It turns out saying your degree had meaning was different than it actually having meaning. Having a degree didn't mean anything if you didn't already have connections, had already been doing an internship before graduating or more.
And it didn't take five years to snub someone's motivation, it took five minutes looking for a job.
Turned out waiting for a job response took a week to hear back or never and time was money. So rather than waiting for those high paying jobs in the skyscrapers Jaime took the job his sister was able to get him.
There was nothing glamorous about scraping the bottom of the outside furniture for gum. Especially when your employer was Kord.
It wasn't how either Jaime or Aurelia envisioned their summer would fold out, but they did the best. In the afternoon Aurelia was able to see the city through Jaime's eyes but in the morning she saw it through the Reyes women.
Aurelia was able to see how much of a home the city was for them two, how they built a home around them even through uncertain times. It was also quick to say that keeping it a secret she has Type 1 Diabetes was failing considering she had to say no to certain types of food and always carry with her a fruit drink in her cross body bag.
So every time they made zero fuss about her saying no to certain foods, or told her they'll take a photo of her in the new beautiful place they'd visit to send to her family or just talked to her as if she'd always been around it all made Aurelia want to help.
Which is why she put on her headphones and made a call to the one person she knows has connections
"Hello?"
"Hey Grayson it's Aurelia," The girl speaks pacing Jaime's room
"Lia is something wrong with the apartment?" Her landlord/sometimes boss answers
"No, I just..." Aurelia plays with her hands before letting them go still and stop hesitating "I was wondering if you maybe needed any help or knew of someone who does and that would be willing to pay me?"
"Aren't you working for Lucius?" Dick asks not keeping updated with her life but knew enough to wonder why she needed money all of a sudden
"Yes, well right now i'm on vacation visiting my boyfriend's family for the first time actually," Aurelia shares more information than she should
