Chapter 34: The Devastating Event

Scott’s POV

I couldn’t stop thinking about Rory. I wanted to see her or call her, but she had made it clear she needed some space. It took all I had to not call her again. Everything felt so much harder without her.

I started throwing myself more into my work and getting somewhat obsessive about it. I started scheduling meetings and spending more time on the phone. I felt for a while that the phone was glued to my ear.

“Damn it, Jack. I don’t care about the numbers. I’m telling you this isn’t going to fly. You need to do something about this!” I screamed.

“Come on Scott, I’m doing the best I can here. Cut me some slack!”

“No, that’s not good enough! The presentation is due on Friday! I can’t show them this,” I shouted, vaguely gesturing to the layout in front of me. “You need to figure this out and fix this!”

“Scott, please!”

“I don’t want to hear it! Just take care of it!” I slammed the phone down on the receiver and collapsed back in my chair.