s office door is closed。 The fucker；” Stacy cackled。 She turned her chair back to the table and steepled her violet…colored fingernails together。
“Girl growing up； finding herself；” Stacy said； almost to herself。 “I like it。 But what if it was a boy？” Stacy mused。 “You know； I’m going to call Geoff in。 He’s doing a lot of work on projects with the eighteen…to…thirty…five male demo in mind。 I think he’d like to discuss this。” Stacy smiled as Zach scurried up and out the door。
“I’m sorry； but you want the main character to be a boy？” Vanessa asked； trying not to sound horrified。
“Excuse me？” Stacy asked； arching one blond eyebrow at Vanessa in curiosity。 Just then； Zach returned； trailed by a five…foot…tall man wearing a lilac button…down； tight black jeans； and cowboy boots。
“Hello！” the man said in a high…pitched voice。 “Hollis； baby； you look amazing。 So； let’s talk。 Stacy said you needed some insight into the male mind？” he asked； winking showily and not bothering to introduce himself to Vanessa before he plopped down next to her。
Vanessa gazed at Geoff in horror。 She didn’t care about pleasing a demo。 She wanted to make a film。
“So； here’s my pitch；” Geoff said； flapping his arms in excitement。 “Eighteen…year…old boy。 He lives in Australia or； you know； that country with the hobbits… New Zealand？ And he has to move to a city？” Stacy nodded enthusiastically。
“No！” Vanessa broke in。 Suddenly； all eyes turned to her。
“Of course； you’re right；” Stacy locked eyes with Vanessa and smiled。 It was the first time Stacy had directly interacted with her。 Vanessa smiled back； relieved。 So Stacy was a little eccentric； but she got it。
“Of course it can’t be set Down Under；” Stacy said definitively； as if she were the