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it all. Looks
down and it’s full again. If she can figure out how this works, she
could make millions . . . billions even.
    As a test, while Bill and Franklin are discussing
something about space requirements. They sound excited and
frustrated. She drinks all of it and slowly puts it on the table.
She’s going to watch it this time. Charles grabs the mug like
lightening and then puts it back. It’s full.
    “Thank you.”
    He smiles and nods.
    She thinks about Charles and the endless mug.
Another lost opportunity, there’s no way she’ll sell Charles and
his incredible gift.
    Charlotte takes her plate away. She misses it
instantly. She hasn’t been included in the discussion because they
were letting her eat. Now she has to pay attention. She was going
to deal with Shockley and Wade today, but she was expecting to have
to figure it out by herself.
    “So let’s look over these financials that DeShaun
brought over this morning.” Franklin’s voice is firm and in
control. She hears it in his voice. He’s already decided on a
direction.
    “DeShaun was here?” She looks up at Franklin. She’s
back.
    “He couldn’t reach you, so he called me. I met him
at the coffee shop on the corner about midnight last night.”
    Where as she? Running. She checks her cell phone.
It’s still on vibrate. A cell phone ring while running in her
neighborhood alerts deviates that someone with a cell phone to hock
is nearby.
    “That was really thoughtful of him and of you. Thank
you Franklin.”
    He smiles. She must look better after eating
Charlotte’s breakfast. That unwanted and unhealthy concern on his
face is gone.
    She spends a few minutes looking over the
financials, but mostly she’s admiring DeShaun’s beautiful work.
These are a masterpiece. It takes no time at to get a clear picture
of Shockley.
    “He’s clear! He doesn’t owe anyone anything! It’s
all profit.”
    “That’s how I see it,” Franklin smiles at her.
    “We can do this!”
    “I agree.”
    She’s up and hugging Franklin before she knows it
and right in front of her staff. “We can do this!” It feels like it
so she must actually be jumping up and down.
    “Settle down. We need to talk to the bank, but it
looks really good, Judy.”
    She’s walking around the table behind everyone. She
notices their heads turn to follow her. “It’s actually better than
taking on Mr. Wade. The two businesses compliment each other. They
buy and sell from each other. Under one roof and one management the
costs will be significantly reduced the profits will soar.”
    She stops suddenly. “They have been best friends
since they were just getting started. Why didn’t they see this?
Franklin. Why? What am I missing?”
    “I don’t know Judy. I can only guess that they
respected each others business. Maybe they never thought of
merging.”
    “DeShaun would never fudge the numbers. It’s not his
way. These have got to be true figures but they only go back five
years. That’s odd.”
    A quick text to DeShaun to call her.
    “Okay, Judy let’s work out a proposal based on these
reports. I think we should pitch them both, as soon as possible.”
Franklin looks around the table for agreement.
    Every one agrees. Bill is going to start over, he
says, scrap the Wade proposal and rework everything. “I need my
office. Come on Justin let’s lay this out.”
    The door shuts loudly behind them, but she’s still
engrossed in figuring this out. “It’s not just me, Judy.” That’s
what he said.
    “Charlotte, please check out Wade and Shockley,
their wives and children and see what you can find out about them
and any connections to each other and Simon Perry or any of the
Perry’s.”
    She nods and leaves.
    My cell rings. “DeShaun thanks for calling me back.
I’m sorry I wasn’t available when you called. This is great work.
It’s more like art than finance.” She laughs while he gloats.
“These only go back five years, do you know how things were