Chapter 23 -- Working Late
It had been 3 weeks since my car shopping escapade with Vivian. I was getting through the days, wondering when Emma would deliver me my next assignment. I was also progressing through the slow wheels of her plan to handle my divorce.
Between work and explaining to my family what went wrong, I almost did not notice the weeks rushing by. Actually, I was exhausted, so any time I could steal for myself to relax, I was taking. But as with anything, when you are not expecting it, that is when something changes.
I was sitting at home on a Wednesday, watching a ballgame and dozing in and out of sleep on the couch, so I was rather startled when the phone rang. I cleared my head and sat up, checking the caller id. The display confirmed that is was Emma, calling from her cell phone.
With the divorce in the works, I was alone at home and she knew it, plus, she had balls. Nothing phased her. I checked the clock to see that it was 8:32pm. I was surprise she was calling me at this time, thinking that she would be at home with her husband and kids by now. I finally answered the phone to see where she was going to take me now.
"Hello," I answered.
"You sound tired," she admitted.
"It's been a tiring couple of weeks," I reminded her.
"Well wake your ass up," she ordered. "I need you to do something tonight."
"You need me to close another deal for you," I teased.
"No, tonight you are a reward," she revealed. "Over the last 2 weeks Penny and I have worked a lot of late nights and long hours setting up the new company, dealing with our current case load and incorporating Sienna into the fold. So she deserves a reward for her hard work, don't you think?"
"Of course," I agreed. "I am always in favor of rewarding hard work."
"Good, then go reward her," she instructed. "She is still at the office and will be for a while. Go take her mind off of work and give her whatever she wants tonight."
Before I could even utter the next word on my tongue, she hung up. That was nothing new. I quickly jumped up off the couch and got moving. After a quick shower, I threw on jeans and a shirt and hit the road.
I was able to the make it to the office by 9pm sharp, not bad for all I had done plus the drive over. I parked and headed into the building. I wondered if Penny knew I was coming. I would soon find out as I reached suite 205, the door was locked. I buzzed the intercom next to the door.
"Can I help you," Penny's voice asked over the intercom.
"Emma sent you a reward," I replied.
Without another word, the door buzzed, allowing me to proceed. I entered the mostly dark office except for the lights around Penny's desk. Before I could even get halfway to her, the phone rang. She answered the call that I can only assume was from Emma. As I proceeded to the front of her desk, she started smiling while still on the phone. I stood and waited while she finished the call and then finally turned her attention to me.
"This is a pleasant surprise," she said, looking up at me from her seat.
"Do you know how pleasant," I toyed with her, also fishing for information.
"Actually," she confessed, "no. I don't. You are supposed to tell me what my reward is."
"That's easy," I laughed. "Your reward is me. Anything you want tonight goes."
She looked at me startled.
"Seriously," she questioned.
