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and the put together face of a woman who had just returned from a luxurious shopping trip, not one who had just given birth.
    " I certainly don’t think that Sky and you know it."
    The waitress came over and took their drink s order. When she left Sky’s mom reached across the table and patted her hand. "Let’s try and start this over, okay? Robin and I are just really glad to see you, glad you had some free time to see us. We know how busy you must be. I don’t want to ruin it with any negativity, okay? You know I think you’re beautiful, regardless of how much sleep you may or may not be getting. So tell us all about the job! How is it? What are some of the new paintings you’ve seen?"
    Sky felt like the background chatter in the restaurant had suddenly grown to a loud roar. Her mother sat across from her, smiling in anticipation. Robin sat to her left, twirling a strand of her straight red hair around her forefinger.
    Sky ignored the tightening in her stomach and looked her mother in the eye. "I’m not there anymore."
    " Oh, that’s gre..., sorry, what?" Her mom blinked. "What do you mean, you’re not there anymore? Why not? Did something happen?"
    Sky pressed her hands to her eyes. "I was fired."
    " Oh."
    When she brought her hands down, she saw her mother looking at her with concern.
    "Why were you fired?" Robin asked. "That’s bullshit!"
    Her mother took a sip of water. "Did you do something?"
    " She didn’t do anything!" Robin said. She glanced at Sky. "Right?"
    " I’m not exactly sure what happened. The owner and I didn’t really get along, I guess. And she thought that someone else might be a better fit there. So, I’m no longer working at Prelude ."
    " And you’re just telling us this now?" her mom asked.
    " It only happened yesterday! But don’t worry, Mom. I’ve already got an interview lined up." This was a lie of course, but only half a one, Sky decided. If she already had the contact info for an invite-only job, then surely she’d get the interview if she called. At least she hoped that would be the case.
    Robin scooted a little closer next to Sky and leaned her head against her shoulder for a second. "Anyone who’d fire you is crazy! I bet the owner was just jealous or something. Who’s the new interview with?"
    " It’s archiving for a private collector. His name is Joshua Davis..."
    Robin hit Sky’s shoulder, hard enough that it hurt. "Shut up."
    Sky looked at her. "Ow. What was that for?"
    " Joshua Davis? Are you kidding me? He’s like, the hottest guy ever! Well, at least I think he is. No one’s gotten a picture of him in like, three or four years. He’s in like hiding or something."
    Sky shook her head. "You must be thinking of someone else."
    " No way! I bet you a million dollars I’m not! He starred in like two movies I saw when I was like, thirteen, and then he just basically disappeared. You don’t remember that?"
    " I have a vague recollection of there being some calamity involving a movie star heartthrob," their mother said. "You think this is the same person?"
    " I remember an interview he did in Seventeen . It was one of the only interviews he did. He said he enjoyed acting but his true passion was art. And THEN, I heard like last year, that he was living in the Oakland Hills, in this huge mansion."
    Sky smiled. "Mansions usually are."
    " You know what I mean," Robin said. "Huge as in like, fortress status. Like even if you WANTED to get up there, you couldn’t. Except...it sounds like you are if you have a job interview! Oh my god, this is so exciting! Mom, do you even realize what a big deal this is?"
    Sky had never been into the mainstream teenage things that Robin was into. While her sister could be totally content reading Seventeen and US Weekly , Sky had always been more interested in reading the independent journals put out by the schools or small presses. If this guy was a former movie star, a Hollywood type, maybe she didn’t want to work for him. Maybe it