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Emily
Dammit!
Dinner had been great, had been amazing in fact, and I'd had a long night planned for us. If only it didn’t get ruined by the last person I expected to meet.
I may not like Brenda at the moment, but business is still important. I’m not going to go after Emily right away. Especially after the way, the evening ended so badly. She needs time to calm down and see things. Well, at least be ready to hear my side of the story. I may own the company, but the day-to-day business is down to Brenda. She’s a family friend, and I was asked to invest in a viable business.
Emily had turned me down time and time again. I don’t believe in putting all my eggs in one basket, so I invested in The Silk Box. I’m a silent owner who has the final votes on the main decisions. Anything else is down to Brenda. I won’t apologize for that, then again what do I have to apologize for?
I have work to catch on, and besides, I’ve been so distracted with Emily lately, that I’ve as good as forgotten about it. Well, not entirely, but I haven’t been paying as much attention to it all as I’ve done in the past.
“Roger, what’s this email about?” I shout out as I read the lines of my email.
He rushes in as if there’s a fire, probably not used to my tone. I never use it with him, because I never have to. He’s so damn efficient at the worst of times.
“There’s a shipment that came in from Europe. You’ve been a little difficult to reach recently, so I haven’t had the chance to let you know, yet.”
Goddammit!
This isn’t working; I need to go home. I’m going to be shouting at Roger for the rest of the day, and I’ve got a fucking headache.
“Sorry, Roger. I’m going to get out of here.”
He nods knowing that my bad mood has nothing to do with him. I just haven’t been paying attention. I wonder for a second if I should take my Mac with me. I decide against it as I pick up my phone and head out of the door.
“Have a good night.”
“You too Roger and sorry about before.”
He smiles, “I know that you’ve been stressful lately. Don’t worry about it. Just make sure that you get some rest.”
I’m about to say something, but then I decide against it as I’m about to walk out. I was going to ask him if he wanted a beer. I could do with a bit of company and see as the only real friend I have is Ben. He’s the last one that I’ll be calling for a beer.
I head down the hall to the elevator. Press the button and then all the time the elevator’s going down, there’s only one person on my mind.
Emily!
Fuck it!
I start to dial Emily’s number as I get out of the elevator. The first time she doesn’t answer. The second time it goes to voicemail, and the third time she’s switched her phone off. She’s angry, and I should give her time. But it’s so damn hard!
Things have been good between us, even better than our Vegas weekend. But now, Emily’s not taking my calls this is going to be so damn hard.
This could mean that there’s only one option. Going to talk to Ben. Something that I didn’t want to do. Not yet. This isn’t how I imagined breaking the news of our relationship with him, but I call and ask him to meet me, anyway. He sounds exhausted on the phone, but this is something I've decided to do, and I intend to carry it out.
***
We meet the next day in a garden restaurant for lunch, out in the open and away from anyone that works for me. They tend to go to lunch near work or stay in the building.
“Marvin, it's been a while.”
I pat him on the back in silence, and then I motion for him to sit down.
“A lot has happened in the time since,” I say, and he nods. I imagine he has his stories to tell.
“Yeah, Sharon’s been great, and Emily’s been quiet lately. Have you heard from her?”
“Me. Why would I hear from her? What about her friends, Michelle and Katie. I’m sure that they would have heard from her.”
