Chapter 29: Chapter Twenty-Nine

Olivia

When we land in Moscow, I'm glad we won't be staying long. It's colder than the devil's heart. The city is beautiful though. I can't wait to explore it, maybe Jason's business here won't take long so that we can do it together. Maybe buy a few things to go back home with.

We arrived about two hours ago. Jason had me dropped off at a hotel. I'd taken a bath immediately when I got to the penthouse of the hotel. He'd said we'd communicate with the phone for whatever else he need for me to do for him, but told me to rest. I do a lot of that these days because he tells me to and also because I'm almost always tired, but right now I feel like all my energy is back. But I can't wait to go back to work although I don't know how long we're going to be here for.

It's still morning, morning here, but I wonder what time it is back home so as to call my family. I send them a text each except for Tobias. I love my brother but I will not let him have my forgiveness that easily. I didn't like what he was insinuating, although I don't think he actually meant it the way it came out. I still want him to grovel though, so that thoughts like that not cross his mind again.

At around eleven, I order breakfast from room service. The service is spectacular, they don't take long to deliver the food and they taste delicious. While I'm eating, I receive a message from Jason telling me to check a file in his laptop bag with the name 'PALVORE', Rudy will pick it up in thirty minutes for him. I don't find the file in the laptop bag, I find it in our bag at the bottom of our clothes. Thirty minutes later Rudy picks it up and is gone in a second.

In the meantime, I relax in the room, sleeping and waking up. I spoke to my mother when she called. Asking if I'm fine and when we will return. The same as Kyle, who told me to call Toby, I just told him I would even though I had no intention of doing that. He sent me a text again apologising and asking me to call him. In the late afternoon close to night time, Jason came back looking exhausted and pissed. After getting out of his suit and into sweatpants, we sat on top of the bed and he told me how his business went.

"We might leave tomorrow in the morning. I don't do business with people who have no morals" He told me after kissing me.

"What happened?" I ask him and his face hardens.

"Apparently he doesn't trust me and wants me to marry his daughter to be sure I'll keep my end of the deal." I take a step back repulsed.

"What?" I ask and he pulls me back to him.

"I didn't agree obviously. I told him to find someone else because this guy is engaged." He says with a smile and my heart flutters.

Yes, I am jealous, I'm not scared to acknowledge those feelings. I've come to accept my place in Jason's life and his in my life. I don't want to imagine Jason with another woman. I don't even want to imagine my life without him in it at all. I don't care what anyone says or thinks. I love him and I'm not going anywhere.

"I'm glad to see you looking jealous love." He says and then kisses me. "But there's nothing to be jealous about." As he says this, his phone rings.

"Let me get this." He says to me then walks to the kitchen to talk to the phone.

I go to the kitchen and pick up the phone next to the fridge and order us some food, enough to eat two meals. He's still talking to the phone when the good arrives. I dish for us and wait for him to come so we can eat together. An hour passes and he still speaking to the phone. And by the sound of his voice rising the conversation is not going so well. I decide to start eating and leave his plate on the table so that he can eat after his phone call.

An hour after I got into bed, Jason walks into the bedroom looking even more exhausted than when he came back from his meeting, he sheds his clothes and joins me in bed. He pulls me into his arms and I lay my head on his chest.

"Are you ok? You look even more exhausted." I ask him.

" I've decided to cancel my business with them. They want me to bend over backwards while they won't bend." He answers after a long silence.

"Don't you need them though? Unless you have another company in mind that will share their port with you without fucking you over like you're saying." I say.

" They want fifteen percent more than the original price for each shipment because I didn't agree to marriage. I have Lewis searching for a company that won't want to fuck me over. I've cancelled my dealings with them." He says.

"Maybe I can help. I know Landon has a few friends this side. I'll talk to him about it tomorrow. Is that ok?" I ask him.

"I'm sorry for bringing you here for nothing. I promise that tomorrow before we leave we'll do whatever you want, yeah?" He asks me sounding tired, I imagine his eyes are closed.

"Yes sir we will." I reply, then "Goodnight." I say to him then plant a kiss on his chest and he tightens his hold on me.

I wait until his breathing is stable and I pull out from his hands. I pick up my phone and put on the white hotel robe and go to the kitchen as I dial Landon's number.

"You're supposed to be asleep at this time in Russia." He answers.

"I've slept enough for two lifetimes in the past few days. Do you still have contacts in Russia?" I reply.

"Yeah. What's up?" He asks me.

"Any of them have connections with shipment companies or connections?" I ask again.

"Two of them. Not one's I want you talking to though." He says.

"I think we both know I can handle myself. Jason had a guy he wanted a connection with, but they want him for marriage to make the connection legit. We came here for nothing according to him, and I wanted to help. I am working after all." I explain to him.

"Let me see what I can do then I will get back to you. Go get some sleep though, I will send you everything through email unthreaded." He says to me.

"Thanks Landon." I say with a smile.

"Nah you owe me." He says, which I expected.

"I know that." I reply.

He cuts the phone after my reply. I put Jason's plate of food in the fridge and head back to bed.