City of Sin - Chapter 58
Bee
I knocked on the door again. Maybe Mason wasn't home yet. We usually shared a taxi home from work, but he knew I was getting off late. He had probably gone out with friends or something.
Home.I smiled to myself. His place did feel like home to me, because he was there. On a scale of one to pre Patrick cheating on me? I laughed to myself. There was no comparison. I was in love with Mason Caldwell. And Kendra was right. I needed to give myself more credit. I knew that Mason felt the same. Living in fear wasn't living. I just needed to tell him how I felt. I needed to tell him I wanted the boyfriend and girlfriend labels.
But not right now. Because he wasn't home. I pulled my phone out of my purse and looked down at the screen to see if he had texted me. There were five missed calls from Kendra.What the hell?I quickly pressed on her name and put my phone to my ear.
She answered on the first ring. "Oh. My. God."
"What?"
"Please tell me you're in front of a T.V."
"No. What's going on?"
"Layla's Prediction's escalated a little quickly."
"What do you mean?"
"Their ratings skyrocketed when she started doing the weather nude. Mr. Ellington called and told them he wanted them to take it further."
"Further than what?"
"They had sex on live T.V. It was a freaking porno."
"Who had sex?"
"The random guy whose cock she measured wrong."
"And they kept filming? How could they air..."
"They can air whatever they want. The FCC wasn't going to stop them. There is no FCC."
"Holy shit. And Sword was happy with this?" Geez, I really didn't have any idea what companies wanted. Mr. Ellington was right.
"No. Sword is pissed. Mr. Ellington did it without their permission. You got out just in time. He's losing it over here. He hasn't said it, but I'm pretty sure we lost the account."
I didn't even know what to say.
"You were right, Bee. It was a stupid idea. Mr. Ellington realizes that now. He should have gone with yours. And I know he remembers. Bee, this could be the big break you've been looking for. He's probably going to fire Jenkins over this. You may have just landed an advertising gig!"
"Oh my God. Are you serious?"
"He hasn't said it, but it's sure looking that way."
I leaned against the wall outside of Mason's apartment. "I did it?" I felt like I was in shock.
"You did it! Bee!"
I laughed into the receiver. I had kicked New York's butt. I had found the most amazing guy and had finally landed my dream job. I didn't hate New York anymore. I loved it. "I need to call Mason."
"Yeah, yeah. Go call your boy. But tomorrow after you get your promotion, we're all going out to celebrate. Besides, Marie and I need to get to know your new boyfriend better."
"Deal." I couldn't stop smiling.
"Goodnight, Miss Ad Exec."
