~ 25 ~
Garrett watched the surveillance film as several people went in and out of the studio. Neither he nor Bach noticed anything out of the ordinary. “I want you to set up interviews with everyone that signed in on the roster list,” Garrett said.
“Consider it already done.” Bach called one of his employees. “I need you to get me the number to everyone on this list pronto.”
“Those pictures were taken last night. I’m pissed at myself for not noticing.”
“Whoever is doing this is clever.”
“But they will slip up. They always do,” Garrett said, assured that whoever was behind the fan mail would be caught.
“I’ll get the interviews scheduled for the next few days.”
Garrett wrote down his fax number. “Fax the information to me as soon as you get the times confirmed.”
“Will do,” Bach responded, reaching out to shake Garrett’s hand.
“I’ll be in the building until Hailey’s ready to go if you need me,” Garrett said.
Hailey was spouting out orders when he found her in a conference room. Watching her in action turned him on. She was like a spitfire that needed to be tamed. He was just the man to do it. He wished he would have recognized the fire between them long before now. He smiled when she smiled at him. She may not have realized it, but he knew Trevon was a thing of her past. She didn’t mention him not once when they were together the previous night. That was a first for Hailey.
Hailey said, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll see everyone on Monday. Godspeed.”
Garrett waited for everyone to leave the conference room before going near Hailey. Once everyone had left, he closed the door and walked up to her. He did something he had been wanting to do the moment he saw her earlier. He leaned down and planted a kiss on her mocha brown lips. Their tongues danced to a rhythm of their hearts. Garrett felt like time had stood still for those seconds their lips were locked around each other’s.
Hailey attempted to pull away first. “Garrett, isn’t this a conflict or something?”
“Only if you make it out to be one.” Garrett wanted Hailey and he refused to let something like her being his client keep him from her.
Before she could respond, he felt her cell phone vibrate in her pocket. He released her from his embrace as she took the call. He could tell from her end of the conversation that it was Trevon on the other end of the phone.
“I don’t see how you two remained friends. He’s so doggone selfish,” Hailey complained.
“I’m not the easiest person to get along with either as you always remind me.”
“You’re not bad. I just told you that to knock you off your pedestal.” She grabbed her day planner and he followed her out.
“I know you didn’t. I’m not the one with an ego problem.”
Hailey laughed. She held out her hands with a large space in between the both of them. “Man, your ego is bigger than the atmosphere.”
“Oh, no, Ms. Think She is the Bomb didn’t try to talk about me.”
“I speak the truth and you know it.”
“True. But it doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
He and Hailey always had this type of banter between the two of them. She would grate his nerves and he purposely would grate hers. By now they were in her office. To his surprise, Trevon was sitting across from her desk.
“What’s up? Caroline told me you were taking on Hailey’s case. I came down to see if I could help.” Trevon looked confused.
“Bach and I got it covered,” Garrett responded. Seeing Trevon there didn’t sit well with him at all. He knew it was just another tactic of his to get back in Hailey’s good graces.
His chest tightened when Trevon hugged Hailey. Hailey frowned as Trevon removed his arms. Garrett sighed. Jealousy was a new feeling.
“Do either one of you want to tell me what’s really going on?” Trevon asked.
Hailey responded first. “Tre, if you’re not here to talk business, then I suggest you leave.”
“All I’m saying is I heard about the problem but I get here and you two are hee hawing like all is well in the world. Are y’all two seeing each other behind my back?”
“Who I see is none of your business. You’re an engaged man remember,” Hailey snapped.
“But you said you loved me. If that’s the case, why are you going after my boy?” he pouted.
“Tre. We are not an item. We have not been in a real relationship since college. What we have is a thing of the past. So get over it.”
“But you were the one just last week begging me to dump Shareeka and now here you are all up in my boy’s face.”