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Then walked his way and bent in for another kiss before she headed to the bathroom.
When he lost sight of her, he fell to his back and stared at the ceiling.
When he heard the water go on and he knew she was brushing her teeth, he asked the ceiling, “What are you doing?”
The ceiling had no answer.
But Hale knew two things.
He needed to figure it out and either lean into it.
Or put a stop to it.
And feeling the burn of just thinking about putting a stop to it, he knew that was what he had to do.
Eventually.
Soon.
CHAPTER23
TRAINING YOU CAN’T COMPREHEND
Hale
“So, Javi, are you in?” Hale asked the man sitting across from him in his office.
Javi ran it down. “Right, a hundred fifty K more a year. Additional stock options. Additional week leave. A raise that comes with a promotion that means I’ll get to see the world on your dime.”
Hale cut in and warned, “That kind of travel isn’t all it seems cracked up to be.”
Javier Rojas smiled at him. “I promise, Hale. When I get fed up with it in three or four years, I’ll let you know.”
Hale smiled back, ignoring the weird feeling in the pit of his stomach.
He knew what it was.
Once Javi was up to speed, Hale’s excuses would dwindle.
He’d have to deal with his mom.
He’d have to deal with that box.
He’d have to deal with Elsa.
Yup.
Time to put that shit out of his mind.
“Are you saying yes?” he pressed Javi, just as there was a knock on the door.
“I don’t want you to think I’m indecisive. But I have a life plan, Hale, and part of it wasn’t working for someone else for very long. You’re asking for a five-year commitment. I absolutely see the merits of being the second top man at Corza Holdings. But I’m asking you to let me sleep on it.”
“Take a week. It’s a big decision.” Another knock came at the door, this one more demanding, and Hale tagged it this time, because one of his assistants would knock, and if he didn’t answer, they knew, if it was urgent or they needed something critical to get on with their work, they could open the door and interrupt him. “So take the time.”
“Thanks, man.”
“Thanks for considering it,” Hale replied, then called loudly, “Yes?”
