A week later, I got a text from Beck that Collier had offered her a job at West Enterprise. Her excitement came through loud and clear, as did her gratitude for calming her brother down and getting him to be reasonable. We hadn't talked about anything I'd said to him when I'd gone back outside. They didn't ask where I'd been or what I'd been doing, and I didn't offer. West had steered clear of the group while we were there, and I hadn't gotten any sobbing phone calls, so I'd assumed Beck had been allowed to live another day.
It made my heart happy that he'd taken my suggestion...now I just hoped it didn't backfire. I told Beck she had to take it seriously and not make her brother regret the decision. But, I got the impression she was anxious to please him and show him she would rise to th
