Being unemployed, Jane and Dick couldn’t afford not to hire Maria José as a cleaning lady.
The minimum wage in the District is $15 per hour but Maria José, fresh across the border and not knowing a word of American, agreed to work for $7.50.
With every dollar Dick and Jane would pay, they would earn a dollar in savings. Maria José’s services would pay for themselves.
The couple had worked on White House policy promoting a wall to stop undocumented immigrants. But what they did not believe in was victimizing good Americans who employed them.
Maria José was an absolute angel, grateful to earn whatever she could. Dick and Jane took genuine pride knowing they were saving her from a life of certain prostitution.
“We already think of you as one of the family.” They said as they paid for her 3-hour tryout in cash.
“Same time next week?” Jane asked.
Maria José answered with some Spanishy sounding words.
“Awesome. It’s settled then.” Jane said.
The thrilled couple were puzzled and a little hurt that they never saw Maria José again. Maybe they had been wrong about her work ethic.
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Beautiful. Related 'fronts' nicely woven.