Our love was our bond, and even death could not break it (Unknown).
We slept in.
I woke up, made coffee and took it to Lynda who was still in bed.
She said thank you and sat up to take the cup from me.
Once she had an opportunity to sip her coffee, she asked if I slept well?
I said not really but it is just fine. I will be okay.
She asked what was the plan for today?
I said perhaps we should tell at the front desk that we are going to stay for another day.
She said it appears to me as you have made up your mind.
I said not really but right now there are too many things going in my mind. Also, I forgot to call Adam last night. Before we do anything or go anywhere, I need to call him.
She said go ahead then perhaps we should go and have something light for breakfast. I know we already had breakfast 2:00 in the morning.
I went in the living room and called Adam at work. Came back after 10 minutes to tell Lynda that Adam is doing just fine.
It only took few minutes for us to get ready and go down.
I went to tell the girl at the front desk that we will be staying one more day and she said Dr, Ali, Cliff was trying to reach you. He called you on your cell and it was busy.
I said, thanks.
Lynda had already got a table in the restaurant and was waiting for me.
I said, guess what?
They cannot extend our stay for another day?
I said, guess again?
She said, I don’t know. Just tell me.
I said let’s go back to our room as I need to make a telephone call.
She said I thought you already spoke to Adam.
I said I need to call Cliff.
She asked if we got the house?
I said I don’t know. He called when I was talking to Adam on the phone and left a message with the front desk.
As soon as it rang, Cliff answered the phone.
I said good morning, Cliff.
He said I didn’t know that you are a doctor. The girl at the front desk said she will make sure that Dr. Ali gets the message.
I said I am not a medical doctor. I told you that I am in computers. I have a Ph.D. in computer science. Not a big deal.
He said WOW! What an unassuming guy.
I said what can I do, Cliff?
He said how fast can you transfer funds from Canada?
I said why? Did we get the house?
He said, yes, indeed. They called me back this morning as last night when I presented your offer to them, they were not impressed. Perhaps it had to do with the last offer that they had, it didn’t go through. The bank didn’t approve the mortgage.
I said I didn’t know that they had gone through that experience, Cliff.
Cliff said I know that.
I said can I ask you a question?
He said shoot.
I said, am I taking undue advantage of those folks by making an offer like that?
He said, no. You’re being a smart buyer and protecting your money that you worked hard for.
I said, in that case, let me tell you that the bank we deal with in Canada has a financial entity here in the states which makes it faster to transfer funds. What all I need is the financial information of the account where you want the funds to be deposited.
Cliff gave me the information that I needed.
Cliff said perhaps you can come over here when you are ready to discuss the details including the closing date, etc.
I said it sounds great and knowing the fact how Lynda’s brain works, she would be interested in going back and looking at the house again. Probably, she would like to take measurements as she will have to think about buying furniture and everything else for the house.
Cliff said I will tell you what. Once we finished with our meeting this afternoon, I will have Judy to take you two to see the house again as I am not authorized to give you the key yet. Judy will introduce you to the management team there and she will also take you to meet some of your Neighbours. Furthermore, she will take to the local mall which is very close and show you where you can do your grocery and furniture shopping.
I said Judy is great. You are lucky to have somebody like her, Cliff.
He said we all are trying to look after our clients. It seems to be working, Mir.
I said we will see you around 2:00 PM, Cliff and got off the phone.
Lynda was listening to our conversation and as soon as turned the phone off, she jumped on me and said you did it again my big hunk.
I said we did it. However, how am I going to explain it to Adam?
She said good luck with that I am going down to celebrate by playing some machines. Now that we are going to live in Las Vegas, I may have to continue to play machines to contribute to the local economy.
I said I will see you there in a few minutes.
The time I got down to see Lynda, it was almost time for us to go to see Cliff.
Lynda wasn’t too impressed with my delay, and she wanted to know how Adam took it.
I said not very well which caused the delay. Initially, he thought I was joking around but when he realized I was serious, he said I am not sure if I can handle the company, dad. I am working with you only for a few years and I don’t have the computer background, either.
It was hard for me to explain to Adam that I have been trying very hard to change the image of our company in so many ways. Because of my technical background, we managed to get the company going but to improve and sustain our profitability, we need to become management consultants. Last few contracts did help us to put us on the map, but we need to keep proving that we understand the business, therefore, we also understand how and where technologies can help organizations to improve their productivity as well as their proficiency.
Lynda said why didn’t you explain it to Adam as you did to me which made sense to me.
I said, that wasn’t the time to give Adam a lecture. He was upset and he was not going to be able to comprehend at this stage. In a way luckily, Adam didn’t have to go through what I had gone through to understand the trick of the trade. Initially, in my time, we technical people thought we could design solutions to business problems with the focus to improve the profitability and we got carried away with that notion. In other words, we were so focused on the technologies that we didn’t bother learning about the problems that businesses were suffering from. It backfired terribly and we scared potential clients.
My MBA helped me a lot to understand business priorities and things I had gone through while working in the computer field also taught me a thing or two.
I continued, I am sure if Adam had some patience and allowed himself to use what he learned in his MBA; he could go long way. I really believe that Adam needs to have enough courage to make his own mistakes like I did. Adam already learned a great deal working with us and he doesn’t need his daddy to be there all the time.
I said in any case, he is going to transfer the money I asked him to do. Perhaps you should have a word with him when he is calmed down.
Lynda said, I will talk to him tonight.
We had a very good meeting with Cliff. He said realizing the fact that you are already here and eager to live in your home, he will get the current owners to clear out everything as soon as possible. He said probably they needed only a week, and you will have to manage by living in the hotel.
We agreed with Cliff.
Judy took us back to see our house in Henderson. Just minutes away from one of the world’s most famous entertainment destinations, Las Vegas. While Henderson was the perfect spot for a family getaway or easy business trip, it was an excellent spot for families to live there without getting too many interruptions. There was everything from shopping and culture to outdoor recreation and entertainment. They said Henderson was the safe, easily accessible, and charming heart of Southern Nevada.
Judy had brought with her a measuring tape and a notebook for Lynda to make notes. When we got to the house, Lynda wanted to go around and visit the house again. She started asking Judy about the neighbours. I thought she may ask Judy to take her and introduce her to the neighbours, but she decided to deal with the things we were going to need before we move in. We had nothing with us except some cloths for holidays.
I said while you two are doing something meaningful which we needed, I will walk around and go back to the club house and see if anybody is still there.
Lynda said I am going to take the measurements only for the major things we need to buy right away and as far as the changing the drapes, etc., I am going to leave it for later.
She also said give us an hour and come back as I want you to take me and Judy out for a nice supper somewhere here in Henderson.
Judy said you don’t have to do that Lynda. I will help you out and it is my job to do that.
I said I think Lynda has an excellent idea and three of us deserve a break. I said I know how to go to the clubhouse and come back because everything on the park appears to be close by, and I walked away.
