Cross Roads (2010)
“Jack demanded irritably. “I’m your husband, Nikki. Harry is Yoko’s husband. We should be able to sit in on the conference. And what about Bert, Ted, and Espinosa? What are we, chopped liver? For years you all said we were members of this elite group. What’s wrong with this picture?”
“Well, dear, that was back in the day when we were an elite little group before you guys screwed it up, and now you have to take responsibility for your actions. Furthermore, we are no longer the vigilantes. That en...ded with our pardons and your screwup. Need I say more?” Nikki asked.
“Hell, yes, you need to say more. What about us?” Jack demanded, waving his arm about to indicate the scowling faces of Bert, Harry, Ted, and Espinosa.
“We voted, and it was seven to one to exclude you from this meeting,” Kathryn said coldly.
Ted swallowed hard and voiced an opinion with a nudge from Bert. “Yeah, well, what about Maggie? She isn’t a bona fide vigilante. She’s the EIC of the paper. How come she gets to sit in?”MoreLess
“Well, dear, that was back in the day when we were an elite little group before you guys screwed it up, and now you have to take responsibility for your actions. Furthermore, we are no longer the vigilantes. That en...ded with our pardons and your screwup. Need I say more?” Nikki asked.
“Hell, yes, you need to say more. What about us?” Jack demanded, waving his arm about to indicate the scowling faces of Bert, Harry, Ted, and Espinosa.
“We voted, and it was seven to one to exclude you from this meeting,” Kathryn said coldly.
Ted swallowed hard and voiced an opinion with a nudge from Bert. “Yeah, well, what about Maggie? She isn’t a bona fide vigilante. She’s the EIC of the paper. How come she gets to sit in?”MoreLess
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