Page 19 of Hot Puck
I make another mental note to look into counselors in Baton Rouge. I can get Trevor on that. We should have a list for the Rogues organization and Rogue sportswear employees anyway.
Back in the kitchen, it takes no time to find the plastic wrap. Chase’s mother has everything in logical places and I doubt he’s done any rearranging since he moved back in and took over the parental role.
Putting the sandwich in the fridge, I decide on a simple meal of grilled chicken and salad for dinner. I’m not sure what any of the Hawkins children like to eat and as there is the produce to make the simple meal, I’ll go with it and hope for the best.
Dinner sorted, I head out to my rental car to grab my laptop bag. I brought it in the hope of Chase agreeing to listen to our offer, which comes in handy now I’ll be here the rest of the day. I can get work done while taking care of Candace and the twins if Chase isn’t up by the time they get home.
First thing I need to do is call Eli. He’s bound to have some information on Kent Quinn and Limitless for me by now.
I set up on the kitchen island. The space is large enough to spread out and I can keep an eye on the monitor next to the bottle warmer on the counter.
Candace is still sound asleep. And there are three bottles already prepared in the fridge, so I won’t have to hunt up formula and figure out how to make one.
Deciding to video call Eli, I open my laptop and wait for it to start up. While my computer is doing that, I shoot Trevor a message to research counselors in Baton Rouge.
I get an affirmative from Trevor, and Eli answers on the first ring.
“Is he considering the offer?” he asks. No hello, no how are you.
I laugh. “Hello, Eli, I’m good, how are you?”
“Funny.” He smirks at me. “So, is he?”
“Not yet.”
He frowns. “Where are you?”
“In his kitchen.”
“In his…” He shakes his head. “Okay, start from the beginning.”
“I’m not rehashing my morning. Did you get any information on Kent Quinn?”
“Yes. He’s a good choice. The best within the company to take on the role you said Chase offered him, but he might find better going outside.”
“No. Chase needs to have someone he knows in the position. It’s a reluctant move on Chase’s part.”
“Really? Why?”
“He feels as though he’s letting his parents down by stepping away from actively managing the company.”
“Ah, are you seeing similarities?”
“Yes. Except he doesn’t have a tyrannical grandfather trying to take everything away from him.”
“No, he doesn’t. He’s still no more equipped than you were to run the companyandtake care of his sisters.”
“I learned though.”
“Yes, you did. But you also found trusted people to help you. He doesn’t have that. Well, he has Kent.”
“And what did you find out about him?”
“Mitch Hawkins met him when he was a sixteen-year-old punk trying to jack Mitch’s car.”
“He’s a car thief?”
“No. Hewasa thief. But only because he was homeless and trying to survive. Mitch and Sienna took him in and turned his life around.”
