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Have you talked to either one of them?” Sasha knew it was a slim chance that Genise had spoken to Rachelle, but maybe Akisha would be a different story.
    “No, I haven’t heard from Big Sis. You know how Rachelle is since she married Cash. They’re probably spending most of their time in their cabin and not worrying about the outside world.
    “Actually, I’m very happy for her. I think it was way past time she finally got a life,” Genise admitted. “I swear I thought Rachelle was going to become one of those women who started collecting stray cats. Thank God she met Cash and he swept her off her feet.”
    “Okay, what about Akisha?” Sasha cut in. Maybe she was the only one of her sisters who missed having Rachelle around.
    “Nope, I think the last time I talked to her something was going on at work. You know how she can be. Sometimes Akisha wants to do the sisterly thing with us and then she doesn’t. What’s up anyway? Is there something wrong? Is that the reason you wanted to talk to us this morning?”
    Sasha didn’t want to get into all of her personal problems in the parking lot. No, she would invite the girls over for dinner tonight and get everything out in the open over a good bottle of wine.
    “Can you come over for dinner tonight? I want to discuss some things about Luxury with you and Akisha. Tonight is the only night that I have free for the rest of the week.”
    The long pause on the other end of the phone didn’t go over her head. Genise hated discussing business outside of Luxury and everyone knew it, but this was important and had to be done. They needed to draw people to their hotel.
    Yes, Rachelle might be in charge of running Luxury , but she, Genise, and Akisha had all invested some of their money into the inn and they wanted it to be profitable just as much as she did.
    Last night she had a new idea about adding a small gift shop to Luxury , so when out of town visitors stayed there they could buy t-shirts, hats, or other small gifts to take back home with them.
    “I’m not sure I can make it,” Genise hedged.
    Enough is enough .
    “If you don’t show up tonight to give your opinion about the new designs and additions I want to discuss, don’t bother coming to work for a while,” Sasha said. “The hotel is supposed to be a family-owned business and if you don’t want to contribute why should you keep getting a paycheck for work you aren’t even doing?”
    It was about time she or one of the other sisters put their foot down when it came to Genise’s inability to grow up. Anytime they wanted her opinion she always avoided giving it, then continuously complained about anything and everything after the ideas were completed.
    Her sister cursed in her ear. “You can’t threaten me like this and you know it. Stop it.”
    “I bet Akisha and Rachelle would agree with me on this. So, the choice is yours. I would show up if I were you,” she warned her little sister. She was done playing these games and Genise needed to know she meant business.
    “Sasha, are you sure it has to be tonight?” Genise whined. “I already had plans to do something else. Come on, I know you really don’t need me to be there. I’ve been working at my second job a lot this week.
    “Noah needed help getting everything together for his grand opening in a couple of weeks. Since he finally decided to give me a night off, I was going to hang out with some friends I haven’t seen in a while.”
    Why did I ever think I could count on Genise for anything important?
    Genise didn’t possess a responsible bone in her body and never would. Blowing off important things was all her baby sister knew how to do ever since they were kids. Her sister’s main priorities included attending parties and going shopping. She wasn’t ever going to change…at least not in this lifetime.
    “Go ahead and hang out with your friends. Forget about calling Akisha, too, I’ll do it during my break at work. At least, I hope that