When Cynthia confronts James, he denies all; Cynthia doesn’t fall for his denial and James responds with disdain for her “excessive morality.”
Cynthia walks out on James, talks with her parents, and packs for an art-buying trip with her mother. Mom, Cynthia and Gideon head south to art galleries.
They go to Atlanta, then swing south when the mother becomes intrigued with work by an artist in Clearwater, Florida. Mom and Cynthia decide to go meet the artist. The weather is perfect, they haven’t had time together in a long time, and what the heck. Meanwhile, Dad the CPA is handling things fine at home in DC, but missing them like crazy. Dad also spends time and energy seeing to it that Cynthia gets the best possible settlement in the divorce.
When Mom and Cynthia meet the artist Armando, the attraction between Cynthia and Armando is immediate and Gideon falls in instant love with Armando’s miniature Poodle, PooDoo. (So named because she was so hard to housebreak. “What is that?” “Poo Doo.”)
Mom goes back to DC and tells Dad not to worry, that Cynthia is going to be just fine.
When Cynthia has to take Gideon to the vet, she goes to Armando’s vet, Emily Mayfield. At the clinic, Estrella and Emily are writing a help wanted ad for a vet tech. Hearing them, Cynthia tells them not to write the ad, to hire her. Asked if she has any experience, she tells them no, but she is a really fast learner and a hard worker. They aren’t convinced, so Cynthia makes them a deal: “I’ll work for you for the first month for free. If you’re not satisfied, then run the ad.”
They never run the ad.
(This completes Cynthia Powell.)
(Stay tuned for Robbie Hightower, vet tech assistant.)
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