Chapter 34: Havoc

Brent

I tap on the table. The repeated thumping calms my nerves as I stare off into the distance.

The slow music plays.

Rodney sits across from me, playing a game on his phone with the sound up.

Uma, what the hell are you doing in there?

What was I thinking when I asked Uma and Rodney to dinner tonight?

Oh yeah, I remember. I needed a second and third opinion on Vanessa.

She's done an eighty-degree turn on me in the last month.

It was that night in Carpinteria. I'm convinced.

A grin teases my lips.

Oh, what a night.

"So, Uma tells me the contract is for three years," Rodney breaks the silence.

I nod.

"You think it'll take that long for your guys to hit the target," Rodney chuckles and winks at me, "of course, there is the other option."

I sip my vodka on the rocks with lime, enjoying the bitter bite at the end. Then, slowly, I shake my head. "I can get sex anywhere."

Rodney squints. His expression changes to a serious one. "You're serious about having a kid, huh?"