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“I’ve got a list of names already of those looking,” he said.
Many knew he had rental properties. Cal was a good and fair landlord. He had enough employees and was well known in the area. Someone was always reaching out to him, if not an employee, then a customer. Oftentimes people came to him when they were selling something too.
He started a list years ago, and when he had an opening, he’d just reach out to one of them first and was always full.
“Even better,” Brian said. “It’s like you’ve got the golden touch when it comes to money.”
“I’m not so sure about that,” he said. “I just can’t see myself sitting at a desk or putting a suit on like some people.”
Brian laughed. “Not many do see you that way.”
Guess when you were on the outside of things you tended to notice more.
Or maybe so much had happened to him at a young age that he was always looking out for what would be next.
He’d been blindsided enough in his life.
“Nothing wrong with that,” he said, grinning.
“Nope. You don’t need to wear a suit to be successful,” Brian said. “You manage to juggle more ventures than anyone I know.”
“It keeps me busy,” he said. “Speaking of busy, how are your wife and daughter doing? Harper is two, right?”
“Both are doing great,” Brian said. “Yes, Harper is two. My wife is moving a little slow in the mornings, but that is normal.”
He got a huge smile on his face. “Is Robin expecting again?”
“She is,” Brian said. “She’s due the end of February. Robin and I haven’t said much because we wanted to wait to get past her brother’s wedding which was last Saturday.”
“It’s nice to have so much family around.”
Not anything he had in his life anymore.
If he was jealous of what Brian had, he kept it to himself.
Cal wasn’t one to open up that much about his personal life. Not the private things like his feelings or emotions.
He was better off putting a smile on his face and shooting the shit with people.
Life was easier that way.
“It is,” Brian said.
“I won’t keep you too long,” he said. “I know you’re busy. I’ll shoot you an email with the information on the house. I’ve got a meeting in an hour to look at a pub and brewery next.”
“Do you ever slow down?” Brian asked, shaking his head. “Tell me about that.”
“I’ve got nothing else going on in my life,” Cal said. “Might as well fill it with this. You’ll still be working at sixty and I won’t have to do much other than let everything generate money for me.”
Brian laughed. “You know as well as I do that isn’t true. You’ll never stop working because you’d be bored not socializing with people. Sometimes I think you talk more than most women I know.”
He laughed. “That Irish gene from my mother.”
“Your father too,” Brian said. “Everyone knew and loved your dad.”
“Yeah,” he said quietly. “They did. Guess I’ve got them to thank for where I am in life.”
Not that he wanted to lose his father either, but life didn’t always go the way you wanted.
