Jerry awaits his first appointment today. It is two days after the graduation ceremony at Beverly Hills State University. The appointment is with Sam. He can guess why she wants to talk to him. Clover and Alex have also set up appointments today. He steels himself for what could be a very sad day for him. But there is a possibility it may not be. The events of the day will have to play themselves out.
Soon Sam arrives. At bit early, as usual. Jerry gets up from his desk and offers Sam a seat. She graciously accepts. She has her backpack with her. Jerry sits in his chair.
"Congratulations, Sam, on attaining your degree! It is a noteworthy accomplishment!"
Sam blushes, but smiles. "Thanks Jerry!"
Jerry continues, "But I know you didn't set up this meeting just to say 'Hi!'. So Sam, what's on your mind?"
Sam's smile disappears. This is going to be hard! Jerry has been a great boss, and friend. As the old song, 'To Sir, With Love' said, 'How do you thank someone, who has taken you from crayons to perfume?' How do you say goodbye? "Jerry….I…I want to resign from WOOHP, effective immediately!"
Jerry's face remains stoic. Sam continues quickly. "I've really enjoyed being a spy, and I especially enjoyed working for you, Jerry. But my circumstances have changed over the past few days! I'll be marrying Matt, and I don't want to put his life in danger! So…I have to give up being a spy!"
Sam casts her sad eyes downward. How will Jerry react?
Jerry responds, "Sam, you've made the right decision! You never put a loved one at risk! Not for all the adulation the world can heap on you!! But you don't have to quit WOOHP, if you don't want to!"
Sam looks quizzically at Jerry.
"You probably remember Stan (the former Head of Finance, and a mutual friend) telling you that everyone in the WOOHP office at one time was a field agent, and they all had a story as to why they weren't now. Your situation is the reason 90 plus percent quit fieldwork – they now had a spouse and family to take care of and protect.
"Sam, we have a position open in the Research Lab working for Dr. Quincy. The position helps develop new gadgets for our field agents, as well as develops other improvements, such as spy satellite design. Would you consider it?"
Sam was torn between happy and astounded. She could still help 'save the world'! But she would do it via her gadgets, satellites and other useful devices.
"Yes, Jerry! I would consider it!"
"Good! I have here in this envelope our salary offer! Please give me your decision within a week!"
Jerry didn't want to pressure Sam, but she decided to open the offer in his office and read it right away.
Sam can't believe her eyes! The salary was as good as any she had been offered! Jerry was able to eliminate the 10 percentdifferential by representing the gals as having experience. Of course, they were experienced WOOHP agents, just not experienced in their new fields. No one in the salary review area of WOOHP asked, and Jerry wasn't about to tell! Plus she would receive credit for her seven years in the field, toward a pension! She could retire in 23 years, and could actually launch a second career if she wanted to. She was ecstatic!
"I don't need a week, Jerry! I'll accept this now!" Sam says joyously.
"But you must remember, Sam, you still cannot tell anyone where you work or what you work on. But that should be easier, as you will have a set workday – 8 to 5, Monday thru Friday. You won't be disappearing at all hours of the day or night to go on a mission that may last for days!"
"Jerry, this is wonderful!! When do I start?"
"You can start this upcoming Monday, a week from Monday, or two weeks from Monday. That's up to you."
"Can I get back with you on the start date?"
"Certainly! Now, would you like to talk to Dr. Quincy to get more details on you new position?"
"I sure would!"
"I thought you might. I signaled for the good Doctor to come here as soon as you told me you would accept the offer. Here he is."
A very happy Doctor Quincy enters Jerry's office. He extends a congratulatory hand to Sam. "Welcome to my team, Samantha!"
"Please, Dr. Quincy! You've known me long enough! Sam is fine!"
Quincy smiles, "Very well, Sam. Let me take you to your office and introduce you to the rest of the team."
With that Dr. Quincy and a very excited Sam go off to the Research Lab. Sam takes her backpack along.
About 15 minutes later, Alex arrives for her meeting with Jerry.
Jerry begins by congratulating Alex on attaining her degree. Alex blushes, and lowers her head. This is going to be the hardest thing she has ever done! Jerry has been a major influence on her life! Thanks to him and his unfailing confidence in her, along with Sam and Clover's, she developed confidence in herself. She accomplished things she never dreamed she would. But she has to do it! For Pete!
"Jerry, you've been a great boss and a true friend, and I can never thank you enough for believing in me, but I am going to be getting married soon, so I want to resign from WOOHP effective immediately!" says Alex, as she puts her backpack on the desk, lowering her head sadly.
"Alex, I understand that you would want to get out of field work. You wouldn't want to put your future husband, or any children in danger! But there is another option."
Alex is a bit confused as she looks at Jerry. Jerry continues.
"Alex, would you consider working for WOOHP here in the office? We have a position available in our training organization. You would be teaching future field agents as well as office staffers. Your boss would be Bob."
Alex's face lights up like a Christmas Tree! "Would I? You bet I would!!"
"Excellent, Alex! Here is our offer letter. Please give me your decision within a week!"
