Breaking the Bank (2009)
“Even though she had told herself she wouldn’t bother, she decided she was too proud to have Lloyd come here and think she had let everything go. So on her lunch break, she shopped for supplies: mop, rubber gloves, various biodegradable potions guaranteed not to poison the water table. She lugged everything home and, after she had given Eden dinner and—more or less—successfully presided over the nightly homework battle, devised her plan of attack.
To her surprise, Eden wanted to help, and did a respectable job scouring the minuscule bathroom sink—the sort found at a gas station—and the shower walls. She polished the bathroom mirror and wiped down the tiles surrounding it.
“I think Daddy will really like it here.” Eden crumpled the used paper towels into a ball, which she attempted to pitch into the waste-basket. She missed but, to Mia’s amazement, got up and threw the wadded-up towels away without being prompted.
“I hope he’ll have a good visit,” Mia said carefully.
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