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With a half-empty large raspberry slushy cup in my hand and some chicken nuggets in my belly, I exited Kent's car as he came to a stop outside of our hotel. I looked up the short set of steps to see my Dad standing there talking with Jimmy and Robin. I smiled at all of them as I got closer. Either Jimmy was walking me to my room or Sam was already waiting for me there. Maybe. Was it even time yet?  "Having fun?" Dad asked when I stopped in front of him.  "Yeah. Interesting and fun," I said while I tried not to blush. Dad clasped the back of my head and rubbed my neck for a few seconds with a smile on his face too.  "Well, Robin and I are heading out for a few hours. Call if you need me for anything," Dad tells me as he drops his hand and looks me squarely in the eye.  "Sure," I answered him. He nodded once then looked over at Jimmy.  "I'll let you know when I'm on my way back," he tells me as he walks past with Robin r...

I was told to wear a good suit for this appointment, but not my best suit. Once I read that note which was attached to my assignment, I knew what kind of clients I had. I even stopped off at the barber's for a shave and to do something with my hair knowing I would be reimbursed for it since it was a business expense. It was 7:15 pm by the time I arrived at 942 Wick St downtown and two hours after the offices in the building had closed for the day, but once I gave my name to the guard on duty, he allowed me into the building and told me what floor I was to send the elevator to. I fixed my tie, pulled the cuffs down past the sleeves of my jacket and put one hand in my pocket as the elevator opened on the lower level as stated to get into the mindset that I would need for this job. I stepped off the elevator to look for the door marked J27 and found it about ten minutes later. I looked at the details for this meeting one more time before folding it and putting it in my bac...