Chapter 26. The Control

Like an obedient child about to get scolded for the first time, Jake found Garth seated in the corner of his office. Neil was there too, seated in Jake’s chair, grinning from ear to ear; totally unaware of the dense atmosphere in the room. He’d always been a stupid and clueless f*ck, but he was even more stupid than Jake initially thought he was. “Get out of my chair, get out of my office for that matter… Garth and I have something important to talk about, I’ll call you when we’re done.”

His smile faded slowly, his eyes squinting at Jake as he stood to his feet. “Not even a welcome back or a job well done, not even a pat on the shoulder or on the ass… but you’re telling me to get out? Take it back…”

“Neil… for goddess’ sake…” Jake sighed. “Alright, alright… good job and welcome back, now leave…”

The smile that had faded reappeared, and he walked around the desk. Instead of walking through the door though, he threw an arm over Jake’s shoulder. “Now that’s more like