The only activity Ross had any energy for that day was sleeping.
Ross was truly exhausted, and slept the whole day, not even going out to have lunch as he had planned.
When Kayley came home, she gently kissed Ross on the forehead.
"Hi" Ross said weakly.
"Did you sleep well?" Kayley asked.
"I slept .. too much. let me get my lazy ass out of bed, and then is it okay if we go to Chinatown Flushing for dinner?" Ross asked.
"If you have enough energy we can" Kayley said.
"What energy? I take the elevator downstairs, walk a few steps into an Uber, a few steps into the eating place, sit down, and we eat" Ross said.
Ross showered, came out, started to dry off, and then told Kayley.
"Kale,. I called the office to let them know I would not be in of course. Vic told me that Tim Tazzio called" Ross said.
"Tim Tazzio? What on earth could he want" Kayley asked.
"I dont know. Do you think I should call him back?" Ross said.
"Ross, you are not a child. You don't need my approval. I would advise that based on your previous interaction with him, I would be very careful in dealing with him, okay?" Kayley said.
"But of course" Ross said.
Ross and Kayley got into an Uber, went to Chinatown Flushing, where they had dinner, and then went home.
When Kayley started in Ross said.
"Ah, teacher may I please take a raincheck? I'm beat" Ross said.
"Of course, I cant say you went to the office and then did not have sex with me, because you did not go in today" Kayley said.
"I hope tomorrow night. Just let me see if I can rest whatever the hell this is out" Ross said.
"Of course, baby, no problem" Kayley said.
Ross slept that night. He was resting, but did not actually get that much sleep. He kept waking up periodically, with dizzy spells.
The following morning, Ross decided he had to call his neurologist, Doctor G,. Doctor G informed Ross that Doctor G would not be in the office for the next two days, but that if Ross's symptoms persisted, Ross should call Doctor G in three days, and make an appointment.
Ross sighed.
"I'm going to drag myself in, sit there, do whatever I can, and not kill myself. Timothy is covered anyway. If Tazzio calls back I will tell him I'm fighting a bug and cant talk to him until I'm better Dont worry about Tazzio, Kale. He is the least of my concerns now. I will just piddle around in the office and not do anything much., I will be home by 5 or 530 latest, okay radar woman?" Ross said.
"Its okay. I dont expect you to stay put in bed. You dont have a cold. You just seem lethargic. No harm going in and looking through paperwork" Kayley said, kissing Ross.,
Ross took an Uber to the office. "Boss, present, well at least half present" Ross said.
"Welcome home, Ross. Ah did Vic tell you that Tim Tazzio called yesterday?" Ross's secretary said.
"Yes, Vic told me. I will call Mister Tazzio back when I am ready which will likely not be today" Ross said.
Ross called Fritz. "I was home yesterday, and dragged myself in today. I'm definitely not at one hundred percent" Ross said.
"See how you feel next week, and then" Fritz began
"Considering how I feel, and that I just came home, I really should wait until I see my Doctor to see what this is and what he can do to help me" Ross said.
"Okay, no worries, if we need you for anything, there is the phone, conference call, or a Zoom show" Fritz said.
"Thanks for understanding Mister P" Ross said.
In the late morning, Tim Patrick called. "Are you in the office? Can I take you to lunch?" Tim asked.
"You can if it is a calm, quiet lunch. As you know I came home yesterday. I feel weak and lethargic. I was not here yesterday and I literally dragged myself in today." Ross said.
"Nothing dramatic, I promise. Shun Lee at one?" Tim asked.
"Yes, thats fine" Ross said.
At one, Ross and Tim met for lunch. Tim was shocked at how tired and out of it Ross looked.
"You do look beat. You rested yesterday, so I'm surprised about this" Tim said.
"Maybe everything just got to me. I mean. I know we seem to have come to a good arrangement on your work, but between the trip to OKC, the cold I had before, and such, maybe it is just burnout. Oh and just for laughs, the guy I like to call "The other Tim" Tim Tazzio called me while I was at home yesterday. I'm going to call him back out of curiousity" Ross said.
"Okay, but I'm going to advise you as your best friend, as I'm sure the teacher did as well, please be careful. You hated him so much before you got RossShell back You have enough to deal with as it is. You dont need any more drama" Tim said.
