Garrett Jobless Novels & Stories

She growled. “I know, but I wanted to be the one that told you.” He said. “Better late than never,” She giggled. Nightfall came, Dani decided to go and check out the town, she needed some air. Garrett moved back to the chair; Jade fell asleep. Garrett grabbed his phone and went outside. He dialed Maximus “Hello,” he said in a stocky American accent. “Hey Maximus, it’s Garrett.” He smiled. “Oh hey, Garrett it's been a while since I heard from you.” He spoke. “What’s up?”

“He told Raines he was going to the authorities. That he had documentation.” I looked at the window. Thomas Morgan. The stubbornness of him. The letter. The quality of a man who learned from being wrong and then did the right thing with the learning. “And Raines responded,” I said. “He made a call,” Reeves said. “To a man named Garrett who has been on the periphery of Raines’s operations for fifteen years. Garrett is a fixer. The kind of person who—” Reeves paused. “Who resolves situations.” The study.

"Actually, I was hoping we could discuss a small raise—" Mr Garrett bursted out laughing and tried to stifle it with his palm . "A raise? You've got some nerve." He stepped closer this time. "You come in late, again, and have the audacity to ask for more money?" "Please, Mr. Garrett." Her voice shook. "You know I'm a hard worker. I just need—"

"Thank God. If he had mine, he’d look like a prizefighter before his first birthday." "He has your stubbornness," Dianthe countered, reaching out to stroke Garette’s jaw. "I saw him glare at the nurse this morning. It was very 'CEO of the Year' of him." Garette caught her hand, kissing her palm. "I’m retired from that version of myself, remember? I’m just a consultant now. Chief Consultant of Naps and Cuddles." "Is that so? Because I’m pretty sure I saw you checking the Nikkei index while you were warming up the bottle," she arched an eyebrow.

It was always impossible to talk about myself without mentioning Elle. ‘I met Garrett when I was at my lowest point. I felt God had finally listened to me and answered my prayers. He was so sweet and loving. His smile was breathtaking, it was what made me fall for him. Garrett took care of the hospital bills happily for the first two months then he became aggressive. Any little thing, he reacts with his fists.’ I swallowed hard again before continuing.

Garrett. The name flashed in my mind. This was him. He had lost everything. His job. His money. His pride. Now he wanted to take my safety too. He had hired someone or done it himself. Rented that room across the way. Set up with the right lens. Captured me unaware.

Then, the voices of two men sounded out! "Mr. Gardner, I wouldn't have used cheap second-hand mattresses to replace high-end ones if it wasn't to help you make money! But I got caught by that new CEO of Taylor Group and lost my job. No one in Solana City will accept me! You can't just watch me suffer!" "Don't tell me you were helping me. Haven't you also pocketed a hefty sum? Added with the money I gave you, you won't starve even if you spend the rest of your life jobless."

"Everything. I put my job on the line for you." I struggled against him, and my heart was beating so fast. "You are insane! I can never be with you." "Maybe," he said, his voice calm. "But at least I was willing to fight for you." "Let Me Go." "No," he said simply. Then, unexpectedly, a gunshot rang out. Garrett's grip on me loosened, his body shaking forward as I saw the discomfort in his face. His mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out.

“Mr. Mayor, we knew you wouldn’t disappoint us.” Cole and I smiled as we shook his hand and said our goodbyes to him. When we got outside the house, Cole went inside his car, and I went inside mine behind Cole’s car, and my cell phone rang. I rolled my eyes when I saw Garrett’s ID on the screen. I hoped, for his sake, that he didn’t call to tell me he fucked up the plan. “Yes, Garrett?” I answered. “Boss, I’m sorry, but he tricked me, and the next thing I knew, my gun was gone, and he was nowhere to be seen.”

By the way, I didn’t think it was all that bad. I missed the stability most of all. I missed my routine. Waking up in the morning, having whatever I wished to eat because food was never an issue, and then I’d have the day to myself because Garrett worked. He told me he worked at a firm. Was he lying? I had no idea. I didn’t have a reason to doubt him before because he had money. Where would it come from if he didn’t work? But now that I thought about it, I didn’t know exactly where he worked. I never went there for anything. He insisted I didn’t and anyway, I was never that curious. Was I a shitty person for that?