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I was Team Morning Dick.
All. The. Way.
2
SILAS
“No,those figures don’t match. There needs to be a ten percent increase.”
I paced the short hallway, rubbing the back of my neck. I hated these early morning calls with Geneva, but with the time difference, if I waited until the start of my day in Denver–or in Hunter Valley where I was now–the Hyport staff would be ending theirs. There would be no way to get any work done on the merger if they were putting on their coats to go home.
I had similar calls in the evenings with Asia and the hotels there.
It was my life lately. As CEO of an international company trying to close the biggest deal in decades–buying the Hyport Hotel conglomerate and merging all their hotels worldwide under James Hotel–I worked all the time. I was getting tired of the grind and ready for the papers to be signed. The never-ending meetings. Travel. Problems. The early mornings. Late nights.
One perk of these calls was that I didn’t need to be at a desk. Or dressed. No one on the group call knew I was freeballing before dawn while waiting for my coffee to brew. I’d only stayed in this house in Hunter Valley a few times and it had become mine by default. Dex had used it first until he fell for Lindy. Then it was Theo’s before he shacked up with Mallory.
Now, the only single James brother left, it was mine.
I slept naked, so when my cell rang, I climbed from bed and skipped boxers or sweats. I didn’t need a suit or tie. I was alone in the house. Although, if I had a woman with me, I still wouldn’t be dressed. One hadn’t crossed my path, or been near my dick, in a while. Unlike all my brothers who’d pretty much become pussy whipped one after the other for amazing women. All in this small, Montana town. Maybe it was the water.
“Good,” I added. “Keep me posted on the changes. Yes, I’ll be flying out tomorrow, but we’ve been working on this for weeks. I need the regional plan modifications to me in advance of the meeting.”
I hung up, grabbed a mug from the cabinet and filled it to the brim. The first sip perked me right up. The one thing I loved about Hunter Valley was the coffee. My older brother Mav found an amazing shop on Main Street where he got ground beans for all our houses. He’d also made a deal with the coffee shop owner to supply the James Inn when it opened.
I’d have to get into the coffee shop one of these days, if I ever stayed in town long enough. Maybe get a pink t-shirt of my own. Mav wore his a little too proudly for a fucker of his size.
Scrolling through my inbox on my laptop, I found my assistant’s email with my day’s agenda.
5 am - Call with Geneva
James Inn - Hunter Valley - Mav and IT Techs
Calls at 2:30, 3, 4:15 and 5 - Topics and agendas listed below
Dinner at 6 with Mav and Theo - Address below
10:15 pm - Call with Singapore Hyport reps
Something soft and furry circled around my legs and scared the shit out of me.
Startled, I flung my coffee and it went everywhere, including all over me. “Fuck!”
Something shot across the floor followed by a weirdflip-flapsound. Covered in hot coffee, I stood there, stunned. That was an animal. Holy fuck. What the hell was it doing in the house? Dripping with cooling coffee, I went around the counter and into the laundry room where I thought the sound came from and flipped on the light. There, low to the floor, was a tiny dog door.
“What the hell?”
Grabbing a towel off the dryer, I wiped myself down as I went for my phone.
Standing in the kitchen, I dialed Theo.
“Do you have acat?” I asked, the second he answered.
“What?” he said, his voice deep and rough with sleep. “Silas? Are you drunk?”
“No,” I said, wiping down my right arm. “There was an animal in here that just rubbed up against my legs. Scared the shit out of me. It ran off.”
“The cat came in the house?” He was more awake now.
