Disclaimer, this story is fast becoming a novel is a work of fiction for the most part the names used are not real people, the businesses, locations, and organizations while real are used in a way that is purely fictional to add realism to the story.
It was another sleeping pill night and I woke to my alarm going off. I got the boys off to school, telling them to ignore any comments about their father as best they could. I dressed and headed back downtown for the second day in a row. At the law firm I asked for Mr. McGregor and I took a seat, I waited for about 30 minutes before I was guided to his office.
We shook hands and he apologized for the delay and I told him that it was fine.
Mr. McGregor smiled, "We have met several times at parties."
I thought for a minute, "Yes, I'm sorry for not recognizing you, Ronald right?"
Mr. McGregor smiled, "Yes please call me Ron and I am sorry to hear about you and Tom parting ways but I will do the best I can to get you a fair deal, if I may, can I call you by your first name?"
I looked at Ron, "Yes certainly please do and I appreciate that Ron but Tom has a warrant out for his arrest for embezzlement and the son of a bitch ran off with his personal assistant. So, I want as much as I can get, my problem is that all our accounts, Tom's and joint accounts are frozen."
"Ok, we will take a different track, I think we can get the joint accounts unfrozen and possibility get your divorce uncontested and on the fast track with the right judge," Ron told me.
I was relieved and smiled, "Oh thank you that's a great relief, thank you."
Ron smiled, "I am happy to be of service only one small item, my fee, I will need 5 thousand up front another 5 thousand when the matter is settled as long Tom doesn't fight it, that could cost more."
I gasped, "I don't have a lot of cash on hand but I would be happy to sign a contract and make payments, if that is possible?"
Ron looked serious, "I'm not a partner, I would have to run that past them for approval."
Ron opened a drawer in his desk and took out a form, "Here fill this out as best you can."
I looked at the form it was an application for a loan, fuck I had nothing of any value to write down other than my cash that needed, everything else was tied up by the court system. I put down a couple things but if they checked they would not hold up, I crossed fingers and hoped for the best that whoever review my application would see past my current situation.
I teared up a little, "Please Ron my whole world is crashing down, I need help."
Ron smiled, "Try not to worry, I'll try to work things out for you but I may need you to work with me so we can get you through this and on with your new life."
I wiped away a tear, "Anything you need, thank you, thank you, I really appreciate anything you can do for me."
Ron took down my contact information and we stood and shook hands and I walked out feeling somewhat better about my situation but if I could not make payments, I was in serious trouble. I would have to weigh, maybe not filing for divorce to prolong my bankruptcy as long as possible. It did bother me about Mr. McGregor would not accept payments as I thought that was a common practice.
Once home I gave Gina a call and I unloaded on her and felt better after letting it all out. She too was surprised that there was a question about making payments. Because she only had to make a small payment and agree to settle when the divorce was settled. Gina strongly urged me to call Jack.
I had a cup of coffee and gather my thoughts, I picked up Jack's cell and called I was a little disappointed, he did not pickup and I got his voice mail. I just asked him if he had heard about my situation and I needed his advice and to please call me back.
Next, I called my cleaning service and cancelled their services due to unforeseen circumstances. With that done I started cleaning house, I really didn't mind it gave me something to do to take my mind off this whole mess.
My phone rang and it was Jack and I picked up immediately, "Hi Baby thanks for calling me back,"
Jack spoke and I felt relieved, "I had to clear my schedule, sorry that took a little time."
I smiled, "That's Ok Baby, I'm sorry to have to pester you but Gina suggested that I needed to ask your advice."
"Taylor, I'm happy to do what I can, I heard about what happened and I put some feelers out to see what I can learn about of your husband's location."
I told him, I appreciated that and went on to give him all the details including my financial situation and my meeting with the divorce lawyer.
"Taylor, I think we have some time on your financial problems, but I'm sorry I do not loan money to my women. That said if it comes to it, we can expand your activity in the entertainment business to generate extra income. As to your lawyer something is fishy there if I were you, I would record every conversation with him and keep me advised."
"Jack, I would never ask you for money and I sincerely appreciate your help in finding my husband and the advice regarding my divorce attorney. As to the working for you, I am your Bitch that has not changed and I will do anything you want especially if it helps my finances for the near future. I guess what I'm asking is that I need a short time out to sort this mess out if that's OK with you, it will not be long, I promise, is that OK?"
"Baby, we will get through this, text me any updates and no problem on taking a break, take your time and sort things out. Hey hit the spa one day this week that should help take your mind off things for a bit."
I felt a lot better, "Thank you Jack, that sounds like a great idea and I will keep you informed."
"Ok, TJ I have to go, I hope to see you soon, bye," and he hung up.
I felt a lot better with Jack looking into things and him giving me a timeout. I knew he was not worried about my dedication to him, in fact I needed my connection with Jack more than ever now, it was even crazier that he was the most stable thing I had in my chaotic life.
I went back to work and when I finished, I started planning out the rest on my week. Saving money where I could with meals and such but including gym and spa time to relieve some stress. The next couple days were uneventful, the gym was great and I only used my prepaid card at the spa for massages instead of a full treatment package to stretch the money out.
It had been a couple days since I talked to Ron and I started getting worried but I just tried to put all that put of my mind. Tom's Dad called and told me the police had been by to talk to them and I filled him in on my conversation with the police. Tom's Dad who I had never felt really close to apologized to me for his son's actions. I told him that was not necessary this was Tom's fault not his. He told me that he would get Tom's car back to me this weekend and I told him that would be fine. Also, I asked him if it would be possible to take the boys up to the ranch on the weekends to get them away from what was going on. He really like that and told me any weekend or every weekend would be great. I thanked him and told him I would let him know and that I was looking forward to seeing them this weekend when they dropped the car off. The boys always loved going to the ranch and it would give me some time, I knew I could use to my advantage regarding Jack, when I started hooking back up with him.
It was around 4 o'clock, the boys were during their homework when the phone the ID on the call was Ron McGregor, I ran to the den quickly and started Jack's phone recording. I took a breath and answered the phone.
"Hi Ron I've been waiting for your call, I hope you have good news for me," I asked him.
"Well not exactly but I'm sure we can work something out. The partners will not accept payments on time they need the 5 thousand up front," Ron told me.
I was disappointed, "Oh, well I guess I will have to call around and see if I can find somebody else."