Teddy climbed out of the van and faced Chase. “How do I look?”
His brother laughed. “You aren’t walking down the red carpet at the Academy Awards.”
“I know, I know, but I don’t want remnants of dried blood still on my face.”
“You’re fine. I’m fine, and we got here in time. I think Mr. Harris will forgive us if we aren’t dressed to the nines.”
“You literally just rhymed three words, bro.”
Chase rolled his eyes and knocked on the door. Seconds later, a voice spoke through the wall-mounted camera.
“Come around to the side gate. We’ll talk in the back.”
Chase elbowed Teddy and pointed his chin toward the right side of the house. The home was large, fancy, and well-hidden by thick shrubbery and trees even though it was in an established neighborhood of upper middle-class homes.
“This is what I’m talking about.” Teddy whistled under his breath. “You think we’ll ever get to this point?”
“Only if we don’t get caught or get too greedy. Apparently, if Mr. Harris can do it, we can too,” Chase whispered. “There’s the gate. Greet him politely and then shut up. Let him do the talking.”
“Got it.”
The gate swung inward, and Mr. Harris stood in front of the brothers. He’d never met Teddy before and looked him up and down before returning his attention to Chase. “Your brother?”
“Yes, sir. This is Ted, my right-hand man.”
“Yeah, okay. Come in and have a seat on the patio. I’ve got a big private backyard, and nobody will hear our conversation. My cook is inside preparing supper.”
“Understood, Mr. Harris.”
“The reason I summoned you gentlemen is because my buyer is pleased with what you’ve provided so far. His contact wants to know if the amount of product can be doubled. He has a half-dozen buyers who are on a waiting list.”
Teddy kept quiet and looked at Chase, who seemed to be weighing the risks. “It’s possible, but we’d have to hit different cities throughout Georgia. We might be able to do two more jobs in Savannah, and then we’d have to go elsewhere. The risk would be too high there after that.”
“So, is that a yes?”
“It’s a yes, but we’d need a travel allowance since we’d be living out of hotels and eating on the go.”
Mr. Harris smiled. “I like your bravado, Chase.”
“Thank you, sir, and to show our appreciation of the business relationship we’ve established, we brought you a little something.”
“Something for me?”
“That’s right.”
Chase nodded, and Teddy excused himself. Within minutes, he was back with the cooler. He placed it at their buyer’s side.
“For you sir,” Teddy said.
Chase interjected, “Everything in the cooler for twenty thousand as a token of our appreciation.”
Mr. Harris opened the cooler and folded back the foil on one of the packages. He looked through the baggie and smiled. “Thank you. This is more than generous, and my buyers will be pleased. How old are the products?”
“Only an hour old,” Chase said.
“Excellent. I’ll make the call and fix us some drinks. I’ll be right back with the cash.”
Chase waited until the buyer was out of earshot before speaking. “Now that’s how you keep your customers satisfied. Good idea, little bro.”