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“Yeah, yeah,” I blow him off, waving my hand before I grab my drink. “I know. Businessmen are orderly and all that. I’ll get one next week.”
“You said that three weeks ago. You really should listen to me more often. We’re meeting a client.”
I choke on my food. “What?”
No matter how I feel about the job I have for Rich Records, or my weekly meetups with my dad, whenever he brings me along for actual business meetings, I make sure I come prepared. Like our meeting with Daniel Archibald. Sure, I don’t hold as much stock as a nicely trimmed haircut or being cleanly shaven as my father, but I make sure I don’t come off as an aloof ass. Being the boss’ son, people like to think I just coast by, but I want to always be ready. I dress nicer and make sure I do my homework on whatever client we’re meeting.
“Dad, why didn’t you tell me? I like to be prepared for those things.”
“It was last minute,” he replies. Straightening out his tie, he turns his phone on for a minute, checking the time. He doesn’t wait on anyone unless it’s a major star for Rich Records. If he’s waiting for them to show up, it just amps up my nerves further.
“Damn it, Dad.” I hastily wipe my mouth with a napkin. “I’m gonna look like an ass. Who is it? Flatliners? Kacey Evans?” I list two of the biggest artists signed to the company.
“No,” he replies. “Someone we’re trying to sign. They might be having second thoughts, though, so I need to lock this deal down. Just sit and listen, you don’t have to add anything.” He nods toward the entrance of the restaurant. “Here they come.”
I look over and my heart drops. All the blood drains from my face. Bret walks through the doors first, followed by what appears to be a pissed-off Jade. He whispers something to her, and she snaps at him, but I can’t hear what she says. Then she looks ahead and sees me.
A smile crosses her face for a moment, but it’s gone as fast as it arrived. Her eyes jump to my father, standing next to me, then back to me. The joyous expression is gone. It morphs from confusion, then heartbreak. But it only stays there for a second, before the look of annoyance that she walked in with returns. But that is also gone before a second ticks by. All that remains on her face is disgust.
