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Hiring John

Hiring John

A Raucous Romantic Comedy, Ep 2

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Mar 04, 2025
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Chapter 2

The Buddy System and Slots ‘O Fun

The flight from London to Las Vegas was long! Thankfully, Balsac decided to send along an assistant for Brit in the form of Kathy. She’d been to the past two under Fincter before being assigned to a separate department, but with Mr. Fincter out, literally on his arse, Balsac felt Brit needed someone with experience to accompany her to her first convention as Managing Director. Her new assistant, Beverly, got her nose out of joint about it, but Brit promised her the next year, and in the meantime, set her up with a lovely spa weekend at a swank salon. This little bit of bribery came out of her own pocket, but she thought, ‘Damn, good help is hard to find.’

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