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December 4th, 2021
Miami, Florida
Off Camera
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Ever since defeating Katie Steward on Breakdown in mid-November, Glory Braddock has been eyeballing another opportunity at the SCW World Championship. The British Bombshell had a taste of the SCW World Championship back in the gauntlet match when she won it from Bree Lancaster but then lost it to the very next opponent, Chris Cannon. Was she technically a former SCW World Champion? Yes. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy the desire for gold. If anything it made her desire even more intense, it made her all the most focused on climbing the ladder and regaining the championship that she had held for a few brief minutes. Unfortunately The British Bombshell is currently on the outside looking in; coming up champion Cid Turner defends against Selena Frost. Then there is one more Breakdown before the end of the year show when the fan voted challenger will receive a world title shot. And while she has made her intentions known, Glory also recognizes that she must continue to win, continue to defeat tough opponents like Katie Steward, in order to prove her worth and earn her way into title contention.
And that’s where Brittany Lohan comes in. Lohan is currently known as the former bodyguard of Kennedy Street, who is still being paid by Street to take out Cid Turner. That’s what brought about this next match for Glory Braddock against Brittany Lohan. A fight broke out between the two as Glory took issue with Lohan’s willingness to do the dirty work for Kennedy Street, to take out Cid Turner. But the history of Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan runs deep. They have battled before on multiple occasions, they have teamed before on multiple occasions. If Glory wants an opponent that will challenge her like no other, she need look no further than Brittany Lohan. Unlike Steward, who Glory has only fought once or twice, Lohan has shared the ring with Braddock more than anyone else in professional wrestling. Lohan knows, possibly better than anyone else, how Glory operates. And that is what makes this a great challenge and, hopefully, a victory over Lohan will bring Glory closer to a world title opportunity.
Before Braddock can focus on the challenges of her in ring career she has to deal with the challenges of her other, corporate career. Owning a successful company and being a full time wrestler is a tough task and to handle that heavy weight and responsibility, The British Bombshell lately has tried to be more hands off in running her company. She has allowed and trusted her executives directly below her in the chain of command to run things so that she could focus on her very active wrestling career. But she has been summoned to meet with her corporate Board of Directors. They require an update on the management of the company, Glorious Golden Enterprises. Why they require Glory’s presence and voice specifically is hard to say. But after many clashes with the Board, Glory has learned not to reject their requests. But if she must deal with the Board of Directors then she will deal with them on her turf. So instead of meeting them at the Charlotte headquarters, she has paid for them to fly down to the Miami headquarters.
Braddock is walking through the halls of the Miami corporate headquarters for Glorious Golden Enterprises. Glory is dressed nicely, dressed to impress in a pink two piece jacket and lace dress with matching pink high heeled leather pumps. Despite her disdain for dealing with the Board of Directors, she knows that she must put on a good, strong front, and that she must at least appear to be pleasant. Besides, Glory is confident that this will work out; thus a warm, friendly smile is etched across her face. The beautiful blonde approaches her secretary, a brunette young lady who is stationed in front of her office.
“Hi, Stacy. How are you?”
“I am doing well, Ms. Braddock.”
“Has the meeting begun yet?”
“Yes.” The secretary says, nodding her head. “As you requested, the meeting began without you. They went into recess briefly but reconvened when they were told you had arrived. Everyone is now back in the conference room waiting on your arrival.”
“Perfect. Buzz them and tell them I’m on my way.”
“Will do, Ms. Braddock.”
Glory turns and walks on past her secretary’s desk. The blonde walks on down the long hall until she finds a door marked ‘Conference Room’. The British Bombshell gently pushes the door open and steps inside. There she spots that indeed, just as her secretary said, everyone has arrived. The entire Board of Directors are gathered around a large oval shaped table. Sitting at one end of the table is the GCW President, the woman whom Glory typically trusts to run the company in her stead, Francis Taylor. At the other end of the table is the minority shareholder of the company, Aurora Alan. Glory makes eye contact with Aurora and smiles. She is happy to have Aurora on her side. Aurora is the youngest sister of Matthew Alan, the man who originally founded this company. There are still those on this Board who support the Alan family and having Aurora on her side is a plus.
