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Juniper was a little take aback by the beautiful feline sitting in front of her. She didn't seem much older than she, but presented herself with such grace. Juniper wished she was as pretty or as graceful as the goddess sitting in front of her. The young girl loved the atmosphere these two were putting off already. Grinning as the siren pulled the diaper bag off the bend, creating a little space for Juni to have a seat. The laughter that was dispensing itself from those angelic lips made Juniper's vocal chords tug, causing a small giggle to escape her own mouth. It was magnetic. Juniper did as she was told and had a seat next to her, listening to words leave her mouth. Cody was her name and Cameron was her sister. This was interesting to the young girl already.

"Pleased to meet you Cody," she began and turned her thin torso toward the small child who had been munching on Cheerios and took hold of her pudgy little hand. She shook it gently, "And I'm very pleased to meet you Cameron," she finished with a bright smile on her face. The girl always loved children. Unfortunately she was the youngest of four kids and was always the one getting the special treatment. For once, it was nice to be able to giveback to someone and let them have center stage for once.

Cody spoke, telling Juniper that there were going to be some formalities, which she had anticipated. She didn't even have to rehearse what she was going to say. Frankly, the teen thought it was always best to be upfront and honest about any situation, even if it was taking care of children. Sitting back a little and relaxing her tense muscles, Juniper listened to Cody as she spoke a little bit more about herself. Twenty one, so that made her only four years or so older that Juniper. That, she could live with. She was so interested in the story behind Corey and Cameron, but didn't want to pry. She felt that quite rude. Smiling politely, Juniper placed her hands on her lap and intertwined her fingers. She found it very empowering that she could take her little sister and raise her by herself. Juniper saw this woman in a whole new light. Sure, she was young, but she was mature.

As the young girl listened politely to Cody, a light breeze blew across Juniper's cheeks. She smiled and breathed in gently. She loved the wind and loved that a simple breeze such as this could bring her such pleasure. She was just happy that she even had such an opportunity such as this. She nodded and shrugged her shoulders when Cody explained her profession.

"Honestly, those jobs are going to make an honest woman out of you one day and you will be grateful you did it. Stripping is as degrading to a person as religion is to another. It's all in the eyes of the beholder," she said. Juniper was very opened minded and didn't like seeing people being ashamed of what they had to do. She had to pay the bills, and Juniper was going to help her do that, even it if was just by watching her baby sister.

And there it was. The main reason as to why Cameron was adopted by her beautiful sister. The childhood was usually the main reason as to why families grew apart and grew closer together. Nodding a few times to show Cody that she was acknowledging what she was saying Juniper sighed in slight relief. "Don't worry. Sometimes it's nice to get off topic," she said with a reassuring smile.

It was now her turn to speak. Cody did talk alot, but Juniper loved to listen when people spoke. It was one of her strong suits. Smiling and nodding gently, Juniper took a big breath.

"Alright, a little bit about me. I am seventeen, about to turn eighteen. I am a senior at Newport High School and am currently working as a cashier at a comic book store downtown. I am very outspoken and yet still respectful. I love to use my imagination at all times, so being around a child would suit me best, I think. I do have a potty mouth around adults, I will admit. I do not bring that sort of language around small children, I do know better. I am okay with going on shoots and other things with you if you need, just so long as it doesn't interfere with my classes. I did bring a schedule of them for you, so we could work around it," she started and began to shuffle through her bag. She pulled out a few sheets of paper regarding her classes and graduation. "In here you will find my classes and my graduation schedule. Now, I have two older twin brothers and an older sister. They don't live here, they are back in Canada with my family. I was sort of sent here because my mother and father couldn't handle my very small streak of partying. That, I have quit and started to put more of my focus on my studies and friends. Uhm, I am single so a relationship wouldn't interfere with anything either. I do plan on going to college, but that stuff can wait until this young lady is older. Erh, what else," she paused. "Experience wise, I have worked in a daycare back home in Canada. I worked there part-time for two years and I have done the odd babysitting job on the side here. I have all of my CPR and first aid certificates. I have always loved small children and I was looking for a job exactly like this. Honestly, the money means nothing to me at this point, it's just the bond and relationship that I will have with Cameron and yourself that I am interested in. I'm looking for a little family of my own," she finished with a deep breath and a small laugh. That was enough information to push a bull over the edge.

Shaking her head and looking over toward the smiling Cameron, Juniper couldn't help but smile once again. "I'm sorry. That was a lot of information to take in all at once!"

There were a few moments where Juniper was worried that Cody would have brought up her current job position. To be fair, Juniper loved her job at the comic book store. For one, she was able to be herself and talk about everything nerdy with fellow nerdlings. She also had the opportunity to hang around her best friend Henry all of the time, which was nice. That was their bonding time. Other than that, it was just another job to Juniper. It was one that she would gladly give up for the position she was considered for at the moment. Keeping her cool and her smile collected, Juniper replied without hesitation.

"I was thinking about it, to be honest, but I think the opportunity you are considering giving me is a lot more suitable for me," she said. A small sigh of relief escaped the girls plump lips when Cody's next words were uttered. She was content in knowing that she was able to curse around the two, but she still didn't feel it right. She knew when to keep things like that to herself. Just knowing that if an f-bomb did slip, she wouldn't feel so bad about it.

As Cody was taking photographs of her schedule, Cameron decided that she wanted to play with her sister's phone. Smiling down at the young child, Juniper let a small giggle escape her lips. There was something about children that sent Juniper into an awing frenzy. They were just so little and fragile, innocent and not corrupt. It made her heart melt just watching the way the young girl took the phone in her small hands and started to play. She wished that the small things like that in life would please most people. Unfortunately, that was not reality.

Listening to Cody speak about getting the new technologies for her baby sister was interesting. I guess that's the in thing these days, she thought to herself. She didn't want to tell Cody how to raise her sister, even though she was going to be helping her throughout the process. Perhaps getting her one of those tablet things was good? They did have applications on there for younger children to help them learn all sorts of things. From colors to their first words. It was interesting what things could do these days. Smiling and nodding politely at Cody, Juniper thought for a moment on how to reply to her.

"I think getting her one of those tablets would be beneficial in certain ways. I mean, with technology these days, who knows what she could learn from that! Just think about it, she could be reading full books by the time she's four," she said, making the idea sound even better. That's another thing that Juniper was good at. Making people feel good about their decisions. Maybe that's why she was such a good sales person.

Grinning from ear to ear, Juniper almost squealed with excitement. She nailed this interview. She was quite content that Cody and Cameron both seemed to like her equally and she was grateful that Josie had sent her this opportunity.

"Wonderful! I was a little nervous, to be honest," she said, watching Cody take Cameron out of her stroller and almost hand her the child as she asked if Juni would like to hold her. She nodded her head enthusiastically and held out her arms for Cameron to be placed inside them. Juniper thought, no she didn't have anything else to do that day.

"No, actually, my schedule is wide open for the rest of the day. I would love to get to know you and Cameron both on a more personal level. How about we take her for a walk? Maybe get some ice cream?" Juniper loved ice cream, but wasn't too sure about Cody nor if Cameron had even had the chance to have some for herself.