TENDING TO THE STORM

CHAPTER 5

      He'd been out of his mind thinking about her especially one of her putting on his shirt and another of her lying in his bed.

  He growled. No matter how much he tried to get her out of his head he couldn't do so.
   
    He buried himself in his work this past month. He smiled bitterly,even Louisa has been so worried about him.

  He just needed to get this done. He had a meeting with the company's manager about investing in their upcoming product.

     Finally, the ding of the elevator opening brought him out of his thoughts. Breathing out, he stepped out with his entourage following behind and there the manager was the manager coming to welcome him with his own people, he looked disheveled of some sort and one side of his cheek was a shade lighter than purple.

   "Mr stone,its an honour to have you here at our company. Surely,you found everything pleasant to your liking"the short man praised. Blake scoffed.

   "Of some sort" the smile on his face faded but he cleared his throat and put the smile back on.

  "Well that's more than enough."gesturing forward,

  "Right this way please"a big wide fake smile was plastered on his face. Blake didn't know whether to praise the old man or laugh at his stupidity.
Only a fool would think that Blake would make this transaction without making it difficult.

   Looking uninterested and bored he walked in the direction the man showed him. Walking into the small office which he had to bend over to enter.

  Nevertheless he sat down and crossed his leg in the little space that could accommodate him.

    Looking straight at the man
"Lets get right down to business shall we?"

   The man was a nervous wreck and he was sweating and not in a good way.

   "Yes sir,right away..."he searched through his table of files nervously.

Blake rolled his eyes
  "Come on,don't tell me you lost it"Blake asked annoyed.

  "No sir,they were on my desk.    I swear..."the man replied

"Then where is it?its not nice to keep people waiting,especially me"he reminded the man.

  "Yes sir... Right away, just give me one minute"he begged.
Blake rolled his eyes at the man's inability to perform a simple task.

   He adjusted his collar, stood from his seat to leave, he couldn't  possible count on a company  that had a manager that couldn't handle things this crucial,let alone take care of his money.

  "Sir, please don't go. It's right here. I know it is, I just need to find it... "He pleaded still searching.

    Blake's eyes caught something. A picture of her. He took up the file, opened it to see a passport sized photograph of her and her resume and documents. The manager looked up to see the file in his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

    "Seems  like you found it"he stated,panting.

  The man smiled awkwardly which earned an eyebrow raise at the manager's presumptuous behaviour.