Anything Else Mr. Martin?

Chapter Seven

Working Back 

"Here sir. Just keep your arm around my waist and I can do most of the talking tonight. I am aware how much this deal means to both you and your mother and the Boheme Industry- I can work Mr. Pendery. Everything will be fine." I spoke, placing his bow tie around neck and flatting out his tux. 

"Angel," he spoke gently, placing his hands on top of mine. I stopped fiddling and looked him in the eyes. He looked, worried. Like He knew what was going through my head. I broke the gaze first but he hooked his finger under my chin. "Everything will be fine." 

I nodded and wraped my arm around his back, walking towards the door out the bedroom. 

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As our driver pulled up to the company building , I could start to feel my nerves build up again. I palmed my dress and put the earrings that Alex loaned me on as I looked over to Gabe who was just observing me. He placed his hand onto of mine and nodded. "You know what to say yes?" he spoke gently, fearfully. I nodded nervously. "I never wanted to put you through this. ever since my mother di-" 

"I understand sir. Please don't strain. Anything that happens now is completely up to us. Are you ready?" I asked. He nodded. 

Our driver came to open the door and I stepped out with Gabe following, his arm instinctively wrapping around my waist. He squeezed lightly before walking forward, placing most of his weight and pain on me. As we walked into the megaplex building all of the nerves seemed to fade knowing that, after all of the pain that we both went to to even make this appointment, all of our strategies would work in our advantage.  

We walked into the private elevator across from the lobby getting glares from almost all of the staff. As soon as we got in the elevator, he collapsed against me. I caught him, of course but I accidentally slammed against the elevator emergency stop. "Shit....." i groaned, feeling the elevator jerk to a stop. I felt Gabe chuckle against me before sliding down against me and collapsing in the elevator.

"Oh great."

I got to my knees and pulled Gabe's head into my lap, pulling his disheveled hair out of his face, his eyes fluttering back open. "keep your eyes on me Gabe. Just on me, stay awake." I commanded, stripping him of his jacket and rolling up his left sleeve in a hace motion. I reached into my purse and grabbed a syringe and vile.

"Angel, what- what are you-"

"Shh, getting you back to your feet sir. Now keep your eyes on me alright?" I asked more gently this time. He shifted up so that more of his body was leaning against me as I filled the syringe with the light violet serum. 

"Wait. wait. Wait.....Angel." he shuffled. Or at least tried to. I could feel him tense from up under me. I placed my hands on his chest and silenced him. I mumbled a slight "don't move" as I placed my hand on his neck, injecting him.

"Shhhhh, easy.." I coaxed. He looked straight into my eyes as I saw him shift from in pain to afraid. "I'm here. I'm here. I'm am going to get you this deal, and we don't have to seduce or coax Pendery at all." I smiled down at him. He gave me a questioning look before drifting into unconsciousness. 

I heard the door click open a moment later and the face that I've been dreading all day to see appear in my vision. Cole Pendery. 

"Oh my goodness-" 

"If this is how you treat your highly important and newly-released-from-the-hospital guests than honestly we might have more that one issue Mr. Pendery!" I yelled at him, wrapping Gabe's limp arm around my neck and lifting him so that I was supporting most if not all of his weight on my body. Cole was just standing in front of the door gawking at the two of us. 

"Mrs. Martin I presume?" He scoffed. 

"Ms. Vaughns actually, Mr. Martin's caretaker and personal assistant. And a lawsuit waiting to happen if you don't help me out of this damn elevator." I spoke calmly. His eyes shifted from snark to fear as he nodded and took Gabe's other side as we carried him out of the elevator and into Cole's personal office. We set him down on the couch lightly and I adjusted him before turning and sitting at the desk. "Take a seat Mr. Pendery so we can make these arrangements."

It was his turn to play boss. "Now just hold on a second. Who said that we were actually going to make a deal?" He scoffed at me. I looked at him with a brutal gaze before deciding to ignore his comment and go straight to the last page where I would need his signature. 

"I'll make this quick. Either sign a contract that literally and figuratively not affect you in anyway or I convince you into signing by damaging your company so much that you will need a 'fathering company' to keep your sinking ship afloat. Sign." I commanded pushing the contract in front of him.

He looked up at me with fear in his eyes and the look of defeat. I got him. He licked his chapped lips and nodded, pulling a calligraphy pen from his suit pocket. I looked over to Gabe who was starting to falter in his sleep. Oh dear. 

I stood up calmly and walked over to Gabe. i pressed my hand to his forehead and retracted it almost instantly. He was burning up! I called for Cole to bring a damp towel and any pain killer over 600mg that he had. When he questioned what I was doing I just snapped at him and turned back to Gabe. 

"Here," he breathed handing me the towel then the medication. I thanked him and placed the towel on his forehead before crushing the medication and stirring it into a liquid that I would have to some how give him. Although unconscious he was still being stubborn and not taking the medication. Ugh, and it didn't help that Cole was hovering over me the entire time. 

"Well what are you going to-" I drank down the vile and roughly kissed him. If he wasn't going to drink the vile like a normal man, I guess this way works too. Ugh, i did not want Cole to see that. I stood up from Gabe and walked back over to grab the contract from the desk, sliding it into my purse and turning to face Cole. 

"It was somewhat a pleasure, Mr. Pendery. We will be in touch. Good day." I spoke fiercely, turning and slapping Gabe hard in the face, him jolting awake almost instantly. He looked at me with a pissed expression and I matched it with an almost angry one before turning and walking out the door. 

"Some woman you got there Gabe. Pleasure meeting you Ms. Vaughns." Cole called at me. Luckily I was too happy about the deal to answer back. 

{I am so, so sorry for how late this is.......}