“I’m going to go prep,” I said.
He nodded silently, his eyes moving to his computer screen. “Frankie,” he said as I reached the door to his office.
I turned around, gripping the framed arch. “Yes, Dad?”
“Land this one.”
I nodded back, mirroring him.
Flipping on the lights in my office, I sat behind my desk and booted up my computer. Several emails had come in from my assistant, Brea, providing even more information on Block Development. While I read through the first article, she called my cell.
“I’ll be there in ten minutes,” she said. I could hear traffic in the background. I pictured her walking to the subway. “Did you get the emails I sent?”
“I’m reading it all right now.”
“All I could find was info on Mr. Block’s company, but nothing on him personally.”
“I’m sure what you found will be perfect.” The clock on the wall chimed. It was now six o’clock. “It’s too early for you to be on your way here.”
“I want to dig around a little more and see if I can get you some key talking points.”
She was the most dedicated assistant I’d ever had. I didn’t doubt this was a reason she was coming in, but I knew it wasn’t the only one.
“Brea…”
“Don’t worry. I’m fine.”
I moved over to the window, looking down at Faneuil Hall and Government Center. The city was so gentle at this hour. “Are you?”
“I’m having a hard time sleeping, that’s all.” There was honking in the background. “You don’t sound so rested, either.”
“It’s early. That’s all.”
“No…it’s more. Let me guess: the dreams are back?”
I turned and rested my back against the window to let the icy glass cool me off. Just the mention of those dreams had me sweating. “I can’t believe I told you about those.”
“Girl, you’ve got just as much dirt on me.” It now sounded like she was running—and probably in heels. “So they’ve returned just as powerful as before, I take it?”
“They’ve most definitely returned.” Despite it being a dream and a man who never showed his face, his tongue had felt so real. Too real. I pushed off the window and walked back over to my desk. “If we start going down this road, I won’t get any studying done.”
She laughed. “See ya in a minute.”
I smiled as I hung up and skimmed through the article that filled my screen. I was really so lucky to have her.
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