'Bebe?' I doubted. 'Bee-Bee?' 'Yes.' The unimpressed stare shot back at me. I had maybe two seconds to work my way back from this one. I mean, half of it was confusion – I was convinced I'd misheard: had her parents really had the foresight to add a French element to this already petite form now glaring up at me from behind the desk? 'And?' 'I never thought I'd hear a name that would make my heart skip a beat.'
To be fair, it wasn't just a line. No preparation. It just came to me. And it had skipped, though not at that moment. Her name was simply the cherry on top of the already incredibly cherried cake. No, it happened when I walked in to make the appointment. The dyed pink hair was the first hit, then the piercing blue eyes that cut through me, then the glinting cheekbones; the voice, welcoming me in but warning me that she'd heard it all before and not to even dare to think about fucking her.