Van
I covered Julia's hand with mine as the Chicago cityscape passed by the windows of the hired car. As Chicago is one of the larger cities in the country and not a great distance from Ashland, I come here often for business. There was a time that a small neighborhood on the outskirts of this city was my home. Living in the heart of a city never appealed to me.
My thoughts weren't on the past or even the scheduled meetings. My mind was consumed with Julia, a complete about-face from my thoughts that usually preceded an important meeting.
I wasn't unprepared. I'd adequately done my research for my meeting with Marlin. I'd purposely scheduled it for after the meeting with the executive board. I'd also done my homework on the board members. The thing about a privately owned company, the