"I know, and thanks" Ross said.
After Ross finished lunch, he went back to the office and called Tazzio. Ross did not want to put it off, because the curiousity was burning in him.
"Tim, this is Ross. My office manager told me you called the office yesterday. I was out of the office. How are you?" Ross began.
"I'm okay, Ross. Thank You for calling me back. I was not sure if you would with the way things concluded between us last time. I've been doing some real thinking. I now realize that most of the trouble that occurred between us was my fault. I was very angry with you, almost like I was in a competition with you Some major things happened to me since we last spoke. As you know, I have serious health problems. I needed to have part of my leg amputated, and it made me do some hard, serious thinking about my life, and how I treated you. I would like to meet with you as soon as you can, most importantly to talk. I am not looking for anything from you. I just want to have an open discussion with you. If I can open up to you, and maybe somehow get you to trust me, at least a little bit, perhaps we could do a small venture together. I've heard about your oil and gas company and how amazing it has been doing. I;m very happy for you" Tim said.
"Okay, Tim. Thank You for the admission of your actions. I just got home from a trip to the oil fields. I've been fighting a bug or something myself. Please give me several days, I will contact you, and we will set something up, I promise" Ross said.
"Okay, good. Looking forward to your call" Tim said.
When Ross went home that night, he told Kayley the development.
"Kale, I spoke to Tim Tazzio. He sounds like a completely different person. You know my past feelings about him, but the poor guy told me that he needed to have part of his leg amputated. I know my past feelings for him, but from a human standpoint, I feel very badly for him. I'm going to take one meeting with him, once I'm better from this, and proceed with caution. I told Mister Patrick, and he agrees with me. Oh, and no concerns. No OKC for at least a week to ten days or more. I want to get rid of this, spend time with you, and do my New Yoirk work, okay teacher?" Ross asked.
Kayley kissed Ross. "Sounds like a wonderful plan"
Ross had enough energy to make love to Kayley that night. After Kayley fell asleep, Ross could not help but wonder.
"What did Tim Tazzio want?"
That would be seen.
Ross was truly exhausted, and slept the whole day, not even going out to have lunch as he had planned.
When Kayley came home, she gently kissed Ross on the forehead.
"Hi" Ross said weakly.
"Did you sleep well?" Kayley asked.
"I slept .. too much. let me get my lazy ass out of bed, and then is it okay if we go to Chinatown Flushing for dinner?" Ross asked.
"If you have enough energy we can" Kayley said.
"What energy? I take the elevator downstairs, walk a few steps into an Uber, a few steps into the eating place, sit down, and we eat" Ross said.
Ross showered, came out, started to dry off, and then told Kayley.
"Kale,. I called the office to let them know I would not be in of course. Vic told me that Tim Tazzio called" Ross said.
"Tim Tazzio? What on earth could he want" Kayley asked.
"I dont know. Do you think I should call him back?" Ross said.
"Ross, you are not a child. You don't need my approval. I would advise that based on your previous interaction with him, I would be very careful in dealing with him, okay?" Kayley said.
"But of course" Ross said.
Ross and Kayley got into an Uber, went to Chinatown Flushing, where they had dinner, and then went home.
When Kayley started in Ross said.
"Ah, teacher may I please take a raincheck? I'm beat" Ross said.
"Of course, I cant say you went to the office and then did not have sex with me, because you did not go in today" Kayley said.
"I hope tomorrow night. Just let me see if I can rest whatever the hell this is out" Ross said.
"Of course, baby, no problem" Kayley said.
Ross slept that night. He was resting, but did not actually get that much sleep. He kept waking up periodically, with dizzy spells.
The following morning, Ross decided he had to call his neurologist, Doctor G,. Doctor G informed Ross that Doctor G would not be in the office for the next two days, but that if Ross's symptoms persisted, Ross should call Doctor G in three days, and make an appointment.
Ross sighed.
"I'm going to drag myself in, sit there, do whatever I can, and not kill myself. Timothy is covered anyway. If Tazzio calls back I will tell him I'm fighting a bug and cant talk to him until I'm better Dont worry about Tazzio, Kale. He is the least of my concerns now. I will just piddle around in the office and not do anything much., I will be home by 5 or 530 latest, okay radar woman?" Ross said.
