Three days later, I was back on my knees in Adrian's office. Evidently, I was not cut out to be an attorney, because I had missed a very crucial legal distinction, and I needed Adrian's help to fix it.
After my prolonged begging session of three days ago, I went to my mortgage holder with the great news. Adrian had withdrawn his lawsuits against me. I had the signed document from him, and the loan officer said everything was in order. However, at the last minute, there had been a bit of a hiccup. Because the lawsuit had been filed already, they needed Adrian to send them a specific Orange County form, an affidavit that outlined his intent to withdraw the lawsuit. The mortgage company had the necessary form, and they gave it to me. I just needed Adrian to sign it.
I made an appointment to see him, and the bastard kept me waiting for thirty minutes. To my surprise, as I waited in the reception area, Sara emerged from his office. She looked really cute, dressed as she was in a tight Lycra dress, that was baby blue in color. She also looked very embarrassed, and scurried out of the waiting room without making eye contact with me. I called her name twice but she didn't look back and was gone.
Adrian's Secretary told me that Adrian would "see me now", with a smirk that she made no attempt to suppress. I entered the room, and he was leaning casually against the front edge of his desk. There was a small cushion on the floor in front of him. I wondered if Sara had been kneeling on it, prior to me coming in to his office. Or if he had just placed it there for me. Adrian gestured to the pillow, and because I desperately needed his help, I knelt on it.
"What do you need from me this time, Chris?" he asked impassively.
"I just need you to sign one more form, Adrian. Then I will be out of your hair," I told him, with as much deference as I could muster.
Adrian stood up straight, his 6 foot 2 inch frame towering over me. Then he zipped up the fly of his pants, which pretty much answered any questions I had about Sara's use of the cushion, prior to my entry. Adrian walked over to me and took the piece of paper from me.
"I will sign your form, and email it directly to the mortgage broker," he began. "I knew you were missing it three days ago, so I have had time to figure out what I want in exchange."
I lowered my head in defeat, awaiting the worst.
"In exchange for helping you to successfully process your home-equity loan, I want one of my weekend visits a month with Sara, to be a long weekend. I plan to take her to different cities, book into very nice hotels, and re-enact our Honeymoon Suite encounter. You will be responsible for researching and booking the hotel suites, once I tell you which city we are heading to. You can even use my credit card this time. I know you can't afford to pay for our hotel rooms all the time," he taunted.