"You settling in ok, Ms. Parker?" asked Troy the assistant.

"Sure," said Eddy, assessing her newly decorated office. Her phone vibrated. It was yet another text from her crazy stalker Dawn. She tossed her phone to Troy. "Can you see about blocking that number for me ?"

"Right away, Ms. Parker. Your three o'clock is here also. Shall I send her in?"

"Please, do."

Troy opened the door and motioned for a gorgeous cougar to enter. "Shall I... ?"

"Leave it open," said Eddy, assessing the situation. Cougar was not amused as Troy exited.

"Ms. Parker," said Cougar.

"Ms. Wilson."

"I imagine it won't come as a shock that I'm pretty unhappy with my account being transferred to a complete stranger."

"I can imagine," Eddy said, wondering why the fuck this bitch was so uptight.

"I've developed this relationship for years and out of the blue, you come on, and I'm just supposed to trust you?"

"Ms. Wilson, I can assure you that I am the best at what I do. They wouldn't have offered me this huge sum of money to relocate my life if I weren't."

"I'm not doubting that, Ms. Parker. But this company has barely seen my corporation through the recession. How can I trust someone completely brand new... ?"

"Ms. Wilson. Monica. Can I call you Monica?" Her silence indicated that she could. Or at least calling her bluff. "Have you ever been bungee jumping?"

"Excuse me?"

"Or skydiving. Ever done that?"

"I don't see what this has... "

"The first time I went skydiving, I researched the hell out of anything that could possibly go wrong. Broken chutes, the optimum altitude. But in the end, there's no planning, no way to predict will happen. You just gotta trust and let go."

"Are you suggesting that... ?"

"You've never had a massage, have you? Or it's been a while. You're so... tense."

"This is highly unorthodox."

"I'm highly unorthodox. That's why I get results." She walked over to her desk and picked up her phone. "Troy, reschedule the rest of my afternoon. Oh and close the door."

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