359 The conference in Portland (1)

~ Portland, Oregon ~

Thursday

8:58 AM

Liz made her way into a large conference hall.

She is exhausted and excited at the same time.

Let's start with exhausted… Liz was supposed to arrive on the previous evening, get a good night's sleep in the hotel where the conference is being held, and after breakfast to come here. However, Max was super-clingy and convinced her to sleep in Seattle and that on Thursday morning she can go to Portland with his private jet.

"You can sleep in the plane, and have breakfast… and I will be your bolster." Max used his best puppy-eyed look while talking.

Liz tried to reason with him, even though she knew that her willpower is not strong enough. "Max, it will be too early for me to wake up and for the rest of the day I will be unable to function."