Eyes peeled

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~Alexander~

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~Alexander~

"Karl just have him send a copy to the office.  I'll sign off on it in the morning..... you're kidding? He really won't deliver it until her has-okay I'll just head down to the docks. "

Derrick pulled me from my frustrations with our logistics company as he entered my office.

"Boss, you want me to head there with Jackson or take care of Smokey's strip downtown?"

I thought to myself, might as well just pretend I'm back on the foot duty instead of the cushy office I'm sitting in now?

"You know what Derrick, come with me down to the docks then I'll go with you downtown. I'll need a drink anyway after dealing with Karl."

Derrick looked shocked. Was it that bizarre? Yes but let's just say I liked to keep my employees on their toes. Else they loose them. Hence Smokey had become complacent and now I'm short a man until I agree with who we are moving to his route.

"Boss? You sure you don't want Jackson or Check to go?"

"Have I told you to call them?
"No
"Then don't insult me. Unless you have something you'd like to hide from me?
"No, no nothing like that. I just didn't think you'd want me to go with you. I'm just a-"

"Derrick you've been good at your jobs. Wouldn't it be good to catch the boss's eye? Besides, I'm not heading back to the office today. Might as well do something productive?"

He nods, already standing at the door. "Okay Boss. Meet you downstairs.

Damn, I'm gonna need a drink after this.

Just as I expected, Derrick is sitting a nervous wreck, tapping and fidgeting like a toddler in the passenger seat of my Mercedes.

"Derrick, is there something you need to tell me?

"Boss?"

I side glance him as we continue down the bypass from my second other office. I sigh, realizing this man is just that nervous when his ashen face stares back bewildered.

"When we park at at the facility, I'm going to need you to get yourself together before you open that door. Karl will shoot you the second he sees your jittery face.

"Sorry Boss. I just." He takes a deep breath. "I just wanna do well. I only just got to go with Jackson on routes after doing Smokey's for the last few weeks before he... well I guess now I understand why Smokey wanted me doing them all the time.

"The boys said you're solid. Never said you'd be shaking in you shoes. Said you could handle a lot more. Here's you chance. Show me- prove to me you want more than to run routes. That you want to run Smokey's shit better than he did."

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