Ivory by Hadley Quinn

Ivory by Hadley Quinn

Author:Hadley Quinn [Quinn, Hadley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2015-09-14T00:00:00+00:00


19

Starting a new endeavor was going to be good for me. At least that’s what I was telling myself every time some new obstacle tried to jump in my way. Chicago was an amazing city for so many reasons, but because it was my hometown, I was beginning to feel too much media invaded it on a continual basis. I was used to it in L.A., but I also knew a notable story was a notable story…wherever it was located.

Once it became public that I was now part owner of The Urchin, suddenly it was a new topic that people could not seem to stop writing about. We had to hire full time security for the restaurant, which Luke was happy about since that included a solid contract for him and his security firm.

Daytime hours were open to the general public, but from seven p.m. on it was reservation only for the half of the restaurant closest to the stage. We had to employ eight more for the wait staff, four more cooks, and four more bartenders. And because I didn’t want “just anybody” employed at a music lounge I had ownership in, I made sure there were extensive background checks on everyone that applied—even though it was a hush-hush, word-of-mouth opportunity anyway. We offered jobs to people that Blake knew, which mainly consisted of struggling musicians. I wanted the love of music to be top priority for the place, and the employees were the right place to start.

I started playing on both Friday and Saturday nights, and two weeks later, a Sunday afternoon performance was added. We had an amazing web designer that set up a very advanced calendar and reservation system and it seemed to function extremely well. Every day at the restaurant was busy, and the weekends were booked solid. Of course I never really stuck to the schedule completely and would do an impromptu sit down at the piano now and then. I kind of liked doing those because it was fun to just whip out a couple of songs or covers without warning, and the restaurant patrons didn’t seem to mind in the least bit.

Since it seemed necessary, I did a few local radio interviews—not to advertise for The Urchin, because we really didn’t need it, but to indulge the public’s curiosity—and after that, I was in the hot seat again for inquiries and appearances and being a live guest here and there…

Life was starting to kick up some dust again.

I sat in my apartment one night, alone in my room facing my computer. I’d answered some emails and such, spent a few minutes on social media, and returned a couple of phone calls—including all of Aaron’s. I knew I needed to be careful with catering to the demands of others all over again, so I jotted down a few lists to keep myself grounded.

One thing was for sure… I loved the choice I’d made to join the Millers at The Urchin. I truly enjoyed



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