**Chapter 7: Dolly**
**Nadia**
Nadia stood in front of the door, waiting for Bucky the Butler to let her in. She bounced on the balls of her feet, trying to shake out all the nervous energy.
She couldn’t believe it when Penny finally called and asked to see her immediately. She didn’t waste any time calling out of work and claiming to be sick. She was ready to do it for as many days as was necessary if things went the right way.
“What way?” mumbled Nadia to herself. “There was no way for things to go.”
For the past two hours, Nadia had flipped back and forth from wild and inappropriate hope to crushing despair and cynicism. She told herself this was probably a business call, a checkup, nothing more. She told herself that Penny missed her and wanted to see her desperately. She told herself this would be another awkward failed hypnosis session. She wore some skimpy lingerie underneath her royal blue jumper just in case.