21 Mike Saves the Day (1/2)

”What was so important that you made me come to you this early in the morning?” I asked when I entered the quiet monochrome office. Behind a simple dark table, Mike was waving around a cigar in between his fingers while leaning on his office chair.

”Oh, wow, you look like hell, what happened to you?” He asked with an amused tone.

”Nothing, I didn't sleep enough.”

”I bet. You must have been busy thinking about your dear friend Rob...” He mockingly answered.

”News sure travels fast around here, how did you even find out about it?”

”Quite easy really, one of my lady friends is the cousin of Mr. Roman's secretary. She knows a lot of what goes down, over at the company.”

”That explains so much... ” I muttered and tried to keep my attention focused on the reason I was there.

”So what did you want with me? You must know I'm going to be busy for a while since I have to make sure Rob can't steal any of my other clients. Don't want to give him the satisfaction.”

”That's exactly why I called you over actually... Remember all those papers I made your employees sign when you launched?” He asked but before I could answer, a young brunette entered the office with a firm look and a slight sway of the hips, bringing with her two cups of coffee, one for me and one for Mike.

This secretary of his was highly efficient, not to mention beautiful, and if I didn't know he had a soft spot for her, I would have tried to hire her over at my company years ago. But she was the only one able to withstand his temper so I just left it to them to figure it out. Last time we went drinking, he was raving how good she was to him, this guy was an incredibly dense man even I could tell there was something going on between them, but he would never admit it. That, however, would be a story for another day.

”So, what's with those papers?” I asked as soon as Stephanie stepped outside.

”Among those, there was a nonsolicitation agreement everyone signed... including Rob...” Mike said and his smile deepened. I took another sip of coffee before it dawned on me, that paper meant I could take legal action against Rob, as long as he touched the client database even a little, I could probably sue him for trading company secrets.

”I see you finally woke up and realized what I meant.” Mike continued and soon enough, my smile was just as big as his.

”I must admit, it really helps to have a friend as the company's lawyer.” I joked and for the first time in awhile, I felt that everything will be fine.

”Indeed, you owe me for this, since I had to turn on my dazzling charm on a couple of innocent ladies in order to keep you safe.”

”I appreciate it, I'll buy next time we go drinking.” I happily offered.

”In the meantime, as the CEO of the company, I give you free rein over how to handle Rob, just make sure he won't make the company's image suffer.”

”Sure thing, that's going to be so much fun!” He chuckled softly.