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accountant nuts. Fortunately he’s a friend.”
    He showed her how to enter a few transactions. “Write the journal entry number on everything as you enter it, and then put them in that box. I take the box home once a month just so everything will be in a separate location if anything happens.”
    She nodded as she entered a new purchase order. “This is a good program. I’ve used it before.”
    Bob stood back and watched her work. She entered everything quickly and with obvious proficiency, and her skill got him to thinking.
    On Saturday, she’d appeared more the tomboy type, especially since she claimed to be a competent mechanic. But today, after seeing her grace and refinement when she came in, and now her bookkeeping skills, he was riveted to her every movement.
    He watched as she paused in figuring out how to handle a difficult transaction. When she found the correct category for the particular part, she smiled to herself, and kept typing.
    As she started to reach for another piece of paper out of the box, the phone rang.
    Her hand froze in midair. “Should I get that?”
    â€œYep, that’s another reason you’re here.”
    She grinned and picked up the phone. “Good morning, thank you for calling Bob And Bart’s Auto Repair. How may I direct your call?”
    Bob dragged his hand down his face.
    â€œOne moment, please,” she chirped, then pressed the hold button. “Larry Holt wants to know if his car is ready, and how much it will be.”
    â€œThis isn’t an executive office. You can say ‘good morning’ if you want, but we just say ‘Bob ’n’ Bart’s’ without having to make a speech about it. Things are pretty simple here. Tell Larry his car will be ready at two, and we’re not sure how much yet until we know if we have to replace the ignition switch. And try to be less formal.”
    Her face reddened. She finished the call, then returned to the entry on the computer.
    At the sight of that attractive blush, Bob decided tolinger a bit, just in case she had questions. He had wondered what it would be like to have another person around, especially a woman. He’d never had an employee before. Bart and he had been friends long before they became business partners, and it was only their friendship and their shared faith in God that sustained them through the hard times.
    This was different. George was an attractive woman and Bart was, well, Bart. But George was also his employee, and no more. He’d often heard not to mix business with pleasure, and this was definitely one of those times. It was his decision to hire her, and conversely, if she messed up, it would be his responsibility to fire her.
    He didn’t want to think of firing her when she’d been there less than an hour. He wanted to give her a chance to prove what she could do.
    He cleared his throat. “I’m going to get back to work now. If you need help, just call and one of us will come.”
    George frowned at the computer and looked up at him. “There’s an awful lot of stuff not entered. I’m okay for now, but the true test will be when I have to do the monthly reconciliations. You do reconcile monthly, don’t you?”
    â€œUh… We try, but not always. Anyway, we’d like you to do the paperwork in the morning, then after lunch you’ll work in the shop. We need you to get right into routine today.”
    She smiled. “Of course. While I don’t mind the paperwork, remember, it’s the mechanic’s job I applied for first.”
    Bob stared at her face, which held nothing but sincerity, trying to make sense of her. While he’d met a few women who could tell an alternator from a fuel pump,he didn’t know many who were willing to touch them, much less actually change them.
    â€œI’ll leave you alone, then. Call me if you need anything.”
    She nodded, and Bob walked into the