Fifty Two

"Please I don't have all the answers, but if they go to a beach house and you get someone to manage your store, you could have a courier bring the books to the other store that we will be working in and in case anyone is looking for us, they won't find us because no one will be home when they come," Sarahiah said.

"You made that plan this morning?" Caleb asked as he looked at her.

"No, I just came up with this idea."

"Just like every other thing you have done today?"

"Yes, is that too hard for you to believe?"

"From what I have seen and heard from this morning, I shouldn't, I suppose."

...

They all sat at the dinner table, Caleb heard his mom saying, "Sarah my child, we welcome you to our family, and this is your first meal with the family."

Caleb looked at Sarahiah as his family looked at her expecting her to say something, but he was expecting to hear her respond with a sweet line knowing what games and schemes she had been cooking up the entire day, as he had no idea what else to expect next, but Sarahiah just smiled like a good little girl.

Caleb had no idea how to start the conversation about the vacation so he thought, 'Now is a good time for her to come up with one of her plans,' but instead Sarahiah just bent her head and kept nibbling the food. 'Oh God woman, will you just start the conversation about the vacation, you think up ideas quick in that head of yours.'

Caleb heard her say nothing with her head still bent, 'Women are so unpredictable, and thinking about it now, she knows exactly how to get me to say yes by using her body to manipulate me and I fell hook, line and sinker. But she was very cocky to get Matt to buy that cell phone for a thousand dollars, and that salesman to leave of about nine thousand dollars or more. She knows how to get good deals. Maybe this plan of hers is a good one and I could get her help to change around some of the things in store three just like I told Jezell, and I won't be lying. She used me to get what she wants, now I could use this as my opportunity to build up the sales in the other stores to pull us out of this mess.'

"Caleb, now that Sarah is here she could help you out at the third store," his mom said.

"You have another store? Oh dear, I had completely forgotten you told me that yesterday," Sarahiah said and Caleb then noticed she turned to Petal as she changed the subject immediately by saying, "Petal, can I ask a favor?"

'Good gracious, Lord what is she up to now? Petal don't do favors, neither help anyone. She is self centered and selfish, she never does anything for anyone free,' Caleb thought while looking at them.