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Stay the Night

Chapter 2 He's a Thief

Word Count: 1213    |    Released on: 23/11/2023

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in the elevator doors as soon as it appeared. My feet s

tary, an old battle ax of a woman who'd b

he rim of her glasses. "You're late Blake. Best go

liked my dad, so it would have been nice to have a few minutes to catch up. G

. "Before Danny's fanciful ideas have a

ld who would talk to or about my father that way. I loved Norma for it. "You're right. Before we

smile. I counted my interaction with her as a success and added th

ockets. Pausing his pacing down the length of the office, he turned to look at me. "Blake, there you are. I was wondering when you were going to grace us with your presence. D

n't make small talk often. We both preferred getting to the point

ing over paperwork swept his glasses from his face and stood up, e

my fist before he pulled me

od, Dad

before he nodded with satisfaction and went back to his chair. "I've been

words. People often said that Dad could have easily been mistaken for our older brother with the similarities between us. Jet b

rugged, lowering myself into a soft, black leather chair. "You

Danny said. "Social media is the way of the fut

rough my hair and winked at Dad.

s paperwork. "Neither of you have a cl

hot back. Dad was onl

damn sight mor

backrest. "I'll take that as a yes for the campaign, then. Moving on. The p

ly get behind it," I told him, reaching for my laptop in the bag beside

ager, actually. Dustin's a friend of mine, and he's be

laptop. "What he deser

the sheaf of papers on hi

know I didn't just say things like that, or make wild a

down on his desk and turned the screen to fac

ust told you, he's a friend. He wouldn't do that

as in charge, and not Danny. "I've run them agai

Danny spat.

but kept his glare on the back of my head. "Blake, I'll take a look at th

eing full of shit to block Dusti

ffice. Why would I randomly carry around evidence that someone's been steali

urge to punch my fucking brother in the face. He had a way of bringing out my inner teenage Neanderthal. "I

looking at then," Danny interjected

n the ground to assess the situation. The property is due

da sooner than expected, I was i

get there, the sooner you can st

to change my ticket. Danny was right about one

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1 Chapter 1 Time is Money2 Chapter 2 He's a Thief3 Chapter 3 Rags to Riches4 Chapter 4 Daddy's Money5 Chapter 5 That's Not Room Service6 Chapter 6 Hope in the Air7 Chapter 7 Take a Break8 Chapter 8 Just Beachy9 Chapter 9 Checking In While Being Checked Out10 Chapter 10 Something New In California11 Chapter 11 Just Another Guest12 Chapter 12 Probably Not Interested13 Chapter 13 He's Still Mad14 Chapter 14 Let the Games Begin15 Chapter 15 The Big Announcement16 Chapter 16 It's A Date17 Chapter 17 Timing Is Everything18 Chapter 18 Business Or Pleasure 19 Chapter 19 Important Questions20 Chapter 20 You're My First21 Chapter 21 Cuts22 Chapter 22 Waiting For You23 Chapter 23 Something Proper24 Chapter 24 The Perfect Dress25 Chapter 25 Memories Of Mom26 Chapter 26 Tacos Forever27 Chapter 27 I'm An Idiot28 Chapter 28 Saying Goodbye29 Chapter 29 Ruining Everything30 Chapter 30 Let the Games Begin31 Chapter 31 Love Story32 Chapter 32 He Came Back33 Chapter 33 I Own You34 Chapter 34 A Revelation35 Chapter 35 I Need You Now36 Chapter 36 So Tight37 Chapter 37 My Hero38 Chapter 38 Just Trust Me39 Chapter 39 Why Does He Care 40 Chapter 40 Hiding Something41 Chapter 41 All Coming Together42 Chapter 42 Tragic News43 Chapter 43 Sleuthing44 Chapter 44 He's Been Lying to You45 Chapter 45 Stroke of Bad Luck46 Chapter 46 Nothing You Can Do About It47 Chapter 47 A Coma48 Chapter 48 Can You Hear Me 49 Chapter 49 Lack of Judgment50 Chapter 50 All The Credit51 Chapter 51 You Need to Leave52 Chapter 52 A Positive Sign53 Chapter 53 What's Coming Next54 Chapter 54 Major Cutbacks55 Chapter 55 You're Fired56 Chapter 56 Forgot One57 Chapter 57 At Capacity58 Chapter 58 We Need to Talk59 Chapter 59 Coming Clean60 Chapter 60 Who You Are61 Chapter 61 Stay With Me62 Chapter 62 Get What He Deserves63 Chapter 63 Maybe You Knew Her64 Chapter 64 The Numbers65 Chapter 65 I'm Responsible66 Chapter 66 It's Your Job67 Chapter 67 One for the Road68 Chapter 68 Addicted69 Chapter 69 Spreading The Word70 Chapter 70 Back In Florida71 Chapter 71 Unexpected Visitor72 Chapter 72 I've Changed73 Chapter 73 I'm Going To Do It74 Chapter 74 The Perfect Wife75 Chapter 75 Leaving Love Behind76 Chapter 76 Regrets77 Chapter 77 Does He Like Surprises78 Chapter 78 Bigger Is Better79 Chapter 79 Filling Her In80 Chapter 80 In His Room81 Chapter 81 In His Bed82 Chapter 82 Losing Her83 Chapter 83 Succession84 Chapter 84 He's My Hero85 Chapter 85 No Time to Waste86 Chapter 86 Not A Fling87 Chapter 87 Telling Danny Where to Go88 Chapter 88 Not Feeling It89 Chapter 89 I'm Not Sick90 Chapter 90 Back In Cali91 Chapter 91 What Did She Say92 Chapter 92 A Curveball93 Chapter 93 Be There94 Chapter 94 A Lawsuit95 Chapter 95 Fight With Me96 Chapter 96 Private Plane97 Chapter 97 Mom's Words98 Chapter 98 Mile High Club99 Chapter 99 The Future100 Chapter 100 Time to Go Home