Ross forced himself to go into the office the next few days. Ross clearly felt lethargic, but he also felt his condition was better than it had been.
The day after Ross's condition seemed to improve, Fritz called him.
"Any chance you can come down here? Two days, two meetings, one oil and gas meeting in person, one online, and one dinner with a guy about a real estate project" Fritz said.
"Mister Fritz, I just got back from there less than a week ago, not to mention that my Doctor was unexpectedly called out of town, so my appointment was delayed. I'm feeling somewhat better, but that really might be "pushing the envelope, so to speak" Ross said.
"Not to mention that the teacher might roar very loud if you tell her you're planning on coming down here" Fritz hinted.
"It has nothing to do with the teacher. If I know her, she will probably say. "Fine, go, and if you're sick, I dont want to hear it" Ross said.
"Go home, see how you feel, and then call me tonight" Fritz said.
"Yes, Sir" Ross affirmed.
When Ross got home that night, he kissed Kayley,
"You look better, at least somewhat" Kayley said.
"I'm not as beaten up as I was. I still feel a bit lightheaded, but I can walk around and manage to look through and do paperwork in the office" Ross said.
"If you want to close a deal, that is up to you. I'm not your keeper" Kayley said.
"I do want to maybe close a deal, but not in New York, ah, um" Ross fumbled.
"Let me guess, in OKC, with the Good Old Boys?" Kayley said, not fuming but certainly in a bit of a "clipped tone"
"Yes" Ross replied, rather weakly.
Kayley sighed. "I'm not your keeper, Ross C. If you want to go, go. If you come home, and you dont feel well again, the teacher does not want to hear your complaining , are we clear on that?" Kayley said, in a firm but not nasty tone.
"Yes, teacher" Ross said, weakly.
"Ross, I want you to promise me something. If I don't bitch you out about going. If you do go, and you feel even one bit sick, please, please come home on the next available plane, no delays okay?" Kayley appealed.
"Yes, teacher" Ross said calmly.
Ross called Fritz, and made a reservation for OKC for the following morning, with a two night, two day stay.
Ross decided to stay home that day, rest , and planned to leave for JFK at 5 am the next morning, with an 8 am departiure.
In the meantime, the VP that handled Tim's account, wanted Ross to "sigh off" on one of Tim's deals, so the VP sent the paperwork by messenger to Ross's apartment, Ross signed the papers, and sent them back to the office.
That night, Kayley allowed Ross to make love to her.
"I'm surprised you let me do that" Ross said.
"Ah , R, you are still my husband. You can always do that to me, unless I am really pissed and say no, which I'm not. I'm beginning to think that there are two reasons why you want to run to OKC. One, because you are not swamped with Tim Patrick's work anymore with having assigned it to the Vice President, and two, you want to avoid calling Tim Tazzio" Kayley said.
"Its more the situation with Tim Patrick's work. I'm not doing anything for or with Tazzio, so that is not even in the picture. Tim Patrick. The man has been my largest client for decsdes, Kale until I got the oil and gas. You know me, Kale. I like control over the big things, and now I dont really deal with Tim's work. It is different, very different" Ross said.
"Ross, you did that for your own good, and so you can go to OKC anytime, but, please, please dont push the envelope. Go this time, and then please come home and stay away for several weeks okay?" Kayley said.
"I promise, no matter how many times Mister P calls me after this week, I will tell him I cant come down in person, and anything has to be done via Zoom or conference call" Ross said.
Kayley kissed Ross. "Good Boy"
The next morning, Ross awakened very early, and hopped in an Uber to JFK, where the flights to Dallas and OKC took off.
What would happen this time when Ross got to OKC?
That would be seen.
The day after Ross's condition seemed to improve, Fritz called him.
"Any chance you can come down here? Two days, two meetings, one oil and gas meeting in person, one online, and one dinner with a guy about a real estate project" Fritz said.
"Mister Fritz, I just got back from there less than a week ago, not to mention that my Doctor was unexpectedly called out of town, so my appointment was delayed. I'm feeling somewhat better, but that really might be "pushing the envelope, so to speak" Ross said.
"Not to mention that the teacher might roar very loud if you tell her you're planning on coming down here" Fritz hinted.
"It has nothing to do with the teacher. If I know her, she will probably say. "Fine, go, and if you're sick, I dont want to hear it" Ross said.
"Go home, see how you feel, and then call me tonight" Fritz said.
"Yes, Sir" Ross affirmed.
When Ross got home that night, he kissed Kayley,
"You look better, at least somewhat" Kayley said.
"I'm not as beaten up as I was. I still feel a bit lightheaded, but I can walk around and manage to look through and do paperwork in the office" Ross said.
"If you want to close a deal, that is up to you. I'm not your keeper" Kayley said.
"I do want to maybe close a deal, but not in New York, ah, um" Ross fumbled.
"Let me guess, in OKC, with the Good Old Boys?" Kayley said, not fuming but certainly in a bit of a "clipped tone"
"Yes" Ross replied, rather weakly.
Kayley sighed. "I'm not your keeper, Ross C. If you want to go, go. If you come home, and you dont feel well again, the teacher does not want to hear your complaining , are we clear on that?" Kayley said, in a firm but not nasty tone.
"Yes, teacher" Ross said, weakly.
"Ross, I want you to promise me something. If I don't bitch you out about going. If you do go, and you feel even one bit sick, please, please come home on the next available plane, no delays okay?" Kayley appealed.
"Yes, teacher" Ross said calmly.
Ross called Fritz, and made a reservation for OKC for the following morning, with a two night, two day stay.
Ross decided to stay home that day, rest , and planned to leave for JFK at 5 am the next morning, with an 8 am departiure.
In the meantime, the VP that handled Tim's account, wanted Ross to "sigh off" on one of Tim's deals, so the VP sent the paperwork by messenger to Ross's apartment, Ross signed the papers, and sent them back to the office.
That night, Kayley allowed Ross to make love to her.
"I'm surprised you let me do that" Ross said.
"Ah , R, you are still my husband. You can always do that to me, unless I am really pissed and say no, which I'm not. I'm beginning to think that there are two reasons why you want to run to OKC. One, because you are not swamped with Tim Patrick's work anymore with having assigned it to the Vice President, and two, you want to avoid calling Tim Tazzio" Kayley said.
"Its more the situation with Tim Patrick's work. I'm not doing anything for or with Tazzio, so that is not even in the picture. Tim Patrick. The man has been my largest client for decsdes, Kale until I got the oil and gas. You know me, Kale. I like control over the big things, and now I dont really deal with Tim's work. It is different, very different" Ross said.
"Ross, you did that for your own good, and so you can go to OKC anytime, but, please, please dont push the envelope. Go this time, and then please come home and stay away for several weeks okay?" Kayley said.
"I promise, no matter how many times Mister P calls me after this week, I will tell him I cant come down in person, and anything has to be done via Zoom or conference call" Ross said.
Kayley kissed Ross. "Good Boy"
The next morning, Ross awakened very early, and hopped in an Uber to JFK, where the flights to Dallas and OKC took off.
What would happen this time when Ross got to OKC?
That would be seen.
