I run upstairs and put on his business shirt to make it less weird. I then try on my denim skirt, and I tuck it in.
I spin in front of the mirror, then I do my hair properly, and put on lipstick.
After racing downstairs, I perfect the simple meal. I then kill time in the kitchen, imagining him inside me.
Finally, it is one o’clock, and the old clock, as always, chimes on the hour.
I carry the food on silver trays to the designated area and place the cold cuts, dishes, and refreshments around. I then head out just as they are coming in.
Avoiding the visitor’s eyes, I look up only when I know it’s Harry. Our eyes meet, and I smile.
He nods as I pause near the kitchen door.
The men talk in the distance, and I feel their gazes on me at times. I am waiting far from them to see if they need anything more.
Looking ultra-serious, Harry walks over to me.
“Are you okay?” I ask, my eyes big.
I can see his jaw tense up, and he nods, his eyes lasered. “That will be all.” As he walks back, I hear him take command of thediscussion, as is his way. “So, regarding the situation and decision. Before we leave today, I want a deal, and I want it in writing.”
There is murmuring, and then I hear, “Alright.”
“Sure.”
“Agreed.”
17
HARRISON
As we relax and agree on the last deal points over lunch, I calm. Even if they are both great friends, the points must be covered.
CEO Troy Remingtonruns his family movie studio out of NYC, and Rhett Crown runs global advertising agencies. Again, a powerful CEO.
If the deal goes well, Troy, Rhett and I will have shared teams, shared costs, and monies saved. We will also have almost endless media outlets, cinema chain access and supportive TV stations. And that means a nearly unlimited finance platform because we should be able to finance any movie we wish to green light.
It should also mean, from the media and advertising side, we have access to endless car, bank, tech, and other brands to provide advertising for.
Also, an almost immeasurable revenue stream this side of the world and in Europe.
That will give us massive momentum, and that would give us unlimited global expansion potential.
I would be able to start buying up smaller media companies around the world. Anything worth under half a billion, we could buy, align, and expand.
I calmnow that we are near the end.
There is only one problem: the young, slick attorney they’d brought up.
He was becoming painful to deal with, and after I rang the small bell that ushered Samantha in thirty minutes ago, he ogled her.
As she smiled at me professionally, I felt calmer.
Then, as she carried out the large silver tray, the young attorney and his hair gel made a soft whistle.
Troy, Rhett, and I would never pull that kind of shit. Especially in a friend’s home.
As we push on and go through the agreement points, Samantha works back down the end of the room.
