Chapter 19

Colin knocked on his father's office door and waited until he heard his voice asking whoever was there to come in. He opened the door and said from the doorway, "Dad, you asked to see me."

"Yeah." Ben Blake looked up from his desk and nodded at his son. "Come on in." He removed his reading glasses and dropped them in front of him on the desk. 

Colin strode into the massive room. Ben Blake's office was the size of two large offices combined. There was a conference room that could accommodate twelve people. The open area directly opposite his massive work space had couches and a coffee table for relaxed meetings and entertainment. 

As expected, the decorations and everything about the room were as masculine as any space could be. Colin, and even his wife, had tried severally to convince him to add little touches of colors, but the older Blake would blatantly refuse anytime such discussion came up.

"So what's up, dad?" He loosened his tie when he got t