{"id":7670,"date":"2021-06-06T18:12:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T18:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/?page_id=7670"},"modified":"2021-06-27T18:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T18:46:05","slug":"11-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/my-books\/a-drama-geek-finds-love\/11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Eason<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What the fuck did I do?&nbsp;&nbsp;My head was on my desk.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019d lashed out at Skylar for no real reason other than jealousy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, it was a combination of my jealousy and Monaco showing up unannounced.&nbsp;&nbsp;No matter what I shouldn\u2019t have done it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A knock on the door was the only warning I got before Edie came in.&nbsp;&nbsp;I looked up to see her disapproving grimace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHi, Edie.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Hill.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;She said as she sat in one of the chairs across from me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan I help you?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can explain to me what happened with Ms. Albright.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened.&nbsp;&nbsp;I let me emotions take over.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edie stared at me without saying a word.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs this too much for you?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIs what too much?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe job, Ms. Albright\u2026\u201d Edie let her comment hang between us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sighed.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cNo.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHmm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know that sound.&nbsp;&nbsp;What do you think you know?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s one of those two things.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have my thoughts on what it is.&nbsp;&nbsp;As long as I\u2019ve known you, I\u2019ve never seen you act this way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staring down at my hands, I couldn\u2019t find any words.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Ms. Albright.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Edie said definitively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPfft.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;The noise escaped because I couldn\u2019t think of anything else to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edie smiled.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cYou\u2019ve always been a crappy liar, Eason.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay.&nbsp;&nbsp;It\u2019s probably her.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She nodded.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cWhat do you want to do?&nbsp;&nbsp;Can you keep things professional or are you going to human resource\u2019s personal nightmare? Not to mention she\u2019s friends with Dylan.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can\u2019t wait to see what he does when he hears about what you said to her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuck me.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was going to be pissed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know, Edie.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was out of line.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can keep things professional I really don\u2019t know what got into me.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Edie cocked her head to the side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, I don\u2019t.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stood from the chair.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cWell, if she comes back tomorrow you can make your amends.&nbsp;&nbsp;If not, you will have a lot of explaining to do.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I watched Edie leave my office.&nbsp;&nbsp;She closed the door quietly behind her.&nbsp;&nbsp;The silence was defining.&nbsp;&nbsp;All I could think was that I fucked up and I needed to make it up to Ms. Albright.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phone connected to my car rang through the speakers.&nbsp;&nbsp;I drummed my fingers on the steering wheel.&nbsp;&nbsp;I needed him to pick up.&nbsp;&nbsp;What the hell was taking so long?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey, Eason.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Dylan\u2019s voice echoed through the car.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoes something need to be up for me to call you?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;He said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Uhm\u2026I kinda fucked up and need your help.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh geez.&nbsp;&nbsp;What did you do?&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you forget your mom\u2019s birthday?&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019d have to call you back if that\u2019s-\u201c&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo.&nbsp;&nbsp;That\u2019s not it.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;I cut him off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOkay.&nbsp;&nbsp;What is it?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I braced while simultaneously guiding my car through traffic.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI fucked up with Ms. Albright.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silence filled the car.&nbsp;&nbsp;I glanced down to the dash and saw the call was still connected.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDylan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;His voice came out in a growl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuck.&nbsp;&nbsp;This was going to hurt.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI may have yelled at her and accused her of sleeping with you to get the job.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou mother fucker.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dylan never cursed.&nbsp;&nbsp;I really pissed him off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know.&nbsp;&nbsp;I really fucked up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I want to apologize and make it up to her.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can you help me?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy should I?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDyl, come on.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m trying to-\u201c&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was his turn to cut me off.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI know what you\u2019re trying to do.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m just not sure I should help you.&nbsp;&nbsp;I really should call Skylar myself and do everything I can to get her a job elsewhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe I can get Wilder or Kai to help.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;I shouted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHmm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI need your help.&nbsp;&nbsp;I want to say I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More silence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGet her a Coco Caramel Latte from the Beanery.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure it\u2019s hot not cold.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you know what\u2019s good for you it will be a large.&nbsp;&nbsp;A chocolate chip danish would sweeten the deal.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s it.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all I\u2019m going to give you.&nbsp;&nbsp;To be honest, I\u2019m only doing this because you hurt my friend.&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m super pissed at you and when I see you next I will be showing you exactly how pissed I am. 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