e-mailed your schedule for today. It’s not too bad. You might even be able to cut out early,” she said attempting a smile again.
“That would be nice.” Cali paused. “Are you sure you’re alright?”
“Absolutely.”
“Okay, then,” Cali said, turning toward her office.
It wasn’t until she turned on her computer and saw the e-mail from Matthew Andersen that it hit her why Lisa was acting uneasy. The delivery. Matthew mentioned Jason would be escorting the delivery if the security risk from yesterday still remained. Lisa was worried about Jason. Obviously, there was more to their relationship than an office fling.
Cali’s morning flew by without a hitch. The to-do list she had on her desk for the day was getting smaller and smaller. Lisa was right. She might be able to have a short day today.
With the possibility of getting out of the office at a decent time, she’d taken lunch at her desk and was just finishing up when her phone rang. It was her personal line. “Hello?”
“Hi, sweetheart.”
“Dad,” Cali said with a smile. “How are you feeling?”
Alvin laughed and then groaned. “Well if I don’t laugh, I’m doing alright. How are things there? Did the shipment get off alright?”
She had almost forgotten that Matthew was supposed to come and brief her about this morning. Since he hadn’t come to see her yet, she had to assume all was well. “Things are good,” she said, hoping he wouldn’t press her.
“Good. Glad to hear it. Ouch!”
“Dad you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. Nurse is just in here poking around is all.” Alvin sighed.
“Anyway…that’s the reason I’m calling. They’re releasing me tomorrow morning.”
“Oh, Dad, that’s great. I’ll have Jessie get your room ready. Do we need to get a hospital bed set up for you?”
“No, no. I’m not coming back to the house.”
Cali was shocked and a little irritated. “What do you mean you’re not coming back to the house? Why not?”
“Honey, don’t get all worked up. It just…well the doctors want me to rest, and I know myself well enough that if I’m that close to work, I won’t. Besides, I don’t want to get in your hair.”
“Dad,” she said, pushing back against her desk in frustration.
“Cali I love you but honey, you have a lot on your plate right now and don’t need me in the way. I trust you to run the company while I can’t.” Before she could say anything else, he continued without missing a beat, “So…I’m going up to the lake house. I’ll be there tomorrow afternoon, and I was hoping since it’s the weekend, maybe you could come out for a late lunch or early dinner or whatever.”
She didn’t like the fact her father would be up at the lake house by himself, but she knew her dad well enough not to argue. He’d obviously already made up his mind. “I’d love too.”
There was a knock at her door. “Hang on, Dad.” Figuring it was Lisa bringing her more paperwork, she put her hand over the receiver. “Come in.”
As the door began to open, her father started talking again, pulling her attention back to him. “I know you’re busy, and I don’t mean to keep you. Does somewhere around three o’clock sound okay with you?”
“Yeah, Dad, that sounds…,” Cali looked up to find her visitor was, in fact, not Lisa, but Matthew Andersen, “fine.”
“Oh, good. Well I’ll let you get back to work then. I need to get a hold of Matthew anyway. See if he can send someone down to make sure the security in the lake house is in working order.”
“Um,” Cali said biting her lip. “You might want to wait a while.”
“Wait to call Matthew? Why?”
“Because he’s not in his office at the moment.” She paused. “He’s here.”
Alvin didn’t seem to notice her hesitation. “Oh, good. Well then, that just kills two birds with one stone then, doesn’t it? Put us on speaker.”
“Sure,” she said less than enthused.
As soon as Cali hit the speaker
“That would be nice.” Cali paused. “Are you sure you’re alright?”
“Absolutely.”
“Okay, then,” Cali said, turning toward her office.
It wasn’t until she turned on her computer and saw the e-mail from Matthew Andersen that it hit her why Lisa was acting uneasy. The delivery. Matthew mentioned Jason would be escorting the delivery if the security risk from yesterday still remained. Lisa was worried about Jason. Obviously, there was more to their relationship than an office fling.
Cali’s morning flew by without a hitch. The to-do list she had on her desk for the day was getting smaller and smaller. Lisa was right. She might be able to have a short day today.
With the possibility of getting out of the office at a decent time, she’d taken lunch at her desk and was just finishing up when her phone rang. It was her personal line. “Hello?”
“Hi, sweetheart.”
“Dad,” Cali said with a smile. “How are you feeling?”
Alvin laughed and then groaned. “Well if I don’t laugh, I’m doing alright. How are things there? Did the shipment get off alright?”
She had almost forgotten that Matthew was supposed to come and brief her about this morning. Since he hadn’t come to see her yet, she had to assume all was well. “Things are good,” she said, hoping he wouldn’t press her.
“Good. Glad to hear it. Ouch!”
“Dad you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. Nurse is just in here poking around is all.” Alvin sighed.
“Anyway…that’s the reason I’m calling. They’re releasing me tomorrow morning.”
“Oh, Dad, that’s great. I’ll have Jessie get your room ready. Do we need to get a hospital bed set up for you?”
“No, no. I’m not coming back to the house.”
Cali was shocked and a little irritated. “What do you mean you’re not coming back to the house? Why not?”
“Honey, don’t get all worked up. It just…well the doctors want me to rest, and I know myself well enough that if I’m that close to work, I won’t. Besides, I don’t want to get in your hair.”
“Dad,” she said, pushing back against her desk in frustration.
“Cali I love you but honey, you have a lot on your plate right now and don’t need me in the way. I trust you to run the company while I can’t.” Before she could say anything else, he continued without missing a beat, “So…I’m going up to the lake house. I’ll be there tomorrow afternoon, and I was hoping since it’s the weekend, maybe you could come out for a late lunch or early dinner or whatever.”
She didn’t like the fact her father would be up at the lake house by himself, but she knew her dad well enough not to argue. He’d obviously already made up his mind. “I’d love too.”
There was a knock at her door. “Hang on, Dad.” Figuring it was Lisa bringing her more paperwork, she put her hand over the receiver. “Come in.”
As the door began to open, her father started talking again, pulling her attention back to him. “I know you’re busy, and I don’t mean to keep you. Does somewhere around three o’clock sound okay with you?”
“Yeah, Dad, that sounds…,” Cali looked up to find her visitor was, in fact, not Lisa, but Matthew Andersen, “fine.”
“Oh, good. Well I’ll let you get back to work then. I need to get a hold of Matthew anyway. See if he can send someone down to make sure the security in the lake house is in working order.”
“Um,” Cali said biting her lip. “You might want to wait a while.”
“Wait to call Matthew? Why?”
“Because he’s not in his office at the moment.” She paused. “He’s here.”
Alvin didn’t seem to notice her hesitation. “Oh, good. Well then, that just kills two birds with one stone then, doesn’t it? Put us on speaker.”
“Sure,” she said less than enthused.
As soon as Cali hit the speaker
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