Chapter Ten"Hello?" After recognizing the name on the display as the Nightmare Client, the tension I had managed to shed in the run up to today is back in full force. I had submitted the proposal on time and in full, what could he possibly want now, late morning on a Saturday?
"Thanks for sending over your estimate." Jack—Mr. Nightmare—Cleary manages to sound stern and humorless even through the phone.
"No problem, I trust it answered any lingering questions you may have had?" Despite my earlier disbelief, it seems we are really doing the follow-up now. This man has clearly never heard of work-life balance.
"Indeed, I'm about ready to move forward," Jack says, however his tone is inconclusive.
"That's wonderful."
George gives me a questioning look, clearly my own tone does not match m