“Nice to see you have arrived, Ms. Braddock.” Sam Hopkins, the chairman of the board remarks with a stoic gaze.
“Apologies for getting here a little late, Sam. Hopefully the report I have for the Board is worth it.”
“I hope it is. We do have some questions for you once your report is over. So since you are here, why don’t we go ahead and commence with your report and then go straight into questions from the Board. Does that sound reasonable, Ms. Braddock?”
“Of course.” Glory answers, nodding her head. “First of all, our partnership, our friendship if you will, with my cousin’s modeling agency is still producing many fruits. Both parties are profiting from this partnership. But the one thing that is most important to me is the benefits to the people, and the young models are benefiting from this immensely, as we are giving them a lifeline and opportunities that they ordinarily would not have, specifically with our wrestling school. As you know there is a history of models going into wrestling or wrestlers being models. I have been asked to do photoshoots for various products in the past, myself. So this symbiotic relationship is definitely proving helpful to our company.” Braddock points back towards President Francis Taylor. “And I thank our president, Francis, for bringing this great idea to my attention. In fact, I credit her for this entire endeavor, this entire project’s success.”
Braddock holds up three fingers. “We have recently had three more graduates of the Braddock Wrestling School in London, England get signed to very lucrative contracts with major promotions. My own daughter, Melinda Braddock, has also made good use of her knowledge gained at the school by performing on the independent circuits in Europe. All in all, this has brought about more exposure of our company and our products, and what I imagine is important to you, the Board of Directors, our profit is up. We are making money, ladies and gentlemen of the Board. The news from all aspects of the company is nothing but positive. With that said, I will take questions and address any potential concerns that you have at this time.”
“Ms. Braddock, would you please address the proposed health coverage?” The chairman, Sam Hopkins, asks. Braddock nods her head.
“Well, Francis told me that you have all read the proposal, and packets containing the finer details of the proposal have been passed out weeks in advance. You have all had plenty of time to review what it entails. So I am sure you have already seen that this health coverage will come with little to no cost to this company and will in effect provide full health coverage to each and every one of our employees. And in this day and age when health is so important, when some hard working people find it difficult to get coverage, I am proud to say that our company will give full health coverage to everyone who works for us, from the top of the food chain like those of us in this room all the way to part timers like janitors and maintenance people.”
Hopkins sighs and shakes his head. “All of what you said sounds good but unfortunately it does not get to the root of the concern we have regarding this particular proposal you have brought before us.”
Braddock has been trying to hide the frustration she has with the Board of Directors but right now, in this moment, she cannot help but roll her eyes. “What is the problem, then? What is wrong with universal health coverage for everyone at this company? I would have thought that would be something everyone could get behind.”
“We can get behind that, Ms. Braddock, that isn’t the problem. The concern of this board is not about the health coverage itself, because as you said it is a wonderful proposal and it appears to work out. Our concern has to do with the individual who shall be providing this coverage; namely, your ex-boyfriend, Thomas Gage.”
“I see.” The British Bombshell expected this controversy to get brought up but she still does not like it. She sighs out of frustration. “Look, I get it. It does look awkward that here I am working with my ex-boyfriend. And I will not lie, I will not hide the truth, because more than likely the rumors have probably spread around by now. Yes, Thomas and I broke up on very bad terms. He did abandon me the moment he got me pregnant with my oldest daughter, Melinda. But I can assure you, Mr. Hopkins, and everyone else on this Board, that I harbor no ill will with Thomas nor is there anything romantic between the two of us. This relationship between Thomas and myself is purely professional. It is a working relationship. He offered a service to this company and I accepted the service, because I felt the service would be beneficial to our employees.”
