If Amy hadn't been worrying about jinxing herself her opportunity with Rich Porter, Gloria would have wished her lots of luck. She would be genuinely happy for the other girl once she was told about it. Gloria nodded her head to Amy.<br/><br/>"I think that's a great idea. Without you, I'd be totally lost."<br/><br/>Gloria replied to Amy when she suggested someday helping other girls once they were famous. Hollywood was so large, so overwhelming. If she had not met Amy, Gloria was sure she'd end up dealing with the wrong type of people. The ones who took advantage of innocent small town girls. Of course, that would be later down the road. First they both had to make it and that would take time and hard work. Gloria had always been a patient girl and hard work didn't scare her. All that she had to do was tell her parents she was closer to her dream before the the deadline they gave her was up. If she didn't, then she'd move back home and marry a nice boy. Settle for being the star of local community plays instead.<br/><br/>In between taking bites of her food, Gloria continued to talk to Amy. She nodded her head that they could still come to the diner even after they had made it big. When Amy asked if she could cook, Gloria replied.<br/><br/>"I can. Not as well as my mom, but she taught me a lot and my food's edible."<br/><br/>Gloria thought her mother was a great cook. If her mother hadn't wanted to be a housewife, she could have been a great cook in a restaurant. She had taught Gloria a lot. She was curious why Amy asked but thought maybe it was just to get to know her better.<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>The next morning, Gloria told Amy she'd see her soon. She grabbed a newspaper to look at help wanted ads. Just in case Amy's employer didn't need another girl working for him, Gloria wanted to keep her options open.<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>Diane was called into Rich's office with the contract. He wanted to look it over before Amy Stevens arrived.<br/><br/>"Here's the contract, Mister Porter."<br/><br/>Diane told him, handing him the folder. When she saw him sitting in his chair, she almost laughed out loud when she thought what she and Shane had done in that chair the night before. If Rich knew, he'd have her head. She held back her laughter, but couldn't hide the big grin on her face. Rich gave her a look.<br/><br/>"What are you smiling about?"<br/><br/>He asked her and Diane replied with the grin still on her face.<br/><br/>"Oh, nothing, Mister Porter. I was just thinking how much I love my job."<br/><br/>Rich didn't fully believe her but accepted her response. Unless she wanted to be fired, she'd tell him exactly what she had done in his office with her boyfriend in that damn chair that he acted like was a throne. Rich shook his head at her and looked over the contract.<br/><br/>"It's good. When she gets here, make her wait about fifteen minutes and then send her in."<br/><br/>Rich replied, he felt always that making people wait made them more anxious and more agreeable to him in the end. Diane nodded her head and was the secretary who greeted Amy when she arrived. She called Rich's phone to say Amy was there and waited the amount of time he requested before leading her into Rich's office.<br/><br/>"Mister Porter, Miss Stevens in here for you."<br/><br/>"Thanks, Diane. Miss Stevens, welcome back."<br/><br/>Rich told her, standing up to shake Amy's hand while Diane excused herself. He handed Amy the folder.<br/><br/>"Here's the contract for you to look over. At first, we'd start you off in small roles. The friend, sister, stuff like that. Then, if you work out and the studios like you, we could see about making you a romantic lead."