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what I need?”
    “Could you, Sam? That would be wonderful. Lunch is on me,
but you’re on your own for dinner. When can you start full time?”
    “I guess I could start now if I can take the laptop home
with me. Will I have to find an apartment here, though?”
    “No, I have a furnished one in Santa Monica for you to stay.
Toby can take you back and forth, but if you need a car, let me know.”
    “I have to put my condo on the market and have my belongings
put in storage,” said Sam matter-of-factly. “But the most important thing is my
dog.”
    “Not a problem. I am a big animal lover. I have a personal
plane for you at your disposal. When you’re ready, you can bring your dog with
you. You can even bring him here, too. So, is it a yes?” Jett looked at her
anxiously and Sam didn’t blame him one bit.
    “You can count on me,” said Sam as she extended her hand.
    “You don’t know how relieved I am,” said Jett as he let out
a whoosh of air. “Gotta run because I have another meeting. Here is Toby’s
card; here is a phone to reach me for anything. No question is too small, and
here is Marvin, my business manager’s, card for filling out the necessary paper
work. Welcome aboard, Sam.” He shook her hand and Sam could feel the roughness
from playing guitar. “Oh, by the way? Dress is casual unless you have to make a
TV appearance.”
    “I don’t think so,” said Sam. “I don’t like the way I look
on television. I’ll save that pleasure for you.” Sam sat down at the desk to
start work.
    “Hey, did I tell you how much I like you?” asked Jett with a
smile. “Catch ya later.” He closed the door and had a big smile on his face as
he went to greet Ian.
     
    ****
     
    Jett walked into the parlor and sat down with Ian. “What do
you have for me? What’s going on?”
    “Did you hire her?”
    “Hire who?” asked Jett thoroughly confused as he reached for
the canister of diagrams.
    “Jordan’s sister, Sam. Come on, Jett. She’s a nice kid. Don’t
try to convert her into one of your little playthings. Think about what Jordan
would say if that happened.”
    Jett sat back and looked at Ian thoughtfully. “You really
think I’m like that? This terrible person who goes around and corrupts innocent
women? Get out of here. You’ve seen the way women throw themselves at me. I
don’t have to do anything. Sam isn’t anything like that, which is why I hired
her. I have plenty of little kittens to take care of all of my needs.” Jett
smiled at Ian with a sloppy grin. “You’re not jealous, are you?”
    “Of course not,” said Ian, pretending to be indifferent. “It’s
like you, Jordan and I have a good friendship, and I hate to see her get hurt.
I had a talk with her on the ride over her. She’s totally naive.”
    “I’m not so sure about that,” laughed Jett. “Look who she
grew up with? Listen, she knows how to run a business; she knows how musicians
are, and she’s a hard worker. As a matter of fact, she’s already started. I bet
your ass when we’re done here, I’ll go back to my office, and she’ll have it
running in top form. She’s coming in tomorrow, too.”
    “Yeah, right,” mumbled Ian, still fuming. For some unknown
reason, he felt very protective about Sam and didn’t like this idea one bit. “Here
are the blueprints and here’s what I think would look good.”
    “Remember, I want tasteful. I don’t want it to look anything
like this place,” said Jett firmly.
    “Maui has a thing about that. It doesn’t do gaudy,” said Ian
with a laugh. “We'll keep the exterior more or less the same. I think we should
add another wing over here. That could be a bigger recording studio, because
the rooms over here are too small. The staircase needs to be renovated, and I
think we should make it wind around the upstairs.”
    “Yeah, I like that,” said Jett thoughtfully. “The kitchen
needs to be totally redone. I mean look at the color of the appliances? Purple?
I want