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Tina finished up some straggling work at Twilight; the Lost and Found was closed for the next week.  If they didn’t find a manager soon, they’d have to close it for much longer than a week.  LA crowds were fickle, but Tina knew they’d come back in droves the instant it was up and running again.

The phone rang and Tina let Marly, the secretary get it. 

“Tina?”  The soft voice said into the speaker phone.

“Yes.”  Tina answered, and she picked up the phone.

“Alice on line one for you.”  She announced and hung up, Tina jabbed her finger at line one and said into the phone.

“Al.” 

“Tee.”  Alice said with some glee, and Tina had to laugh too.  Tina leaned back in her chair and rubbed her eyes.

“What is up?”  Tina asked.

“I need a job.”  Alice said with another laugh, and Tina’s eyes narrowed.  “I quit today.  I’m just not…  just not my cup of tea right now, you know?”  Alice said into the phone, as she paced the hallway of her apartment. 

“Yeah, I can understand that all right.”  Tina said, putting her feet up on the desk, a thought struck her suddenly.  “Alice?”

“Yeah?”

“Just what exactly do you want to be doing?”  Tina asked, looking around and finding Jo’s cell phone number, then thinking that perhaps she was still in her hidey hole up in Twilight. 

“Um, earning enough cash to keep the Mini and my place, why?”

“I’ll tell you tonight, ok?  You are going to the CAC?”  Tina asked, getting up and moving around to the other side of the desk.

“Yeah.”  Alice said with a bit of trepidation in her voice.

“I’ll talk to you then.”  Tina said, hanging up the phone and moving out of the room,

“Marly, is Jo here?”  Marly looked up and shrugged, she didn’t keep track of her employer, she found it easier to be able to deny knowing anything under torture.

Tina sighed, moving out of the office and heading to the stairs and taking them two at a time, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear as she moved.

Tina put her hand to the scanner and waited for the eerie green glow to pass over her hand, rubbing the inside of her palm afterwards. 

“Come on in, Tina.”  Jo said behind the door and Tina stepped up, watching as it slid open and she was graced with the sight of her employer, piles of books scattered around the desk.  She was on her laptop, tapping away and reading intently.

“I have to talk to you, about business.”  Tina said and Jo leaned back,

“Whatever you think is best.”  Jo said, and Tina chuckled.

“You don’t even…”

“Like I said, whatever you think is best.”  Jo answered her, and Tina blinked her dark eyes and chuckled.

“Ok, just remember what you just got yourself into.”  Tina threatened her, and Jo looked up, watching her walk out of the office and for a moment Jo almost called back to her.  Then she changed her mind, she trusted Tina’s judgment. 

Jo got back to work, wondering for just one more instant what Tina was up to.