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moment. Ryan was a very successful and busy goldsmith and jeweler. And he was about to finish up a big project for an art gallery. God, I hope this isn’t pushing the boundaries of brotherly favors.
Mentally crossing his fingers, he told him, “I need a favor.”
“Yep. That sounds bad. The last time you needed a favor, I ended up with bruised rips and a dislocated shoulder. Do you need me to punch someone?” Ryan was three years younger than Douglas’s thirty-one years, but he was always ready and willing to jump in to protect or seek justice for his brothers. It had been that way since they were all much younger.
“No, not this time. The man I’m building the tower for is the richest man in Malaysia and has a wife that’s younger than I am. Anyway, he purchased a necklace of yours from an auction and his wife loves it. Their anniversary is coming up and he’d love to commission you to create another piece for her.”
“Awesome. When’s he coming to the States? I’m rather busy, but I’ll set aside some time to meet with them.”
“Well, that’s where the favor comes in. She doesn’t fly. Ever. I need you to come over here.”
“You want me to fly to Kuala Lumpur?” Ryan asked, surprise evident in his voice.
“Yep.”
Douglas waited patiently on the line, while his brother sorted out the surprise. “Exactly when did you need me to do this? It’s not like I can just hop a plane for the weekend, you know.”
“Yeah, I know. As far as when – the sooner the better, but it’s up to you.”
Ryan was silent for a while before he spoke again, “I guess I could surprise Kendra with a few days’ vacation. But, you’re paying for everything.”
Douglas breathed a sigh of relief. “Anything you want. Thanks a million. You won’t regret it.”
Ryan laughed. “I’m sure I won’t. But you might when you get the bill. So who is this client by the way?”
“Wang Li.”
“ The Wang Li? The real estate tycoon who owns half of Asia?”
“Yeah, you know about him?”
“Sure. The guy is a self-made billionaire who started from rags. He’s also known to be a big art lover.”
Douglas agreed and then asked about their second oldest brother. “Has Dean and Melissa’s baby arrived yet?”
“Nope. But it’s due any moment. Mom is sitting on packed suitcases; she’ll travel to Princeton the moment the baby is born.”
“She’s been so happy since she got the good news about her grandkid.”
Ryan chuckles, “You should see her; she is shopping for the baby every single day. I’m positive she’ll need to rent a truck to get all that stuff to Dean’s place.”
After some more catching up, they ended the call with Ryan promising to let him know what his travel plans were as soon as he got the arrangements made.
Douglas wanted to rush over to Toni’s apartment and tell her the good news. But he resisted the temptation in the last second. That wouldn’t be appropriate, and she might already be asleep. He couldn’t help but wonder what she wore to bed. Would she sleep naked?
That thought aroused him beyond imagination and he decided to take another cold shower to dampen down his heat.
Douglas was soundly asleep a few hours later when Ryan called him back and informed him that he and Kendra would be arriving next Monday and planned to stick around for the whole week.
“That’s awesome. You do realize it’s like three a.m. here in Kuala Lumpur, right?” Douglas asked his brother around a yawn.
“Oh, man. No, I hadn’t thought about the time difference. I’ll email you all the details. Go back to sleep.”
Douglas didn’t have to be told twice and as soon as he turned his cell phone off, he did just that. He woke a few hours later and texted Toni to let her know Ryan was on his way. As he got ready for the day, he hoped his early morning message would put a smile upon her beautiful face.
Chapter 11
Douglas arrived at the airport to pick up Patrick, just as his brother stepped
Mentally crossing his fingers, he told him, “I need a favor.”
“Yep. That sounds bad. The last time you needed a favor, I ended up with bruised rips and a dislocated shoulder. Do you need me to punch someone?” Ryan was three years younger than Douglas’s thirty-one years, but he was always ready and willing to jump in to protect or seek justice for his brothers. It had been that way since they were all much younger.
“No, not this time. The man I’m building the tower for is the richest man in Malaysia and has a wife that’s younger than I am. Anyway, he purchased a necklace of yours from an auction and his wife loves it. Their anniversary is coming up and he’d love to commission you to create another piece for her.”
“Awesome. When’s he coming to the States? I’m rather busy, but I’ll set aside some time to meet with them.”
“Well, that’s where the favor comes in. She doesn’t fly. Ever. I need you to come over here.”
“You want me to fly to Kuala Lumpur?” Ryan asked, surprise evident in his voice.
“Yep.”
Douglas waited patiently on the line, while his brother sorted out the surprise. “Exactly when did you need me to do this? It’s not like I can just hop a plane for the weekend, you know.”
“Yeah, I know. As far as when – the sooner the better, but it’s up to you.”
Ryan was silent for a while before he spoke again, “I guess I could surprise Kendra with a few days’ vacation. But, you’re paying for everything.”
Douglas breathed a sigh of relief. “Anything you want. Thanks a million. You won’t regret it.”
Ryan laughed. “I’m sure I won’t. But you might when you get the bill. So who is this client by the way?”
“Wang Li.”
“ The Wang Li? The real estate tycoon who owns half of Asia?”
“Yeah, you know about him?”
“Sure. The guy is a self-made billionaire who started from rags. He’s also known to be a big art lover.”
Douglas agreed and then asked about their second oldest brother. “Has Dean and Melissa’s baby arrived yet?”
“Nope. But it’s due any moment. Mom is sitting on packed suitcases; she’ll travel to Princeton the moment the baby is born.”
“She’s been so happy since she got the good news about her grandkid.”
Ryan chuckles, “You should see her; she is shopping for the baby every single day. I’m positive she’ll need to rent a truck to get all that stuff to Dean’s place.”
After some more catching up, they ended the call with Ryan promising to let him know what his travel plans were as soon as he got the arrangements made.
Douglas wanted to rush over to Toni’s apartment and tell her the good news. But he resisted the temptation in the last second. That wouldn’t be appropriate, and she might already be asleep. He couldn’t help but wonder what she wore to bed. Would she sleep naked?
That thought aroused him beyond imagination and he decided to take another cold shower to dampen down his heat.
Douglas was soundly asleep a few hours later when Ryan called him back and informed him that he and Kendra would be arriving next Monday and planned to stick around for the whole week.
“That’s awesome. You do realize it’s like three a.m. here in Kuala Lumpur, right?” Douglas asked his brother around a yawn.
“Oh, man. No, I hadn’t thought about the time difference. I’ll email you all the details. Go back to sleep.”
Douglas didn’t have to be told twice and as soon as he turned his cell phone off, he did just that. He woke a few hours later and texted Toni to let her know Ryan was on his way. As he got ready for the day, he hoped his early morning message would put a smile upon her beautiful face.
Chapter 11
Douglas arrived at the airport to pick up Patrick, just as his brother stepped
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