October 22, 2012
Ok here is more of Emmett. This chapter is a bit long for a Drabble but I hope you like it.
Chapter 2: How to Have a Happy Life
It was barely 5:00 in the afternoon and Emmett McCartney was dragging me out of the office. I haven't left the office before 10:00 in months. Hell Sometimes it is closer to 2:00 am before I leave. I couldn't help the smile that crossed my lips when I thought about what happened the last time I came home early.
About two months ago I had a perfect day. I had hired another employee and my workload had lightened. All my meetings ended on time and for once I didn't have any work pending. I got home around 9:30 and Bella was in the shower. I snuck in and surprised her. My God her body looked so good with water dripping down her curves. I guess that was the last time I initiated sex. We made wild passionate love in the shower and slow tender love in bed after and again the next morning before I headed to the office.
It's not that we haven't had sex since but well it had been Bella who started things off with kissing me when I crept into bed. The funny thing was that she seemed to sniff my neck and chest before relaxing into my arms.
Emmett had taken a taxi to my office so I drove us to Patty Coynes Irish Pub. It was located between my office and where he had his yacht docked. I've been here before when dad came to tell me that he and mom were moving to Paris. We got a table and ordered a pint and some potato skins and some sliders. When I asked him why he was eating now if he was taking his wife our but he said it was just a snack.
"Ok Edward I am going to tell you my dad's story. I don't know if you know this but I am the son of Sean McCarty as in McCarty and Hale department stores. Before he took on a partner it was just McCarty's and he had inherited it from his father. Now my grandfather lived, breathed and worked for his store much the way that you do for your company. He spent almost no time with my grandmother or my dad. Back then being a neglected wife wasn't grounds for divorce. When my grandfather passed the company to my dad he followed his father's example. Unfortunately for him times changed and women didn't put up with loveless marriages."
"I love my Bella" I protested.
"You may love her but do you show her, does she know that you love her." He looked deep into my eyes then continued his story. As I was saying most women won't put up with a loveless marriage and even the ones who are just in it for the money want you to take them out and show the world that you are with them. My dad went through four divorces before he hit forty five years old. Finally his mother explained to him what I am going to explain to you. First off you need to know what is most important to you. Is it your family or is it your company."
"My Wife is what I treasure but I want to provide for her. I need her to know that I can take care of us without relying on a trust fund from my parents."
"Edward, you dipshit; you have already done that. I said it earlier and I will say it again; you own a multimillion dollar company. You could retire now at the age of 27 and still be well off for the rest of your lives even without the trust fund you mentioned." He hit the back of my head. Damn that hurt.
"My grandmother asked my father what he wanted most. And my father told her he really wanted a family. She told him that the family business was preventing him from finding a real wife and having children. She suggested that he take on a partner to help run the business and scaling back. He did just that. He found a business man who shared the same Ideals as him and sold him 50% of the business. Dad and his new partner Jonathan Hale shared the work of running the company and though they could have gone even bigger they have kept the company moderate."
"Ok are you telling me to get a partner?" I asked.
"Not necessarily but let me finish my story." He hit the back of my head again.
"OUCH!" He just rolled his eyes at me and continued.
"So soon my dad found a good woman and married again for the 5th time. I was born 11 months later. Dad made it a priority to come home by 6:00 at least four days a week. He never worked weekends and he spent time with my mom and me. Mom has been married to my father for the last 32 years and they are still going strong and loving every minute together. Dad retired and his partner had taken over the running of the company along with my wife formerly known as Rosalie Hale." Emmett took a long pull of his beer to wash down the last of his food.
"My point is that if you want to keep your Bella you need to pull back from the other woman and concentrate on your wife."
"I have never cheated on my wife. There is no other woman." I was livid.
"Dude chill, and you are cheating, maybe not with a woman but with your company. That company is the other woman. Take on more employees or delegate some of your load to the ones you have and give that time back to your wife." He took another long pull from his beer. What he said made sense but I didn't have time to ponder it because he kept right on talking.
"I understand what it is like to build a company from scratch. I started surf's up in the garage of my parent's house when I was 15. I started with hand painted wooden boards and it grew from there. Now it is an international multimillion dollar company and I could make it even bigger but if I did I would either have to go public and answer to shareholders or I would have to work my ass off. My Rosie is worth too much to me for that. Rosie and I both work but we also take the time to spend with each other and our kids. We have been married for 12 years and we are going to have baby number 6 in three months."
"Ok I get what you are saying and I am going to try to make things right with Bella starting tonight."
I dropped off Emmett at the marina and headed home. I stopped off at a flower shop then got some pizza and salad from Bella's favorite Pizzeria. I couldn't wait to see the surprise on her face to see me home so early.
Hmm what do you think Eddie boy is going to find when he gets home?
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Suzanna
