Major Roger Healey whistled as he walked down the corridor towards his office at NASA, nodding at a female secretary and tipping his hat as she passed the other way. He paused, looking behind him with his hands clasped together by his chest, smiling and nodding at the woman as she looked back. He gave her a little wave as she turned back and carried on her way, making a mental note to take down her telephone number and add it to his little black book the next time he saw her. Turning back he began whistling and walked the rest of the way to his office. Taking his hat off as he pushed open the door to his office, he noticed that he had a visitor sitting at his desk waiting for him.
"Hi Tony, how are you doing?" He asked, hanging his hat on the coat stand in the corner and turning to face his friend.
Tony dropped the pen he was fiddling with, looking up at Roger. "I'm fine, Rog."
"Are you sure about that?" Roger replied, walking over to his desk and sitting on the edge. "You don't look fine."
Leaning back, Tony took a breath, "Jeannie told me she made a new friend yesterday at the market."
"That's good isn't it?" Observing Tony's expression Roger laughed nervously, "I guess not."
"I don't know, Rog. I mean, it's great she's got a new friend to spend some time with but….he's a man. A man who took her to the beach yesterday and got her head so full of going with him that she left the house in a mess when she went."
"That's not good. It certainly doesn't sound like her," Roger whistled, frowning.
"Yeah, add to that she lied to me about him coming to the house."
"Well that's nothing new."
"What?" Tony sat forward frowning.
"Jeannie lying to you." Roger clarified, placing a hand on his chest and feeling a little surprised by his friend's reaction. "Boy, she's really got you sore on this hasn't she? Who is this guy? Have you met him?"
Tony shook his head, sitting back again. "No, I might have done last night if he hadn't disappeared when I opened the door. He'd come round to give her some shells she'd put in a package to bring back with her. I didn't even know he'd been there until I saw her holding it. As for who he is I don't know, all she said was he was a good friend and she'd met him at the market. I was so hard on her last night over the whole thing I didn't want to bring it up again this morning."
"You know if this guy is just going to turn up at your house and take your Genie out you want to find out who he is and what his intentions are. You don't want her falling for this guy and hiring him as her new Master."
A stung expression came over Tony's face and he looked down briefly before looking back up at Roger, the pain still showing in his eyes. "Yeah, thanks Roger." Looking at his watch he realised the time, "I'd better get going. I said I'd be in Doctor Bellow's office at 11. Why don't you come over to my house for lunch later?"
"Yeah I'd like that."
Tony smiled in reply, he was about to get up when Jeannie suddenly appeared on his lap. "Jeannie what are you doing?"
"I'm sorry, Master. I just wanted to ask you something." Jeannie said quickly before looking up at Roger, "Hello, Major Healey."
"Hi Jeannie," Roger waved.
"Look Jeannie, I have to go and see Doctor Bellows." Tony explained as he indicated for Jeannie to get up, "I said I'd be at his office at 11, you know that."
Jeannie jumped up, nodding, "I know Master, I just wanted to ask you something before you went."
"Look, Jeannie, I really don't have time for this," Tony replied impatiently as he walked towards the door and donned his hat, "Whatever it is just do it."
An excited squeal left Jeannie as she jumped up and down before disappearing with a blink.
'What have I just done?' Tony thought nervously as he opened the door and hurried out into the corridor to Doctor Bellows' office.
Back home, Jeannie checked her reflection in a full length mirror she'd blinked up, admiring herself in her new dress. It was fashionably short and in an alluring purple, black boots complimenting it perfectly. Blinking a hairbrush she made some finishing touches to her hair, making sure the chignon style she had it in was perfect. Satisfied with her appearance and feeling gorgeous she blinked the mirror away, biting her bottom lip with a nervous smile she folded her arms and blinked once more.
"Rabi!" She laughed as her friend appeared, facing away from her in the centre of the room, looking around as if he'd just been in the middle of something.
He turned to face her, his eyes drinking her in as an appreciative smile grew on his face. He embraced her as she ran towards him, kissing her on the forehead and holding her tighter.
