Chapter Twenty-Seven
Max
Later that afternoon, my phone buzzed on the table. Spinning it around, I saw Owen’s name flash on the screen and considered whether to answer right now. Harlow had announced she needed to go into the grocery store. Though I had wanted to go with her, I needed do some work online.
While it was true I could do a lot of what needed to be done from a distance, this company acquisition was fresh, so it called for my focus. I also needed to get caught up on emails related to a few matters at headquarters in San Francisco. As such, I was situated on a stool at the island in the kitchen with a cup of coffee, and a fire in the woodstove. Figuring there was no reason not to take the call, I tapped the screen, answering by speaker.
“Hey man, what’s up?”
“Hey, I was just
