I texted him immediately.
Didn’t know you were in town. We need ten minutes before you hear a pitch built on my work.
He replied in under three minutes.
Roof deck. 9:40.
The morning of the brunch, I arrived early and checked in with the venue director. Staff had been discreetly informed that I represented the parent company. Full access. No announcement.
At 9:40, I walked out onto the rooftop and found Peter standing at the railing in a tan blazer, looking like a man who had spent enough years around money to no longer perform it.
