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Since Dylan had totally separated hi difficulty with her pregnancy, Cole hadn’t had it in hi out of his role and s He couldn’t even coh to his surprise, Luke had asked hie the new club Specifically handle the in house security team

Cole kneas sometimes too loyal, too soft when it came to those he cared about He tended to let people take advantage of hi the proverbial bus run over hih Alex was short one person in the office, he was still working diligently to grow CISS beyond its current operating capacity Cole was pretty sure it was Alex’s way ofhis stress

“Think about it,” Alex explained, a e to his tone than what Cole was used to as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his bulky chest

Cole stared at his boss, honestly trying to see how this was going to benefit them Any of them Their business was mainly based in Dallas, Texas, yet for some reason, Alex continued to pursue jobs outside of their city, some of them even hundreds of miles away Last week, he sent Cole to Houston, but the most recent was in the Austin area and more specifically, the new resort that Travis Walker was building

“I’ve tried Tell e this for us? Certainly not me, I can tell you thatup instantly and placing his forear Jake down there”

“I didn’t think Jake was ready for this yet? You’re the one who toldfor CISS for a while now He was growing into his oith the co him a shitload of responsibility Since Dylan’s departure, Cole knew Jake was being pushed to the limit just like he was, but he was surprised to hear Alex was suddenly wanting to give hi into his own,” Alex confir to send him and Nate”

Cole took a moment to study Alex Normally, he would sit back and take whatever decision Alex rain of salt However, in this case, if Alex did send Jake and Nate to Austin that left no one besides hiruntled by the fact that he was going on sales calls when Alex was the one who should bethem

“Why both of them?” Cole had two reasons for his question One, because he wanted to knohy Alex would choose to leave the Dallas office practically e Dylan’s only son so to benefit his current situation any “Why send both of them to Austin? Do you actually think they can handle it?”

“Only one way to find out” Alex leaned back once again, sounding incredibly nonchalant

Cole wasn’t sure what he thought about that For as long as he had known Alex, thehis time to make sound decisions This sounded rash, like Alex was al able to handle it, Cole knew Travis Walker, and he knew the way the man reacted to damn near everyone He wasn’t friendly, and Cole wasn’t sure Nate or Jake were ready to go head to head with hi to settle for second best, no ether”

“Are you fucking kidding reener than the fucking grass outside your damn , and you want to send the on, Alex?”

Cole was now standing, having shot up out of his chair completely bewildered by Alex’s attitude

“I don’t have time to do it, and I can’t just send one of the both of theo, so that’s my only other choice”

“And where does that leave us? I’ on to handle your sales calls perh his hair, then dry scrubbed his face before turning back to Alex “This isn’t what I want to do”

Alex didn’t say a word He just stared, and Cole felt the man’s confusion and above that, he felt the tension Alex was close to falling apart

“Are you quitting onto his feet