Page 7 of Up All Night
Stone sits up higher in his chair.I'm still pissed, but I feel like this subject is more important than the petty exchange between my brother and my cousin."Have you got a weirdo?A stalker?"
"Not exactly."Jagger pulls up the file with the clip in it."Some guy dropped off a letter telling me not to do business with Wesley.My security guys can't get a better angle on the plate number, and I want to find out what it is, so that I can dig deeper."
"Why don't you call the cops?"I suggest, feeling like I want to make both of these guys feel like idiots.
"And tell them what?"Jagger barks condescendingly."It isn't even a threatening letter, man.What am I going to say?Gee, officer, some dude politely suggested that I don't do business with the guy that I'm doing business with currently?"He chuckles mirthlessly."They'll hang up the fucking phone, Rush.Don't be stupid."
"My laptop is back at the house."Stone says."Why don't you email it to me and I'll see what I can do?"
"Sounds good."Jagger states as he sends the file to him.
Stone sits back down and clears his throat."So, did you knock her up?That was my next guess."
"You are such an asshole."My voice is low and guttural."Don't you think that if we were having a baby together that I would have said so first?"
He frowns and tilts his head."Just checking."
"Hardy har."I'm pissed off now."I'm outta here."
"Oh, come on, Rush."Stone whines."I'm just fucking with you, man."
Jagger interjects."Look, I've got some work to do, if you two bozos don't mind.You can fight it out elsewhere.And make sure you get back to me on that video software, too."
Stone nods."Will do."
"Sounds good.The less I bother Wesley the better."Jagger states fairly.
"Maybe if you stop sucking his ass you wouldn't have to worry so much about bothering him."I add.
"Once you remove your lips from his ass I'll find out."He volleys back, giving me a look that says that he knows he won that round."But since you're boning his daughter, maybe you ought to keep those lips on his ass."
My teeth grate together."I'm marrying her, jackass."
"Well, until that ring is on her finger, you're still just boning her, dude."
"Fuck you."
Stone grabs me by my arm."Okay, you two.Let's get out of here, before we have to take security off this mystery man to bust up a fight."
"Later, asshole."Jagger says casually, eyes on his laptop.
"Eat my fucking ass."
Stone pulls me out of the office."What the hell is wrong with you, man?What the hell are you losing your head like that for?That's not like you."
"What are you?My fucking therapist?"I say, pulling my arm from his hand, walking towards the back door.
"Maybe you need one."
"Look, Jagger's just under my skin lately, that's all.And with the shit that's been going on with Wesley and now this fucking letter, it's just all getting to my head.And Jagger's all over that like white on rice.Ever since he and Bowie got married, he's been too high for his own fucking horse and it pisses me off."
We open the door and walk to the parking lot.There's a bank of reserved spots for executives only, which is where both of us parked.
"Dude, he just got married, and he's rolling out the biggest deal of his life.Cut him some slack."
There is a set of picnic tables set out back.It's way before lunch and the weather is a little chilly for today, so nobody is using them.Stone directs me over there."I'm also a little concerned about Axl."
Stone licks his lips."What about him?"
