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us know that someone was here. I realized that it had to be our next applicant by the time on my watch and I couldn't believe how engrossed Caleb and I had gotten into our work.
    Letting him join my firm was definitely a good idea because I could already tell that we had a lot of the same thoughts and ideas. We decided to divide the clients by last names. He'd have A-L and I'd have M-Z unless there was someone that we absolutely didn't want and then we'd flip for it. I know... A childish way to decide but we both came up with it so it worked.
    "Claudia? Where are you dear?"
    Oh no! It's Amelia, Caleb's mother. What is she doing here? She can't stand me and I'm scared to death of that woman.
    "Mother?" Caleb and I walked around the corner into the lobby and she saw Caleb and quickly walked up to him and gave him a hug.
    "Oh, Sweetheart! I thought you were getting in tonight? How long have you been in? Your father or I would have picked you up if we had known."
    "I got in early this morning and I didn't want to wake anyone up so I took a cab home to Claudia's.  What are you doing here?" She looked behind him and looked straight at me and grinned. I couldn't help but grin back but I was curious as to why she was grinning at me and what brought her here to my office.
    "I came to talk to Claudia about the receptionist job that she has in the paper."
    Do what? Oh no... How do I get out of this? I know she can't stand me so why would she want to work for me? How could I be HER boss? She's the matriarch of the flipping family and I'd be afraid to tell her to make me coffee!
    "I didn't realize you were my next applicant. I could have sworn it was someone named Amy. Oh... Is Amy supposed to be short for Amelia?"
    "Of course not! I wanted to come in and talk to you face to face. Have you hired anyone yet?"
    I looked over at Caleb and I could tell that he was deep in thought and I'm praying that he is thinking the same thoughts that I'm having and that it wouldn't be a good idea.
    "Mother? I thought you were enjoying retirement and spending time with Cash and Olivia's kids? It would be kind of weird asking you to go make a pot of coffee for us when clients come in. Well... I mean... You do when I visit but being my mother's boss just seems really weird to me if you want me to be honest." Bravo Caleb! I'm glad that he was thinking along the same line that I was.
    "What? I thought Claudia was the boss? You mean you're working here to? Does that mean that you're through traveling? You're finally going to settle down? Oh I'm so happy!" She jumped into his arms and hugged him again and kissed him all over his face which had me laughing.  "Maybe now you'll meet someone so that you could give me some more grand babies!"
    She looked over at me and winked. Well holy crap! That's what her problem is with me. She knows about my little lie and how crazy Caleb has always been about me and blames me for him not settling down. Hmmm... I bet it was Cash that told her. Cash and his stupid big mouth!
    "Whoa! Calm down Mother. Let’s deal with one thing at a time. Yes… I'm done with traveling overseas. They've found a replacement for me and I feel confident in his abilities and I guess you could say that Claudia and I are partners now. You never answered my question though. Why do you want to work here?"
    "Oh I love spending time with my grandchildren, don't get me wrong, but I have always worked and when Olivia mentioned to me that Claudia was looking for someone to help her run the office I just figured she needed someone that she could trust and it would get me out of the house. I can still go see the kids anytime I want but if the two of you do not want me here, I completely understand but I figured I'd give it a shot."
    Great! Now I feel like a jerk! I'd give anything to have my own mother here to help me with my office. Elizabeth, Olivia's mom, and Amelia, even though I'm scared of her, have been the closest people I have to a mother and I can