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“My company could, yes.”
“Would you be able to provide me with some options?”
“We could set up a consultation,” Countee said.
“I would like that very much,” Freda smiled.
“In the meantime, I will contact the forensic accountant and get back to you. Is this the number to use to contact you?” Countee said while holding up the card Freda handed him earlier.
“For my office, yes but I will give you my personal cell also, just in case,” Freda smiled.
She was laying it on thick. Laila threw one leg over the other and sat back in her chair. She tapped her foot lightly watching the interaction between Countee and Freda. I hadn’t asked Laila about her and Countee’s relationship outside of work. From watching them, I could tell that they were attracted to each other. I didn’t know if the attraction was recent or from the past. I hoped that Laila didn’t feel intimidated by Freda. Freda was pretty with her Hershey bar colored skin and soft features, but Laila was a bombshell. If it came down to it and there was a fight, Laila would definitely kick her ass.
“I will pass this on to my secretary. We will be in contact Ms. Brooks,” Countee said.
“Freda, please,” she corrected.
“I can show you out,” Laila said standing to her feet.
“Okay,” Freda smiled, oblivious to the tension in the room, “Thank you, Averie and sorry about this mess. We will talk soon.”
“Thank you for telling me in person, Freda.”
Laila opened the office door and stood waiting for Freda to join her. They both left the room.
“Count.”
“What’s up?”
“What’s going on with you and Laila? I don’t think Freda knew how close to death she was.”
“Close to death? Why?”
“Because Laila was about to kill her for flirting with you!”
“Lai…please,” He waved his hand dismissing my statement, “Laila has been around me for years. We were in the military together. She’s not checking for me like that.”
“Count, come on. I’ve seen the way you look at her, and I’ve seen the way she looks at you.”
“She’s my family, Vee. Even if I did consider something with her, it wouldn’t work. We know each other too well.”
“I’m no romance expert, but I’ve heard that it’s better when you are with someone you know and love already. You bypass that awkward stage of getting to know each other.”
“I don’t know,” Countee shook his head, “I don’t want to risk the relationship we already have trying to make it something else.”
“You don’t think it’s worth a shot?”
Laila returned to my office.
“She’s gone but not before she asked me if you were single,” Laila said looking at Countee after returning to my office.
“What did you tell her?” I asked.
“Always has been. Always will be.”
Samuel
I sat in the chair in the corner of the bedroom trying to figure out if I was seeing things correctly but I knew that I was. I sat in the same spot until it had gotten dark and hadn’t bothered to turn on the lights, so the room was only lit by the full moonlight shining through the open curtain. I held the paper in my hand waiting for Averie to come into the room. We talked about being open and honest with each other. Based on this piece of paper, she hadn’t been open and honest at all. I was trying to keep my temper at bay and really trying not to let my mind wander.
