16. Chapter 16 #2
But Benson smiles and glances between me and Rogers.
“A friend hoping to be useful,” he corrects.
“My focus is on building scalable marketing frameworks that not only amplify brand visibility but also translate directly into measurable growth, because the books R I was caught up in Benson.
But when I look at Rogers, he smiles warmly, eyes jumping between Benson and me.
“Sounds like you have some interesting ideas,” he says, and I’m pretty sure he sees that as a good thing because his smile is so genuine.
“I’m afraid I can’t stay, but I will certainly be in touch.
I think we could do great things together, Miss Baldwin. ”
He offers his hand, which I take with trembling fingers. Benson gives him a much more enthusiastic shake and offers to show him to the door, which is good because I don’t think I could stand if I tried.
I think that went well? Rogers said he would be in touch, which has to mean I didn’t scare him off.
I think we could do great things together .
That’s what he said. Even when I try to come up with a worst case scenario, those words have to mean good things.
And I have Benson to thank for the good outcome, since there’s no way I could have convinced Rogers on my own.
Not when I ran out of stuff to say so quickly.
I grab my phone, still a little dazed by what just happened.
Avery:
Do you remember me telling you about that investor Eric has been trying to get? Phillip Rogers?
Dani:
I think so?
Avery:
I think I just convinced him to invest with R&Q…
Dani:
That’s huge!!!
Avery:
I’m not sure it’s real. Eric is bleeding in the bathroom, and I only had a few minutes to convince Rogers to be interested.
Dani:
I’m sorry… What?
Avery:
Oh, right. I might have broken Eric’s nose.
Dani:
It’s about time! But also, what happened? And please tell me you have video!
Mason also wants video.
Avery:
No there’s not video! It was an accident! And that’s not what’s important here. *I* convinced Rogers to invest. ME!
I frown as I read the message I sent. That’s not true. Yeah, Eric wasn’t here to throw out facts and figures like he usually is, but that doesn’t mean I can credit this win entirely to myself. Not when I would have floundered without…
Dani’s next text pops up.
Dani:
Fine, but please know that the next time it happens, I expect video or to be present for the event.
But focusing back on Rogers, that’s amazing! Tell me everything! How did you do it?
Avery:
It’s not going to happen again. I know you don’t like Eric, but he’s still my business partner. As for Rogers… It wasn’t just me.
Benson helped.
And a feeling deep in my gut tells me that the two of us working more closely together might be a good thing. Which means I might be in trouble.