"Won't he suspect something?"
"I have guests at the house all the time. One of the benefits of barely spending any time there is that I get to open my home to family and friends. He's living on my boat right now, so he won't even be at the house. I’ll let him know you’ll be in town. With any luck, he’ll be more interested in you than whatever else is going on in Newport this summer. He has a reputation, but he’ll respect your wishes. Do you think you’ll have a problem fending him off?”
“Why do I feel like I’m being set up?”
“Oh it’s nothing like that. He’s been good lately, but my son has about as much commitment and foresight as a fistful of dirt, which is to say not much. I just need insurance as I push this bill through. It would be one thing if it were just my time and reputation at stake here, but I'm working with senators and members of Congress. One wrong move could ruin all of the good work they've done over the past several months to help push this legislation forward. I'm just asking that you keep an eye on him. If there's any trouble, you can call me directly. I'll make sure you have my direct line."
"I'm sure that won't be necessary, Hank," Amy said. "Would you mind giving me a moment alone with my sister? I need to go over a few things with her."
"Of course," Hank said. "I have a few phone calls I need to make."
After Hank left the room, Amy motioned Callie closer to her. She pulled a folder out of a drawer and slid it across her desk to Callie. "This is Logan's file. It's not everything, but it's a good start on what you need to know about him before you leave for Newport. I just want to make sure that I'm very clear with you about my expectations. You need to know what you're getting yourself into.”
“Couldn’t you just send Vi?” Callie joked. At Amy’s wedding, their Aunt Vi had spent the whole reception dancing with Logan. While Callie and Amy were both straight-laced, Vi was a free spirit. Sometimes Callie had trouble believing that they were even related. Whether she was concocting homemade love potions or offering to rearrange all of the furniture in a house to improve the feng shui of the space, Vi was the one who made family gatherings memorable.#p#分页标题#e#
“If I sent Vi, she’d find a way to make this an international incident. Now take the folder.”
Callie took the folder and started to look through it. It had everything from college transcripts and credit card records to articles written about Logan and his wealthy family. Then there were the pictures. "I think this will be more than enough to get started," she said. "I like pulling together my own research anyway. Are these stills from the sex tape?"
"Yeah, that's him on the, um, top, and I'm sure you know who she is."
"I think all of America knows who Veronica Jones is."
"You can understand why Hank doesn't want video of Logan and Veronica leaking to the press. He says it’s about the bill, but I also think it kills him as a father to know this stuff about his son. Hank’s a good man, and even if he weren’t a client, I’d hate to see all his good work come to nothing because his son couldn’t get his act together.”
Callie's eyes widened as she looked at the photos. “This doesn't leave much to the imagination," she said. "Wow, look at his — " As she stared down at the photo, she half forgot why she was even talking.
“Callie! What I'm trying to say is be careful around him. He's handsome, charismatic and smart, and that combination has broken many hearts."
"If he's such a liability that you are sending me to babysit him, do you really think I'm going to fall in love? It takes a lot more than a handsome smile and a body to win me over.”
"I know, I know. Maybe I'm just talking from my own experience with a charming billionaire. I didn't mean to fall in love with him, and now look at me," she said, patting her baby bump. "I'm ruined!" Amy added with a laugh.
Callie had completely forgotten to consider how her sister’s pregnancy would affect all of this. God, she couldn’t say no to her now. She wondered if her sister had been playing the baby card to change the conversation away from Logan. After all, Amy had almost fallen for him once herself. Callie decided it was best to leave those suspicions for later. ”You’re the happiest you've ever been. Look at you. You have the most thoughtful husband you could have ever hoped for, and you're starting a family together. I don't know why that's supposed to make me nervous."
"I know, I know," Amy said. "I just don't want you to get hurt. Ethan was different. Now give me a hug before you go pack. Your flight leaves this afternoon."