There is a tense pause as Braddock scans the room. She is trying to get a read off of the Board members but all of them have great poker faces, none of them are tipping their hand. Braddock finally turns her attention back to chairman Sam Hopkins, waiting on his reply. After a tense pause Hopkins smiles and nods his head.
“That’s the only assurance we needed, Ms. Braddock. Thank you for your time.”
“It was my pleasure, Sam.”
“And with that said, I say we recess, reconvene in one hour, and then finish this meeting.”
After Hopkins says this, the other Board members get up and slowly make their way out of the room. Francis Taylor, the President of the company, flashes Glory a thumbs up, signaling that she felt things went well. For Glory’s part she is glad this is over. At least, she thought it was over. She spots the minority shareholder, Aurora Alan, approaching her with a concerned look on her face. What could Aurora want?
“Hello, Glory.”
“Aurora.” Glory says, nodding her head. “Are you doing good, mate?”
“I’m doing great, actually. But, uh, I wanted to check on you real quick while we are in recess. Are you ok?”
“Of course I’m ok.” Glory says. Braddock smiles broadly. “Didn’t you just hear? We’re making great profits, we’re helping people, and we’re providing those who work for us with full health coverage.”
“I’m not talking about this company.” Aurora pokes Glory on the chest. “I’m talking about you. How are you doing?”
“What are you getting at, mate?” Glory asks, studying Aurora skeptically.
“I’m not dumb, Glory. You can fool people Sam and the other Board members but you can’t fool me. I saw that look on your face when you were asked about Thomas Gage. That question shook you to your core. It bothered you. Dare I say, it upset you. And, quite frankly, I want to know why.”
“Why? Do you think you found some weakness in me that you want to exploit? Does the board want to exploit a weakness it thinks it found?”
“Does everything have to be like that, Glory?” Aurora asks. “Does everything have to be a conspiracy against you? Maybe, just maybe, I am genuinely concerned about you.”
Braddock heard those words but isn’t sure she should trust Aurora. But then she looks into Aurora’s eyes and sees the sincerity upon her face. Glory sighs and shakes her head. “I…I’m sorry, mate. I’m sorry I snapped at you like that.”
“It’s ok, Glory.” Aurora says, patting her on the back gently.
“I suppose you’re right though. The question did shake me up a little bit.”
“Why?”
“Look, I am very happily married to my husband Kurt. I love him. I betrayed his trust once and nearly ruined our marriage. We made up and I wouldn’t dare risk betraying his trust again. So I can assure you that I am in no way interested in renewing a romantic relationship with Melinda’s father. I am not interested in Thomas Gage.”
“But what about Thomas?”
“That’s the problem.” Braddock admits. “I believe in my heart of hearts that Thomas still wants to win me back. I am convinced that Thomas is still possessive of me.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Remember RDK?”
“The creep who was threatening our company? Francis told me about him in private.”
“Yes, well I was going to try and handle him on my own. But Thomas found out, tracked us down, and practically bullied RDK into submission. He intimidated RDK into backing off. And he didn’t do it out of concern for the company. He did it because he loves me. He said as much himself.”
“Wow…” Aurora sighs, trying to take it all in. She watches as Glory takes a seat at the table. Aurora walks over and sits down next to her. Aurora stares deep into Glory’s eyes and she can tell that The British Bombshell is visibly troubled. “How is this affecting Melinda?”
“I have no clue. But I suspect Melinda would rather have us back together.” A tear rolls down her cheek. “She won’t even call Kurt ‘dad’, despite the fact that Kurt has been more of a father to her than that rat bastard of a father who ran out on us.”
“Well…” Aurora’s voice trails off “...uh, she doesn’t call Kurt dad but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything does it?”
“No, but couple that with the fact that she is staying with Thomas during her European wrestling tours.”
“What?!”
