Xavier FINAL(24)
I looked at Daniel. “You wanna get out of here?”
He was staring at the door Xavier had just exited. “No. I think I’d like to meet your boss first.”
Chapter 7
Hung over- X
I went into the office to meet Gabe, and I was hung over as fuck.
“Late night?” He laughed.
“No, but scotch and tequila don’t mix well.”
“No really?”
“Nope. So walls go up next week?”
“They do. You have any equipment yet?”
“Nah, I’m waiting on a guy. He says he can get me some decent boards and recording equipment for a good price. I just need to give him a week or so. It’s all moving along though.”
“Second hand equipment? Not the newest on the market?”
“No. I have a budget man. I wanna be smart about this. No money coming in yet so I sure as hell don’t want to spend any more than I have to.”
“X, look around, you have money now. Why not use it?”
“That’s Steel money, not Xavier money.”
“You’re a Steel man,” he patted my shoulder and laughed.
“I am. I know where I came from too. I’ll make my own way.”
“You think your brothers didn’t?”
“I didn’t say that. Jase went to school for business. Cyrus did the Navy thing. Zandor, well he found his way. I’m finding mine. It’s hard enough letting them pick up the tab here. Doesn’t seem right.”
“Life is good man, enjoy it.” Gabe nodded and walked away.
The elevator doors opened from behind me and Abe walked out as he was sending a text.
“Welcome to the real world. What brings you down to hell man?”
“Just checking in and bringing you Miss Patrick’s pay check.” He handed me an envelope.
“Cool. I want receipts for all the money Steel puts into this so that when we fly I can pay it back.”
“Unnecessary but that’s fine.” Abe looked around. “You’re sure about this? You want to be down here X, it’s dark and damp and…”
There was a loud crashing sound and then a gust of cold air blew from the new hole in the building.
I laughed, “Not dark anymore.”
“And then there was light.” Abe chuckled.
“It’s gonna be cool. You wait.”
“I don’t doubt it. It’s also gonna be cold as hell down here.”
“I think I’ll live. You go back up to your nice cushy office and I will call you when it’s warm enough for you to come back.”
“Will Miss Patrick be too cold?”
I huffed, “I doubt it. She’s with the Harvard boy. Apparently he decided to surprise her by coming into town last night instead of tonight. Saw him at a bar last night.”
“You and she were at a bar?”
“Work stuff Abe, chill out.”
“You trying to bang her?”
“No. I don’t fuck around with chicks who aren’t interested.”
“But you’re being careful of who you bed?”
I thought about last night and the chick in the alley. “I’m fine man.”
“Just be careful.”
I reached in my pocket and pulled out a cock sock, “Never leave home without it.”
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The wall went up fast. A little over half way up it was brick and then a huge window letting in much needed light. I decided to go get something to eat and stop by the home improvement store.
I sat alone in the restaurant just a few blocks away from Steel. I was dog ass tired and it was only noon. I grabbed my phone and sent a text to Taelyn telling her to take the day off. She should spend it with her guy and that it was cold at the office. She didn’t reply.