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“It’s an option that I want to explore, but we’ll see.” The rent option started to sound more and more appealing to his ears, it was easier and perhaps cheaper than a hotel. A long and good contract with an Airbnb wasn’t something he was going to discard either, but the question was why was he looking for the short committing version of staying when the reason for his coming was one for the long run? Putting together the new office alone was going to take months, up to a year, in his best predictions. “If you are able to arrange that, I’ll you owe you one and maybe not speak about wanting you to move all the all to New York to have Ricci’s special.”
Raising his hand once again to get the waiters attentions, Thomas calls for a refill but asking for them to leave the bottle close by instead. “I will not take it personally that you don’t want it to be New York City.” He says in a playful tone. “I respect the work you are doing to build it up the reputation over here before make any moves, but expansion, pulling some investors is never a bad call either.”
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“It’s definitely an option.” Marco wasn’t an expert, of course, but he could understanding wanting somewhere more permanent. When he’d first moved back to the island his place had been less than impressive, a condo out in Lafayette Square that he’d been renting. The house he’d purchased for himself not long after Ricci’s had opened, had been a little more impressive and was where he continued to live in all its too large for just him glory. His mother was the one who repeatedly made remarks about that, how it would be the perfect house to raise a family in. Problem was, he actually needed a family to be able to do that first. “Oh yeah? That’s the deal, huh?” A laugh escaped him and he took a sip of his drink.
Was this a subject that would never die, he wondered? More than likely not. He appreciated it, though, and the fact that Thomas was so interested in expanding his career. At the other man’s words, he nodded, his gaze shifting downward for a moment. “There are other more personal reasons,” he added, something that he rarely ever got into with Thomas. They didn’t talk about personal matters much.
















