Post by StoryGirl83 on Jan 17, 2010 9:49:45 GMT -5
Chapter Two – Hunches
Wyatt Halliwell had been holed up in his friend Nathan Hensley’s office for the last hour arguing with him. “I know this doesn’t look like much,” Wyatt waved a paper in Nathan’s face, “but I’m telling you, talk to him. If I’m wrong, I will buy you and Lacey a meal at my mom’s restaurant.”
“Which will be heavily discounted I’m sure,” Nathan retorted. “He’s not qualified.”
Wyatt snorted. “My mom doesn’t do discounts. She gave one to some friends of my brother’s and made Chris pay the difference. And he is qualified. “There is nothing in the job description that says he has to have a degree.”
“It’s implied.”
“Doesn’t count unless it’s written,” Wyatt argued. “Look, I talked to every reference on this guy’s list and found some that weren’t. This guy is a solid bet. Just talk to him.”
Nathan groaned. “Why am I even doing this? I don’t hire people.”
“I know that, but you do have Hal’s ear and if we both recommended this guy, I’m confident he’d get the job.”
“I am not putting my neck out for your hunch.”
Wyatt gave him a look. “When have my hunches ever been wrong?”
That stopped Nathan. He stood still and didn’t say anything for several seconds. Finally, he sighed. “All right. I’ll talk to him, but I’m using my own judgment from there . . . and if I don’t like him, I’m holding you to that dinner. With the baby coming we aren’t going to have a lot of time to ourselves soon.”
Wyatt was about to reply when his phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the picture ID. “It’s my brother. You’ll hold to that?”
Nathan held out his hand. “Yeah, yeah. Give me the file.”
Wyatt handed him the file and grinned. “You won’t regret this.”
Nathan laughed. “We’ll see.” He looked at the ringing cell phone. “I’ll tell Hal you left early.”
Wyatt looked at him surprised. “Why would I do that?”
“Just a hunch. You’re not the only one who has them. See you later.”
Wyatt nodded. “All right. If you are right, I’ll stop back in and say bye before I leave.”
“Fair enough.”
As Wyatt left the room he flipped open his phone. “Hey, Chris.”
“Should I have called you from my home phone?” Seth’s voice came loud and clear over the phone.
Wyatt’s face split into a huge grin and he stopped at the doorway. “Hey, pal. Where have you been these last couple of months.”
“I’ll tell all when you get here.”
“Why does everyone assume I’m leaving work early?”
“I’m hurt.” Seth was almost laughing as he added, “My presence isn’t enough?”
“Yeah, sure. I’m leaving.” Glancing behind him he saw Nathan’s smug face looking back at him.
Nathan just grinned and waved.
Wyatt closed the door behind him. “All right, I’ll be back . . . do I have time to drive?”
“Yes, you have time to drive. Nothing’s happening yet, but we need to be prepared, ‘cause I don’t know when it will happen.”
Wyatt nodded. “I’m heading back right now. See you soon.”