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“There are going to be problems at any place you work,” his mother said. “That is just life.”
“I know. So I started to ask myself if I had what it took to run my own firm. I played with the numbers. I have enough money set aside to live for a year without taking a salary if needed.”
“You haven’t taken one yet,” his mother said.
“It’s okay,” he said. “Right now we are making enough to pay the bills and Janine. I’ve got some put away, as you know. It only takes one big win and then we’ll be fine.”
“You’ll get it,” his mother said.
“I know. Fingers crossed soon. Janine is crazy busy with all sorts of in-and-out things. She’s earning her keep and then some. I’ve got several caseloads I’m working on now. Most, as you know, are billable hours and not a big win.”
“How many big wins did you have at your last job?” his mother asked.
“Two to three a year. And it’s not like I got to keep the whole thirty-three percent fee the firm got. I just got a fraction of it.”
“A fraction of those settlements was most likely still more than a lot of people make in a year,” his mother said.
“It was. And I’ve been frugal in my living situation since I’m not home much. Nor do I have the time to even care for a house. I’m shocked Jonah is doing it.”
His older brother owned a wildly popular gym and was a personal trainer for MMA fighters in the area. Jonah worked crazy long hours and was open seven days a week.
Yet somehow he found time to fall in love and get engaged months ago. Trent really wished he’d been in town for the engagement, but nope. He’d been sent away that weekend with one of the partners on a case and told there was no exception to get out of it.
The fact it was Memorial Day weekend meant nothing to his employers.
Maybe that was why he never bothered to get serious about a relationship. Because he knew he had no time for them.
Now, he called the shots himself. If he was busy, he’d work around it and not when someone told him he had to do it.
“Your brother found the balance,” his mother said. “Or he’s finding it with the help of Megan.”
“He got lucky,” he said.
“Luck and then some help,” his mother said.
“You think I don’t know that you’re in on this with the Fierces?” he said. “I’m not stupid. I even know who they’ve got lined up.”
His mother’s smile switched to a frown. “What? Who?”
He started to laugh. “Good God, I’ve got one over on you. Guess that means they aren’t that sure yet and that is why they didn’t share the information.”
“But you’re going to share it with me,” his mother said.
“Nope. Get it from your new buddies,” he said.
He could see his mother wanted to ask more, but she wouldn’t. She’d figure it out, but until then, he had to decide if he was going to make a move on his own.
It’d be smart to do it before Roni even knew she was part of the game.
Something told him that she wouldn’t appreciate it.
“Fine,” his mother said. “Let’s go over the questions I’ve got.”
He answered all her questions, told her to go ask Janine for a few things he wasn’t positive about and then ended with, “I might ask Megan to set up software for me. Maybe check with Janine on what other firms are using, if she wants to ask around. Do you think Megan would mind?”
“Not at all,” his mother said. “Since she does it daily and has said she set up a separate set of books for this building, she knows what she is doing better than me.”
“I’ll talk to her soon,” he said. His phone rang and he reached over to answer it on his desk, “Yes, Janine.” He listened to who was on the call. “I’ll take it.”
