o her that she couldn’t let up on the job hunt. The Chromebook was old and didn’t stay connected to the Wi-Fi she was “borrow

car dealership, wondering if she could ever

e was no name to let her know who it might be, but she had to answer anywa

k to Mia Ea

familiar. It was a middle-

is Veronica Smithy fro

here was no way that was the case. She shook her head and thought about how she was going to thank Ms. Smithy for her kindness in letting her know th

ill the vacancy. Congratulations. Mr. Whitaker is look

act, if someone had asked her five minutes ago what she thought her chances o

. Look over it carefully. Read it word for word. Make sure you understand everything that it says. We would like for you to begin working on Mond

she’d never heard of anyone being so thoroughly warned about reading a contract.

d to send you a gift card in order to ensure your

t she’d warn earlier, the one with the safety pin holding the skirt on.

and all of the items will be yours to keep. You will not have to pay the money you spend back unless you stop working for Whita

range, she’d be making far more money than she needed to pay her bills. The idea of making that sort of money had her mind wandering momentarily. She was s

ell, so keep that in mind as you make your

into Mia’s mi

ear otherwise from you, I’ll expect to you see you at the office at 9:00 on Monday. You may bring the contract and yo

, still sounding a little m

the documents carefully. If you have questions, the t

n her voice seemed so odd, Mia

dn’t believe her luck, that she’d actually gotten the job! Not only was this potentially an

uy—the one she’d literall

ch an easy smile. She couldn’t remember ever seeing such a sexy man in real life. She’d even caught a whiff of his cologne on

e couch and thought about what that might be like. A smile came to her face, and she couldn’t