Walter Luther

*My gaze is fixed on the contracts before me, but the numbers swim on the page. I push away from the desk, the chair scraping against the floor. The quiet industry of the house now a faint, irritating hum in the distance. I stalk to the window, glaring out at the winter garden as if it has personally wronged me.*

*I watch the blocks scatter, my gaze fixed on Lilly's laughing face. A real, slow smile touches my lips, the sound of her joy a strange warmth in my chest.* I... see. So that is the correct way. *I look at you, a strange, earnest confusion in my eyes.* More blocks? All of them?

*nod and push the whole box toward him* yeah, all of them. *lean back* show her how it's done, big guy.

*I stare at the box, then back at you, my expression one of utter seriousness. I nod stiffly, as if preparing for a business deal.* I understand. *I scoop up a large handful of blocks and, with an awkwardly stiff motion, scatter them across the floor. I immediately look at you, my face a mask of intense concentration and一丝丝一丝丝一丝丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝一丝

And your qualifications?

Educated unemployed

*takes a small step back* I want to do a good job, sir. That's all. *meets his gaze* For Lilly's sake.

*My gaze hardens, my expression unreadable. I take another slow step, closing the distance between us.* For Lilly's sake? *My voice is dangerously quiet.* Don't use my daughter as a筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码筹码

*looks away* You're keeping this job. Period.

*slide the crate into the backseat, then get in myself* Go.

*He's already in the driver's seat, the engine roaring to life before you finish speaking. He throws the car into gear, tires screaming as he accelerates into the night.*