Desire For Business

Throttle

I awake the next morning after heading to bed after Krisia's and I's talk about her new boe, my old cushion...my mixed up feelings of a guy, though I don't disclose that with her.
I get up to make coffee, to a surprisingly empty apartment, I check the alarm and lock and their both on. I did not hear the alarm lock or anyone leave last night.I must of crashed hard due to overstress, which usually has the opposite effect on me. I drink my coffee on the porch and watch the sun start to rise, I knew too much time to think would not be good so I hurry into the shower. I wash my hair and blow dry it out, it lays inches above my butt and I blow out and up my side swept bangs to my left side and decided to pull my purse out and get ready in the bathroom instead of the car. Maybe it was because of my new hierarchy in this new found position, but I felt like a bold look today would be appropriate. Smokey eye, deep dark red lipstick, oppose to bright and glossy. I wear a bracelt hair tie, for the many up and down fidgets that I will have during my many pieces to put together at work. I decided on a tight trouser suits pants that are high waisted, cuffed red and the ankles and wrist with a matching red undershirt and suit blazer, black heel red bottoms. I am playing the part I never thought I could, but felt I belonged in it. I needed the challenge and I like to make something pretty out of an ugly world.

I pull up to the same shop as yesterday, walk in and to my surprise there is no Emmanuel and no couch, desk and certainly no greasy fat guy with his gang of whores. Yeah, it may be unfair to judge them harshly because of my past jobs but I never had sex of any kind with any of my clients, so my pedestal may not be that high but its there. I gaze around the place to the clearly empty room when I hear Dris pull up.

I walk outside, "you always leave the front door unlocked for people to take nothing?" I smirk sarcastically. He closes his door and walks with purpose carrying a briefcase and a box. I take the case from him since the box looked heavy from the viens expressed on his arms.

"You just missed the men removing the junk from the place, they called 3 minutes ago so it was unlocked for your timely arrival."
I nod "ahh ha." We walk in together and with the empty walls and I am able to get a better perception of what I want this place to look like... As I am thinking, I look in my peripheral vision noticing that Dris is busy unloading box a of things and non-stop watching me as I am thinking, it was erie.. He becomes instantly aware of my noticing. "What's on your mind, thoughts? I am setting up software with the dimension's of this place so you can furnish how you please." I tap my pointer finger on bottom lip. "I am thinking since you sell luxury cars, I want a very elegant look for the inside and restoration on the outside...maybe some white panels to cover the wood on the sides and 3 shades of grey brick for the front, new signage in cursive and even tablets attached to walls with a side table to lessen the walk around the car lot. We can then pin-point what their looking for and find it on the grid of the organized lot by make, model, style and upgrades and of course a side corner for the more affordable with outrageous loans percentages?" He smirks "I knew you were going to cost me, but you convince me it is worth it each time." I smile, "I appreciate that sir."

He is fumbling with the computer when comes knocking at the door. We look at each other. "You answer it, I think it would better suit your area" Dris suggests. I open the door to see a lady in her mid 40s dressed a little over casual and hair in a blowed out layered short, she hold out her hand "Hi I am looking for a Mrs. Lanett Solloway, I turn to look in a brief sec at Dris and he nods his head. Outreaching my hand "This is her, what can I do for you?" I answer confidentlty. She is holding a large table and a booklet. "I was outreached for suggestions of furniture and am here to help guide you into what you would be interested in." I open the door a little further, "As you can see I can not offer you a place to sit but if you do not mind we can look these over in my car?" I turn to Dris "Sir would that be okay?" he nods and smiles "Your welcome" I wink "thank you boss for saving me the time" It was become very unusual how different Dris became how because of my status he completely forgets he kidnapped and hospitalized me. The thought angers me but I push it under and remain focus at what is in front of me. "I do apologize I smoke, so my car may smell of so but I was planning on leaving the door open and having another cigarette?" As the consumer ass kissing job she has, she of course acts as if its not a problem but can read in her eyes otherwise.

