Damon
“Are you sure you don’t want to take the lead on this?” Atticus asked as he stood in front of the whiteboard. He was referring to the house Miller was selling to Vanessa. I had originally agreed to take the lead, but at the last minute, I had asked Hank to attend the meeting.
“I'm sure,” I said firmly. Atticus didn’t comment as he wrote in Hank’s name.
“Your loss,” he muttered. I knew Atticus wouldn’t question me, but because I wanted to keep my job and the possibility of partnering with them, I decided I needed to explain.
“I panicked,” I admitted. Atticus glanced over at me curiously and I shrugged. “It’s Vanessa,”
“I would’ve thought you were going to take it because it’s Vanessa,” he pointed out, and I sighed as I leaned against my desk.
“I wanted to. I planned to…but we b
