Lonely in New York
Sophie looked out the window of her penthouse apartment and marvelled at the beautiful sight of New York at night. She could sense the city pulsating with power, bristling with activity. She was now so very close to centres of worldwide financial and cultural authority. As C.F.O of Baroness Inc., she now had to have an apartment here. Sadly, that meant she was far away from all of his friends, family, and colleagues. Now it was just her, all alone in this massive luxurious apartment. Sophie did not have time to brood on her solitude, she had a guest coming. David Frostburn, a well-connected wall street broker, was coming over for dinner. The man was a boorish lout with the sensibility of a wild pig and the worldview of a minor character from Mad Men, but thanks to connections made during his years as a frat boy at Princeton, he was an invaluable source. Sophie had been trying to get a proper meeting with him at her office for weeks, but he had always blown her off. Apparently being