Changes - Chapter 6

Chapter 6 I approved everything with Mr. Lewis and went straight to Willliam's office the next morning. It was in a beautiful glass front building. The lobby was lush and full of flower arrangements and beautiful hanging pictures. It was definitely professionally decorated. His secretary brought me to wait in Williams office. It was huge, twice the size of mine, with a full sized leather couch and two swivel chairs. There was a large flat screen TV that hung on the wall and gorgeous floor length window panels. His desk was immaculate, the complete opposite of Mr. Lewis' for sure.

There was a picture of a woman on his desk, I assumed to be his wife, no kids in the photo though. She was beautiful, she looked like she could be a model. "Carla, hello again, sorry to keep you waiting," he came and shook my hand. I noticed a wedding band this time, it was his wife in the photo for sure. "No problem, I haven't been waiting long, your office is beautiful," I commented. "My wife, she insisted on having it done, or mine might look just like my uncles does," he laughed. "I doubt that!" I said teasingly.

"Allright, let me pull your chair up here next to me, I bent a few rules this morning and got the security footage sent over to me from City Hall. Don't tell anyone but my uncle what we are doing. Do you understand how important this is?" "Yes, I won't," I assured him. "Is there something that could come out against Mr. Lewis that you're worried about?" "No, my uncle is one of the last really good men. He is the kindest, most honest person I know. That's why they want him gone, he can't be bought and they know it.

A lot of these new younger guys are coming up in the ranks and they are selling their souls to anyone willing to pay. I keep telling my uncle I'm not cut out for politics but he continues to encourage me to stay in it. I will get smart one day, I'm sure. Ok, here look, this is the part of the tape when everyones arriving. Tell me to stop the tape if you think you see them." "Alright," I leaned in close to the computer screen, it was black and white and a bit grainy. "Tt would have been easier if there was a camera looking at the bathroom door.

I only saw them for a little while, through the crack of the stall." "There's us going in," he pointed out. I could smell Williams cologne, it was very nice. Pete never wore any. "See anyone?" he questioned. "Tm sorry, no one stood out to me," I was disappointed. "That's alright, we'll keep trying to find out who and what the hell they have planned for my family," he said. "I should get back to the office, I have your number, if anything else comes up," I told him. "Thank you Carla," he walked me out to the elevator. As the doors closed between us I could still smell his cologne.