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Alexander surprised me then He reached over and picked up a piece of my hair that had fallen out of entle touch but it seemed like such an intimate one between an employer and employee As soon as he drew his hand back I found ain

“You’re beautiful,” he said I allass and drained it

“Thank you,” I told him, finally

He sain, I could be wrong and over-stepping but ht would be that he said ‘a break’ instead of ‘break-up’ because he knohat a fool he would be to let you go, deep down But don’t let him make all the decisions here, Vicki Remember your own self-worth If you’re not truly happy with hi what it is that you want fro this, he thinks he has the power, but he really doesn’t Your life and your happiness are in your hands, not his”

I forced a s I really wasn’t one to ?” That was such a personal question I wanted to take it back as soon as I asked it but Alexander didn’t seem offended Instead he looked embarrassed

“No, I give great advice, but I don’t live it What I’ve been doing, Vicki is avoiding it all I don’t want to fight over ive this wo I’ve worked for and amassed in my adult life Does that seem selfish?”

“Not at all I personally have always had difficulty with the idea of ali a billion dollars as the person I decide tovery proud of where I ae in my life I have always intended to do so ive back to the community, you know? I don’t want to live in this beautiful place surrounded by beautiful landscapes and only enjoy it I want to be a part of the solution to problems like homelessness and environ as a maid, but I don’t intend to do this job forever… Shoot! I mean, I love my job, it’s just…”

He laughed “It’s okay, Vicki I haven’t had a lot of opportunity to speak to you one on one like this, but froent to be doing physical labor your entire life I would be nothing but happy for you if a better opportunity co someday?”

“I finished ram at UC Davis I just took a year… or two off to save some money”

“Physician’s Assistant, huh? That’s admirable”

I shrugged “I’ve just always liked healing things I had a stray anihed at the s and stray cats that had been in fights and needed patching up Back then I would tell eon She would tell me to “Marry one” instead Gotta love my mom

“So why a PA why not a physician?”

“Medical school is really expensive,” I said “Plus it’s very intense Even when I get into the PA progra to supportwell in a medical school”

“I ads that Cassandra and I fought about when she lived here” Cassandra is his wife and I had heard one or two of those fights as I kept my head down and tried to pretend I didn’t “She doesn’t have any at all She never wanted to work, which I was okay with at first But I had pictured her heading up charities or at the very least having our children and caring for them As it turned out, she had no interest in any of that at all She infore that she wasn’t interested in being ayou this,” he said suddenly I realized he re I shot my hand out and covered his with it

“That had to be hard Please don’t worry I will keep your confidence I appreciate you talking to me about this so much I kno busy you are and for you to take time out of your day like this for the likes of me…”

He moved his hand, but he didn’t take it away Instead, he wrapped mine up in it and looked intensely at s about yourself like that as if I’ a pleasant conversation with you The things I just told you about Cassie… they’re not things I shared with anyone else, except my attorneys, that’s why I said I couldn’t believe I was telling you It actually feels good to be able to talk to someone about it”

I sa hard ti “You can talk to me about any of it, sir I won’t tell anyone”