Chapter 7
Fallon had been inside some really nice buildings. She wasn’t easily impressed when it came to architecture and design. One of her biggest clients designed the best buildings in the area.
She walked into Innovative Designs for the first time and her mind was completely blown. She couldn’t describe the splendor. She told herself that she wouldn’t even try.
The receptionist looked at her and said, “How are you Ms. Rae, Scott is expecting you. His office is on the 12th floor, you won’t miss it.
Fallon wanted to ask the lady how she knew who she was and how she knew why she was there. Instead of asking questions, she just said, “Thank you so much.”
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Danisha walked into the school and was immediately showered with smiles and hugs. Although she was only in the seventh grade, she was easily the most popular person in the school. Danisha never repeated an outfit and no one’s money was good around her. She paid for everything anytime she was around.
As a seventh grader she made more money than all of her teachers just doing the taxes of her mother’s clients that she could no longer handle. Fallon had just about handed all of her individual accounts over to her daughter while she focused on her corporate clientele.
The principal, Mr. Forbes walked up to Danisha and said, “What you got going on girl? Are you afraid of being successful? Are you trying to sabotage yourself? You are acting just like my daughter used to act. She had me in the hospital all the time behind her not doing like she was supposed to do.”
Danisha looked him right in the eyes as he spoke. She said, “I’m going to do better Mr. Forbes. It’s just that when I am feeling okay, I just don’t take it. I just want to go out to eat like everyone else and not have to do a procedure in order to do so.”
Danisha saw her principal about to speak and said, “I know, I know. That’s not my life. I got this. God thinks I’m special, so he made me special.”
Mr. Forbes relaxed and smiled. He looked around and said, “How much am I getting back this year?”
Danisha smiled as she looked up at the ceiling to find his file in her head. She said, “Oh, I found you a little bit of money. You and your wife went exempt more than six months of the year against my instructions.”
Mr. Forbes put his head down and said through a grimace, “I know. Long as we don’t owe anything, I’m good.”
“Nah, you don’t owe anything because I’m good.”
Mr. Forbes smiled brightly and said, “No ma’am you are the best. We appreciate you. Just let me know how much the wife and I owe you.”
Danisha nodded her head and smiled for the compliment and then said, “Ya’ll don’ t have to pay me anything I will just take my fee out of your return like always.”
“Cool. Let me walk you to class. I’ve made you super late.”
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Fallon smiled when she finally laid eyes on the worrisome Scott that Bobby referred to her.
He didn’t look like a worrisome man. He didn’t look like a bug a boo at all, he actually looked like he was ‘The Man.’ Scott looked powerful, yes he did. He was the Chief Financial Officer of the most successful company in the world.
He stood from his desk and extended his hand toward Fallon and said, “It’s nice to finally meet you.”
Fallon looked around and said, “The pleasure seems to be mine.”
Scott adjusted his belt as he waited for Fallon to be seated before he took his seat.
Fallon sat down and felt like she was in a situation like she had never been before. She had sat in many offices, and she had spoken with many top executives in her career, but this felt different and she couldn’t figure out why.
Scott said, “ I don’t have much time. First I want to say I apologize for calling you so many times.”
Fallon looked down to see a call incoming and said, “I am so sorry Scott, I have to take this right quick.”