I look at Carlos in the rear-view mirror holding up her cup.
“Who the fuck is Harry?”
Carlos laughs. “If you’d get your head out of pussy long enough, you’d know. It’s Harry Potter, it’s got a pretty big fandom. Started off as children’s books.”
He moves his eyes back to the road.
“Children’s books. Why should she be into children’s books?”
“It’s a pretty big deal. Major following, they made them into movies. You should ask Sebastian. He is a major Potter freak.”
Is that what his powder bullshit was about? Great, now they have even more in common. I look at her cup again, squeezing it in my hand.
“What time is her lunch?”
“Anywhere from 11:30 to 12:00, depending on if she remembers to eat. They usually take an hour for lunch. Why?”
“No reason." I mumble.”
We get to the office; jump on the elevator and head to the 25th floor. We own the entire building, but the top is ours. Family only up here.
Carlos heads over to his office. As I walk down the hall, I see Sebastian at his mega desk typing away. His eyes are bloodshot like he hasn’t slept. He’s got about eight monitors like a wall in front of him and there is so much going on, all the screens flip and blink.
Gives me a headache just from the few minutes I’m watching.
“Morning brother. You've been here all night again.”
He pokes his hand up in the air, never taking his eye off the screen typing with one hand momentarily. “No, yeah… sort of. Got here at about 4:30. I had an idea.”
Okayyy.“You need anything? Coffee? Muffin? Breakfast?”
He shakes his head no and keeps on working; I tap his door with my knuckles, and he looks up, “You need anything, just shout or email, you need food soon.”
I look him up and down. “And possibly a nap.”
I smile and walk off to my office. Settling in, turning on my computer, and bringing up my emails. I print off the ones I sent this morning and go back to my desk.
I immerse myself in catching up on work and getting ready to fly out tomorrow. I look up and it’s already 10:45.
Isabella will be going for lunch soon. I look at her cup sitting on my desk; I turn it around in my hand and look back at the clock. If I leave now, that will give me enough time to catch her.
Grabbing my suit jacket off the back of my chair, I head towards Carlos’ office. I pop my head into Sebastian’s office; he is still concentrating on his screen.
“I’m heading out for about an hour or so. You want me to bring you some lunch?”
He holds up his coffee cup. “Coffee extra large and a loaded burger from Sal’s. It’s right next door.” He points with his one finger still holding his cup in the air and goes back to typing.
“I know where Sal’s is. Anything else?”
“Nope.”
I head on over to Carlos’ office. He’s on the phone but hangs up when I reach his door.
“Just checking in with my guys, Jasper might have a lead on the Lawyer’s son. He might have a few files from the old man. I figure if it’s from the Gallos, it’s pretty important to keep those around. It’s a long shot, but worth a try.”
“Good idea. I need to go to a few places. Do you have time?”
“Yep, let’s go.”
