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
I hated having to leave Mayson. Even though she was at her parents, I was still concerned for her safety. Also, the bed felt so cold and lonely without her. Tonight has made me come to a very important decision. I am going to ask Mayson to move in with me. She will probably come up with all sorts of reasons that she cannot move in. I need her with me. I want her with me. Bottom line she belongs with me. I know that. I will ask her to marry me again. I have to wait until the time is right. I don’t want to even think about spending the rest of my life without her. I think about what our lives would be like if we had married after we graduated high school. How many children would we have by now? Would we have moved back to Chance after I had graduated from Penn State? So many questions, and no answers. Eight years was stolen from us. We have the opportunity to start a life together. I don’t think we are that different from when we were eighteen. She is just as headstrong as ever and I
Son of a bitch! I cannot believe what my IT guy just told me. He finally found out exactly what happened to the files on the server. If I didn’t have this is black and white in front of me, I would never believe it. Why would Amelia do this to me? She knows how important this company is to me and how much hard work has gone into getting the contract with the town. She could have easily cost us the entire thing. If we did not have Mayson on our team, we would have never gotten the approvals we needed. We are breaking ground in two days. That is enough stress because we have to put together a ceremony for local publicity. I don’t know how or if I am going to tell Holden. He needs to know because not only is he my business partner but he is my best friend. Since we are this close to getting the approval from the board, I can’t risk telling Holden or Mayson right now. I can’t confront Amelia either. She is acting pretty unstable over the last week or so. I don’t know how she is going to
It felt strange waking up in my old bed. I had become so used to sleeping next to Holden every night. I have slept by myself for so many years and now it’s a lonely feeling. I had missed my parents and I know I should be staying here more. The thought makes me a little sad. I love them dearly but I also love Holden. I need to figure out how to split my time between Holden’s house and my parent’s house. I was so thankful that Daddy has been given a clean bill of health and his cancer is in remission. The next morning I was so excited to see Holden. I did not realize how much I hated sleeping alone until he wasn’t with me last night. Of course Mama had breakfast ready and insisted we both sat down for a good meal. Holden was almost as excited for the breakfast as he was seeing me. When I get into my office, I see the voicemail light blinking on my phone. It’s pretty early for someone to have already left a message. It is probably a telemarketer or a wrong number. It will have to wait