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Geoff works sounds like heaven. He said I won’t have any problem getting a job there.”
    â€œSounds like your mind is already made up,” I said.
    She bit her lip. “I hate to leave Vandal in a lurch. That’s the only bad part.”
    â€œVandal?”
    â€œThe man who hired me for the summer. He’s nice, if a bit of a flirt, and I hate to run off and leave them without the help they need.” She eyed me for a minute. “You said you were going to Cornwall for a job, also?”
    I made a face. “Unfortunately, yes. A friend set me up as tutor for a couple of spoiled kids with an impossible mother, and you’re not thinking what I thinkyou’re thinking, because if you are, I’m quite likely to take you up on it.”
    She laughed. “Those must be some really spoiled children.”
    â€œYou have no idea. What exactly is the job you’re talking about?”
    â€œGeneral dogsbody, really. Taking tickets at a summer attraction, helping with costumes, fetching and carrying, that sort of thing. It doesn’t pay much, but you do get room and board, and can keep any tips that float your way.”
    â€œHow much is ‘doesn’t pay much,’ if you don’t mind my asking?”
    Her phone chirruped again, instantly drawing her attention. She read the incoming text, and smiled. “He’s so sweet now that he realizes what an idiot he’d been to leave.”
    I gave her a benevolent smile of my own. “Sounds like he’s seen the error of his ways.”
    â€œHe has.” She looked up, her expression solidifying into one of determination. “I can’t miss this opportunity. He’s absolutely right in that we only have one life, and to dally in might-have-beens is just a waste. Here, let me give you Vandal’s mobile number. I’ll text him that I’ve had a change of plans, but that I’ve found a replacement.”
    â€œHang on,” I said, panicking when she started tapping on her phone. “Much as I’d like to dump my job, I can’t do that without giving my employer a warning. She might be annoying, but I’d feel like a heel if I quit without giving notice.”
    Janna made a face. “That’s terribly noble of you.”
    â€œNot really. I’m just a firm believer in karma and treating people how I want to be treated.”
    She thought for a moment, then scribbled out aphone number onto a torn bit of envelope that she extracted from her purse. “I’m going to give you Vandal’s info anyway, just in case you can’t stomach the family.” She looked up. “Where are you going?”
    â€œTreacher,” I said, naming a small town on the coast.
    â€œThat’s not far at all from Bestford, just a kilometer or two.” She finished writing and handed me the paper. “Vandal and company are at a big old house. It’s supposed to be very scenic, even if the house has seen better days.”
    I tucked away the paper, shaking my head a little as I did so. “I’m sure it’s charming, but like I said, I can’t quit a job when the woman hiring me is expecting me to show up. But I’ll keep it in case everything goes pear-shaped.”
    â€œYou do that.” She looked up as the train slowed as it pulled into a suburb station, and tapped quickly on her phone. “If you don’t mind, I’ll text Vandal about you. What’s your phone number?”
    â€œI don’t have one.”
    â€œAh. Do you have any way to be contacted?”
    I thought for a moment. “I suppose via my employer.” I gave her the name and phone number.
    â€œExcellent.” She jumped up and grabbed her luggage, her purse, and the magazine she’d had with her. “I’ll text Vandal that you’re a possibility, but that you have to see how your other job goes first.”
    â€œYou’re really going to Ibiza?” I asked,