Braddock nods her head. “She used to stay with my sister, who currently owns the Braddock family homestead. But my sister recently informed me that she is no longer staying with her. I can only think of one other person with a home in Europe who could be housing her right now.”
“Ok, valid point.” Aurora places a comforting hand upon Glory’s shoulder. “I know it may be a difficult discussion to have, but maybe you should just talk this one out.”
“You mean talk to Melinda?”
“Not just her, but talk to Thomas as well.”
“I have tried to have this discussion with him, Aurora. I have told him on many occasions that we cannot and will not have a romantic relationship ever again. I have tried to emphasize that I am married to Kurt Logan now and that any relationship we once had is over. But unfortunately Thomas seems to be ignoring everything I say.”
“But you have to keep trying, Glory.” Aurora insists. “You know that you have to get him to accept the fact that you are not his girlfriend anymore. You have to get him to accept the fact that you and him are no longer an item. Not only for your sake but for Melinda’s, because if she IS staying with Thomas, then who knows what he may be telling her right now, who knows what he may be filling her head with.”
Braddock nods her head. “You’re right, of course. I have to end this. I have to talk to Thomas.”
The British Bombshell stands up, as does Aurora. Braddock embraces Aurora in a tight hug. “Thank you, Aurora. You have been a big help.”
“Don’t mention it. I mean, our families haven’t always seen eye to eye, but you have always been a good person, an upstanding person, and quite frankly what you are trying to do for the people of this company by offering them full health coverage is great. I would just hate to see that jeopardized by any ill will between you and Thomas. At the same time, I don’t want that health coverage for all of them at the expense of you. I don’t want to see you suffer at the hands of Thomas Gage just so our employees can get full health coverage. So you get that situation straightened out before we finalize this health insurance coverage.”
“I will, mate.”
“Good. And if you need me for anything, anything at all, just ask.”
“Thank you, mate.” Braddock nods her head. “But I’m afraid this is something that I may have to handle by myself.”
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December 4th, 2021
Miami, Florida
Off Camera
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Ever since defeating Katie Steward on Breakdown in mid-November, Glory Braddock has been eyeballing another opportunity at the SCW World Championship. The British Bombshell had a taste of the SCW World Championship back in the gauntlet match when she won it from Bree Lancaster but then lost it to the very next opponent, Chris Cannon. Was she technically a former SCW World Champion? Yes. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy the desire for gold. If anything it made her desire even more intense, it made her all the most focused on climbing the ladder and regaining the championship that she had held for a few brief minutes. Unfortunately The British Bombshell is currently on the outside looking in; coming up champion Cid Turner defends against Selena Frost. Then there is one more Breakdown before the end of the year show when the fan voted challenger will receive a world title shot. And while she has made her intentions known, Glory also recognizes that she must continue to win, continue to defeat tough opponents like Katie Steward, in order to prove her worth and earn her way into title contention.
And that’s where Brittany Lohan comes in. Lohan is currently known as the former bodyguard of Kennedy Street, who is still being paid by Street to take out Cid Turner. That’s what brought about this next match for Glory Braddock against Brittany Lohan. A fight broke out between the two as Glory took issue with Lohan’s willingness to do the dirty work for Kennedy Street, to take out Cid Turner. But the history of Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan runs deep. They have battled before on multiple occasions, they have teamed before on multiple occasions. If Glory wants an opponent that will challenge her like no other, she need look no further than Brittany Lohan. Unlike Steward, who Glory has only fought once or twice, Lohan has shared the ring with Braddock more than anyone else in professional wrestling. Lohan knows, possibly better than anyone else, how Glory operates. And that is what makes this a great challenge and, hopefully, a victory over Lohan will bring Glory closer to a world title opportunity.
