03-25-2020, 05:01 PM
Jay plucked the olive from a martini glass before raising it high. “Congratulations, boys. This one is for you,” he said. The two men saluted before returning the praise.
“No way Carpenter, we wouldn’t have landed that commission if it wasn’t for you. Drinks are on us tonight, bitch.” Laughter and merriment circulated.
“Well, I won’t deny that!” he said and finished off the drink.
“Tell us your secret, Carp. How’d you know to sell before everyone else?” Jason said. The other man was almost as finely dressed as Jay, but where Jay wore a sleek blue suit, Jason wore black pinstripe and waist coat.
He just grinned, thinking through the algorithm that he invented for the case. “What can I say. I had a hunch,” he said.
Jason mocked him, “Hunch and a forecast model none of us have. You ever going to share with the rest of the firm?”
Jay punched him on the shoulder, perhaps a little too hard by the look of shock on Jason’s face. “Nope.”
“Bitch,” Jason said, rubbing his arm.
“Alright. I’ve seen enough of your ugly mugs. Catch you later,” he said and scanned the bar area for interesting persons up for a party.
“No way Carpenter, we wouldn’t have landed that commission if it wasn’t for you. Drinks are on us tonight, bitch.” Laughter and merriment circulated.
“Well, I won’t deny that!” he said and finished off the drink.
“Tell us your secret, Carp. How’d you know to sell before everyone else?” Jason said. The other man was almost as finely dressed as Jay, but where Jay wore a sleek blue suit, Jason wore black pinstripe and waist coat.
He just grinned, thinking through the algorithm that he invented for the case. “What can I say. I had a hunch,” he said.
Jason mocked him, “Hunch and a forecast model none of us have. You ever going to share with the rest of the firm?”
Jay punched him on the shoulder, perhaps a little too hard by the look of shock on Jason’s face. “Nope.”
“Bitch,” Jason said, rubbing his arm.
“Alright. I’ve seen enough of your ugly mugs. Catch you later,” he said and scanned the bar area for interesting persons up for a party.
Only darkness shows you the light.