Hit & Run Part 1

Chapter 1

Fucking typical, my dad just had to show today of all days. He made me CEO of the company but yet will not let me run the company. He stepped down a year ago after having a massive heart attack, it almost killed him. My mother begged him to step down and hand the reins to me. He was apprehensive saying I was too young, that I was still too interested in the playboy lifestyle. We own hotels, one of the biggest hotel chains In New York LA, Malibu, and Miami. We are the Chandlers. My name is Alexi Petrov Chandler. My mother is Russian and my father is American. I was born in the States but spent a lot of time with my mother in Russia. I speak fluent Russian and English. I was a typical rich trust fund kid, spoiled, partied hard, and played hard. Always in trouble with the media there to film or photograph it all. I cleaned up my act when I was made CEO promising my mother not to fuck it all up.

"Father, nice to see you here today"

"Cut the crap Alexi, what's this shit I'm reading about you, I told you to clean up your fucking act, look at this shit" he slammed the newspaper down in front of me, 'oh fuck', that is why he is here.

"I can explain father, just hear me out"

"Oh I'm listening boy, I'm listening"

"Tammy broke up with me that night, I had a few too many drinks at the club, it was the night you named me CEO, I went to celebrate, that picture is months old, I don't know why that is only surfacing now, a girl was all over me, I was so drunk I didn't notice, Tammy lost her shit and threw her engagement ring at me and stormed out, I was going after her to explain"

"Going after her son, It looks like you were hitting her, what am I supposed to do, I can't let you destroy this company anymore, you need to step down, go to rehab, and clean yourself up, Alexi"

"You're demoting me, maybe if you would ever trust me I wouldn't feel so fucking useless here, you won't let me do anything I have put forward many plans that get shot down, the only reason you made me CEO is to keep your name and legacy alive, it wasn't to give me any say at all, was it?"

"No it wasn't, I told you, your too young Alexi, you live like a socialite, not a businessman, how could I ever trust you with my company, your still just a boy"

"That picture is months old, I've cleaned up since then, I've been trying really hard, I'm 25 years old you son of a bitch, fine demote me, I don't care, I'm done" and with that, I walked away.

I stormed out,

"Mother I need to speak with you, it's urgent" I threw my phone on my desk while I packed my shit up, I've had enough of it all, I don't need him, I have my trust fund, I have investors, I'm going to open the resort that these dick heads rejected. My phone rang, it was my mother, Alena Petrova, a force to be reckoned with. Young, talented, rich, beautiful, a former catwalk model, and with a very wealthy, powerful family back home in Russia. I don't know why my parents are still married, they hate each other, they have many affairs yet will not divorce.

"Alexi, what's happened, your father is furious with you"

"Hi mom, he is, for something that happened months ago but it's now in the headlines, the night Tammy broke up with me, I quit, I'm sick of being his puppet, I can't do it anymore, I will start my own company, are you still interested in the resort idea I pitched to you?"

"Yes I loved that idea, did they reject it again?"

"I never even got that far mother, it was crazy, I'm just leaving now, can you meet me with that guy you talked about?"

"Yes, your father will go crazy, you know that right?"

"Let him, I've had enough, he can give the business to Lorena, she won't mind being his puppet" Lorena is my younger sister. A daddy's girl.

"Fine, where will I meet you?"

"My place"

I drove home, and gathered all the documents for the resort, it was to be Chandler's resort, it will now be Petrov's resort. I texted my assistant, I had told her if they reject me again I will go ahead with it anyway under a different name.

"So are you with me or with them Sarah" God I hope she says yes, she's good.

"With you, are we doing the resort?"

"Yes be at mine asap"

"on way"

My mum along with her Russian friend Gordon Novikov, the guy interested in investing in my resort, and my assistant Sarah all arrived around the same time. We talked and it's settled, I will set up my own company Petrov, its first investment has financial backing and we are good to go. My assistant gets all the paperwork started to open my company, register my company, and whatever else that goes with it. She is looking for real estate for an office and getting CVs together.

