Unexpected clichè

Cap. 2 Know you a little better

As Brett discovered soon, Eddy was really easy to work with and was really diligent. He perfectly completed his everyday mansion and was polite with everyone, including Susan that obv started to regret having found someone that kind and friendly.

Knock, knock

Brett: "Enter"

Eddy shyly opened the door and stepped into the room.

Eddy: "I have the schedule for tomorrow ready..."

He stated, a little intimidated by the mood of the shorter man

Brett: "Yes...sorry, it's a bad moment, and you have nothing to do with it, I shouldn't treat you like this...please have a seat"

Eddy nodded gritting his teeth, and gingerly sat down in front of the desk.

Brett: "Go ahead, please"

He said hinting a smile, that instead of putting Eddy at ease seemed to scare him even more.

Eddy: "Sure...you have an appointment at 10 a.m. with the council for the new site in the town centre, an appointment at 11:30 a.m. with the sales manager of sector three, at lunch you have to meet the new supplier for sector five, and finally a meeting in the afternoon with the commission between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. I already warned miss Susan to come between 2 and 3 p.m."

He gave one last glance at the agenda in his lap to see if he had concluded and looked up at Brett. The shorter man was leaning on his elbows glaring at a non-specific point in the room. He sighed deeply and focused his eyes on Eddy, making him even more uneasy.

Brett: "Thank you...but I fear miss Susan won't come tomorrow"

Eddy: "Oh...do you want me to reschedule the afternoon then?"

Brett: "Nah, don't worry...why..."

He contemplated just a second more the next words he was gonna say, but in any way, they sounded strange, so he just adopted the famous philosophy known as 'fuck it'

Brett: "Why don't you come in the time dedicated to Susan tomorrow..."

He realized soon after that he adopted the wrong approach since Eddy was looking back at him wide eyed

Brett: "I need to schedule a business trip, we can use that time so it won't be wasted"

He added sweating like he had been caught committing a crime.

Eddy: "Sure Brett, I'll be there then...if you want to give me the destination and the dates, in the meantime I can take care of the tickets and hotel reservation "

Eddy looked tensed and on the verge of sweating now. He had to take a grip.

Brett: "Taiwan, between the 5th and the 13th of June, for two people"

Eddy: "Noted...do you need something else?"

Brett watched as the man stood up closing the button of his tuxedo and placing the agenda under his arm. The image of him ripping Eddy's jacket and taking him directly on the desk flashed into his mind, making his face even redder. What the hell was he thinking?

Brett: "Yes please, cognac"

Eddy nodded politely and went for the drinks. He took a glass and poured three fingers of alcohol, just as he knew Brett liked it. He went for the desk and handed the glass to Brett.

Brett: "I said cognac, not a glass of cognac"

Eddy looked back at Brett feeling the sense of uneasiness bubble up even more. He gulped the saliva in his mouth and promptly brought the entire bottle of cognac to Brett's desk.