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coming its way.   I felt that he deserved to know about
all of them.   I ’ m sorry if that might have
cost us a movie deal, but I won ’ t
tolerate lies of omission.   That ’ s just who I am. ”  
    “ You did the
right thing, ” she
said.   “ Through Alex, I know West.   Because of your honesty, I think we
still have a good chance of getting the deal. ”
    “ But how?   I ’ m under contract to deliver the book that Boss
wants.   But I can tell you this — after West ’ s rant, I know it ’ s not the book that he wants either. ”
    “ We don ’ t have to worry about that
any longer. ”
    “ Of course we
do.   I ’ m under contract. ”
    She picked up her phone, and before dialing, said, “ To a certain degree you
are.    But in this case, with
another editor.   One with a fresh
vision.   One with a vision that
shares yours. ”  
    I heard someone speak into the phone, and Blackwell ’ s eyebrows perked up.   “ Margaret, ” she said.   “ Is
Boss standing outside?   Yes?   Is he looking surly?   Long-faced?   Angry?   Bewildered?   All of that?   Oh, good.   And we have security on hand?   Are they right outside?   Is Cutter part of the detail?   Divoon.   I ’ m ready for a fight.   And if I know this son of a bitch, I ’ m going to need Cutter and
whoever else is with him to stand right behind Boss.   So, please bring him in.   I can ’ t wait to see how this goes down. ”
    She hung up the phone.
    “ You ’ re going to fire him in
front of me? ” I said.
    “ What do you
think? ”
    “ Shouldn ’ t I leave? ”
    “ And miss the
show?   Come on, Lisa.   You write about guts on a daily
basis.   Now show me that you have
some of your own. ”
    And with that, the door opened and Boss appeared.   He was wearing dark blue jeans, a white
button-front shirt, and a blue tie.   I ’ d never seen
him in glasses, but he was wearing them now — black, narrow, sleek.   His arms were crossed over his massive chest.   He glanced down at me with open
hostility, and then looked squarely at Blackwell.
    A beat passed between them in which nothing was said.
    And then everything took a turn for the worst.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    CHAPTER SIX

 
    “ Marco, ” Blackwell said.   “ So
good of you to join us.   Would you
like a cocktail?   Perhaps a
martini?   I hear you enjoy your
share of them when you ’ re
on Wenn ’ s clock. ”
    “ Really,
Barbara?   You ’ re starting there?   I believe I ’ ve
seen you throw back a few of your own back in the day. ”
    “ True — you have.   But never to the point that I lost
business over it.   Or that I couldn ’ t handle what I drank — I don ’ t do sloppy.   Never have.   Never will.   Not my style.   For that matter, I also never would
physically threaten another person because I have anger management issues that
apparently can ’ t be
managed.   That ’ s something you ’ ll never pin on me,
Marco.   But after last night?   I can pin all of it on you. ”   She leaned back in her seat.   “ Unless,
of course, you ’ d like
to deny any of it. ”
    “ How about if
we just deal with the facts of what happened last night? ”
    “ Oh, the
facts, ” she said with
a haughty glance tossed over at me.   “ We ’ re about to hear the
facts, Lisa — can
you imagine?   I, for one, can ’ t wait to hear them … . ”
    “ First, no
business was lost due to me.   If
Julian West doesn ’ t
come around with an option for Ward ’ s
book, you can blame it on her.   West
was about to agree to option the book when this one opened her mouth and blew
it.   Second, I also don ’ t do sloppy.   You suggested that I was drunk — I ’ m here to tell you that I
wasn ’ t, and if you
think I was, please do us all a favor and prove it.   Third, I never physically threatened
anyone.   You ’ ve known me for years, Barbara.   Where in the hell did that even come
from? ”
    And that was it for