One Wild Night

"How do you guys plan to take care of Anita and her family?" Jade asked curiously as she and Bryan walked down the hallway after leaving Tom's office.

Her eyes darted in the direction of Harry's office, but the door was closed. Somehow she wished that she would run into him in the elevator or down the hallway. She would like to see him again before leaving.

"Are you asking as a lawyer or as our sister?" Bryan asked, and Jade rolled her eyes.

"Am I only allowed to choose between the two? Why can't I be both?" She asked, and Bryan shrugged.

"Because I think Tom might have to break a couple of laws if he is going to get rid of them. If you're not going to be okay with it as a lawyer, then there is no reason for you to get involved," Bryan pointed out, and Jade sighed as they got into the elevator.

"I guess I will have to defend him in court if it gets to that. How did Tom ever get involved with a lady from such a messed up family, anyway?"

"Shit happens."

"I'm glad things didn't work out between them," Jade said, and Bryan nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. Me and you both. Theirs is a dysfunctional family. I wonder how we would have gotten along with them," Bryan said with a shake of his head.

"I'm sure we wouldn't have known this side of them. We would have gotten along just fine," Jade said, and Bryan shook his head.

"I don't think so. You need to see how dad gets along with Lucy's dad. You'd think they were best friends or brothers," Bryan said, and Jade smiled.

"Really? Lucy's dad must be interesting, seeing as even Sonia has a crush on him," Jade said, and Bryan scowled at her.

"How did you know about that?" Bryan asked as the elevator door opened, and they walked out.

Jade giggled, "I'm sure everyone who saw the interview knows about it," she said, reminding him that Lucy and Sonia had mentioned it during the interview.

"Oh, well!" Bryan sighed.

"You like him," Jade said with a grin.

"Although he can be very annoying, he is very cool too," Bryan admitted, and Jade giggled as he told her about the competition between Tom and Lucy's dad.

"He's so much fun. I can't wait to meet him. I'm sure we will get along," Jade said with a wide smile

"So, are you really going to accept Tom's offer and work here?" Jade asked Bryan curiously as they slowly made their way towards Lucy's office.

"Yeah."

"Cool. I think I'll take Harry's offer too. That way, I can be closer to you both and keep you out of trouble," Jade said with a grin as she linked arms with him, and Bryan turned to look at her with a slightly raised brow.

"You mean so you can be closer to Harry, don't you? We both know very well that if you didn't want to be close to Harry, you wouldn't be considering it," Bryan said dryly, and she grinned.

"I guess I should just say I will be closer to you both and Harry then," she said with a wink.

Bryan didn't have enough time to respond before his phone rang, "I need to take this call. Go in, and let Sonia know we are leaving soon," Bryan said as he received the call from Jeff, while Jade went on to Lucy's office since Harry had shown it to her earlier during their tour.

Inside Lucy's office, she and Sonia had moved on from their disagreement about her decision not to get married to other subjects.

"You're distracting me," Lucy said with a giggle when Sonia showed her a comedy skit on Instagram.

"So you're asking me to leave?" She asked, and Lucy bobbed her head.

"Yes, leave. Go find Bryan or find something else to do while you wait for him," Lucy said as she tried to focus on the work in front of her.

"What do you think about Harry and Jade?" Sonia asked out of the blues, and Lucy blinked in confusion. What did her question have to do with leaving the office?

"What am I supposed to think about them? Harry is Tom's best friend, and Jade is Tom's sister," Lucy said, and Sonia shook her head.

"That's not what I mean. Didn't you notice their matching outfits yesterday?" Sonia asked, and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"That was most likely coincidence. Harry doesn't seem like the type to do matching outfits," Lucy said, and Sonia looked at her with interest.

"Really? How well do you know him?" Sonia asked, and Lucy smiled.

"Well, I wouldn't say I know him so well. I used to think that he was cold and weird, but recently I'm beginning to see that being cold is just a front he puts up at work. He is actually very sweet and nice," Lucy said as she remembered her conversation with Harry that morning.

"Really? What makes you think so?" Sonia asked curiously and listened carefully as Lucy told her about their conversation earlier on, only leaving out the question he had asked her.

"Aww, he's so sweet," Sonia said with a wide smile.

"I told you so. Why are you curious about them anyway? Don't tell me you're thinking of making them into characters in your next story," Lucy said, and Sonia grinned.

"Guilty as charged. Although I don't know them well enough, I think there might be chemistry between them. So can you be my eyes and ears?" Sonia asked hopefully.

"You're asking me to spy on Harry?" Lucy asked in disbelief.

"Well, not exactly. He is Tom's best friend, and Tom will be the first to know if something is up between his sister and his best friend, seeing as he is trying to hook them up..."

"Tom is trying to hook them up?" Lucy asked in surprise, and Sonia rolled her eyes.

