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clash.” Boy, did they. He was wound too tightly for her. “From what you said, there were others you interviewed. Did you go through the whole list before coming here?”
    â€œNo. You’re the only other one I asked.”
    â€œWhy?”
    â€œBecause Jana preferred you over the others, especially Attila the Hun. She let me know that this morning, and frankly, after watching my daughter and the woman interact together, I agreed.”
    â€œWhy did she prefer me? We didn’t interact much.”
    â€œYou’re young and have red hair,” he said with a grin.
    She lifted some strands. “This isn’t exactly red.”
    â€œWhat can I say? She’s doesn’t always think logically or make sense.”
    Logic would be important to him. Which sent up a red flag. She wasn’t known for her logic. Control was important to him also, and long ago she’d given over control to the Lord. Was this His desire? Was that why it hadn’t worked out for Attila the Hun? Was that why she hadn’t been able to get excited about the other job? “If you don’t mind, can I give you an answer tomorrow after my interview?” For a brief moment she was amazed she had said those words as if she would consider working for him rather than the couple she knew. Every logical reason told her to run from him and his job offer.
    â€œOkay.”
    â€œAnd if I decide to work for you, I don’t want a trial run. I’ll be quitting this job, and I need one that will last.”
    â€œIt will only last until the end of April.”
    â€œThat’ll be fine. Who knows? You may decide to extend my employment, that is if I take the job.”
    â€œThanks, Ms. Michaels.” He slipped from the café’s booth.
    â€œPlease, I don’t usually go by Ms. Michaels. It makes me sound too old.” She smiled, remembering his earlier comment. “Call me Alexa, and I’ll want Jana to use my first name, too. Will that be a problem?”
    He sighed. “No, Alexa. I’ll wait for your call before I contact someone else.”
    As he strode toward the entrance, she prayed the Lord showed her His direction.
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    â€œCan I have a word with you, Dr. Baker?” Alexa stuck her head into the office doorway of her adviser at Tallgrass Community College.
    â€œSure. Come in.” Sitting at her desk, the older woman, with short blond hair and a tall, reed-thin body, waved her inside.
    Exhausted from tossing and turning the night before, Alexa sank into a chair. “I just had an interview with a couple that offered me a dream job, but when I left the house after talking with Mrs. David, I didn’t tell her I would take it. I couldn’t say the word yes. I kept thinking about Jana Ferguson and what the little girl has been going through with her anxiety.” And what the child’s dad was going through. Behind his austere countenance she’d glimpsed a vulnerability, especially at the café. He seemed lost—grasping to make sense of what was happening to him.
    â€œI thought Ian employed a retired teacher to work with Jana.”
    â€œIt didn’t work out. He’s asked me to take over, but I don’t think he’s totally convinced I’m the right one for the job. I’m not sure I am, either. He wanted to hire me on a trial basis.”
    â€œThen take the other one. You need a job.” Nancy Baker studied Alexa. “But that’s not really what you want to do, is it?”
    â€œNo. When I met Jana, I couldn’t shake the idea the job was meant for me, but then Ian didn’t hire me, so I thought I was wrong. Now I’m not so sure.”
    â€œYou think the Lord is leading you to the Fergusons?”
    â€œYes.”
    â€œThen you have your answer and everything else will fall into place.”
    Alexa grasped the arms of her chair and bent forward. “Can you tell me about Jana and her