"Its okay. I dont expect you to stay put in bed. You dont have a cold. You just seem lethargic. No harm going in and looking through paperwork" Kayley said, kissing Ross.,
Ross took an Uber to the office. "Boss, present, well at least half present" Ross said.
"Welcome home, Ross. Ah did Vic tell you that Tim Tazzio called yesterday?" Ross's secretary said.
"Yes, Vic told me. I will call Mister Tazzio back when I am ready which will likely not be today" Ross said.
Ross called Fritz. "I was home yesterday, and dragged myself in today. I'm definitely not at one hundred percent" Ross said.
"See how you feel next week, and then" Fritz began
"Considering how I feel, and that I just came home, I really should wait until I see my Doctor to see what this is and what he can do to help me" Ross said.
"Okay, no worries, if we need you for anything, there is the phone, conference call, or a Zoom show" Fritz said.
"Thanks for understanding Mister P" Ross said.
In the late morning, Tim Patrick called. "Are you in the office? Can I take you to lunch?" Tim asked.
"You can if it is a calm, quiet lunch. As you know I came home yesterday. I feel weak and lethargic. I was not here yesterday and I literally dragged myself in today." Ross said.
"Nothing dramatic, I promise. Shun Lee at one?" Tim asked.
"Yes, thats fine" Ross said.
At one, Ross and Tim met for lunch. Tim was shocked at how tired and out of it Ross looked.
"You do look beat. You rested yesterday, so I'm surprised about this" Tim said.
"Maybe everything just got to me. I mean. I know we seem to have come to a good arrangement on your work, but between the trip to OKC, the cold I had before, and such, maybe it is just burnout. Oh and just for laughs, the guy I like to call "The other Tim" Tim Tazzio called me while I was at home yesterday. I'm going to call him back out of curiousity" Ross said.
"Okay, but I'm going to advise you as your best friend, as I'm sure the teacher did as well, please be careful. You hated him so much before you got RossShell back You have enough to deal with as it is. You dont need any more drama" Tim said.
"I know, and thanks" Ross said.
After Ross finished lunch, he went back to the office and called Tazzio. Ross did not want to put it off, because the curiousity was burning in him.
"Tim, this is Ross. My office manager told me you called the office yesterday. I was out of the office. How are you?" Ross began.
"I'm okay, Ross. Thank You for calling me back. I was not sure if you would with the way things concluded between us last time. I've been doing some real thinking. I now realize that most of the trouble that occurred between us was my fault. I was very angry with you, almost like I was in a competition with you Some major things happened to me since we last spoke. As you know, I have serious health problems. I needed to have part of my leg amputated, and it made me do some hard, serious thinking about my life, and how I treated you. I would like to meet with you as soon as you can, most importantly to talk. I am not looking for anything from you. I just want to have an open discussion with you. If I can open up to you, and maybe somehow get you to trust me, at least a little bit, perhaps we could do a small venture together. I've heard about your oil and gas company and how amazing it has been doing. I;m very happy for you" Tim said.
"Okay, Tim. Thank You for the admission of your actions. I just got home from a trip to the oil fields. I've been fighting a bug or something myself. Please give me several days, I will contact you, and we will set something up, I promise" Ross said.
"Okay, good. Looking forward to your call" Tim said.
When Ross went home that night, he told Kayley the development.
"Kale, I spoke to Tim Tazzio. He sounds like a completely different person. You know my past feelings about him, but the poor guy told me that he needed to have part of his leg amputated. I know my past feelings for him, but from a human standpoint, I feel very badly for him. I'm going to take one meeting with him, once I'm better from this, and proceed with caution. I told Mister Patrick, and he agrees with me. Oh, and no concerns. No OKC for at least a week to ten days or more. I want to get rid of this, spend time with you, and do my New Yoirk work, okay teacher?" Ross asked.
Kayley kissed Ross. "Sounds like a wonderful plan"
Ross had enough energy to make love to Kayley that night. After Kayley fell asleep, Ross could not help but wonder.
"What did Tim Tazzio want?"
That would be seen.
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