Seth comes into my office and he looks like he is worn out and it’s almost noon. “Holden, can we take an early and long lunch. I need to get out of the office before I completely lose my shit. I need to talk bud, it’s getting a little too tense around here.” I wasn’t sure what exactly was going on. I know Mayson was working on the data this morning. “Okay, man, let me finish up here real quick. Go get us a booth in the back of Fred’s. Order our normal club sandwiches and fries. We can take as long as you need. I will be there in about fifteen minutes. I need to talk to you too.” Seth walked out and I finished up what I was doing. He was never this tense, so I needed to know what was going on. Before I left I went to sneak a kiss from Mayson. She looked upset and that of course gets me worried. “Baby, what’s wrong? I can tell my your face you are a little upset.” Just then I see tears forming in her eyes. I hurts my heart to see her upset or cry. I need to do what I can to make it
I doubt I will ever know the real reason that Amelia hates me. That is something I let bother me to no end when I was in high school. It has gotten to me somewhat since I have been here. It took me a few days to get over the confrontation that happened in the bathroom. She never knew about my panic attacks and I didn’t want her to know. She would try to use that against me. When we would all double date, she never made me feel like I belonged. She viewed my class of people, poor is what she actually called it, not worthy of being around people that had money. There were things that I wished I could have that the other kids did, but I knew that my parents did the best that they could. I was taught at an early age to work for things I wanted, Amelia only took what she wanted and be damned with the consequences. Holden said that he was going to have a talk with her about her behavior towards me in the office. I told him not to because I think it will stir up more drama that we just don
I was going to have to talk to Amelia today about what happened. I cannot tolerate this going on anymore. I protected Mayson when we were teenagers and I will protect her now. This animosity is also affecting the business. Seth and I had decided that it would be best to leave him out of the conversation. He would have to be on the receiving end of her wrath if things did not go well. Also, Mayson would not be in the building when we talked. It was going to be the two of us. That way Amelia had no back up with Seth and no one to lash out at, like she always does with Mayson. Seth and Mayson both left at four-thirty. I sent Amelia an email and asked her to stay back for a meeting with me. I was hesitant to do this today since it had started out so well this morning. Waking up next to Mayson this morning felt so right. I would have loved to have stayed in bed making love to her. I should be home with her right now, but I have to handle this situation before it gets more out of hand. I
I am glad that Holden gave me a heads up that Amelia had left the office. I am sure she is going to be in rare form when she gets home. Now do I want to be here? The answer is a big NO. But it will be better if I am here, because instead of her calming down if I am not home just isn’t going to happen. If I am not there for her to vent to she will just get even angrier than she already is. If her behavior continues like this, she is going to have to go to a counselor or we are done. There is no way I am going to marry her and these issues continue. I saw my parents do nothing but fight and they ended up with separate lives. They stayed married because it would have cost them a small fortune to get a divorce. So dad had his women and mom slept around with both men and women. I just stayed in the basement of the house like it was my own apartment. It was easier to not see them. It was a God send when I was able to go to school at Penn State with Holden. Without Holden, I don’t know how I
The clock is ticking for us to have these numbers to the Board of Supervisors and the Zoning Commissioner. We have been working what feels like non stop for the last two weeks. If this doesn’t get done we are screwed. The project could possibly go to another firm. The board has threatened to seek a firm from New York if we don’t meet this deadline. Seth is working on finalizing the interior design plans. Mayson is working on the internal architecture of the building. She wants to stay true to the architecture of some of the older buildings in the town. She has a vision that this building will fit in with the rest of the buildings instead of standing out. Mayson is very into the history of the town, she always has been. She could probably tell you more than the local historian could. She was always curious about anywhere she went. If we ever went on a school trip she would read everything she could get her hands on before the trip. She was a little book worm - a sexy little book worm
Today is the day. We are finally going to be meeting with the Board of Supervisors and the Zoning Commissioner. Myself, Seth, and Mayson have put in long hours on very little sleep to get this presentation ready. The IT person Seth hired, still can’t figure out what happened to the files. That is a mystery for another day. We have run through this presentation so many times, I think we could do it in our sleep. This has to go well or we could lose the contract. The company will take a huge financial hit if that happens. Seth and I have been planning on this revenue to expand the business. We want to keep it here in Chance but want to branch out to some of the larger cities. With this large of a project in our portfolio we can expand and even have Mayson as a partner, if she will agree to it. I don’t want her to think I am offering her the job because were are a couple. Seth and I have both talked about this and believe that she will be an asset to the firm. Seth said he would deal w
I know that James could have possibly died due to his allergic reaction, but he is just collateral damage in all of this. I have done my last sexual favor for him. I have gotten all of the information I have needed out of him. There is no way the firm will get this contract with this setback. This will surely get Mayson out of the way. Seth and Holden won’t need her around if this project falls through. With the bad luck this project has had, this will follow her no matter where she goes. The important thing is that she goes. If they happen to get the contract even after all of this, I will move onto the next phase of my plan - drive a permanent wedge between the two lovebirds. Mayson may have looked past Holden’s first betrayal or should I say supposed betrayal. I don’t think she will look past a second one. I will need to contact Jennifer pretty soon to see if she is up to help me out. I think she hates Mayson almost as much as I do. She will be a great asset to me. I have prepa
Thank God, that Councilman Jordan is going to be okay. If I was a superstitious person, I would think this project is cursed. I am praying that what we did get a chance to present before the ambulance had to be called for James’ health emergency. The EMTs said it was an allergic reaction to something in his food. The only thing that he was allergic to was peanuts. The restaurant was advised of the special requirements on his food. I am starting to get even more suspicious of what’s been going on. I have everything Diane said in the back of my head about Amelia. The files disappearing was one thing, but was she truly capable of hurting someone. James Jordan could have died if Holden hadn’t noticed he wasn’t feeling good. I can’t imagine, no matter how mean she could be, that she could be capable of murder. I can only hope that the decision from the board will come quicker than two days. Seth had give Amelia the task of finding out what happened at the restaurant that could have conta