I laughed. I laughed so hard tears fell from my eyes. “Wait.”
“I don’t see what’s so funny.” He started to pout.
I laughed harder. “Wait. Wait. Wait.” I wiped my eyes and then heaved a deep sigh, trying to catch my breath. Brandon growled. “I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant.” I wiped my face again. “It’s not a date, date.” He finally stopped pouting.
“What do you mean, then?”
I smiled. “Rick wants to test me. He’s currently finding a spot to hide a bit of code in the mainframe, and I have to find it and try my best to find and eradicate the hidden code.”
“Oh.” Brandon looked out the door. “Like a test?”
I nodded. “Exactly. He’s testing me and seeing how good my abilities are. That’s why we had lunch a little early. While I finished eating, he laid his code, and once the time limit is through, I can start hunting.”
“You’re excited about this…” Brandon looks at me, confused.
I nodded, excited. “I am. I have a friend that I play around like this. They have honestly helped me so much in finding hidden code, and I am super excited to give Rick a run for his money.”
“A friend?”
I nodded, then lied. “A girl who is human.” I watched his eyes widen. “We met online, and she helped me with my course work since she went through the same course years ago. Like a mentor.”
Brandon’s mouth was hanging open. “You’re friends with a human woman?”
I shrugged. “Sorta.”
“That’s crazy. What do you guys talk about?”
I chuckled. “Server maintenance. Web site design. She helped me set up a business in my first year.”
Brandon leaned in. “A business?” Nix and Megan rolled their eyes.
This whelp of a man is so predictable.Nix shook her head.
I know. Say a friend, he thinks man.Megan chuffed.Say it was a human and he loses his mind.
Say business and he zero’s in. Predictable.I tossed back.
Nix whipped her tail across the ground.But we don’t actually know anything about Thoth.
True.I focused back on Brandon.But he needed to think Thoth was a woman, otherwise he would make my life even more difficult.Both my wolves nodded and turned away.
I nodded to Brandon. “Yeah, I help humans build websites for their businesses. It’s a fun little side job.”
“How much money do you make?”
I thought about it. “I think last year I made a couple hundred.”
“Oh, so little?” He chuckled.
“I mean, yeah, I was still in school. But five hundred thousand dollars isn’t really chump change.” I laughed. “It was a nice little boost into my investment portfolio.”
“You made five hundred thousand dollars from your side business?” His words were soft.
“Uh huh.” I bit the side of my cheek to stop the smile. “Yeah. It helped build up my portfolio for school, though the money wasn’t really my goal. I needed a better portfolio for my finals.” I shrugged and pulled up a program on the computer. “I just took the money and invested it. I don’t even know what my investments are at.”
There was a knock on my door and we both turned. Rick opened the door and his smile faltered when he saw Brandon. “I’m ready whenever you are, Amy.”
“Awesome. I’m just going to finish my sandwich and then I’ll start.” I saw Rick vibrating with excitement. I laughed and glanced at Brandon. “I shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes.” Rick nodded and knocked again before he left.