Alex opens the letter immediately. It has the same terms as Sam's. The salary is as good as any offer she has received. Alex is overjoyed.
"Can I accept now?" she asks with hope in her eyes.
"Of course you can, Alex. Now you must remember that you still can't tell anyone who you work for or what you're working on. But you also will be working regular hours, and won't be pulled away at all hours for missions."
"No prob, Jerry! Thank you!"
"Would you like to talk to Bob on the specifics of your new position?"
"Yes! When can I start?"
"Any Monday within the next two week."
Bob walks in, and says to Jerry with a smile, "I understand I have a new hot shot trainer joining my organization."
Jerry responds with a sly grin, "Indeed you have! This is Alexandra!"
Bob walks up to Alex with a devilish gleam in his eye, extends a welcoming hand and says with a big grin, "Welcome Alexandra to my team!"
Alex breaks out in a big grin of her own as she shakes Bob's hand. "I'll call you Robert if you're going to call me Alexandra!"
Bob smiles, "Ok! Alex it is! Welcome!"
Alex smiles, "Thanks, Bob!" With that Bob takes an overjoyed Alex to her office to meet her new team. She takes her backpack with her.
The last appointment is with Clover. She enters Jerry's office sadder than the other two. She also has her backpack with her.
Jerry opens with congratulations on her attaining her degree. She accepts the congratulations, but doesn't crack a smile. This is very hard for her. Of the three spies, she was probably the most vocal in 'chewing on' Jerry for real or perceived problems. Over the years, she has learned to appreciate Jerry and see him as a true friend.
"Jerry, I am resigning from WOOHP effective immediately. It has nothing to do with the spying. I really enjoyed that. And it has nothing to do with you. I really, really enjoyed working for you! But, ….I am to be wed soon, and I don't want to put my loved ones at risk!"
Jerry smiles. "Clover, I have enjoyed working with you, too. We may have had our differences, but I think we each ended up with a healthy respect for each other. Before you quit, I would like to ask you if you would consider a position within the WOOHP office. You would be working in our Communications Department, and would also interface with Training and Research. You still can't tell anyone who you work for or what you are working on, but you will be working set hours and not be pulled away at all hours, day or night. Would you consider it?"
Clover looks at Jerry, as she thinks. "Yes, Jerry, I'd consider it."
Jerry continues, "Good! You will also appear in some of our training videos, so we can take advantage of your Drama training. Your boss would be me! Here is our offer."
Clover looks at the offer. It's better than any she has received! And she gets credit toward a pension for her past fieldwork too (just like Sam and Alex).
Clover gushes, "I'll take it! When do I start, boss?"
"Any Monday within the next two weeks Clover. Let me show you to your office and introduce you to the rest of the staff." With that Jerry takes a very happy Clover to her office. She also takes her backpack with her.
About 30 minutes later, Quincy is bringing Sam back to Jerry's Office, Bob is bringing Alex back, and Jerry is bringing Clover back. The gals are surprised to see one another.
"Clover? Alex?" asks Sam quizzically.
"Sammy? Clover? What?"
"Alex? Sammy?!?"
Jerry responds, "Now ladies, it can safely be said to all of you that you all are still WOOHP employees. You just work here at the office now!"
The gals' expression changes from uncertainty to joy. They run up to each other and share hugs.
"Clover! Alex! We're still together!" says Sam happily.
"Sammy! Clover! We can still help save the world!" says an equally happy Alex.
"Sammy! Alex! And we work for GREAT bosses too!" says Clover happily.
Quincy, Bob and Jerry stand together and smile. They have always liked the ladies – now they work in the office for them! They have no doubt that each will make significant contributions in their future assignments. But there is one more thing. Jerry smiles at Quincy and Bob, then he talks to the gals.
"Ladies! I have a favor to ask. We have some new WOOHP employees in one of our conference rooms. Could you give them a brief insight into WOOHP? They are coming on board as office workers."
Sam looks at Jerry and says, "Sure, I'll go and talk to them."
"Count me in!" says Clover.
"Me too!" says Alex.
"Splendid! This way ladies." Jerry leads the gals to the conference room closed door. "I have to get to a meeting! Please, just go in and introduce yourselves!" And Jerry rushes off.
Sam opens the door and the gals walk in. They receive the shock of their new employee status lives.
"MATT?"
"CLARENCE?"
"PETE?"
The guys look up from the new hire paperwork with a start.
"SAM?"
"CLOVER?"
"ALEX?"
Sam starts, "You three are the new WOOHP employees we're supposed to talk to?"
Matt responds, "Well, yes. WOOHP went to great lengths to recruit us. I'll be working in research for Dr. Quincy! I'll be working with another new employee!"
Sam smiles, "Yeah! ME! I'll be working in research too!"
Matt responds in shock. "They told me my partner was named 'Sam'. I never thought it was YOU!"
Clarence says, "WOOHP is going to pay my med school costs while I work. I'll be working in the WOOHP hospital, specializing in communications and awareness! My contact in communications is also new."
Clover says with a big smile, "That's me! I'll be working in WOOHP communications!" in happy surprise.
