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my dad down. And I’m sure as hell not going to be the one to tell him his wife is having an affair. If he really wants to know, he’ll find out soon enough.
    “It doesn’t matter where I saw her. I’ll talk to her, alright?” I pull out my phone and look for her number. “I’ll text her now and see if she’ll meet me when I get back next Monday. And when I do, Dad, I want you to promise you’ll leave me out of anything new.”
    “Not good enough,” he answers as I’m sending the text. “And I can’t make that promise to you either. I need you to take care of this trunk issue today.”
    “I’m flying out this afternoon,” I tell him, looking at my watch.
    “It’s still mid-morning,” he counters. “You’ve got more than enough time to see her before you leave.”
    “Shit. Dad, don’t you think you’ve got me doing more than my fair share already?”
    “Johnny, there’s doing your share, and then there’s doing what it takes. They’re not always the same.”
    “Fine,” I tell him. “I’ll go see her now.”
    “Good. And when you meet her, you can also impress upon her how important this Warrior deal is for Sloan Sports.”
    I’m incredulous he’s still got the Warrior acquisition on his mind. “Seriously? I just told you I don’t want to deal with anything new. Let’s get this trunk issue out of the way. And I’ll beg her to let you come talk to her. That’s enough, Dad. And maybe that Warrior deal needs to go on the back burner. If she can’t trust you right now, I can’t see how she’ll want to help you close that deal.”
    “This Warrior acquisition is a shot at really big business, Johnny. For both of us. I was going to talk to you about this when this Rushton issue blew over.”
    He acts like the Rushton issue is someone else’s little problem. Such a small problem, it’s an issue. It’s like he forgot he created it, and that it’s my fucking life hanging in the balance.
    “When the deal is done,” he continues, “I want you with me at the helm. There are only a few people who I think can be really, really exceptional at this. And son, you’re one of them. Remember what I always told you was my number one rule in business?”
    I repeat his mantra like a parrot. “Nobody give you shit, Dad.”
    “Exactly. Nobody gives you shit. You want to leave something behind in this life, you go out and you work your ass off, and you build it. What do you say?”
    He won’t stop pressing me on this. I know him too well. I have to get him out of my place. I start walking to the door. “I’ll think about it, Dad. Besides, who knows if I’ll be a free man after it’s all said and done. I’ve got to take care of some things, Dad. And now I also have this Mandy deal with the trunk. I’ll let you know what I find out.”
    “You might as well talk to her about Warrior too, while you’re there anyway.”
    I glower at the man. He has a massive set of balls if he thinks she’ll forgive him one day and approve a half a billion dollar transaction the next. I’m tired of his shit right now. I tell him I’ll try, just to get him out of my hair.
    “Good. Thanks, Johnny,” he says. I open the front door and he finally gets to his feet. “I have a full day today. I’ll talk to you when you get back. I’m not too happy about the timing of this island vacation of yours, but I understand. Have a good time, son. I’ll see you in a few days.”
    He meets me at the front door and puts a hand on my shoulder. He gives me a heartfelt thanks as we walk to the elevator. He even hugs me as we wait. For fuck’s sake, the man can manipulate.

Chapter Eight
    Rebecca
    After I leave Kara’s office, I grab a few files and head out. I stop for a large cup of specialty coffee near the office and walk home. Jonathan has arranged to pick me up around four this afternoon, so I have almost the entire day. I feel like I’m already on vacation. I can’t remember the last time I’ve had so little to