So we sit down I get right to business before she shows me her opinion, which I can also see sets her back, I guess speaking with Dris she was expecting someone with less visual. "So I am thinking a very upscale look, Black over sized leather chairs about 4 with purple marble look onto of the end table of each chair" I see her raise her eyebrow and toss the book aside and bring out her tablet and begin with hitting tabs for options, I take a glance but do not want to get distracted as I am explaining what I want. Also a purple couch very modern, long seats and high arm rest, the desk I would like to be cherry black, rather large and a matching filing set to go behind the desk" I stop and look at her "Do you do offer plants and carpets?" She smiles "That can definitely be arranged" I begin again I want fake plants that look real that have purple notes and a rug that is black, purple and can even have some brown in the design." I look at her again out the corner of my eye before I begin to lit up. I need two extra short wooden cabinets matching the desk as well." I exhale outside the car not to be too rude. I look over at her "You do paint?" She nods. " I want the wall where the desk is going to be to be a very light purple and an accent wall with with yellow and white stripes going across another white wall and the front frame where the entrance door is to be a half purple and half yellow in the patterns of the other wall." She turns to me and smiles. "Well Mrs. Solloway, you have my work cut out for me and I will email what I have based on your descriptions before placing the orders" I give her my information and handshake good bye. She is in the building with Dris instead of driving away As I am returning into the building I see Dris standing with his hands in his pockets and a semi-serious look on his face. She interrupts our facial language "Well Dris you certaintly got yourself something of worth and I see a transfer of hunder dollar bills given to her openlt. I walk up to him as soon as the door closes behind her and he looks me in the eye "The laptop in encrypted which I know he did out of safety but that puts a hold on organizing our files and doing the work we need to do." I raise an eyebrow at him and he can sense my silent "you fucked yourself" look. "I do have a basic laptop where you can start putting each car model make etc. in order and which order you think they should be in until he comes in tomorrow" I notice him looking at me expecting a reaction, and I change the subject "uh where we going to sit?" He starts to laugh. "I have an office near my house we will do the arrangements until we are done remodeling here, speaking of which can you make a pretty sign letting our future/current customers that we will be closed for remodeling?" I nod my head. We start to walk to his car to get the laptop and he turns back at me "Oh one more thing you get paid 1/3 on check and the rest unclaimed." I stay silent for a second. "You would not screw me over again Dris would you?" He turns before getting to his car and looks me in the eye and comes inches from my face to almost make me tingle and feel slight intimidation "I have given you my trust and I know mine is harder to gain but none the less the past, is the past and this is now... and I expect the same trust, especially with someone I made partner." He then slowly moves to the side of my cheek and kisses it, almost lustfully. I grab my laptop finish my duties and jet out of there and he texts me the address to meet them tomorrow. The work was moderate, there is more work than I thought and a lot more cars and special specs that need to be noted. I make the sign out of lipstick being as there is no paper in sight and leave a kiss mark on rhe entrance door, putting in parenthesis "new owners." Satisfied, I laugh and let out a breath of relief.

As I am on my way home, I get a call from Parker, I purposely hit the "fuck you" button otherwise known as ignore. He knew what he was doing whether he thought I was with someone else, we had an arrangement and he went with my best friend! He was my comfort and now is turning into my Destroyer. I know it's not fair, he was at my disposal and I expected him not to do that to me but I can see the overwhelming guilt in his eyes when he found out I wasn't with Kalisto, but I will be and when I am I don't know what I'm going to do. He calls me three more times and I let it ring 1 time and then the other two times I hit the fuck you button so he knows that I'm purposely ignoring him. I try to get him out of my mind but its hard and it hurts and he wasn't supposed to hurt me. We had an agreement we had an unfair fucked up agreement. I got up to my apartment and go to open the door and he's sitting on my couch flowers in hand and the smell of hot food hits my nose. Fucking great.....