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“Joshua, this is a very important business meeting,” Alexandria Houton cautioned her younger brother as she parked her beat-up Volkswagen in the large lot behind the restaurant. For a moment she rested her hand on his curly hair, looking down into his bright eyes. A rush of love instantly warmed her, pushing aside her fears and frustrations and her mouth curved into a smile.
“You’re so grown up, Josh, I don’t know why I’m repeating myself. But this is my only chance at a dream position like this. You know we need this job, don’t you?”
“Sure, Alex. Don’t worry. I’ll stay around back and play with my truck.” He grinned at her, his beloved sister who had been his only parent since their mother and father died in a car accident before his second birthday.
“I’m sorry the baby-sitter flaked on us. She was—um, sick.”
“Drunk, Alex,” he corrected solemnly as he gathered up his backpack and toy.
“Where in the world did you hear such a thing?” she demanded, horrified that a six-year-old would know what drunk was. She slid from the car and carefully brushed off her one good suit.
The outfit had cost a month’s income, but
Alexandria regarded it as a necessary investment. She looked far younger than her twenty-three years and desperately needed the edge a sophisticated, expensive suit could give her.
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