Cody drove until he was halfway home and pulled into a half empty parking lot and dialed the number on the card. After two rings a male voice said, "Hello, Christopher Lean speaking."
"Hello Mr.Lean, It's Cody. I visited you with my dad yesterday and I was wondering what kind of deal you could offer me?" Cody asked, half interested in what he had to say.
"Mr.Draechon I hope you're doing well tonight. I wanted to offer some kind of business deal between us. I know you're expanding your business and wanted to see if you would be willing to start a joint business, what do you think?" Christopher askedpolitely.
"That depends on what kind of business you focus on. I run a reptile rescue and co-own a veterinary clinic and exotic pet store," Cody responded, hearing Mr.Lean quietly sigh.
"I see, unfortunately my business deals mostly with import and export. Since that's the case, is there some way that I can offer you some assistance or deal?" Mr.Lean offered, making Cody smile in victory.
"I do have an idea. You see, in order to expand properly I will need construction supplies. I had planned to get it all myself but I'm wondering if you would be willing to cover the first order only, in return I'll talk to my father and see if he would be willing to talk to you," Cody said confidently.
The line was silent for a few moments until Mr.Lean spoke up, "I see, I think that would work. Send me the list and I'll have the supplies delivered to the factory. In return you ask your father if he would be willing to enter a deal with me. If he does, I will cover a second order of supplies."
"Thank you, I've sent the email with the attached list. I'm expecting at least eighty percent of the list to be covered. I hope for all of it and I will be disappointed if less then seventy-five percent of the list is sent," Cody explained as he clicked send on the email.
"Understood," Mr.Lean said and after doing a quick read over on the first page he sighed heavily, then said tensely, "I promise to do my best in getting the order done. I can guarantee that you will get more than seventy percent of the list."
"Thank you, I'll call my father tomorrow morning and explain what has just happened. I don't know when or if he will contact you. Goodnight, I hope your night goes well," Cody said, sounding like he just won a game.
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After hanging up Christopher sighed heavily and smacked his desk with his palm, "Son of a bitch!" he yelled, causing the people who he was talking to over video chat to look amused.
"You got played Chris," an older gentleman said laughing lightly while drinking from a small glass of amber colored liquid.
"There is a silver lining in that deal, while you do lose a lot of money, the potential deal with Amell could triple what you spend in a few years," a young woman said,looking at a scroll while typing.
"Considering how that call went I'm fairly certain the child of the dragon showed you some mercy," a middle aged man with various hunting trophies on his wall said quietly.
"They're not dragons, only in name. Sadly we can't look into them without the church slapping our wrist," an older woman said while leaning over a pot that was glowing an ethereal blue.
"Just be thankful you're not being abandoned considering you failed the hundred night watch," a man standing in Christopher's office holding the hilt of a long two handed sword on his back.
"I thank you for not abandoning me to the Draechons, I just wish his son wasn't a bastard," Christopher said, reading the list thoroughly.
"Be nice to him executioner, he did not fail. He is a victim of circumstance, there are not many people who can stand against the Draechons and hope to win," the woman said as the color from her pot slowly turned purple.
"Alchemist is right, let's leave him alone and focus on our own things. I'll talk to the Watch commander and see what his opinion is on that place," the old man with hunting trophies adorning his wall behind him said.
"Let's wrap this up then. I, The Judge, deem Christopher Lean innocent in this incident. What say you Alchemist, Master Hunter and Librarian?" the old man who finished the last bit of amber liquid asked.
"Innocent," The Alchemist said.
"Innocent," The Master Hunter said.
"Innocent," said the young woman known as the librarian.
"Executioner, by our pact I summon you back to my side, keep your blade sheathed," the man refilling his glass said.
"I understand sir, I shall leave now then," the swordsman said as flames so black they dimmed the lights inside the office slowly engulfed the man When his head had been covered the flames shrunk into a pin head sized dot that exploded into black smoke dissipating quickly.
The four callers all hung up quickly and once the screen was blank Christopher leaned back and rubbed his eyes sighing deeply. "I'm so fucked," he muttered to himself.
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Cody walked into his apartment and said loudly, "I'm home."
"Hey honey how was your day after I left?" Sarah asked.
"Good got a lot of things done and tomorrow I'll be going back to plan things out with the guys," Cody explained as he emptied his pockets and walked in the kitchen.
"Your plate is in the microwave, should still be warm," Sarah said, rising from the couch.
"Thank you," Cody said as he tested the warmth and closed the microwave to warm it up more. "What did you girls do today?" Cody asked Carly and Eveline.
"Not much. I reached out to some of my co-workers and told them I was going to be away for some time. I know Cassy can handle the business for a bit and knowing her she will call me once in a while to keep me updated," Carly responded.
"That's good," Cody said before taking a bite.
"I didn't do much today, I mostly spent time reading and playing games," Eveline said quietly.
"Nice," Cody said between bites.
Sarah slid behind Cody and rested her top half on his back. "So after you're done eating what do you want to do?" Sarah asked.
Cody smirked and responded, "Assuming I have a choice, sleep. I want to sleep. But I feel like that's not going to happen."
Sarah sighed and lifted herself off his back, "Then when you're done eating take a shower and go to bed."
Cody smiled and quickly finished. "Thanks for the food."
Cody got up and walked towards the shower taking his shirt off, as he neared the door. Once he was inside and the shower turned on Carly turned to Sarah and said, "I'm surprised you didn't jump him."
"He's tired and today was eventful. As I explained when I got back we might get a fourth girl who's a wolf. So I don't want to overload his day," Sarah responded, cleaning up the last of the dinner dishes.
"If I recall you said there was a seer there today right? Did she say anything to you? Cause since you got back you've been off," Carly asked.
"She said that Cody meeting my Dad would be fine and that I had nothing to worry about," Sarah said quietly.
Eveline looked surprised while Carly nodded and said, "I'm not surprised, Cody is a very open minded person. I've only seen one person that Cody hated."
"I hope so," Sarah whispered to herself.
After a few minutes Cody stepped out of the bathroom drying his hair and said, "I'm going to bed now, is anyone joining me or going to stay up?"
"I will," Carly said, getting up and following Cody.
"I'll stay out here, now I can try and finish that quest I started today," Eveline said, reaching for the controller of the gaming system.
"I'll let you two have your fun before coming to bed," Sarah said as she puttered around the kitchen.
Cody smiled after he got in the bed while Carly stripped. "You're getting used to your hands I see."
"Only when it comes to taking clothes off, everything else is still hard," Carly explained as she crawled into bed and cuddled Cody.
"It's a start," Cody whispered as he closed his eyes, Carly smiled and kissed his neck. "I don't mind if you want to do anything but I'm not going to put much effort in," Cody mumbled.
Carly smiled and shuffled downwards where she started to kiss and suck playfully on Cody's cock causing him to groan. Once Cody was half hard Carly took his head into her mouth and started to bob up and down while using her tongue to tease his slit. Carly hummed in pleasure as she felt Cody's hand rest on her head. "I thought you wanted to sleep?" Carly teased as she started to gently suck and lick the base of his cock.
"You're making it hard to sleep," Cody responded as he used his other hand to hold his cock up. "It's hard, now get on," Cody growled.