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James stands from his seat and clears his throat while walking around the length of the table. He stops just before Lily, who also has been watching him.
I stand as he approaches her, tucking my shirt back in the back of my pants. James looks at her and pulls her up to a standing position right next to him.
“Congratulations, Ms. Dodson,” he shakes her hand with a firm grip and I hope that he didn’t make it too tight for her hand. He always gives a strong and firm handshake while doing business.
Too late.
I see the slightest cringe on her face and I decide to rescue her hand from the vice grip of my friend. I come around and shake her hand, “Yes! Congrats!” I say.
James says to her, “We would love for you to come and work for us for the sum of one hundred ten thousand per year,” her mouth is about to drop, but she catches it in time.
“Thank you! Thank both of you!”
I can see the sheer joy in her eyes as James continues. “I want to warn you that this position will be very demanding and not forgiving. You might have to work additional hours to keep things running smoothly.”
“Oh, I can do that!” she assures him with a bright smile. “So, I’ll see you Monday?”
“Looking forward to it,” I say.
For some strange reason, I feel excitement crawl up my back.
I can’t wait for Monday.
Three
Lily
“You don’t say!” I watch as a smile forms on her lips. “That’s great! I’m so very
happy for you,” Rose says, her green eyes showing her excitement for me. She takes a drink of her margarita,
“I know, right?” I say with the giddiness of a schoolgirl getting her first peck on the cheek. I’m practically jumping up and down about the offer. I take a swig of my ginger mule while looking across the table at my sister, Rose.
As she surveys the club with a cigarette in hand, I look her over and realize the many similarities between the two of us. Being fraternal twins isn’t the same as being identical, although it can happen so I’ve heard.
Her sandy blonde hair is more on the wavy side compared to my straight locks. She is also taller than me, more like our dad. But we still look just enough alike to fool some people.
I giggle as I remember a time of us being teenagers, she and I came up with a trick for one of my exes. I found out that he had been cheating on me and was afraid to confront him about the scandal.
Rose, being herself, put on some of my clothes and acted like me. She took off and I quickly followed, finding a place to watch from the safety of a line of boxwood bushes. Hidden away, I watch as she finds and approaches the cheater, Jeff was his name, while he had his arms locked around Maive, my arch enemy.
Rose taps Jeff on the shoulder and he turns to see Rose’s fist greet his face, knocking him back. Maive screams and runs off as Rose kicks Jeff in the balls, cussing at him. She finally stops when he says to her, “Where in the hell did this come from? This isn’t you.”
“That’s what you get when you fuck around on me, asshole!” Rose shouts. “You fuck with a rose you get the thorns!”
It’s so hard not to laugh at her when she’s mad. I chuckle at the memory and down my mule, ordering another one.
“The men here tonight seem a little feisty,” Rose says as she wiggles her eyebrows and smiles a wicked yet seductive grin.
My drink comes and Rose orders two more margaritas, one for her and one for me. “It’s a night to celebrate, little sister.”
“I’m not the little one! You were born only a minute before me,” I playfully banter back. “That’s why you’re so tall.” I snicker and chug down half of the mule as the margaritas hit the table. “Remind me later, I have a light bulb for you to change.”
My snickers turn into laughter as Rose gets annoyed with me. She rolls her eyes and guzzles the rest of her first margarita.
After a few more margaritas, Rose looks at me and asks, “I’m gonna check out the dance floor, wanna come?”
Feeling pretty good right now, I smile and jump up from the table, stepping onto the dance floor. A lanky, but handsome, fella asks me to dance and I accept, twirling around on the floor as jams play over the air.
