River City Connections — 2026-01-13 (Patreon)

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NOW WE WAIT by Cindi Curtis

It has been four days since the ClearStream team met and set off on getting things going, with Hayes taking over the business and reporting functions. A lot has happened, so we all met again at the coffee shop.

Michael went over the progress everyone had made up to that point. “So, it looks great. We got Gulf Horizons Data Services totally submitted. The two new ones are all but ready to send. We can knock out the last bits today, then we’ll be mostly caught up on bidding for new work.”

“So, what’s next?” Carter asked.

“We need to spin through all of the older clients and see what needs they have. I’ve got some work for the Nashville company…”

Jordan interrupted, “The one we’re not allowed to mention by name.”

Michael smiled. “That one. They added a chapter to their onboarding document they wanted conformed to house-style.”

Hayes then said, “So a lot of phone work for you guys. I’m paying bills and doing some organizing in QuickBooks.”

Jordan then asked me about the house, and I said, “Everything is going forward. The inspector is going out today. There will be an appraisal. Normal process, the realtor says.”

“Are you worried about anything?” Carter asked.

I hesitated, but then decided to just be honest. “My car is back in Colorado. I need to work up the strength to fly out and… drive… I could pay to have it shipped, so maybe that…”

Jordan seemed horrified. “That would cost a fortune! I’ll fly out and drive it back. I can make calls while I drive.”

The feasibility of that idea went around the table a few times, but Michael insisted one person shouldn't go alone for the sake of safety. “Cindi and I can fly out… maybe early next week. Safety in numbers.”

“What if…” Carter looked at me, then at Michael. “Like, I know she’s using your car… Maybe since we are just making phone calls this week, Jordan and I fly out and tag team the car back to Memphis?”

There’s not enough room to go through the whole discussion, but a plan was born. They go tomorrow!

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