Betrayed Chapter 8

He was currently trying to obtain the cellular records to isolate which cell towers had handled the calls, to get a better idea of where the third party was geographically located. In the meantime, the attorney cautioned me to be especially vigilant in my professional and personal relationships and not involve myself in any activity which could be turned against me legally and, more importantly, publicly.

Now he tells me!

This was a conspiracy theorist's wet dream. Jeff's contact was "presumed to be female." There were a lot of new 'females' in my life of late. Most of them seemed to be hell-bent on pushing me down a path that was guaranteed to explode in my face if it was ever made public. That path had just been institutionalized; 'Lance' was gone and 'Lisa' was a company executive. Angie had pushed hard, blackmailed me down that road. Then again, Dianna wasn't exactly trying to talk me out of it, anymore than were the girls at Ringers. In fact, I met the gorgeous T-girl because she had 'dated' Jeff. For that matter, this would be just the kind of revenge Susan would eat up to get back at me for leaving her, even if it was her own fault.

The conspirators were not necessarily limited to Jeff and one female, either. That could be just the tip of the iceberg. The firm – that is, Rob and Jim – leased a skybox at Soldier Field for entertaining current and prospective clients, politicians, and other notables. Naturally, they were cozy with the team's management and, on social occasions, player personnel. It wasn't conceivable they had never met Jeff Spencer, the team's star. Could they all be in this together?

My employers had taken great pains to be supportive of me through my crisis with Susan – but dare I take that at face value? Money talks; did my money – the money I made for them in the course of my work - talk louder than the team's? I said the team's because they had a substantial stake in the quarterback's wellbeing. They might not publicly bail him out of his potentially scandalous problem. That would be a public relations disaster for both the team and the league. But if they could deflect any breaking scandal onto another person while helping their 'investment' out financially, wouldn't they jump at the chance? Who do I trust? Perhaps, as the cliché goes, I should trust no one.