Pete says, "I'll be working in the conservation area, and I'll deal with training. I'll also be dealing with a new person."
Alex happily responds, "That's me! I'll be joining the Training Department!"
The three happy couples exchange quick hugs and kisses. Could this turn out any better? Just then, Jerry enters the conference room.
"Well, ladies," he says with a twinkle in his eye, "have you covered the orientation material with them?"
But Clarence says, "Excuse me, sir. But you told us that it would be long time WOOHP staffers talking to us and explaining how things work here."
"And you are!" says Jerry.
Jerry then goes on to explain how the ladies were recruited in high school as a field spy team. They had worked at that for the past seven years.
"So THAT'S where you three would disappear to, at any hour of the day or night!" exclaims Pete.
"But they could never tell that to anyone, without putting the person they told it to in grave danger! So they told you nothing!" says Jerry. All three guys nod in understanding.
Jerry, Bob, and Quincy then take the six new office workers to lunch. The gals and guys are excited, and very happy! After lunch, the six new employees decide to start this upcoming Monday. With that, Jerry and the other department heads bid their new employees goodbye, hoping they have a pleasant weekend, and looking forward to seeing them Monday.
The three couples go their separate ways knowing they'll be seeing each other every day! They are all still very happy. Could this day possibly have ended any better?
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At Matt's home, Sam and Matt cuddle on the sofa.
"Sam?"
"Yes, Matt?" says Sam as she lifts her head off his shoulder.
"Please forgive me."
Sam looks Matt in the eyes with quizzical eyes of her own. "Forgive you for what?" she asks confusedly.
"I… I actually thought that when you disappeared with Clover and Alex, that you were going out with other guys, and didn't have the heart to tell me to leave you alone! I mean, I know I'm no hunk. Please, please forgive me!"
Sam gives Matt a long romantic kiss, "Does that say I forgive you? You're more than a 'pretty face' to me!" And she again puts her head on his shoulder. Matt envelopes Sam in his arms and gives her a long romantic kiss.
"Thanks, my Sam! I'll love you always!"
"And I you, my Matt!"
At Clarence's home, Clover and Clarence also cuddle.
"So that's where you used to go with Alex and Sam!" exclaims Clarence.
"Yes! But we could never tell, just like Jerry told you," replies Clover.
"Clover, I desperately wanted to know what that deep, dark secret was. Now that I know, I am ashamed of myself!"
Clover gives Clarence a long romantic kiss. "It's only because I loved you, that I wouldn't tell you before!"
"And I'll always love you!" says Clarence as he envelopes Clover in his arms and gives her a long romantic kiss.
At Pete's house, he and Alex are also cuddling.
"A great day!" says Pete.
"The best! And I'm with MY best!" says Alex as she gives Pete a big kiss.
Pete continues, "I have a confession to make, Alex. I…thought you were seeing another guy when you and your girlfriends disappeared at all hours of the day, sometimes for days. I once overheard you mention a 'Jerry'. I wanted to tear 'Jerry' apart because I loved you so much! Now I find out, he was your spy team boss! Can you ever forgive a love crazed idiot like me?"
Alex gives Pete a long romantic kiss. "Thanks for loving me so much, Pete! I never thought I could ever make a guy jealous over me!"
It is Pete's turn to give Alex a long romantic kiss, "And why not, my Sunshine? Every man would love to have his own Sunshine! And I have you!" With that, Pete envelops Alex in his arms and gives her another long romantic kiss.
The three couples happily look forward to their futures together as friends, co-workers and as husbands and wives. The uncertain future of just a few days past is sure looking a great deal rosier now!
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Back at WOOHP that Friday afternoon, Jerry smiles inwardly as he looks at his new spy team: Heather, Lisa, and Courtney. He recruited them straight out of high school just like Sam, Clover and Alex. Besides, he can ask the three former field agents to help train these three replacements. He'll ask them to be mentors! Jerry is sure Sam, Clover and Alex would agree. Alex will be training them as part of her new duties anyways. Clover will be interfacing with them as part of hers also, as will Sam. Their field experience would prove invaluable to this new team. Plus the girls will be able to relate to Sam, Clover, and Alex!
Heather is the raven-haired girl, and the most mature. She will be the natural leader. She is totally committed to her friends. She has chosen blue as her jumpsuit color. Courtney is the shy blond. She'll need some emotional support, but is truly committed to her friends. She is the best athlete. She has chosen black for her jumpsuit color. And Lisa is the spontaneous redhead. She is the most boy crazy, but also fiercely loyal to her friends. She has chosen white for her jumpsuit color.
As Jerry looks at these girls, he is taken back seven years ago to when he recruited Sam, Alex, and Clover. He remembers their gung-ho, take-on-the world attitudes, with outright raw spunk! He smiles. He sees the same intangibles in these three as he did in them! With Sam, Clover and Alex helping their development by mentoring them, Jerry has no doubt that this team will achieve elite status, just like their mentor's team did!
And so the cycle begins again. Jerry says with a smile, "Welcome ladies to WOOHP. You have completed your initial training, and are now ready for your first field assignment…"