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She tilted her head. “That might work.”
“Love and a life on your terms.” At least maybe Miranda would end up happy. “Let me know what happens.”
I squinted at the sun, noting it was on its descent. Trying to avoid any detection, I’d taken the long way walking here. If I didn’t get moving soon, I’d be late.
“I’d better go.”
“Going straight to work?” she asked.
“Yeah.” I nodded.
“I’ll drop you off.”
“Sure. Thanks.”
Miranda had a reason to be at the club. Her car’s windows were tinted. No one had followed me. And if they did, security would keep them out.
“Great.” Grabbing her purse from the ground, she linked her arm with mine. “How do you like working for my brother so far?”
“It’s not so bad.”
Miranda made a face. “Meaning it wouldn’t take much for it to be worse.”
I cracked a smile, the first one since the music died. “Yeah, he reminds me of the devil.”
“He is the devil.” She laughed. “But don’t tell him I said that.”
“What can you tell me about him that might give me an advantage?”
“He’s arrogant.” A crease appeared between her brows. “He likes a challenge, and he likes to win.”
“So, flatter him?” I said, and she nodded. “Don’t make things too easy for him. In our interactions, make him think he’s winning.”
Miranda smiled. “Good strategy.”
“Easy to say.”
And more difficult to pull off, but the stakes were high. The highest.
With my sister’s future and our survival in the balance, I had to win.
After my talk with Miranda, the days fell into a pattern. Thankfully, an uneventful one.
Each night, I slept in the storage room with Rachel, sharing my one comped meal with her. Afternoons and evenings, I worked with Teresa training me. Martin came around from time to time, but he only exchanged pleasantries with me, the same ones he exchanged with Teresa and the rest of the staff.
Since I hadn’t gotten a chance to ask him about the lawyer or practice my strategy on him, I was planning to knock on his office door today. Not knowing what was going on was making me restless. Plus, I knew the uneventfulness of the previous days was likely to change.
Tonight was Friday. ABCR would be coming in for sound check, and I would have to face everyone I’d upset by trying to do the right thing. My sister was the only friendly face in the band I could count on.
“You’re up early,” I said, glancing at her. She was rolling up her sleeping bag.
“Yeah.” Rachel’s hair forming a curtain over her pretty face, she straightened. “I’m going over to Lakeside.”
“But we usually hang out some before we both go to work.” It was the highlight of my day, spending time with her. I tilted my head. “And you have sound check this afternoon.”
“I’ll be back in time for it.” She placed her sleeping bag on a shelf.
“How?” I asked. “The trains don’t run that often.”
