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“Oh.” Her head tilts. “Really?”
“Yeah, he and I have plans to open a business together. Well, it’s more of a dream than a plan, but we’re getting more serious about it soon.”
“What kind of business?” she asks.
I hesitate, though I’m not sure why. I guess the only other person I’ve spoken to about this is Seth himself. To speak it all out loud with someone else... it makes it real.
“A bar,” I answer.
Heidi blinks twice. “A bar?”
“More like a venue, actually.”
“A venue? For, like... music and stuff?”
“Yes!” I snap my fingers once. “Exactly. It’s a venue for bands to... play music and stuff.”
“With a bar?”
“With a bar, yeah! So people can drink...” I pinch my eyes closed, “while they listen to music.”
Nice pitch, moron.
“It’s actually, uh...” I clear my throat. “It’s a venue to help showcase local talent, support independent artists. Get them in front of the people who can really change their lives, you know?”
Heidi smiles. “Definitely.”
“I figure with my family’s connections and Seth’s natural management skills, we can really get something good going.”
She arches a brow. “Seth has natural management skills?”
“Yeah.”
“Seth Newbury?”
“Yes,” I say, chuckling.
“My brother, Seth?” she prods harder. “He has management skills?”
I cant my head. “You really don’t know him like I do.”
Her expression dips a little. “I really don’t,” she says, genuinely surprised. “It seems like you know a completely different Seth than I do.”
“That’s a shame,” I say. “Your brother’s a great guy.”
She pauses, offering a stiff smile. “I’m sure he is,” she says.
“Now that you’re at Chicago North, you can really get to know him.”
“Maybe,” she says with a nod. “And if you guys need someone to design a logo for your bar...”
I smile. “You’ll be the first person we call.”
“Cool.” She smirks, looking devious. “I’m officially in at the ground level.”
“You joke, but someday, you’ll be glad you were.”
She laughs. “Less than a month into college and I’m already networking like a boss.”
