He ought to make it very clear, right now, who's in charge. You don't let humans talk back like that.
And yet, he finds himself so - something - with Lafayette. Annoyed perhaps.
"You have great value, Lafayette," he finds himself saying. Insistently. And he is a valuable tool for Eric. There can be no doubt about that.
"You're discreet, efficient, and you have a network of loyal customers with enormous disposable income.You could become quite wealthy if you wanted to." Still quietly intense and insistent. And he tells himself that he is merely trying to protect his investment. That a loyal Lafayette will be an asset even if Sophie-Ann realizes that the V business isn't for her.
Even though one might wonder why he doesn't just glamour him and get it over with?
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Date: 2014-09-27 03:52 pm (UTC)You don't let humans talk back like that.
And yet, he finds himself so - something - with Lafayette.
Annoyed perhaps.
"You have great value, Lafayette," he finds himself saying. Insistently.
And he is a valuable tool for Eric. There can be no doubt about that.
"You're discreet, efficient, and you have a network of loyal customers with enormous disposable income.You could become quite wealthy if you wanted to."
Still quietly intense and insistent.
And he tells himself that he is merely trying to protect his investment. That a loyal Lafayette will be an asset even if Sophie-Ann realizes that the V business isn't for her.
Even though one might wonder why he doesn't just glamour him and get it over with?