"No men anywhere on the property - at all. You'll have one day and night off per week. You can spend it here or spend it elsewhere but any man showing up here looking for you means that you're immediately fired."

She looked into my eyes, saw the fire there, and nodded.

"How soon can you start?" I asked.

"Now," she replied.

"Go get your things," I told her.

I glanced at Meghan out of the corner of my eye. She wasn't delighted but she was letting me proceed. I took it as a victory.

The woman turned, walked to a car that was waiting in the drive, opened the...