What I felt for her was real. And it was time to do something about it. I had a major project I needed to handle first that would require me to be onsite to supervise for several weeks. I discussed the possibility of withdrawing my bid with Kristopher. “Don’t do that,” he said. “You don’t want to develop a reputation as a contractor who takes on more than he can handle.”“I know, but I don’t think I want to leave her hanging much longer. I can call her but since I was a dumbass and told her I wouldn’t make any exceptions for her, I need to get my ass in gear and go see her in person.”“Fine, but don’t withdraw your bid yet. Let me talk to Jayvyn to see what we can come up with. But it’s time you train someone you can trust to oversee such projects so you don’t find yourself in this position again.”Having him point out the obvious made me feel as if he were taking me to task as he’d done when I was young and dumb. But I couldn’t take issue with the truth so I held my tongue.An hour later, Jayvyn called and told me he’d oversee the project for me until I returned from San Francisco.
