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“Well you can’t ghost her. C’mon. Just show her around.”
I sigh. Yoshimi is my moral compass, so when she says I need to do something, I do it.
“What’s her name again?”
“Her name is Kate. She’s from upstate New York.”
“Kate from upstate New York. Got it.”
“And you should really buy that poor girl from the pool today a new phone.”
I scrub a hand across my jaw.
I hate to admit it but she’s right. And I should see if I can get those pictures of her dad retrieved. That part I actually feel bad about, considering my own parents are long gone.
“Fine,” I grunt. “I just lost five million. Another couple thousand is nothing.”
She puts a hand on my shoulder. “You need to take a load off. You’ve been working way too hard trying to open all of the different locations of hotels. Plus heading back to the states to keep eyes on Wellington Media? I mean these last couple of days are the first times I’ve seen you surfing in years. If you were thinking clearly, you would have known about those environmental regulations before purchasing the land.”
“I have not been working too hard,” I snap. “If anything I’ve not been working hard enough.”
She laughs and rubs my forearm. “You do understand that you don’t have to work hard anymore, right? You need to take a load off. Take a freaking break. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you for the past year.”
“I don’t need a break,” I snap. “Tomorrow I’m done surfing, and it’s back to the office.”
“Geez, with the attitude,” she says. “You’re at the level where if you come up with one good idea, you could make millions. Or if you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll lose more millions. Really, you have enough money that you’d never have to work again.”
I let out a loud grumble. “So what are you suggesting, Yoda?”
She puts her hand on her hips and shakes her head. “You know I hate that name.”
“Sorry. But you’re getting really over the top mentor-y today.”
“It’s for your own good. You’ve got a real stick up your ass these days, you know. I think you need to learn how to meditate.”
I look at her and my eyes widen. “Meditate!” I start laughing. “I’ve never heard something so wild.”
She shakes her head. “It’s not wild at all.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“I’m suggesting…you take the yoga retreat that starts tomorrow, in town. That’s what Kate is here for. It’s three weeks. I just talked to the head yogis, Chester and Josefina. You know them, right? They had a last minute opening because someone dropped out at the last second. I asked them to hold it for someone I know. That someone is you.”
I try to stop myself from laughing. But I can’t help it. “I’m not spending--notwastingthree weeks of my life learning how to stretch better.”
“You’re losing millions of dollars because you’re not thinking clearly. You need to work smarter, not harder.”
“Out of the question. Too much work to do.”
She shrugs. “Alright. I’m done helping you.”
Just then, Kevin comes running back. “Mom, when are we leaving?”
“Why the rush?” she asks.
“Because I want to get back here early tomorrow to hit the waves again. So I want to go to bed early tonight. Jaguar showed me some new moves I want to practice.”
“Alright. Let’s go.” Yoshimi sighs and eyes me as I leave. “Just think about it. They have one spot left. I think it could be good for you.”
