“It’s not easy. Someday, I’ll teach you.”
“Yes, please. I want to know all your secrets.” He shifts to all-business mode. “You have a few clients who requested phone calls.”
I glance at the clock. It’s almost closing time, and I have a show tonight. “No problem. I have time.”
He hands me the call sheet, and I head to my office and pick up the phone. When I’m done, I swing by the front desk where Jonathan and our office manager, Sam, are debating the best spots for craft beer in the West Village.
“Hey, Doctor Doolarge,” Jonathan says, leaning back in his chair, stroking a hand over his bearded jaw. “Got a hot date tonight?”
With her pink hair tied in a huge bun on top of her head, Sam shoots him a skeptical stare. “Don’t ask him that. It’s personal. You shouldn’t pry.” She turns to me, adopts a cheeky smile, then whispers, “But tell me. Are you meeting a secret lady at Gin Joint tonight?”
Laughing, I roll my eyes. “Just my sister and the mic.”
“But it would make such a yummy story. Vet moonlights as lounge singer and meets the love of his life at underground speakeasy. I can see it now.” She spreads her arms wide, making a marquee sign. “They’d want me to play her in the Broadway version of your life story.”
Jonathan scoffs. “You can’t even sing.”
She shoots him a withering glare. “Please don’t ruin my daydreams.”
I rap my knuckles on the counter. “Speaking of dreams, I have a set tonight then a hot date with some paperwork. In fact, it’s the sexiest, steamiest paperwork I’ve ever seen.”
“Just a couple more days, right?” Sam crosses her fingers.
“Here’s hoping,” I add.
“Me too,” Jonathan says.
I head for the door, grabbing the handle.
Jonathan calls out, “Have fun with your paperwork, Dr. Doolarge.” Every syllable drips with mockery.
I will never live down this new nickname with my staff.
But if the deal goes through, I can live with it.
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