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incentives?”
    â€œI’ll say! If he travels, he gets five hundred a day for meals and extras. That’s a flat rate for every day he’s on the road. He doesn’t have to save receipts and invoice them when he gets back to the office.”
    â€œThat’s a real perk,” Hannah said and then she stopped talking as Tracey came up with a quarter-cup measure.
    â€œThis is right, isn’t it?” she asked.
    â€œAbsolutely. Now go find a glass measuring cup that’ll hold a pint. That’s two cups. If you can find one with a spout, that’ll be perfect.”
    It was clear that Tracey was used to fetching bowls, measuring cups, and kitchen utensils for Grandma Mc-Cann, because she found the measuring cup that Hannah wanted right away. There wasn’t even time to ask Andrea another question about the incentives that Tachyon had offered.
    â€œI’m ready,” Tracey said, waiting for her next task.
    â€œTake a tube of frozen orange juice concentrate out of the freezer, open it, and measure out a quarter cup. Put the lid back on, seal it in a plastic freezer bag, and put the rest of the frozen orange juice back in the freezer. Then add the quarter cup of orange juice concentrate to the glass measuring cup.”
    Once Tracey was engaged in her task, Hannah slid her chair a little closer to Andrea. “Did they offer anything else?”
    â€œThey said they’d fly him down there first class to take a look at their headquarters. And they offered to pay for me to come along.”
    â€œWhat did he say to that?” Hannah asked, but before Andrea could answer, Tracey was back for more instructions.
    â€œWe need a quarter cup of brown sugar. Don’t use the sugar you have in the pantry. Take it from the bag I brought. It’s on the counter.”
    After Tracey had found the bag and opened it, Hannah gave her further instructions. “Just dip the quarter cup measure in there and fill it up. Then pack it down until it can’t hold any more, and level it off with your finger.”
    â€œLike this?” Tracey did as Hannah had told her. “Do I put it in the cup with the orange juice?”
    â€œYes. And then get out a stick of salted butter, cut it in half, unwrap the half, and add it to the glass measuring cup.”
    Once Tracey was occupied with the next instruction, Andrea answered Hannah’s question. “He said he didn’t think I’d be interested in coming and I really didn’t want him to take the job. And when they asked him why, he explained that our families were here and we didn’t really want to move.”
    â€œMom?” Tracey called out. “Do you want me to add this leftover butter to the butter dish?”
    â€œYes, please.” Andrea said, and Hannah noticed that she looked impressed with her daughter’s ability to follow directions.
    â€œBut I thought you said you were afraid he was beginning to waver.”
    â€œI did. And I think he is. I found a piece of scrap paper in the wastebasket. He was figuring out how much more take-home pay he’d make every week if he took the job at Tachyon.”
    â€œBut that doesn’t mean he’s planning to take it. Maybe he’s just curious.”
    â€œMaybe, but …” Andrea stopped speaking as Tracey approached. “Is everything in the cup, honey?”
    â€œYes. What do I do with it now?”
    â€œHeat the glass measuring cup in the microwave for one minute,” Hannah answered her. “Take it out with an oven mitt, stir it all up together and if the butter has melted, pour it over the top of the cereal and almonds.”
    â€œHow about the cranberries?” Tracey asked, pointing to the bag of sweetened dried cranberries Hannah had brought with her. “Aren’t we going to put those in?”
    â€œGood question, but the cranberries go in after it bakes. Just stir everything up with a big mixing spoon, and then