"Thank you, Professor Perry. I'll do my best."

On the outside, Erica maintained her composure that she was happy, if not thrilled, to be offered such an important job. Inside, Erica felt everything give way. She knew she had made a wrong decision from the start and was going to regret it in the end. Some how she just knew. She wondered how long she could stand living a double life before cracking like an egg.

"Oh, and how would you want me to contact you? Since this is secret between us, I don't think a stroll in the office would suffice with you, will it?"