Once Rebecca had got all of the basic information about the family, she cleared her throat.
“Um, excuse me, Linda. Can I call you Linda?” Before Linda could respond, Rebecca continued. “Do you mind if I actually had a little chat with your children? I’d like to get to know them if I’m going to be cleaning their rooms.”
Linda opened her mouth to question why Miss Fine needed to get to know her children, but then, her soothing voice silenced her question and Linda closed her mouth, thinking that it was perfectly reasonable.
Rebecca had watched Linda’s reaction with a slight smirk. The brief struggle that Linda had when she had asked to see the children got Rebecca all excited. She did love a challenge. She turned to her cleaning bag and pulled out a can of polish and a duster.
“Do you mind?” She asked Linda handing the single mother the cleaning items. “I really need to go and speak with the children. Linda nodded dumbly, as if in a daze.
