Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 88742 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 444(@200wpm)___ 355(@250wpm)___ 296(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 88742 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 444(@200wpm)___ 355(@250wpm)___ 296(@300wpm)
14
Brick
Last night’s date with Tammy went surprisingly well. I don’t know why I’m surprised we had such a good time. We have great chemistry, and all of the moments we’ve spent together so far have been magnificent. Maybe it’s the fact that this is the first time I’ve put this much effort into wooing a woman.
This was the first real romantic date I’ve been on in ages.
I’ve only had one significant romantic relationship in my life, and that was a long time ago, before Brick Productions ever came into existence. Since then, I’ve been all-in with my work, only engaging in casual entanglements.
But I don’t think I want casual with Tammy. I’m not sure how serious I actually want our relationship to get, but what I’ve been doing for the past few years doesn’t seem fulfilling anymore.
Taking her to Potting Beauties was a stroke of genius on my part, though. Robert had mentioned it to me a few years back when he was dating some artist. I don’t remember her name, but I do remember all of the new things they had discovered together.
He would go on and on about their adventures. Seems to have come in handy for me, though, so I can’t be mad about it anymore. Of course, I wasn’t mad before. It was just a very interesting stage in Robert’s life.
I still can’t believe Tammy went for the whole ‘pottery in the nude’ idea. I actually hadn’t considered wearing the proper attire for making pottery.
Overall, I'd say the evening worked out in both of our favors. Plus, in about a week, we'll have our finished ceramic pieces.
However, today, I have a lot to get done.
It’s the weekend, and I don’t have to go into the office today, but that doesn't mean I'll be idle. The plan is to work from my home office. Even though I’m the CEO, I still like to be hands-on with various aspects of the studio.
Since this is the start of my day, I go through my morning routine.
I start with a workout in my home gym, completing all of my reps before heading for the shower. My mind can't help but wander to thoughts of Tammy being in here with me. Shower sex is my favorite kind of sex. I'd get her into all kinds of positions, the water dripping down us.
But now is not the time to get lost in thoughts of Tammy's delicious body. I really have a lot on my plate today.
I finish my shower, make myself a quick omelet for breakfast, and then walk to my office. It's a home office, so it's cozier and more laid back than the one at work, but it still closely mimics my work office.
The first item on my to-do list is to respond to the emails I sent out regarding the two-week delay. People were not happy, as expected. I didn't give the exact reason for the delay – that an employee had accidentally deleted the file – but went for the ‘technical difficulties’ excuse instead. Last night was a break from the pandemonium, but today, I am right back in it.
I go through all of the emails, giving most people the same generic answer, regardless of how they wrote to me. I decided to handle it this way because after reading a few of the ruder responses, I knew I'd never be able to keep a tight lid on my anger. I really hate when people disrespect me, but I can't yell at everyone or I'd be burning a lot of bridges.
I send the generic reply out to everyone before turning over to my higher-powered computer. One of the biggest differences between my work office and my home office is that my home office has a full editing suite. Every once in a while, I'll get in on the action and work on some of the more nitty-gritty aspects of a project.
And this latest one could use a major boost. Any work I get done, I just attribute to a fictional freelance editor. I'd rather not have my employees know I insert myself occasionally. I worry that if I do tell them, they'll think I don't have full confidence in their abilities.
My way is easier for everyone. Only Robert knows about this since there's no actual freelancer to pay. Plus, he's my friend, so I told him. We try to keep full transparency between us when it comes to Brick Productions.
I pull up the project and see that George and Tyler have already gotten started on redoing it. I also see the notes on their progress that I requested. After George left my office, I told Tyler to notate everything they were doing. I need to get ahead of this George problem before it becomes way more than we can handle.