Both of Her

Divider Marketing, Inc. had gone public last week and as it stood, my personal net worth sits at a cool three point two million dollars, having almost fifty-five percent of the shares in my family’s name. Does my family know? Of course they know I set money aside for them, but do they know how much? No fucking way. My mom and dad, blue collar, all-American citizens in Jacksonville, Florida, were always supportive of my success starting from a very young age. They sent me to a private flutist throughout my childhood when they realized my love of the instrument. Eventually, they invested more in those private lessons, so it could grace me with a scholarship to college. Wherever that college was they didn’t care. Never in their wildest dreams did they think I would get a full ride to New York University, where I worked my ass off to obtain a double major in business, because let’s face it – flutist don’t make actual money. Actual money was what I had in stocks, bonds, art, homes, diamonds, and written all over my face. Nevertheless, playing the flute is still where I find my calm. Well, except for my getaway weekends. Those are my most favorite past time… hands down. Hands all over me, actually. Hot, soothing hands with whispered intents make my stomach jump a little.

I live the good life and it is my secret alone. Apart from A

When Apple came out with the Application Store, the three of us spent hours talking and researching applications that would best help people in the new mille

A year into our endeavor; they sat me down and asked me how and why I believed in the company and where I could get the startup capital. Those questions never had real answers. I looked at both of them and gave my most fantastic grin. After I swooped in with a most cuddly hug for both of them, I told them never to worry about money again. I wasn’t worried, but something about those two nerds from college made my heart sing and still does to this day. They may never know my penchant for dirty sex and lavish gifts, but I like to think that if they ever knew, they’d ignore that side of me. I can’t imagine them being too angry. Well, I hope they might find some compassion for my addiction.

I knew then I had enough jewelry in my safe to get us started and let’s just say, an anonymous donor got us up and ru

Now, I come in for our powwows and my love of prettying up campaigns. I meet up with A

After the business had been flourishing for a year, Mitch was growing tired of being a guinea pig, so I threw two assistants at him, both graduates of MIT. One of them accepted his daily intellectual challenges and threw it back into his face. Rachel became more to Mitch. Much more.  Now Mitch is married to his Rachel, with two kids. He hardly ever complained about another thing again, except how she challenges him at home. All men need challenges every now and again.

Leo’s a different story. He’s so damn pigheaded that he picks apart every transaction and person until there is nothing left. The guy is always unhappy and since it is money and the business that made him unhappy, I had a friend do a small favor and pay him a visit every Friday evening around ten. Since that first weekend, Leo has been as chill as a surfer dude in Hawaii.

If those two are happy, they don’t question why I’m not sitting in on important meetings or why I wear my sunglasses unless I’m alone with only certain people or behind closed doors. They’ll never understand that as much as I love the life Divider has provided me, the pride it gave me – to do this on my own and to know I would always be secure financially is not where my happiness stems from.

“Mark would like to know if you’d like to meet for di

“A

“Of course, Luca. Shall I tell them you would like a rain check then?” she asks as we continue down the hall to my two thousand square foot office that includes a sitting room, a bathroom, and okay, a closet with an automatic ru

“Don’t you mean snow check? Ugh, when will this filthy weather give up already?” I ask rhetorically.

A

“I’ll call you tomorrow at eleven to check in. Mitch, Leo, and I will do our hour following your updates. You all know the drill. If there are any problems, I’ll be sure to update everyone’s calendar.”

I open the door to my toasty warm office and find the boys have already made themselves comfortable in my sitting area. I walk around to look at the forms on my desk.

“Do you need me to sign all of these now?” I ask taking off my glasses just as A

She nods and I take a seat to start signing the twenty or so papers.

“Well, hi Luca. Nice to see you, too,” Mitch starts.

I look up to him and blow a kiss. Leo pretends to catch it and then the two of them are instantly in some sort of boy like wrestling session.