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Being the overthinker that he is, Tom has always had trouble with surprises.
( When he was small, his parents gave up on throwing surprise birthday parties.
He would spend the day asking questions, a great deal more more 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙄𝙀𝘿 than he was excited.
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The corner of his mouth tips upward; an awkward half-smile.
“. . . I’m 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗛 a fucking dunce——” Tom can’t help but laugh, dragging a hand down his face.
“Can we . . . Let’s just start over ﹗﹗”
“What ﹖ No, no,” says Tom.
Smiling broadly, he adds, “I should be so lucky. You’re a fucking vixen ﹗﹗ We’ll have free drinks all night long ﹗”
( Would other men hit on Shiv at the bar ﹖ Tom’s smile momentarily dims. )
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--- too tempting.
“And, well . . . . . Is it wrong to say that I want to steal you away from your family ﹖ I feel like I shouldn’t say that, but I’m thinking it.”
Sheepish, Tom laughs and pulls on his collar.
“I’m being realistic,” Tom replied—— though he was, admittedly, being a little melodramatic. He gave a small smile.
( Tom loved hearing Shiv laugh. He loved being the one to make her laugh, too. )
“I just hope Roman doesn’t spike the punch,” he added jokingly.
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As they approached the door, Tom looked at his wife, eyes full of fondness. He then looked away ﹠ cleared his throat. ( 𝙎𝙐𝘽𝙏𝙇𝙀. ) In truth, he would have liked to spend dinner with her and her alone.
“Did we say bye to Mondale ﹖ Bye, little buddy ﹗﹗” he called out.
At Waystar Royco, being CEO was not unlike being God. Not only was the yearly salary enough to guarantee a spot on Forbes’ highest-paid CEOs list—— but also, the title came with power and respect. Logan Roy had the numbers of the world’s ---
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--- corporate ladder and buy a villa in Lake Como, then do some stock trading. That way, I could retire early, die in my sleep, and get a complimentary obituary written about me. It wasn’t very complicated.”
Tom scoffed, attempting to seem casual. But his heart was pounding.