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33. In Hot Water

I found myself shocked when Cleo informed Rikki, Emma, and me that Mrs. Geddes had fired her for a short little thing. Ronnie had playfully splashed our boss, which Cleo found funny.

"Fired, for that?" Rikki asked in disbelief.

"Seriously?" Emma wondered finding the whole thing crazy.

"I can't believe it," Cleo shrugged.

"Look, I'm sure you'll find another job."

"Maybe, but where am I going to find one that I like that much?"

"Serving ice cream to snotty little brats? What's to like?" Rikki pointed out.

"Is a little tact so much to ask for?" Emma turned to her.

"Maybe when Mrs. Geddes calms down she'll realize she's made a mistake," I nodded though knowing she can be restrictive and often pointed out a lot of flaws. For some reason, my boss went easy on me as if I were one of her favorite people in the world. Then I remembered her crush on Dad, which made me gag a lot.

"You think?" Cleo turned to me.

"Of course."

"She's bound to," Emma agreed.

"Plus, where is she gonna find someone who'd work for a monster like her?" Rikki jumped in.

Cleo shrugged her shoulders, not saying anything. I gave her an assured expression that things would soon turn out alright.

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Later, I was even more surprised to find out Lewis had gotten a job, which was at Cleo's position at the marine park. I was on my way to the kiosk stand for my shift when I saw Lewis manning the ice cream stand. He had no idea how he got the position at once.

When the other girls found out about it, they were beyond mad. 

"You can't let him get away with this," Rikki shook her head and closed the bedroom door.

The four of us met up at the Sertori house and sat in Cleo's room.

"Hang on, let's not jump to conclusions," Emma suggested.

"Maybe he didn't know he was taking her job," I pointed out.

"Oh, I forgot. Lewis has been the walking definition of loyal lately," Rikki frowned.

"Remember that thing I said about tact?" Emma asked her.

"Look on the bright side," Rikki turned to Cleo, "It's Lewis we're talking about. He'll probably drop a butterscotch triple on some kid's head and end up getting fired. When he does, you can get your job back."

"I doubt it," Cleo shook her head, "It's practically the easiest job on the planet. That's why I liked it so much. Plus, I miss the lunch breaks with Zoey."

I gave Cleo a sympathetic expression, "Maybe I can talk with Mrs. Geddes about rehiring you back."

"No, Zoey, I don't wanna get you in trouble."

"She's right, it's not like serving ice cream is the hardest job in the world," Emma turned to Rikki.

That second, Rikki glanced at her with a smirk telling me that she had a plot cooking, "But it could be."

"Whatever it is you guys are plotting, forget it," I shook my head, "What if everything goes wrong and you get discovered, not to mention at both an aquarium and theme park!"

"Relax, Zoey, we know what we're doing," Rikki patted my shoulder.

I had a feeling it was to try and sabotage Lewis' position as a way of getting back at him for taking Cleo's job.