“You’ve got nothing to figure out. We already have life in order Xavier…” Jase began.
“You have yours. That’s cool. I’m gonna figure out mine.”
“There’s plenty opportunity here.” Cyrus interjected.
“I agreed to be part of Steel Incorporated but not like this. I want to start something…”
“The music stuff?” Jase laughed. “We can get that started, just chill…”
“Not we. Me. I want it and I want it my way.” I stood firm.
None of them said a word.
“Look, you all figured out your way in this, I’m gonna figure out mine.”
“You don’t have the background Xavier. You don’t…”
“Neither did any of you! I’m not kidding. I’m gonna…”
“We’ll support whatever but you need to learn the business.” I started to argue and Jase continued. “Work at Steel for a month.”
“Zandor didn’t have to.”
“Zandor didn’t want to start a whole new business. He…”
I was losing this one. “Cyrus just jumped in and…”
“He was a fucking Seal. Security isn’t that big of a stretch.” Jase laughed.
“Yeah well,” Awe fuck what was I gonna say? “You three know what I’m capable of with music…”
“Then join a band,” Jase suggested.
“Are you kidding me? That’s all you think I can do?”
“You can travel around Europe for a year…” Zandor chuckled.
Jase laughed, “You can …”
“You can all fuck off! Momma has three sons…and a fucking legend. Laugh it up assholes, I’m out.”
And I walked out the door and jumped in the Benz and drove.
I wasn’t gone long when the phone rang. I pushed the blue tooth control to accept the call.
“What?”
“Hey Legend, you gonna turn that car into a plane and fly back to the shore or you gonna come back here and help us devise a plan?”
“I don’t need your help Jase.”
I heard Cyrus laugh, I was on speaker phone. “You definitely need a plan. Operation Momma needs to be concocted.”
“I can handle her.”
“You have to be gentle with a woman like Momma,” Zandor began.
“Say’s the freak who ties up his woman.” We all laughed.
“I don’t doubt you can do this X. I know you can, but you need to know the behind the scenes shit too. You wanna be a legend, let us little people help you.” Jase was trying real hard not to laugh and then stopped. “You need to figure out what you’ll tell Bella too.”
“That’s not fair Jase. Don’t play the Bella card on me.”
“We’ll figure it out together. Come back.”
“Fine.”
“Hey X. You should pull over and pump one out. I think you’re in desperate need of a release.” Jase laughed.
“I can send you a picture of a Barbie doll.” Cyrus roared.
“How about an audio recording of your Birdie?” There take that.
“Screw you. I hope you get so backed up you drown in your own cum fucker.”
“Nice one Cyrus.” Zandor snickered.
“See you in five minutes.”
~
It only took an hour for everything to land in place. I was gonna work with Abe O’Donnell, Jase’s best friend for a few weeks, you know nine to five shit. Then I would be scouting out undiscovered talent in my free time.
Now on to Momma.
Three hours of argument and tears with Momma and finally everything was decided. Come to find out, she was more worried about what I would be doing in my personal life. She was sure someone would be after me for our families’ money and not who I am. What she wouldn’t accept was the fact that I could care less. I had not changed. They all did but I had not. I wasn’t fucking stupid; I knew how to use a condom.