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“We’ve got to toast to that,” Liv announces, holding up her glass of champagne.
“Actually.” Trey hesitates. “I want to do something worthwhile with my fortune. So let’s toast to hoping that I figure it out someday.”
“Whatever…” Liv shakes her head. “With that kind of money you can do whatever the fuck you want.”
Trey’s eyes light up; then he tips back the glass and drains it. It seems as if he is just beginning to realize the impact of his newfound fortune. It might take him a while to come to terms with it, however, since he seems to disapprove of the way his father accumlated most of it.
“Would your dad be interested in running a Fortune 100 company?” he asks me.
“I guess I would have to ask him, but I’m not so sure he would ever want to move back to the city. It’s a whole different pace down there and I think he has sort of gotten used to it,” I tell him, knowing my mom is the one who would never move back.
“Yeah, I honestly don’t know who Dad’s successor is going to be but I definitely want to make sure it’s not Tyler. He’s got Dad’s temper and drive, but he’s not very business saavy.” Trey shakes his head.
“You’re so mean to him,” Liv says giving him a swat on the arm.
“You will know why once you meet him.” Trey lifts his glass again. “A toast to Kobe beef!”
I hold out my glass for a refill. I find myself beginning to look forward to meeting the other members of his family. Never in a million years did I even consider the fact that Trey might actually embrace who I am and take me in this way. I came into this expecting a knock down, drag out fight and instead I’m drinking champagne at the table where it all began.
On the way out the door I glance at the small dance floor where Trey taught me to dance when I was just a little girl. I honestly don’t know what to think about all of this. For the moment, I guess I’ll just roll with it and have some fun.
Chapter 9
Trey
Mom insists that I arrive at the wake with her, because she feels uncomfortable bringing Charles. Since Dad’s fiancé is in charge of the whole event, I’m not sure why she would feel uncomfortable introducing him to the relatives. Maybe she’s just embarrassed by his age and the fact that he comes from very humble means. He needed a sugar momma and she needed someone to dote on her. I think it’s a match made in heaven.
“You better bring him to the funeral tomorrow,” I insist as we catch a ride to the funeral home.
“And you better bring Olivia.” She tilts her head, giving me the raised eyebrow.
“Actually, I’m bringing two women,” I mention just to see her reaction. “You probably remember the other one.”
“Two? Who?” she asks, sounding like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.
“Liv brought a friend named Mandy along on the trip to Geneva and it turned out to be Amanda Grayson.”
“Amanda Grayson!” she barks. “How in the hell did they meet? The last I heard they had moved to Kentucky or somewhere like that,” she exclaims, seeming to not know exactly where they had ended up.
“She grew up in Tennessee, but she went to college at Berkeley. She and Liv met in a Pilates class,” I explain, even though I now know it wasn’t a coincidence.
“Oh, out of all the people in this world that just doesn’t seem possible. Please tell me she is an engineer or maybe a psychologist,” she says with a glare. I don’t reply immediately. “What does she do Trey?” she presses.
“You aren’t going to believe it, even if I tell you.” I stall, wondering if I should even mention it.
“Oh God… what does she do?” Her eyes suddenly flare with anger.
“She’s an attorney,” I mumble. “Best of all, she works for the SEC.” I place my hand on the door handle just in case I need to jump.
Surprisingly, she just sighs, sit’s back and crosses her arms. “Let me guess. She went to work for Harris Rockwell.” She taps her index finger against her arm, anticipating my reply.
“Yes. She works in Harris’ office. It freaked me out at first, but honestly, we get along really well,” I quickly explain, trying to temper her rage. “We went to dinner at the Old Homestead Steakhouse last night. I told her that I want to make things up to her and her family.”
“You make sure she attends the funeral tomorrow,” she seethes. “She and I will have a little talk afterwards.”
