“Well, yes, I definitely shouldn’t need that,” she replies, “but I can admit that I’ve been… tense.” She isn’t even cracking jokes to try to lighten the mood.

Midge looks up at him again. Igor is well-groomed and looks very sharp in his perfectly tailored suit. He smells good too. Would it be so bad? It’d be better if he wasn’t being paid to be here. Midge would like to think she can attract plenty of men on her own, though she hasn’t been herself lately.

Maybe Susie is right. Maybe this will help her to loosen up.

“How… do you usually start with a client?”