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a text message from Sam.
    “Please do not be angry with me. I was out of line, I just enjoyed our time today. I never get to see you anymore and besides, we had fun.”
    Lizeth read over the text message again and smiled. Sam was right. They did have fun and it was nice to get out. Lizeth prided herself on making Darrius happy and being a good wife. Now it seemed that she’d forgotten about her own happiness. Lizeth had been thinking about going back to work, something that she definitely needed to discuss with Darrius. Lizeth recalled a time when she was working how it brought her joy. She was good at her job, but she gave it up to support Darrius.
    I’m going back to work and I’m going to get out more. It’s not like we have kids, Lizeth thought. Lizeth text messaged Sam back. “I will call you later to see what’s next!”  Lizeth
     
    *****
     
    “Back for the day, Mr. Jackson?” Martha asked as Darrius was getting off of the elevator walking towards his office.
    “Yes, I’m back for the day. Do I have any messages?” Darrius asked.
    “I’ve placed them on your desk. Oh, and you got a call from a Mr. Carter,” Martha stated.
    Darrius stopped and turned to face her. “As in Nelson Carter?” Darrius asked.
    “Yes, how did you know?  Were you expecting his call today?” Martha asked.
    “No, I just heard he was in town and possibly looking to do some work in this area,” Darrius said with excitement in his voice. “Did he leave a message or a number?” Darrius asked.
    “No sir, he did not. However, he was very persistent in meeting you in person. So, he is scheduled to come in tomorrow to see you at 3:30. I went ahead and put him on your schedule since your afternoon is free,” Martha told him. 
    “Great job, Martha.” Darrius said with enthusiasm. “He may be interested in possibly working with us.”
    “Possibly?” Martha questioned. “This could be great for the company.”
    “It could lead to even more projects,” Darrius said.
    “That would be great!” Martha said.
    “Keep up the good work, Martha,” Darrius told her.
    “Yes sir,” Martha replied. Martha was an excellent employee. She had worked for Darrius since he first opened the doors to his Architect Company. Darrius respected Martha to a certain degree, but he would never let her know that.
    “Martha, I need you to get me all the information you can get on Mr. Carter and have it on my desk before you leave. That way I can be ready for tomorrow’s meeting with him,” Darrius ordered as he turned quickly to escape into his office.
    As Darrius sat at his desk looking over the blueprint designs for a new club owner, he could not stop thinking about his meeting with Nelson Carter. Darrius knew who Nelson Carter was from word of mouth, but never met him. He was a successful businessman who owned several banks. Every year he would invest money into a few new projects where he would pay for affordable housing or fix up apartment communities in rural neighborhoods at little to no cost to the tenants.
    Nelson Carter had a lot of love for humanity and helping people of all kinds. Nelson Carter’s name alone carried a lot of weight. He got respect because of all the great work he did. Anything that involved giving back he was attached to it. Working with Nelson would be a great opportunity for any company.
    What an amazing prospect this would be to have, Darrius thought to himself. Filled with excitement, he put the blueprints aside to read up on Mr. Carter and to get an idea of what his next project would be. Not only could this bring in more money, but more business as well. It wasn’t that he was hurting for it. However, he was determined to get the deal and push everything else aside.
     

Chapter 2
    “So you were serious about going back to work?” Sam screamed into the phone.
    “I told you I was,” Lizeth said, holding the phone as she drunk her morning coffee.
    “Girl I am happy for you.  It’s time you got out of