Sean remained blank faced. “Whatever you’d like, Sully. Have a good night.” He slammed the door and promptly picked up the phone. Spencer answered. “It’s done. The result is positive.”
Spencer sounded relieved. “Thank you, Sean. We really appreciate you taking care of this. We understand it’s not easy.”
Sean sat down, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. “Right. Consider this call my resignation, Spencer. I’ll have a formal letter drafted when I return to Los Angeles at the end of the tour. I’ll ride it out for the three months remaining and then I’m done.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, Sean. Hold the line. Let’s talk about this. Are you resigning from KMK Management or resigning as the tour director for Gypsy Tango?”
He sighed. “The latter. I’d like to continue on at KMK, however, I don’t want to have anything to do with Gypsy Tango after this tour. It’s not just Sully, it’s almost all of them. And this tour has been a monster. I’m done, Spencer.”
“I get it. I hear this is a tough run. Giselle called me in tears yesterday. She resigned as well. We’re reassigning her once she returns. Between you and me, at present, I have no manager for Gypsy Tango once they complete this tour unless Sully plans to keep going.”
Sean frowned. “I don’t know if he can handle those responsibilities and performing. He makes wise management decisions, but the band bucks his ideas and turns a deaf ear. I know it’s very frustrating for him. It’s not likely he’ll want to keep the role going forward. You’ll have to find someone.”
“Yep. Sean, please know that we really do appreciate you here at KMK. You and Giselle will be receiving large bonuses upon your return. We understand what you’re up against. We’ll compensate you. Do your best to hang in there. And I would love your suggestions for a manager for GT. We’re looking for three candidates now, as their primary manager, their day-to-day manager and someone to replace you…”
He interjected. “That is if there is any GT after this.”
Spencer winced. “That bad, huh? Giselle made mention of something to that effect too.”
Sean sighed. “I’ve never seen anything like this in the twenty years I’ve been doing this. The wheels have definitely come off. Doing our best to keep them on track and keep them from having too much bad press, although it’s difficult. Y’know, even though Sully is a pain in the ass and he has gone off the deep end on this tour, he and Bryan are the two that are the most professional and keep it together in front of the press. The rest of the guys, though… they’re making a mockery of their lives and their work. The pubs are starting to see it. It’s like a house of cards out here, on the brink of total collapse. We’ll continue to salvage what we’re dealing with.”
“Thank you, Sean. Three more months and it will all be over.”
He chuckled. “I’ll start counting down.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Sean rubbed his temples again. “What time do you touch down?”
“Three. What’s our agenda looking like? Or would you prefer I ask your assistant?”
Sean reached for a sheet from the desk in his hotel room. “Nah, I’ve got it right here. The band is in promos until three. You’re scheduled to meet with Sully at six after soundcheck. I’ll bring him up to your suite. He doesn’t know you’re coming in, unless you’d like me to tell him.”
“No. Let’s leave in that element of surprise. I won’t be alone. I’ll have two others with me. This is business related. Does he know Kit is in next week?”
Sean sighed. “He definitely doesn’t know about that. Call me from the limo when you’re on your way to the hotel.”
As Sean concluded the call, he let out a long breath and shook his head. He knew changes were on their way and his only hope was that it wouldn’t make things on the road that much worse.
CHAPTER 8
Kit stared at the document on the table in front of her. She swallowed hard and was grateful she was alone in the dining room. She didn’t have the mental strength to ever set foot in her office again, so any business was now being conducted in her expansive formal dining room.
With Lila out at lunch, Ariana was available to receive the document that had arrived via messenger. Its contents included copies of the original documents that confirmed the assets to Sully’s inheritance from her grandmother’s estate were now frozen and in the process of being reallocated to Spencer as the executor. An additional document of repossession for the Steinway was included. All part of procedure that made Kit feel increasingly uneasy. She set the documentation aside, letting out a defeated sigh.
Shifting her attention to her wristwatch she knew Spencer had yet to reach Baltimore. Doubts started clouding her mind and she wondered if she was doing the right thing. When she took a moment of pause to think about what her grandmother would want, she knew she did.
She stared at her wedding and engagement ring set for several moments before taking them off, placing them into a velvet pouch and setting them on top of an appraisal certificate adjacent to the other documents on the table. She didn’t give it a second look.
The rings belonged to her grandmother. Tilly had given them to Sully to propose to Kit years ago. He promised that it was only a placeholder and he would buy her a proper engagement ring and wedding ring that was more her style. A promise she suspected would never be fulfilled now.
She adored her grandmother and was grateful for the set of rings, but they were ostentatious and much larger
