On the Other Side of the Cubicle Wall Continues

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“Heart, huh? Any relation to Spade?”

“Um, no, not really. To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking?”, I said in my best honeyed tones.

“Name’s, Bainbridge. Admiral Bainbridge to you. Listen, sweetheart, may I call you sweetheart?”

I thought, “Only if you want a size 9 heel to the head”, but what I said was, “Call me whatever you want, just don’t call me late for dinner, lover.”

He continued. This man was obviously part fish as he didn’t need to come up for air. He didn’t pause for a second. “Listen doll face, I’ve got a proposition for you. I’m starting a new project it’s a business venture, well, it’s a venture of some sort, let’s just leave it at that for now. I’m gathering together an elite group of individuals. Skilled individuals, see? Detail people, you see? I´ll delve into the exploit and the nature of the individuals later. I’m not a trusting man, Heart, not a trusting man at all. So what I would really like is to hire you as a member of my team, a watchdog of sorts. A secret weapon for me. You will be given tasks in the presence of the other team members but outside of team meetings, your job will be to watch the others. I have a feeling that you’d be very good at watching, huh, sweetheart?"

“Well, I have been known to watch, although I prefer action.”

"Ha, ha, ha. I don’t doubt it. I’m sending through the directions to my house. Our first meeting will be there on Wednesday at 8pm. Come for drinks a bit early and stay for supper. Oh, and there’s one thing, doll. Can you wear a disguise?"

“How would you know if I was wearing a disguise if you don’t even know what I look like?”

“Let me worry about that, just come in a disguise if you want the job.”

I started to reply, but realized I was speaking to a dead receiver. The bastard had hung up on me. Of all the nerve! Who the hell did this Admiral think he was? The directions to his house rolled off the fax. I started to draw up a contract. I’d bring it by for drinks on Wednesday. And when I got there I would give this guy a piece of my mind. A big piece.