"I can't believe that you are in the middle of all the excitement, yet you know nothing that is going on around you," Sonia said with disapproval.

"That is because I prefer to mind my business, and that is more than I can say for you," Lucy said and then sighed when she realized that she had been drawn into another conversation with Sonia once again when all she wanted was to focus on the sketches in front of her.

"Minding other people's business is good for my business. I'm a writer, remember?" Sonia asked with a wide smile, and they both glanced at the door when someone knocked on it before it was opened.

"Am I interrupting your besties' hangout?" Jade asked from the doorway, and Sonia's eyes lit up as she waved her over, while Lucy glanced at the work she needed to do but couldn't do.

"Not at all. You are welcome to join us!" Sonia greeted her with a welcoming smile, and Lucy shot her a warning look before turning to greet Jade with a bright smile as Jade came in to join them.

"Hello, Jade!"

"I dropped in to look around the company, so I decided to say hello to you before I leave," Jade explained before looking at Sonia, "Bryan says to get ready to leave soon," Jade told Sonia as she sat down on the seat next to hers and looked at Lucy who she could tell was not as social as Sonia.

"Bryan told me about the competition. I like your dad already," she said, making Lucy and Sonia giggle.

"He does too much sometimes," Lucy said, and Jade laughed softly.

"They all do. I can imagine my dad doing something like that," Jade said before looking at Sonia, "I can't wait to see him. Something tells me that you won't be the only one crushing on him for long," she said with a teasing smile, and Sonia laughed.

"Lucy and I were just talking about you..."

"Sonia!" Lucy exclaimed in embarrassment, while Jade just watched them both with amused curiosity.

"Okay, I was doing most of the talking while Lucy was just minding her business," Sonia corrected. Lucy lifted her eyes to the ceiling, praying for patience so she wouldn't kill Sonia.

"You want to tell me what you were talking about?" Jade asked curiously.

"Sure. If you don't mind me asking, how have you been enjoying Harry's company?" Sonia asked, and Lucy shook her head.

"You don't have to answer her question. She just doesn't know how to mind her business," Lucy said apologetically, making Jade smile.

"I noticed you both were wearing matching outfits yesterday," Sonia continued, and Jade's smile widened.

"That was purely coincident. It wasn't planned," she explained, and Lucy shot Sonia an 'I told you so' look.

"So there is nothing at all? No chemistry?" Sonia asked with a slight frown, and Jade studied both ladies for a minute.

Even if she didn't tell them, she was sure that either Bryan or Tom was going to tell one of them, and once one of them heard it, the other would hear it too, so there was no reason to hide it from them. They were going to be her sisters-in-law after all.

Jade leaned forward, "I'm actually interested in him," she confessed.

"I knew it!" Sonia exclaimed as she turned to give Lucy an 'I told you so' look before looking at Jade with a wide smile.

"Do you think he feels the same way? Have you told him how you feel?" Sonia asked excitedly, but before Jade could answer, Bryan walked into the office.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you ladies, but we have to be on our way. We have a party to plan," Bryan announced before looking at Lucy, "How are you doing, Lu?" Bryan asked with a friendly smile which Lucy returned.

"I'm fine. Please can you get Sonia out of here? I need to focus on work," Lucy pleaded, and Sonia scowled.

"Come with me babe. You know I'm the only person who can match your energy," Bryan said with a wink as he held out his hand to Sonia.

"You're going to miss me when I'm gone," she threatened Lucy as she stood up to meet Bryan.

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to miss you, but please leave. No offense Jade, I just really need to focus on this before the board meeting. I need to get approval from the board, for the next design of clothes to be released this Winter. We can hang out at the party," Lucy said, and Jade smiled as she stood up.

"You don't have to apologize or explain yourself. I understand. I can be exactly like you when I'm busy with work," Jade assured her, "See you in the evening," Jade said with a wave as she walked out of the office.

"You're coming with us, right?" Sonia called after her hopefully, eager to continue the conversation with her.

"No, you're coming with me," Jade called back, making them giggle.

"I missed you," Sonia told Bryan as she kissed him, and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Please take that out of here," Lucy muttered, and Bryan chuckled as he dragged Sonia out of the office while she stuck out her tongue at Lucy.

Just as they exited Lucy's office, they walked past two ladies who looked like they were in their early forties as they walked into Lucy's office.

They stopped by Amy's desk, "Good morning. What may I do for you?" Amy asked politely as she looked from one to the other.

"We are here to see Lucinda Perry. This is her office, right?" One of the ladies asked with a polite smile.

"Yes. I am Director Perry's secretary," Amy said with a polite smile.

"Oh, great! Let her know that we are from the She Can Heal Foundation. Our CEO watched her interview and would love to discuss business with her," the other lady said, and Amy gave them a nod as she went in to inform Lucy that she had guests.