Starting a booking not knowing exactly what she was getting into was a rarity for Alexa. Clients were required to complete an extensive booking form, and usually Zelina was good at cross-checking to make sure the information was all there.

Today's form lacked a crucial detail. The clients had purchased a six hour package for their son. Alexa was to take him on a date, and follow up with sex. The form stated that the client's twenty-one year old son was shy around women and never dated. What it didn't say was why he was so shy. That missing bit of information left Alexa not knowing what would be the best way to approach things. She was going to have to play it by ear, which was something she didn't like doing.

To that end, Alexa had decided to forgo her usual pre-booking cup of coffee. She anticipated that her clients, Joe and Angie, would offer her a drink when she arrived. Almost every client made that offer. On this occasion, Alexa was going to accept and use the chat over coffee to try and prise some more specific information out of them about their son's behaviour.

A pleasant-looking residential neighbourhood in Union Township, New Jersey was her destination. Cruising slowly up the road she had been given for the client's address, she found the correct house number and pulled up out front. There was a car already parked on the driveway.

Another rarity for Alexa was not needing her travel case. She was already wearing a nice dark blue dress, and her hair and makeup were already taken care of. She was arriving set for the dinner date that had been requested of her.

Locking her BMW, Alexa walked up the driveway to the front door and pressed the bell. The door had an ornate frosted glass window in it. Through it she could see someone moving around. Glancing at her watch, she realised she was a bit early. Better early than late, she had always thought.

After a moment, the door was opened by a short, fairly attractive black woman with long curly hair. She looked pleased to see Alexa.

"Hi. I'm Alexa Bliss, A Moment of Bliss," she said in a friendly but professional manner.

"I'm Angie. Thank you for coming, please come in." She stepped aside, granting Alexa admittance.

Alexa walked into a modest, tidy hallway. She got faint smells of polish and some other kind of cleaning product. The house had been given a going over ahead of her visit.

"Let's go through to the kitchen," Angie said when she had closed the front door. She walked past Alexa, leading her down the hallway to the open kitchen door at the far end. "Can I get you anything to drink?"

"Coffee would be nice, please," Alexa said, following along behind.

"Coffee at this time in the evening?" Angie asked with some humour.

"I'm a hopeless addict. I sometimes say no coffee, no bliss," Alexa giggled. "You have a lovely home," she added, looking around the kitchen.

"Thank you," Angie said, smiling at Alexa's joke. "Have a seat while I get the coffee going." She motioned to a small dining table in a corner of the kitchen.

Alexa walked over and sat down facing Angie. "I could do with having a chat to you about Darren before I meet him," she said.

"No problem," Angie said as she busied herself with the coffee machine over on the far side of the kitchen. "Sorry Joe isn't here. He was going to be, but he got called in to work to cover someone."

"It's never nice when that happens," Alexa said sympathetically.

Angie made a non-committal noise. "More shifts is more money."

"True," Alexa agreed.

"Darren's upstairs. I'm sure he won't come down unless I call him, because, well, he's shy around women. This is the problem I need you to work on, Alexa. He's only ever been on a couple of dates. It's not normal for someone his age."

"This is what I wanted to talk to you about. Why do you think Darren is so shy?"

Mid-way through fixing Alexa's coffee, Angie stopped and looked over at her with a frustrated expression on her face. "I wish I knew. He's a good looking boy. He's not socially awkward most of the time. I mean, he has friends. It's just dating that he struggles with. That's why I want you to go out and show him a good time, and of course end the night the right way."

"Do you know if it will be Darren's first time sleeping with someone?" Alexa asked delicately. "If so, that might be what he's struggling with. For some people the first time is very daunting."

"No, he's been with a girl. I don't think it was a very, let's say, satisfying experience for him. Maybe that's part of the problem," Angie conceded as she carried Alexa's coffee and a glass of wine for herself over to the table and sat down opposite her guest.

"Thanks," Alexa said, taking the cup of coffee. "I have a bit more to go on now. I'm used to working with people who aren't confident about sex, so I'll be able to coach him through it if I need to."

"That's exactly what I wanted," Angie said, nodding her approval. "I'm sure all he needs is a good night with a sexy lady like yourself to start building his confidence. I've tried everything else I could think of to try and encourage him."

They continued chatting while Alexa drank her coffee. She enquired about things Darren liked and things he didn't. It was important knowledge because unlike on a regular date, she was going to be dining with someone who was a total stranger. There was potential for the conversation to be awkward, even without considering Darren's shyness around women.

"Okay," Alexa said with emphasis when she eventually set her empty cup down on the table. "I think it's time for me to meet Darren."

Angie downed what was left of her glass of wine and set it down next to the coffee cup. "Good idea. His room is up the stairs, left at the top, first door on the left."

Alexa nodded. "Got it. I'll take it from here. If I don't speak to you again before the booking ends, I will drop you an email tomorrow and let you know how I think it went."

"Thanks, Alexa, that's good of you," Angie said, appreciated the willingness to go above and beyond what had been paid for.

"Not a problem. I have a three hour flight tomorrow anyway. It'll give me something to do."

With that, Alexa got up from the table. It was time for her to head upstairs and meet her date for the evening.

A/N: Many thanks to everyone who left a review last time.

There was have our latest 'meet the client' chapter. What do you make of it?

As ever, a reminder that ideas for future bookings are considered. If you have something in mind, hit me up.