Gideon spent the next two months getting everything organized for the western headquarters. Most of the time he was in New York, although he did fly to Denver when necessary—once to close on the new building, then with the staff members who were coming with him, to show them the building and get their input on what needed to be done with it. He also made it a point to come out when he could just to spend time with Cole—until Cole left for a dig in the south of the state.
While all that was going on, Gideon was also facing the problem of selling his place. It was early June when he finally found a buyer, and mid-month before the closing. Then he began the arduous task of deciding what was going with him to Denver and what to get rid of.
As he sorted through everything, he found an ornate
