“Good. You two haven’t been emotionally, physically, or sexually abusing each other, right?”
“Absolutely not,” I spat, slightly offended.
“I won’t apologize for asking, but I needed to make sure. Are you sticking around, Kiyah?”
“I am, for good this time.”
Mom smiled softly.
“That’s great. Swing by the house on Friday night for dinner. Y’all take care.”
We watched Mom enter the house and close the door behind her.
“Well, that went better than I thought it would,” I muttered.
“I didn’t expect her to go off like that,” Kiyah said, heavily sighing as she sank into the leather seat.
“Neither did I, but the worst part is over.”
Kiyah snorted. “Wait until Grandma finds out. The news might put her in the grave.”
Kiyah
I collapsed on the couch with an oppressive groan and wished I had a bottle of wine to chase away all the nervous energy I felt after a long day of confessions. Grant and I decided to tag-team our siblings. He took Casey, Ronan, and Kieran, and I took Daisy and Nori.
The questions wouldn’t stop rolling in, and my ears ached from the honeymooning couple’s screeching and squawking. They were flabbergasted, and Daisy was appalled that she hadn’t caught on sooner, considering we were roommates in college.Nori claimed she had a feeling the whole time, but she didn’t want to make false accusations and cause drama.
The words “Nori” and “no drama” can’t be utilized in the same sentence.
I was grateful when the gate agent completed last call for boarding. I wouldn’t have been able to get my sisters off the phone otherwise.
Grant was still on the phone with the brothers when I left the couch to find something to distract myself.
A good book might help.
I entered Grant’s office and wasn’t surprised to find it in pristine condition. His undiagnosed OCD wouldn’t allow him to have the keyboard shifted slightly out of place. I booted up his computer and didn’t hesitate to snoop through everyone’s cases, making notes and next-step suggestions in the case notes.
“Find anything good?”
I looked up and found him leaning against the doorjamb.
“How often are you auditing cases?”
“We have a Round Table once a week for complicated cases, and I complete quarterly audits.”
I hissed through my teeth, earning a brow raise from him.
“I don’t want to bethatperson, but you need to complete audits every six weeks. I’ve found 14 cases that require some legwork and a few phone calls to close among the four of you. I don’t want to sound like Dad, but this is unacceptable. You have clients who are waiting for payouts to pay their bills. Clients on the books mean Baker Personal Injury and Law isn’t getting paid.”
“Who’s dropping the ball?”
“You are.”
“That’s a lie. Who’s not keeping up?”
“Casey is in the lead.”
“I’m surprised. I thought you would’ve said Kieran.”