“Okay.”
“Should I book us tickets?”
“No, I’ll take care of that,” said Nick. “Just be ready to go within the next couple of hours. Love you. Gotta run.”
Nick hung up and turned around. Bill was standing just a few
feet away. “So you like what you saw?”
“Fantastic, Nick. Right down to the storyboards. Great work.” “Thanks. The storyboards are the extraordinary work of my
friend, Jerry, who always makes me look good.” He nodded to Jerry and saw Bongero, swimming in his own guile, grinning from ear to ear.
“Bill, you know Jerry and I are involved in the Kristen
Foundation Project, right?”
“Three billion dollars for a cure for cancer? I think we heard
about that.” He laughed.
“I just got off the phone with Dr. White, and we need to get to Utah. You wouldn’t happen to have a flight going to Salt Lake City today?”
“When do you want to leave?” Bill reached into his pocket and retrieved his cell phone.
“Well, I need to ask my boss if I can take a few days off first, ”he said, looking at Bongero, who was now standing next to Bill.
“You bet, Nick. Take all the time you need,” he said. “Like I always say, there is nothing more important than St. Theresa’s and the kids.” Jerry stared at Bongero as if he were an alien.
“See what a great boss I have?” Nick smiled. “Can I depart in about two hours?”
“Absolutely. I‘ll get you the same plane you just filmed. How’s that?”
“That would be great. And while I’m away, Jerry will take care of the package for television and the rest of the ad buys. Again, Bill, we appreciate you trusting us on this piece.”
“Hey, Nick,” Bill whispered as he was leaving, “you find a cure, I’ll have it around the world in twenty-four hours.”
“You’re UPS,” Nick said. “You’d do it in twenty.”
Bill looked at his team as they filed out of the conference room.
“Yeah, we could do that.”
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