Welcome to this week's Tuesday's Tales. This week, Pia is thinking back to when Larry and she had regular business meeting four years prior.
Pia sat on the cushioned window seat staring out into the
valley. Larry had been asking her
for months to join him on a weekend getaway in his house upstate New York. Finally, she gave in and insisted
they use the weekend to outline the expansion of their small closet size office
into a free standing building on Hylan Boulevard. While Larry walked across the yard in the snow to replenish
the wood for the fireplace, Pia watched, second-guessing her decision to join
him.
She had met Larry in a business class in college. They started talking and hit it off
when they realized they both wanted to start a real estate business. After his persuasion, she decided to
join forces with him. She had the business
sense and Larry had the collateral to get the business up and running.
Their relationship had been strictly business like until the
last business trip. Pia had gotten
the feeling Larry was looking for more than just a business partner, and this
trip he exposed his motives.
When Larry fell with his arms full of wood, Pia threw on her
boots and coat and worked her way in knee-deep snow to help him. She reached her hand out to help him,
and he pulled her down into the snow, kissing her, being playful. Pia scrambled to her knees making her
way back into the house with Larry calling after her.
Once in the house he apologized, saying he got lost in the
moment. Their business relationship had remained strained for months, until he
apologized for acting like a jerk.
They continued to go on weekend getaways to discuss business. It wasn’t until she agreed to go to
Vegas with him, that things got out of control.
Good background information on Larry and his motives. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteI agree and would like to add that Larry's a scumbag, then and now.
ReplyDeleteI love the playful way he pulls her into the snow, even if he is a jerk. Now I can't wait to read about what happens in Vegas.
ReplyDeleteMJP. So happy that Pia is more than one step ahead of Larry in the snow.
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