Chapter 6

Again, I enjoy another beautiful sunny day as I walk to the train station. I really love my neighborhood, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. This is it for me. Home.

I arrive to work, swipe in, and head upstairs. "Good morning" I say to Linda, she responds with a cheery "And a good morning it is!"

I laugh as I make my way to my desk to set my things down, before heading to the lounge. I start up the coffee and grab some bagels that are in the pastry case, which I put on a tray with some cream cheese, butter, and jelly. I place the coffee on the tray and head to Mr. Baldoni's office and knock on the door.

"Enter."

I open the door, and head over to the coffee table to set the tray down.

"Good morning sir, breakfast is served, please have a seat and enjoy before starting your work day."

He looks at me for a beat before nodding, "Thank you, while I eat can you go over my schedule for the day?"

"Sure, no problem."

"First on the schedule for today, you have a meeting with the board of directors at 9:30am, to go over the project details for the Cromwell project."

"After that, you have a lunch meeting at 12noon with your father, he says he wants to discuss passing over his stocks in Baldoni Inc to you. Since he's looking to fully retire."

Mr. Baldoni nods and says "Ok, and after?"

"After that you have another meeting at 1:30pm with Mr. Cromwell, he wants to go over the business plan for the project. His words: "I want to make sure that there are enough contingencies in place to make sure this project does not fail."

"After that meeting you are free until 4pm, at which time you have an early dinner meeting with Mr. Shi from the casino project. He says he thinks there's been a mix up in the products he ordered, and what he actually received."

"The last thing on the schedule is drinks at 7pm with Mr. Logan, he is interested in an acquisition. I did voice to him that you were uninterested in selling, however he said that you might change your mind after you hear him out."

Mr. Baldoni scoffs and rolls his eyes "He thinks."

I chuckle lightly and say "And soon, he shall know."

Mr. Baldoni laughs, "Ain't that the truth."

I smile, "Anything else before I go and get the meeting room ready?"

He shakes his head "That will be all."

I nod, turn and walk out of his office, I grab the papers from my desk and head to the meeting room. In the meeting room I lay the necessary documents in front of all 8 seats, grab 2 water pitchers, then after cleaning them, I fill them with water. I put together a tray of scones, then I carry the water pitchers back to the meeting room. I go back to the lounge to retrieve the tray of scones and take them to the meeting room. I lay the scones on 2 plates and set them on the table. After setting the cups and napkins on the table I step back to survey what I've done.

I think that's a nice setup, I think to myself gleefully. I do my job, and I do it very well. There's no need for anyone to check behind what I do, I always do everything accurately and efficiently the first time.

I'm pleased with what I'm looking at, so I leave the meeting room and go to my desk. Mr. Baldoni still hasn't come out for his meeting so I go to check on him.

I open his office door to find him standing at his desk ruffling through papers.

He looks up at me as I enter, "Is everything ok?"

"Yes sir, I was checking in with you to see if you were ready for the meeting yourself."

He looked at me and nodded, "Yes, I'm about to head out now, I was just making sure I wasn't missing anything."

"Everything should be as you requested sir, so you should be good to go."

He nods at me again, "I know I just wanted to make sure." He smiles at me.

"Alrighty sir, I'll be at my desk if you need anything else."

"Thanks Liam, you've done a good job, as always."

I smile at him and walk out of his office. I walk back to my desk, and check my work emails. I see a few requests for meetings with Mr. Baldoni, I shoot off responses asking to confirm availability for a few times I saw available on Mr. Baldoni's calendar.

After I do that I don't have much to do until I have to ready for his next meeting.

I'm so tired though, I don't know why I'm feeling so drained of energy. I think it's cause my fun meter is depleted. I need to go out, and have fun. But as tired as I'm feeling, I'm not up for doing anything out. But I can't invite my friends over just yet, until I have my housewarming.

It's already Thursday, so I have only a little over a week left until my housewarming. I wonder if I'll be able to make it until then.

I want so badly to hit up my friends group or my sibling group, but I think that will have to wait until the weekend when I can get some rest. Maybe I could rest Friday night, and go out with either group on Saturday.

I'll need all of Sunday to recuperate from a night out with either of them, cause it's always tequila. I don't mind though, I actually like tequila.

I cave and grab my phone, I shoot a text to the friend group: "Hey guys wanna go to the bar on Saturday?"

Lily replies immediately: "Can't, have a gallery showing on Saturday."

Melissa's reply comes next: "Can't, I work the oncology floor Saturday."

Jack's reply is the last to come in: "Looks like it's just the two of us then! I'll see you on Saturday Liam, let me know by tomorrow where we're going."

I sigh as I text: "Aww sad face that you guys can't make it! Jack, I'll hit you up with the deets tomorrow. I'll talk to you guys later."

Melissa and Lily send hugs and kissy faces, and Jack sends a thumbs up.

I don't really like hanging out with Jack when I'm by myself. I don't know if it's just me, but he gives me a weird vibe. It wasn't always like this between us, it just seemed to happen in the recent years. Like he's always so negative, or he has something to say about every person I get with. I just don't know. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind hanging out with him when Melissa, or Lily, or both are around. Because they act like buffers so his behavior isn't so bad.

However when it's just us, I feel like he can be a bit of an ass.