I have the perfect location for the resort. I have been researching the area for almost a year. I've had civil engineering, architects, interior designers, landscapers, The Planning Department, Zoning Committee, and construction companies all the people I need to get started. My assistant has found me an office and has lined up some staff for me to interview. Things are going perfectly

My father is screaming at me, truth be told I just hear a noise. The man spent his life screaming at me.

"How could you do this to me, how can you do this to our family, it will be in the newspapers, they will wonder why you are going solo, you need to go to rehab Alexi"

"Dad I went to rehab, how nice of you to remember, and you fired me, remember"

"I did not fire you, I demoted you"

"And the difference is?"

"You were still the face, the demotion would never have been made public, just less work"

"Well dad I have a new job now, and if you don't mind I am late". With that I left the room, I can't listen to any more of his bullshit, he can't even remember I went to rehab. Nice, thanks dad, thanks a whole lot. I drove to the new office while trying to keep my shit together, wow, she did a great job, finally, I get to see my new office,

"Well done Sarah, I love it, it's really perfect for what we need"

"All the servers and computers are up and running, tablets and laptops on way, staff area is being set up, the name goes up tomorrow, we are getting ready for the launch party in 2 weeks," I cannot wait, something of my own, screw you, dad, I can't wait for him to sit back and watch me shine.

I have several departments I need to fill, legal, finance, architecture, planning, admin, marketing, sales, advertising, design, technology, public relations, and so many more but it's all worth it. I have my board of directors set up, people who believe in me and this project, construction is starting next week.

"Sir, Tammy is at the gates, do we let her in?"

"Yeah let her in" I wait, it's 5 am, what is she playing at? I wonder.

"Baby, I'm so sorry, I saw the paper, I don't know how it leaked?"

"You wake me at 5 am to tell me this Tammy, you're drunk I see"

"just a little, I was at the club, anyway I'm back now baby, I'm ready to forgive you"

"Tammy we've been broken up for months, we're done, I'm done, there is nothing left between us"

"Oh come on baby, we fight, we break up, we're dramatic, it's what we do"

"What we did, not anymore, I've shit to do Tammy, you have to leave, we're through, you can't call here anymore"

"What shit is this? we're through, stop playing baby, come on let's go to bed and pretend this whole nightmare never happened"

"Security is on their way to throw you out Tammy, you can't come here anymore"

"listen, Alexi, big things are happening for you, it would be a shame if I had to do an interview and ruin all of that, you know we're good together you won't last without me" with that security came,

"Contact my layers, I need to see them first thing in the morning". I don't need this right now, things are going so well, no more fuck up's, the Russian made that very clear, he was already nervous because of my reputation, my age, but my mother convinced him, I need to call a board meeting tomorrow.

My layers, old and new along with my mother, uncle Ivan, friend Damien and Gordon, my new board of directors met in my half-ready conference room.

"Sorry for the urgent meeting but I have an issue and I need guidance. My ex paid me a visit last night, the one I partied too hard with before getting my shit together in rehab, she threatened to go to the press if I don't take her back and my past with her is sketchy at best".

I can see Gordon twitching

"How sketchy?" He asks, scratching his forehead in frustration.

"Enough to have a media frenzy, drugs, alcohol, that kind of thing, she'd have photos, ones I wouldn't want to be leaked, possibly a sex tape" my mother is furious.

"OK we have all been here, we will take care of it, any more ex-girlfriends or indiscretions I need to know about, anything that can come out before we launch?"

"No all just what Tammy has"

We discuss a restraining order, a silence order, and pay off, among a few. Everyone is happy with how everything is going so far, a few small issues but nothing that can't be sorted, all normal issues any new build would have, Gordon, assured me that crazy exes are standard issues, just to make sure there are no more. "We need to fix your image, from playboy to married and settled down, work on that and if you have any trouble we will find the right girl for you, you just need the image, the wild child finally tamed"

"You want me to get married, I can't do that"

"You can, a quiet, steady, girl, no issues and no dramas, I will give you 3 months to find one, or we will make it happen for you, don't fuck with this company Alexi, I won't have it"

"He's right Alexi, it's time, we need the right image for a family resort". they all agreed.

"3 months, you find a girl or I will, that or I pull out and you pay my losses"