CHAPTER 43

Carter pulled out his chair, unbuttoned his suit coat, and sat down. He smoothed his hand down his tie and avoided looking at Finn.

“You are such a fucking bastard,” Finn spat at his friend. “Why the hell would you do something like that?”

“Cross-promotion,” he said, looking up at Finn.

“What the hell, Carter?” Jack asked.

“Since when have you been so focused on revenue?” Parker asked. “What’s going on?”

“Nothing is going on,” Carter said with a sigh. “Look. I contacted the program before I knew how much of a success Finn’s blog was going to be. I thought that if the subscriptions were still flagging then I could give them a boost.”

“But that didn’t happen,” Finn said. “The blog has been successful and the subscriptions are climbing again.”

“Right,” Carter said.

“But…” Parker waited for Carter to continue.

Carter sighed. “But now I am locked in with them and can’t get out of the agreement I made.”

Finn jumped to his feet. “Oh for