the older one though. Goodness, he probably should have been in movies or something when he was younger , ” Laci said, dramatically fanning her face with her hand as if she were overheated.
“How do you know? You’ve never met him. How on earth could you know what either brother looks like? ”
Laci smiled mischievously. “ Tommy ‘A’ is one of the executive vice presidents. All their pictures are on the web site along with the pictures of the other vice presidents and their oh-so- lofty titles.”
“ T heir company motto is great too,” Laci continued. “ ‘Integrity and ethics’ is simply put.” Laci rolled her eyes and made an inelegant snort of disbelief . “As if a conglomerate the size of ATI can claim integrity and ethics. Everyone knows in this day, integrity is out the door in large companies and ethics are a matter of their own personal interpretation . But at least they say that up front. Most companies probably don’t even know how to spell the words, much less put in any lip service towards promoting the ideas. ”
“No indication of what kind of law you’ll be practicing in that statement, is there?” Victoria teased her younger sister, knowing Laci was studying law to protect the underdogs of the world. Victoria took the seat next to Laci on the cream colored sofa, her body facing her younger sister as she shook her head in disagreement. “ Besides, I don’t’ believe that all large companies are unethical and lacking in integrity . You might not like Global Corp, but I seriously doubt there is anything going wrong in the company.”
“I don’t like Global Corp because of the way they treated you. Especially that incompetent boss of yours. He made you do all the work and constantly took credit for it himself. If that man knows how to add, I’ll marry Sal Attracelli no matter how old he is ,” she laughed.
Victoria laughed as well. “Don’t even think about it. If he’s running a conglomerate the size of ATI , he’s probably way too old for you,” Victoria said then delicately took another bite of pizza. “Speaking of which, how is Jason?” she asked, wiping her hands primly on her napkin.
Laci wrinkled her nose at the mention of her latest boyfriend. “He’s getting a little strange,” she replied, then took another slice of pizza.
Victoria raised her eyebrows in question. “In what way?”
Laci thought about the best way to describe her current boyfriend’s attitude. “Well, I can’t really explain it. I just catch him staring at me sometimes with a strange look on his face.”
“Uh oh, that could be trouble,” Victoria teased. “Staring is not really a healthy past-time, you know.”
Laci rolled her eyes and shook her head. “I know what you are thinking but I’m not ready to settle down. I’m just about to finish my sixth year of schoo l and I want to have fun. I do n’t want to tie myself down. There are too many things in the world to do and try.”
“I think having babies would be a wonderful thing to try ,” Victoria retorted.
Laci sighed. “I know your fantasy is to have babies, live in a cottage house surrounded by flowers and a vegetable garden with a husband walking through the front door at six o’clock each evening. But you’re the one that wants the Brady Bunch fantasy. I want something different. I want to help people, make a difference in the world.”
“I know, Lac. That’s why I love you so much. And when you do all those things, you have to make sure to come back here and tell me all about them.” Victoria took another small bite of her pizza, placing the rest carefully on the plate . “And after each of your adventures, you’ll be able to come back and wow all your nieces and nephews. You’ll be their favorite Aunt.”
Laci looked at her older sister, noting the smile in
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