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like this.”
    Patty’s eyes rolled. “You better go pick out what you’re gonna wear to that interview.”
    Cara groaned. “Oh…” she paused, looking at Isaac as she stopped herself from saying “shit.” She hit her forehead with her palm. “I hope something fits. It’s been so long since I had to wear one of my nice suits.”
    “You’ll be fine. You have time to go shopping. I’m sure the mall has plenty of clearance racks this time of year.”
    Isaac’s eyes lit up. “The maw?”
    Patty shook her head, angry with herself for using one of their forbidden words. “Not today. Maybe next week.”
    Isaac pouted. “No maw?” His expression quickly changed to a smile. “What about the pawk? Mommy said I could go.”
    “No,” Cara said. “I’m right here and I said you could go outside for a minute. Not to the park.”
    Isaac’s smile disappeared. “Can Bictow take me to the pawk?”
    Patty laughed.
    Cara answered. “No, baby. Drink your juice and you’ll be back at the park in no time.” She kissed his cheek, then turned around and left the room, ignoring her mother’s snide grin.

Chapter Four
     
    Victor smiled at the clock. It was one-thirty. Cara had replied to his email with a simple, “Thank you. See you at two.”
    He sensed her hesitation and he tried to see it her way. Maybe it was strange that he was so forward, inviting her to an interview, knowing she’d lost her job that morning. But she needed his help and he felt justified in his actions. After all, Doyle Construction was already under scrutiny of the IRS. All Victor did was call in a favor to speed up the process. Soon, she’d have a better job in a nicer environment. That’s all that mattered.
    He went over her resume again for at least the twentieth time. Thankfully, a lot of people owed him favors or he’d never get anyone to make room in the budget for a new employee, especially someone in public relations. It was one of the few areas that had to make cutbacks. He pored over her skills and experience, trying to think of a brand new position he could create just for her. Something that would overlap to his division. Then he let out a soft chuckle. Hiring Cara was a done deal. He could always think of reasons to borrow an employee. Why was he stressing about it so much? He’d keep her duties vague for now until he really found something for her to do.
    The woman had some kind of hold on him. It was undeniable. His heart raced every time he thought about her. The sound of her melodic voice on the phone drove him wild. She was a breath of fresh air in his life. Fresh air he didn’t know his life was missing.
    The phone on his desk buzzed at fifteen minutes till two.
    “Yes?” he answered.
    Gary said, “ Ms. Green’s here for her two o’clock. ”
    He swallowed, tempering his voice in case she could hear. “Thanks. Please ask her to have a seat in the waiting area. I’m almost ready.”
    Victor stood and walked to the sideboard, straightening his tie in the mirror on the wall above it. He had to calm down and act like he was really interviewing her. Like he hadn’t invented a fictitious job posting to spend time with her. He made sure he had a list of questions to ask, printed straight off the Internet. Screening new employees wasn’t one of his usual duties. The last person he’d interviewed was his assistant, Gary, and that was almost an entire year earlier.
    He flattened his palms, sliding them against his suit to make sure they weren’t sweating. He hadn’t been this nervous about a woman in years. As he rushed around his desk to his chair, he pushed a button on his desk phone. “You may show her in now.”
    When the door opened, Victor stood behind his desk, waiting and watching. Cara’s long blond hair floated across her shoulders as she turned around to smile and say, “Thank you,” to Gary, who held the door.
    Cara then looked straight ahead at Victor and said, “Hi,” before her eyes went around the