Before Braddock can focus on the challenges of her in ring career she has to deal with the challenges of her other, corporate career. Owning a successful company and being a full time wrestler is a tough task and to handle that heavy weight and responsibility, The British Bombshell lately has tried to be more hands off in running her company. She has allowed and trusted her executives directly below her in the chain of command to run things so that she could focus on her very active wrestling career. But she has been summoned to meet with her corporate Board of Directors. They require an update on the management of the company, Glorious Golden Enterprises. Why they require Glory’s presence and voice specifically is hard to say. But after many clashes with the Board, Glory has learned not to reject their requests. But if she must deal with the Board of Directors then she will deal with them on her turf. So instead of meeting them at the Charlotte headquarters, she has paid for them to fly down to the Miami headquarters.
Braddock is walking through the halls of the Miami corporate headquarters for Glorious Golden Enterprises. Glory is dressed nicely, dressed to impress in a pink two piece jacket and lace dress with matching pink high heeled leather pumps. Despite her disdain for dealing with the Board of Directors, she knows that she must put on a good, strong front, and that she must at least appear to be pleasant. Besides, Glory is confident that this will work out; thus a warm, friendly smile is etched across her face. The beautiful blonde approaches her secretary, a brunette young lady who is stationed in front of her office.
“Hi, Stacy. How are you?”
“I am doing well, Ms. Braddock.”
“Has the meeting begun yet?”
“Yes.” The secretary says, nodding her head. “As you requested, the meeting began without you. They went into recess briefly but reconvened when they were told you had arrived. Everyone is now back in the conference room waiting on your arrival.”
“Perfect. Buzz them and tell them I’m on my way.”
“Will do, Ms. Braddock.”
Glory turns and walks on past her secretary’s desk. The blonde walks on down the long hall until she finds a door marked ‘Conference Room’. The British Bombshell gently pushes the door open and steps inside. There she spots that indeed, just as her secretary said, everyone has arrived. The entire Board of Directors are gathered around a large oval shaped table. Sitting at one end of the table is the GCW President, the woman whom Glory typically trusts to run the company in her stead, Francis Taylor. At the other end of the table is the minority shareholder of the company, Aurora Alan. Glory makes eye contact with Aurora and smiles. She is happy to have Aurora on her side. Aurora is the youngest sister of Matthew Alan, the man who originally founded this company. There are still those on this Board who support the Alan family and having Aurora on her side is a plus.
“Nice to see you have arrived, Ms. Braddock.” Sam Hopkins, the chairman of the board remarks with a stoic gaze.
“Apologies for getting here a little late, Sam. Hopefully the report I have for the Board is worth it.”
“I hope it is. We do have some questions for you once your report is over. So since you are here, why don’t we go ahead and commence with your report and then go straight into questions from the Board. Does that sound reasonable, Ms. Braddock?”
“Of course.” Glory answers, nodding her head. “First of all, our partnership, our friendship if you will, with my cousin’s modeling agency is still producing many fruits. Both parties are profiting from this partnership. But the one thing that is most important to me is the benefits to the people, and the young models are benefiting from this immensely, as we are giving them a lifeline and opportunities that they ordinarily would not have, specifically with our wrestling school. As you know there is a history of models going into wrestling or wrestlers being models. I have been asked to do photoshoots for various products in the past, myself. So this symbiotic relationship is definitely proving helpful to our company.” Braddock points back towards President Francis Taylor. “And I thank our president, Francis, for bringing this great idea to my attention. In fact, I credit her for this entire endeavor, this entire project’s success.”
Braddock holds up three fingers. “We have recently had three more graduates of the Braddock Wrestling School in London, England get signed to very lucrative contracts with major promotions. My own daughter, Melinda Braddock, has also made good use of her knowledge gained at the school by performing on the independent circuits in Europe. All in all, this has brought about more exposure of our company and our products, and what I imagine is important to you, the Board of Directors, our profit is up. We are making money, ladies and gentlemen of the Board. The news from all aspects of the company is nothing but positive. With that said, I will take questions and address any potential concerns that you have at this time.”
