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“Is this why you didn’t tell me you just landed a new deal with a foreign client?”
“Lea told you?”
“Of course she did. I called your office earlier, and she said you were at a meeting with a new client.”
“Well, we sealed the deal. We got it!”
“Congratulations! You cannot deny that my stellar drafting skills made this happen.”
“Will your drafting skills get the design done? Huh?”
“Okay, Bob the Builder. It’s still a win for both of us. We should raise a glass to this soon.”
“That can only happen when you come to Los Angeles, man. When are we going to see you? How’s the court process going?”
“They signed off on the release of the properties yesterday. We just need a little more paperwork to do, and we will be done with everything. I told Lea about it yesterday via text.”
That must’ve been the text Lea read when we were together in the smaller room yesterday.
“That’s great to hear, man! Hopefully, this will be all over in due time, and we can all celebrate.”
“How’s Laurel?”
Laurel and Kelvin have been together for two years now. She must be at least 80% of the reason he had not broken down completely after losing his parents. She was a lawyer, just like him.
“She’s good. Whopping back sides in court, as usual. The lady makes me wonder if I truly paid attention in law school. She’s fierce in court, a legal beast!”
“One of these days, she might whoop your backside in court, too.”
“I would withdraw from the case, bro. I wouldn’t risk that.”
“I need to inform you about something really important, Kelvin.”
“You called me by my name, which means it must be really important. Talk to me.”
“I don’t think it’s something we should talk about over the phone.”
“Well, you could at least give me a heads up. I don’t know when we will see each other again.”
“Hmmm…You’re correct. Well, I know you are my best friend, and I don’t want to take advantage of our friendship. I just thought it wise to…”
“Bro, are you dying?”
“Hell no! Why would you think that?”
“Well, you’re stammering, and I can bet you are shaking wherever you are. Speak to me, man.”
I see Mr. Lorenzo pass before my windscreen, and he waves at me. I wave back and return to the important discussion with Kelvin.
“I have feelings for Lea. I love her, and I want to be with her. But I know how protective you can be about her, so I need to inform you about this first.”
He clapped loudly at the other end of the call, and I wondered why this best friend of mine would clap after I had just told him something as important as this.
“Why are you clapping, Kelvin? This isn’t funny.”
“You have finally come to terms with your feelings, and this applause is an acknowledgement that your eyes are finally open to see.”
“What do you mean?”
