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It couldn’t be all that hard

Right?

Chapter Two - Tucker

I never did anything by halfto do soht, then at least all the way

As a result, I always finished what I started, going to the logical extre to people at first, but ot used to it My theory was that ht they were supposed to do that they still tried to do things even when they were i before they were done But I only focused on things I kneanted to do

Sleep, for exa to which I was fully dedicated There were clocks and schedules and all that fancy stuff that people used to give their lives , but none of it meant much in the end Time itself was a human construct I preferred to simply exist in whatever state I found myself in

Thatfro me, and not even that would work Not the alar into ht outsideracquetball on all sorts of brass instru theether

It had been the cook's idea and, asplans were siet up, despite her best intentions to make sure I did

Rising in lance at the bedside clock, Ishower before putting in an appearance at work

I couldn’t have people thinking I e nice to look at on my breaks Her curvy body was a plus, but that wasn’t why I’d hired her She had the most impressive resume out of everyone who applied

Truth be told, she was overqualified, but I would not let that stand between reat assistant I’d had so few over h she was more for the reception desk I wanted a wonderful assistant all to myself

I was selfish, for sure, but it wasn’t like Ana wasn’t benefiting froement I liked to think of h I wasn’t clear on the h school Latinate phrasing didn’t come up a lot in advanced math

Freshly showered and s of lavender, it was time to select my outfit for the day, a process ray two-piece suits every day The primary difference between them was the color of the pocket-square, tucked, just so, into the front pocket

And I wore a clashing tie, of course I would only need an ule to complete the look I let my employees dress casually while I went all out

Dressed to the nines, I ventured down the twisting stairs to theroo on the table

It struck most folks as odd that a tech leader would choose to dress in the manner of a Victorian Chap, but I liked fashion and took it to the nth degree by focusing on the tiance, without veering over into the realm of the silly Or at least I tried not to

I ate slowly, as it was better for the digestion Therefore, my pace reached the level of the leisurely I was the boss, after all If I couldn’t go in late on occasion, as the point of all the power?

It wasn’t as though the place was going to fall like a house of cards from a worn-out deck if I showed up late, or indeed not at all The structure was set up to avoid any such eventuality Besides which, Jack was a clock-slave if there ever was one and would keep things going in my absence

Taking ti, I left thee The Aston Martin purred to wakefulness If I was lucky, I would be so late I was early,to sit in rush hour traffic

I checked my Rolex and confirmed that I should indeed be free and clear, as I drove on roads as empty as a zombie apocalypse