“Don, it’s not about what I’m worth; it’s about what you value, and we might be risking our lives to protect it. You have been told by someone you trust that I’m the guy who can protect what you value, and that includes your family. It’s up to you. I’m happy to help you, but if you want to take your chances elsewhere, you certainly have that option. I will cover our hotel bills, airfare to Austin, and the team’s salaries. All other expenses are billable. We don’t know what they will be, but nothing will get billed that is not absolutely required to protect you.”
Don took a deep breath. It was not as if he couldn’t afford it. Two million dollars was not significant for an eighteen-billion-dollar-per-year company. Besides, he would write that check to the booster fund in a minute to remodel
