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for a job."
    “Well, I didn't exactly, consciously,
or really interview for this job."
    "What the hell are you saying? English
please. I’m used to kid talk."
    Sera smiled at her sister-in-law's
straight to the point attitude. She had always loved that about
her. In fact, she loved everyone in Peter's family and wondered how
Peter ended up the way he did with such a great family. Sera teased
Deb about it and always said she had married the wrong Sinclair;
Deb was one hot little number and she could cook!
    "I’ve been working at my new job since
9:30 this morning. Remember I told you I was trying to settle some
financial matters this morning? Well, first on my list was a guy
who called me last night; actually he was returning my call.
Anyway, it was a $14,000.00 landscaping job Peter had set up,” Sera
paused and rolled her eyes while she heard Deb growl in response.
“Anyway, it was something I didn’t even know about until a couple
of weeks ago. Well, I owe him a ton of money for material, and he
offered me a job to repay it. I get a decent salary for the next
six months, plus at the end of that time my financial obligation is
fulfilled, and as far as employment goes I can decide what I want
to do afterwards if he’s still happy with what I’m doing, but it
may help me pay off some other debts as well."
    "You know we'll help
you..."
    "I know, I know, but your brother in
law did some pretty stupid stuff, and it's gonna take more than a
village to fix what he screwed up."
    "Okay, tell me more about the job.
They're not screwing you because they think you're desperate are
they?"
    Sera thought about how she had started
reorganizing Jeff’s files, how she had made herself comfortable in
his office, had run off crying, stuck him with a whole bunch of
materials and a debt she couldn't possibly pay, told him everything
he did that was wrong in how he ran things, and smiled.
    "No, I don't think you have to worry
about that. The guy, Jeff, is really nice. He seems very decent.
He’s not very organized, and if anything, I think I could be the
one that will screw him."
    "Really? That good looking?"
    Sera turned bright red and looked
around the office to make sure she was alone as if anyone could
have heard that.
    "Deb, you’re an ass. And yes, now that
you mention it, he is pretty good looking, but for me to even think
about a guy that way is hopeless. Peter and I will never be
together again, so my days with a man are over until the kids grow
up. I'll just have to consider adding some new 'tools' to play with
at home."
    Deb laughed at Sera's quick analysis.
"You know, Chad travels a great deal. I've found some ways of
fixing stuff without tools..."
    "Yeah, well chocolate will just make
me fat and I can't afford any more clothes. I'm still struggling to
wear some of the stuff I was wearing before P.D. was
born.
    "Joking aside, this guy I work
for...Jeff, it's funny, but I don’t really think he wants people to
know how nice he really is.”
    “Are you sure you can handle being
treated nicely for a change?”
    “I believe it's something I could get
used to rather quickly.”
    “Okay, now that I've made you smile
for a couple of seconds, not meaning to ruin your mood, but have
you heard anything from that jerk you married?”
    “Your husband’s charming
sibling? No, nothing. It's like he just disappeared. If it weren't
for the random checks deposited in our account twice , I'd say he disappeared
completely. And honestly, if it weren’t that I need to find him to
claim child support, I think I would rather he just never showed up
again. Except to let his mom know he's all right. I feel really
sorry for Marion.”
    “Yeah well, I do too, but I feel a lot
worse for you. I think Marion does too. Yes, she's concerned, and
if it were Chad, we'd all be freaking, but let's face it, Peter
doesn't care about anyone but himself. She knows her son is a
selfish pig who got lucky and married a great girl…”
    “Have I told you how