“Ms. Braddock, would you please address the proposed health coverage?” The chairman, Sam Hopkins, asks. Braddock nods her head.
“Well, Francis told me that you have all read the proposal, and packets containing the finer details of the proposal have been passed out weeks in advance. You have all had plenty of time to review what it entails. So I am sure you have already seen that this health coverage will come with little to no cost to this company and will in effect provide full health coverage to each and every one of our employees. And in this day and age when health is so important, when some hard working people find it difficult to get coverage, I am proud to say that our company will give full health coverage to everyone who works for us, from the top of the food chain like those of us in this room all the way to part timers like janitors and maintenance people.”
Hopkins sighs and shakes his head. “All of what you said sounds good but unfortunately it does not get to the root of the concern we have regarding this particular proposal you have brought before us.”
Braddock has been trying to hide the frustration she has with the Board of Directors but right now, in this moment, she cannot help but roll her eyes. “What is the problem, then? What is wrong with universal health coverage for everyone at this company? I would have thought that would be something everyone could get behind.”
“We can get behind that, Ms. Braddock, that isn’t the problem. The concern of this board is not about the health coverage itself, because as you said it is a wonderful proposal and it appears to work out. Our concern has to do with the individual who shall be providing this coverage; namely, your ex-boyfriend, Thomas Gage.”
“I see.” The British Bombshell expected this controversy to get brought up but she still does not like it. She sighs out of frustration. “Look, I get it. It does look awkward that here I am working with my ex-boyfriend. And I will not lie, I will not hide the truth, because more than likely the rumors have probably spread around by now. Yes, Thomas and I broke up on very bad terms. He did abandon me the moment he got me pregnant with my oldest daughter, Melinda. But I can assure you, Mr. Hopkins, and everyone else on this Board, that I harbor no ill will with Thomas nor is there anything romantic between the two of us. This relationship between Thomas and myself is purely professional. It is a working relationship. He offered a service to this company and I accepted the service, because I felt the service would be beneficial to our employees.”
There is a tense pause as Braddock scans the room. She is trying to get a read off of the Board members but all of them have great poker faces, none of them are tipping their hand. Braddock finally turns her attention back to chairman Sam Hopkins, waiting on his reply. After a tense pause Hopkins smiles and nods his head.
“That’s the only assurance we needed, Ms. Braddock. Thank you for your time.”
“It was my pleasure, Sam.”
“And with that said, I say we recess, reconvene in one hour, and then finish this meeting.”
After Hopkins says this, the other Board members get up and slowly make their way out of the room. Francis Taylor, the President of the company, flashes Glory a thumbs up, signaling that she felt things went well. For Glory’s part she is glad this is over. At least, she thought it was over. She spots the minority shareholder, Aurora Alan, approaching her with a concerned look on her face. What could Aurora want?
“Hello, Glory.”
“Aurora.” Glory says, nodding her head. “Are you doing good, mate?”
“I’m doing great, actually. But, uh, I wanted to check on you real quick while we are in recess. Are you ok?”
“Of course I’m ok.” Glory says. Braddock smiles broadly. “Didn’t you just hear? We’re making great profits, we’re helping people, and we’re providing those who work for us with full health coverage.”
“I’m not talking about this company.” Aurora pokes Glory on the chest. “I’m talking about you. How are you doing?”
“What are you getting at, mate?” Glory asks, studying Aurora skeptically.
“I’m not dumb, Glory. You can fool people Sam and the other Board members but you can’t fool me. I saw that look on your face when you were asked about Thomas Gage. That question shook you to your core. It bothered you. Dare I say, it upset you. And, quite frankly, I want to know why.”
“Why? Do you think you found some weakness in me that you want to exploit? Does the board want to exploit a weakness it thinks it found?”
“Does everything have to be like that, Glory?” Aurora asks. “Does everything have to be a conspiracy against you? Maybe, just maybe, I am genuinely concerned about you.”
