Her Little Secret by Gemma Johns

Author:Gemma Johns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teaching, non-traditional family situation, children, surrogate parent, lovers to friends, hurt-comfort
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2024-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

LILY

“Middle of the week! We’ve got so much to get done today, Lily.”

“Ugh, at least let me get a coffee,” Lily said, laughing.

“I already got you one.” Jacqui handed her sister a takeaway coffee purchased from the café down on the corner.

“Thank you.” Lily grinned in appreciation. “You’re a gem.”

Jacqui smiled. “Our first interview is ten thirty.” They were interviewing for a part-time assistant to really help out with the education program, but they could also assist on the magazine.

“Is that the student? I like the sound of her.”

“Erin. And then we’ve got Barbara, the semi-retiree. And Alex, the token male.”

Lily chuckled. “It does feel like that when you advertise for an assistant role, doesn’t it?”

“He seemed good though. Setting up his own business on the side.”

Lily nodded. “We were just a bit anxious about that—like whether he’d really be devoted to our work.”

“We could be mentors to him, in a way,” Jacqui pondered out loud. “We could help him with some of his business ideas.”

Lily agreed. “Let’s just go into it with an open mind. All three have something to offer us.”

The interviews themselves were really enjoyable, so even though it was a long day, Lily was very content.

“I can’t actually decide. I loved Alex, and I think you’d really enjoy mentoring him.” Lily knew Jacqui loved taking younger people under her wing and supporting them. “But Erin seemed like a good fit for us, studying marketing and all of that. You decide.”

“What about two days a week for each of them?” It seemed they both agreed not to hire Barbara, which Lily felt a little bad about. She was a lovely lady, but the other two aligned with their objectives more. Lily frowned. “Could we actually do that?”

“Well, like Erin said, one day a week could be her internship for the university this semester. Then after that, hopefully. If not, we’d possibly have to reconsider, but we’re working on some big projects, so we should be able to afford it then. But we could definitely make three days’ work between them.” Jacqui looked upwards, clearly doing calculations in her head, so Lily stayed silent. “Yes, I think it’s doable, if you’re happy. It’d mean we wouldn’t take a pay rise in June, but we just had one in December,” Jacqui said.

“To be honest, the help across four days a week would be better for me than a pay rise,” Lily stated.

Jacqui nodded in agreement.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

After Alex and Erin got the good news, Jacqui and Lily sat and chatted for a while. “I should head home soon,” Lily said, looking at her watch. “I’ve barely been home lately.” Between dinner out with Maree Saturday night, then bowling with Parker on Sunday, and getting home late on Tuesday night, Scott had been carrying the heavier load.

Jacqui frowned. “You went home early yesterday. After school?”

Lily always forgot the lie she told her sister about Tuesdays.

“Ah, yes, Tuesdays,” was all she said in response. Tuesdays were quickly becoming her favourite day of the week.

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