"What happened to your last job?"

Emily walks past Luther and comes to stand in front of me. I on the other hand can't take my eyes away from Luther and his persistent glare.

"Hi", she says. "Welcome"

I finally pull away from Luther's gaze to face her.

"What is he doing here?", I ask, aiming for a whisper, but end up talking loud enough for Luther's ears.

"About that. I forgot to mention that he's the one you'd be working for"

"What?", Luther and I exclaim at the same time.

"You can't be fucking serious. Her?", Luther queries, looking disgusted.

"What is that supposed to mean?", l ask, affronted. I don't want to work for him either but he's looking at me like a stain beneath his shoe.

"Emily, this isn't what you told me", he says to Emily, pointedly ignoring me and my question.

"No, what I told you was that I had someone that would be great for the job you wanted. Here she is"

"No", he says simply, walking away without a second glance. I immediately turn to Emily.

"Em-", I start but she cuts me off.

"Listen, I'm sorry for not telling you. I just didn't think it was necessary, and I didn't want to deter you from the job, I know how much you need it".She's using this against me, knowing how much I need money.

"It would have been nice to get some warning at least. And besides, whats the use? He doesn't even want me"

"Let me talk to him. Just stay here and don't worry about anything okay?"

I nod reluctantly, torn between taking the job and risking my pride or simply walking away. Again,

walking away isn't an option, not if I want Keila to be healthy again. She begins walking away, but stops halfway.

"Another thing. One of the requirements for the job is not having a child. It's the only thing he could use against you so it's best if you don't mention Keila okay?" Again, she doesn't wait for my reply before she walks way.

Lying to my boss on the very first day of the job. What a great way to start this work relationship. The butler, Salud comes out again and ushers me to a sitting area where I'm served some refreshments while I wait to hear that I should leave because Luther thinks I'm way too beneath him to work for him.

Salud comes back in a few minutes.

"Mr Chapman would like to see you in his office now ma'am"

"Okay, lead the way", I say, fully prepared to deal with anything Luther has to say to me.

We get to a long, dark and quiet hallway that has a huge door at the end. There are voices sipping out from under the door, and the closer we get, the clearer the voices become.

"Emily. I don't want this"

"No you don't, but you need it. I just know that she's right for this, trust me"

Their conversation abruptly stops when Salud pushes open the door. I wonder if they suspect that I heard the tail end of it.

Emily plasters on her warm smile as she sees me walk in. Luther goes for the glare. I ignore him.

"You have the job", Emily says, thoroughly surprising me. Up until a minute ago, I was sure I was not going to be getting this job so obviously the news makes me happy. Of course Luther finds a way to ruin it when he opens his mouth.

"Not yet, I still have to interview her", he says, his colorful glare still trained on my face.

Emily rolls her eyes and touches my arm. "Don't worry, it's just a formality. The job is already yours", she assures me.

"We'll see about that", Luther says, settling back down behind his desk. He gestures to the seat in front of him and I sit down while Emily stands beside her cousin.

"Any past experiences as a caretaker?"

"Uh, no. Except if you consider the time I took care of my grandmother"

He eyes me and I can almost hear the 'are you serious’ as loud as if he'd spoken it.

He doesn't say anything though, just turns to look at Emily and then back to me. "Criminal record?"

"Jesus", Emily exclaims, groaning.

"None", I answer and he nods.

"Husband?" "No"

"Other jobs?" "No"

"What happened to your last job?"

"Got fired"

"Why?"

"They were assholes", l answer plainly and he stops, staring at me, letting me know that he’s waiting for me to elaborate.

"My boss fired me to make space for her niece. Nepotism if you ask me", I say, feeling the residual anger from being fired. Luther exhales, continuing with his questions.

"Any kids?". This particular question makes me freeze, knowing I have to lie.

"Uhm, no", I answer clearing my throat. I don't know if he noticed my hesitation, if he did, he ignores it, moving on.

"Do you have any commitments that might eat into your time at this job?"

Yes, there's Keila, but I can’t tell him that since I just told him I don't have a kid. I'll just have to work around it while trying to spend time with Keila as well.

"No. I don't have any commitments". He nods, satisfied with my answer.

"One last thing. Your CV", he says and its quiet for a few minutes until Emily, who looks like she’s been holding herself back from butting in finally speaks.

"Aren't you just a ray of sunshine". She slightly bends over the desk. "You're hired", she says to me. "Emily. I can't hire her without her CV", Luther argues, which honestly doesn't faze Emily.

"Yeah right", she says dismissively. "Come on, I'll give you a tour"

She pulls me up from the chair towards the door. Luther looks angry, but he always does, so I can't exactly tell if he's actually angry this time. I shrug apologetically at him as Emily continues to pull me away, slamming the door shut behind us.