to give us more on our end of the bargain.”

“Maybe they’ve dealt with other companies that have sold out to Lord in the end, and they don’t want to see another small outfit go under?” I admired the way my brother always saw the best in people—as I once did—but history had taught me if you give a person who stands to gain something a knife and turn your back to them, more than likely you’d be betrayed before the 180-degree turn was complete, especially in the world of business.

“I think we need to look over the contract again. It concerns me that they want the rental company bundled in with the construction company.”

“But, it gives us a better cash flow to get back on our feet, which will benefit both ends.”

“True…”

“We’ll look it over again and see if there are any hidden agenda items we missed on the first run-through, although I think it’s on the up-and-up.”

“Let’s hope so.”

“Sometimes, you have to take a leap of faith and trust people, Charlotte.”

“It’s nice to have a safety net under you when they let you fall.”

“It always is, but sometimes people will surprise you.”

I thought about his words for a few minutes and wondered if they could apply in other facets of my life.

“Hey…you don’t happen to know anyone who might need to make some extra money, do you? Someone trustworthy?”

Since we weren’t exactly rolling in it, I was curious. “Why?”

“Elsie had mentioned getting someone to come help her during the day. I think her legs and hands are giving her more trouble than she’s let on with us.”

“I’ll keep my ear to the ground. I wonder why she didn’t mention anything to me the other day when I stopped by?” It hurt a little bit that Elsie hadn’t talked to me about it when we were so open with each other about nearly everything.

“Because she knows you’ll try to fit it into your schedule and not take a dime with it.” I opened my mouth, ready to argue, knowing I didn’t have a leg to stand on, but his side glance stopped me. “Not saying that’s a bad thing, it’s just you’re stretching yourself a bit thin, Char. Everybody needs some downtime, and if we go this route, I need you sharp.”

“I guess. Did you hear ever back from Officer Hartley?”

He cleared his throat as he came to a stop at the light. “He said Mason was currently on assignment and wasn’t sure how long it would last—could be a couple of days or weeks.

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