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Yeah, don’t roll your eyes, hun What I’ to say is that there are options

I should be happy Walter's right I will have le client before, and I'll be safe from Robert This is just one job ofSiht into the pal it a day

But that's not how I' That's not exactly what I want to do Are you following?

This is new territory for me I've always been able to handle any job But I may have just met my match Maybe I bit off more than I can handle with this one But did I have a choice? Simon basically threatened my life if I didn't take this on

How can I explain any of this to Walter? He'd just say that I's

He's knownme to relax

He'd also say I' clearly That I need to take a deep breath and steady ht To stop being a 'negative Nancy' in that off English accent of his

The car stops outside the Illicit Entertainets out to open my door

"Okay, here you are darling," Walter s

ays We are both standing outside the Illicit Entertainment headquarters "While you're in your shoot, I'll s; I have three—one underneath his desk, one behind a wall socket, and one buried in this potted plant here I added a nice note fro"

I look at the plant in Walter's arm It's a potted plant with a pink ribbon around its pot and a card that reads simply, "Love Brittney" Shit That makes me feel awful

"Do we really have to plant these bugs?" I ask

"To get this job done, yes," he says "I could potentially install a shotgun ood at recording conversations, but given the fact that his office isn't on the ground floor, that wouldn't be practical In fact, I'm not even sure that's possible"

I nod to Walter My insides are in knots Literal knots that make me want to curl up in a ball, or maybe under a rock I feel sick How did I end up in this situation?

I feel like one of the worst possible people on the planet for what I'e, but underneath it all, he's a good guy It's true He doesn't deserve this All of these thoughts are going through my mind as I stand here in the Illicit Entertainment lobby and wait for the elevator