Braddock heard those words but isn’t sure she should trust Aurora. But then she looks into Aurora’s eyes and sees the sincerity upon her face. Glory sighs and shakes her head. “I…I’m sorry, mate. I’m sorry I snapped at you like that.”
“It’s ok, Glory.” Aurora says, patting her on the back gently.
“I suppose you’re right though. The question did shake me up a little bit.”
“Why?”
“Look, I am very happily married to my husband Kurt. I love him. I betrayed his trust once and nearly ruined our marriage. We made up and I wouldn’t dare risk betraying his trust again. So I can assure you that I am in no way interested in renewing a romantic relationship with Melinda’s father. I am not interested in Thomas Gage.”
“But what about Thomas?”
“That’s the problem.” Braddock admits. “I believe in my heart of hearts that Thomas still wants to win me back. I am convinced that Thomas is still possessive of me.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Remember RDK?”
“The creep who was threatening our company? Francis told me about him in private.”
“Yes, well I was going to try and handle him on my own. But Thomas found out, tracked us down, and practically bullied RDK into submission. He intimidated RDK into backing off. And he didn’t do it out of concern for the company. He did it because he loves me. He said as much himself.”
“Wow…” Aurora sighs, trying to take it all in. She watches as Glory takes a seat at the table. Aurora walks over and sits down next to her. Aurora stares deep into Glory’s eyes and she can tell that The British Bombshell is visibly troubled. “How is this affecting Melinda?”
“I have no clue. But I suspect Melinda would rather have us back together.” A tear rolls down her cheek. “She won’t even call Kurt ‘dad’, despite the fact that Kurt has been more of a father to her than that rat bastard of a father who ran out on us.”
“Well…” Aurora’s voice trails off “...uh, she doesn’t call Kurt dad but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything does it?”
“No, but couple that with the fact that she is staying with Thomas during her European wrestling tours.”
“What?!”
Braddock nods her head. “She used to stay with my sister, who currently owns the Braddock family homestead. But my sister recently informed me that she is no longer staying with her. I can only think of one other person with a home in Europe who could be housing her right now.”
“Ok, valid point.” Aurora places a comforting hand upon Glory’s shoulder. “I know it may be a difficult discussion to have, but maybe you should just talk this one out.”
“You mean talk to Melinda?”
“Not just her, but talk to Thomas as well.”
“I have tried to have this discussion with him, Aurora. I have told him on many occasions that we cannot and will not have a romantic relationship ever again. I have tried to emphasize that I am married to Kurt Logan now and that any relationship we once had is over. But unfortunately Thomas seems to be ignoring everything I say.”
“But you have to keep trying, Glory.” Aurora insists. “You know that you have to get him to accept the fact that you are not his girlfriend anymore. You have to get him to accept the fact that you and him are no longer an item. Not only for your sake but for Melinda’s, because if she IS staying with Thomas, then who knows what he may be telling her right now, who knows what he may be filling her head with.”
Braddock nods her head. “You’re right, of course. I have to end this. I have to talk to Thomas.”
The British Bombshell stands up, as does Aurora. Braddock embraces Aurora in a tight hug. “Thank you, Aurora. You have been a big help.”
“Don’t mention it. I mean, our families haven’t always seen eye to eye, but you have always been a good person, an upstanding person, and quite frankly what you are trying to do for the people of this company by offering them full health coverage is great. I would just hate to see that jeopardized by any ill will between you and Thomas. At the same time, I don’t want that health coverage for all of them at the expense of you. I don’t want to see you suffer at the hands of Thomas Gage just so our employees can get full health coverage. So you get that situation straightened out before we finalize this health insurance coverage.”
“I will, mate.”
“Good. And if you need me for anything, anything at all, just ask.”
“Thank you, mate.” Braddock nods her head. “But I’m afraid this is something that I may have to handle by myself.”
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