The Rebel Allocator by Jacob Taylor

Author:Jacob Taylor [Taylor, Jacob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732688322
Publisher: 5GQ
Published: 2019-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

Operation Impress-Steph-with-My-Billionaire-Friend was a go. See, I wasn’t lying. I do hang out with the rich and famous, babe. Plus maybe she’d like Mr. X so much that she’d find my neglecting her for Wichita trips to be a worthy sacrifice.

I made a reservation for four at a nicer Mexican food place. The great thing about Mexican food is you can pick the best place in town and you won’t need to sell a kidney if you get stuck paying the bill. Beans, rice, and tortillas can only cost so much. It didn’t hurt that we have the home court advantage on Mexican food in California. I was being a good culinary capital allocator.

No surprise, Stephanie looked great. A nice sweater, jeans, fashionable boots, her hair pulled back in a ponytail. I loved how versatile she was. It could be a fancy corporate soiree, a nature hike in the middle of nowhere, or a dressed-down dinner with a billionaire. She had the range to handle it.

We arrived first and were taken to our seats. We chatted about nothing while we waited. I saw Mr. X turn the corner first and scoot along with Cathy in tow. We got up to greet them and received our customary hugs from Cathy.

“How did you land this one?” Mr. X asked me as he shook Stephanie’s hand.

“I’m not sure,” I said. “Don’t remind her.” The waitress came around and took our drink orders after we’d settled into our seats.

“So how did you two meet?” Cathy asked.

“She was my drug dealer,” I said with no affect. A concerned look spread around the table.

“Caffeine, being the drug,” Steph broke in with a mock frown. “I served him his coffee every morning. After months, he finally got up the courage to ask me out,” she said. “I thought I was going to have to do it for him.”

“Oh, how sweet,” Cathy said. Mr. X added a playful wink.

Stephanie blushed as she smiled and said thank you.

“I hope you don’t mind,” I said. “I took the liberty of ordering us chips and guacamole to start. Have you ever had fresh California guacamole?”

“I don’t believe I have,” said Cathy.

Mr. X just shook his head like he couldn’t care less. “Not my thing,” he said.

“Fun fact, everybody,” I said. “California grows about ninety percent of the nation’s avocados. And this place does it right. You’re in for a treat.”

“What are you studying in school?” Mr. X asked Stephanie. Sorry to bore you with my guac talk, Gramps.

“I’m working toward my Ph.D. in social psychology,” she replied. “More specifically, I’m studying decision-making biases and heuristics. I also teach undergraduate psychology classes.”

“Interesting,” Mr. X nodded. “There is no shortage of human folly in this world. You don’t have to look far to find bad decision-making abound.”

“It is quite humbling to study all the different ways we fool ourselves,” she said. “The crazy part is how it happens right under our noses without us knowing. We always assume it only impacts others--that we’re the exception.

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