what I took from her. I made it mine, but this moment, I felt like I was in rehab again. It was the last time I felt as lonely as I do now. It was the last time I felt helpless. Nothing that I was doing worked. No action, no amount of money, no amount of restraint could help me when I needed the most.
Those were the same feelings, I fought hard to eliminate. Companionship was one thing, but not have my love with me. Not in the physical form, but even on the same wave length was discombobulating. Being out of sync with Matt was equally challenging, as he was always my thermometer. Helping me gauge when I was going too far and keeping me on the straight and narrow. I was almost certain he would have told me not to go to Gavin’s sister house.
I’m pretty sure.
“Hi, may I help you?”
“Yes, actually you may. My name is Xavier Andrews and it seems your brother has taken a liking to me and something that belongs to me, so I’d like to return the favor.”
Chapter 9: Xena
The morning flew by, which was great since it was Friday. This week needed to end quickly, because I was out of patience, time and endurance. Milan passed out last night after we went out to eat after our spa session. Tee texted me earlier to let me know that he should have something later on and asked if I was still coming in the afternoon. I confirmed that I would definitely be there. Traffic would be a bear, but I was going to be there for sure.
Around lunch time, Janice and I made the car switch with her shaking her head, but enjoying the opportunity to drive in my car. It was six years old, but she said it felt new to her. I would take it, I just needed to switch it up in case someone was actually following me. After that last email, I tried to be even more vigilant about what I was posting on the internet, was I used the same routes and methods of transportation. I might have been slightly paranoid, but who could blame me.
Once I arrived to Tee’s office, he had me come right in. The pregnant lady wasn’t there nor was anyone else.
“Hey, how you holding up?” Tee asked.
“I’m alright. Just anxious. Hoping you have some news for me.”
“Have a seat,” he gestured with his hand before he rounded the desk to sit.
“Sure.” My heart was racing.
He was being so serious and I had no idea what he was going to say.
“I’m a big girl, Tee. Just give it to me.”
“Alright,” his accent came out.
“So, you see here.” He pulled out the sheet of donors that I gave to him. “It is true that all of these companies have donated to your school. It is also true that all of them are under investigation.” My heart sank, but I tried to keep it together. “However, what is not true is that all of them are from Xavier Ander’s. He has a main company, XAND Incorporated, but he has three other companies as well. X2 is his, ANEX is his and NAVIER. They are listed under his name, so they can be considered shells, but not necessarily. One is actually a non-profit, NAVIER. The others are for profit companies that have donated to your school.” He looked up at me and asked, “How you doing so far?”
“I’m good.” my head nodded, “continue.”
“Okay. These other companies, he pointed to five of them are all under different people and at one point in the past three years, they have contributed to you. They are all under investigation as well. Now this is the thing, investigation could mean anything. So, let’s say your boyfriend met with one of these guys and the FEDS were already looking at the guy he met.” Tee pulled out the photo of Xavier talking with Tay Connors. “So, if the FEDS are looking at him and he is meeting with him, they are going to expand their search and look at your man too as a potential contributor. So, being under investigation does not mean guilty. It means just that.”
“I see,” was all I could say.
I was reeling, trying to grasp on to what he was confirming. Xavier had more than one company
Those were the same feelings, I fought hard to eliminate. Companionship was one thing, but not have my love with me. Not in the physical form, but even on the same wave length was discombobulating. Being out of sync with Matt was equally challenging, as he was always my thermometer. Helping me gauge when I was going too far and keeping me on the straight and narrow. I was almost certain he would have told me not to go to Gavin’s sister house.
I’m pretty sure.
“Hi, may I help you?”
“Yes, actually you may. My name is Xavier Andrews and it seems your brother has taken a liking to me and something that belongs to me, so I’d like to return the favor.”
Chapter 9: Xena
The morning flew by, which was great since it was Friday. This week needed to end quickly, because I was out of patience, time and endurance. Milan passed out last night after we went out to eat after our spa session. Tee texted me earlier to let me know that he should have something later on and asked if I was still coming in the afternoon. I confirmed that I would definitely be there. Traffic would be a bear, but I was going to be there for sure.
Around lunch time, Janice and I made the car switch with her shaking her head, but enjoying the opportunity to drive in my car. It was six years old, but she said it felt new to her. I would take it, I just needed to switch it up in case someone was actually following me. After that last email, I tried to be even more vigilant about what I was posting on the internet, was I used the same routes and methods of transportation. I might have been slightly paranoid, but who could blame me.
Once I arrived to Tee’s office, he had me come right in. The pregnant lady wasn’t there nor was anyone else.
“Hey, how you holding up?” Tee asked.
“I’m alright. Just anxious. Hoping you have some news for me.”
“Have a seat,” he gestured with his hand before he rounded the desk to sit.
“Sure.” My heart was racing.
He was being so serious and I had no idea what he was going to say.
“I’m a big girl, Tee. Just give it to me.”
“Alright,” his accent came out.
“So, you see here.” He pulled out the sheet of donors that I gave to him. “It is true that all of these companies have donated to your school. It is also true that all of them are under investigation.” My heart sank, but I tried to keep it together. “However, what is not true is that all of them are from Xavier Ander’s. He has a main company, XAND Incorporated, but he has three other companies as well. X2 is his, ANEX is his and NAVIER. They are listed under his name, so they can be considered shells, but not necessarily. One is actually a non-profit, NAVIER. The others are for profit companies that have donated to your school.” He looked up at me and asked, “How you doing so far?”
“I’m good.” my head nodded, “continue.”
“Okay. These other companies, he pointed to five of them are all under different people and at one point in the past three years, they have contributed to you. They are all under investigation as well. Now this is the thing, investigation could mean anything. So, let’s say your boyfriend met with one of these guys and the FEDS were already looking at the guy he met.” Tee pulled out the photo of Xavier talking with Tay Connors. “So, if the FEDS are looking at him and he is meeting with him, they are going to expand their search and look at your man too as a potential contributor. So, being under investigation does not mean guilty. It means just that.”
“I see,” was all I could say.
I was reeling, trying to grasp on to what he was confirming. Xavier had more than one company
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