While Penny was boarding the train for points east, Sheldon was called into Suzanne Scott's office. When he arrived there, Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt were already there waiting for him to arrive."
She stood and reached across the desk to greet him, "Good afternoon Dr. Cooper, I know you already know Ainsley." She pointed to Sean, "This is Sean Hannity, Sean, meet Dr. Cooper."
Sheldon shook his hand, please, call me Sheldon, nice to meet you Mr. Hannity. I've heard so many great things about you." He nodded to Ainsley and shook her hand when she extended it.
Sean shook his hand, "Please call me Sean, I've been wanting to meet the biggest off camera celebrity here at Fox for a few months now, but with my show on in the evening, we've never cross paths." He took a seat as they waited for Suzanne to speak.
"I've assembled the three of you here because you three have the highest approval ratings on cable TV. Ainsley you dominate the morning with "Fox and Friends" You have the evening locked down Sean with your show and Sheldon, your two new divisions are the talk of the industry. I would like the three of you to spearhead a campaign for the Wounded Warriors. They are having a gala this coming Friday and I need the three most visible celebrities here at Fox News Corp there to show our support."
Sean chuckled, "Oh Ms. Scott, you know how near and dear to my heart the veterans are I'd love to."
Sheldon and Ainsley both voiced their support for the project and Suzanne handed each of them a check for fifty thousand dollars, "I think this should be a good contribution from Fox to kick off this year's campaign."
Sheldon looked at it and nodded, "This is incredible and just to show how much I support the Wounded Warriors, I'll be donating one hundred thousand dollars In my name. As you all are aware I received nearly half a million for winning the Nobel and after a number of good investments, I have more than I could ever need, so I hope this is okay and doesn't overshadow what Fox is donating."
Suzanne was grinning from ear to ear, "My Lord, Sheldon, that is amazing, thank you and I'm sure Wounded Warriors will love it too. So please, make sure you dress accordingly. It is a black tie event and I'm sure you will dazzle them Ainsley. So if there isn't anything more, I'll let the three of you get out of here and have fun. I heard it is one of the best galas in New York."
As they left, Sean turned to Sheldon, "That was amazing, I'm kicking in fifty grand too, but what you are doing is great. I'll arrange for a limo to pick us up here and take us to the gala on Friday, if that is okay with you?"
He shook Sean's hand, "That would be great, I'll be ready and trust me, I'll be on my best behavior."
Ainsley giggled, "That is yet to be seen, Sheldon, take care we'll talk more as Friday approaches."
On the train headed east, Penny sat back in her Pullman suite and opened just one of her bags, seeing she knew she was getting off tomorrow in Las Vegas. She contacted Christie, her old friend from Nebraska and arranged to spend a couple days with her. She settled back and thought back to all of the bad decisions she had made and knew that this one, the one to leave California and head east was the best one she made since leaving Nebraska all those years ago. She looked out the window and saw the scenery flashing by and she leaned back and took a nice relaxing nap.
Morning came early and she exited the train, along with her baggage and checked a couple of them in at the station, knowing she wasn't going to need them all here in Vegas. As she entered the spacious concourse, she spotted her old friend, Christi Vanderbel (Brooke D'Orsay). She was suddenly jealous at the trim and beaming blonde. She threw her arms around Christie and hugged her, "Wow, Christie, you look fabulous! I can see Las Vegas had been good to you."
Christie hugged her back, "Look who's talking Penny, I'm so fucking jealous. I can't believe I'm hugging one of the biggest interracial porn stars on the planet. I'm sorry to hear about you and Leonard."
Penny shrugged, "Yeah, I guess it wasn't meant to be, but I guess if that didn't happen, I never would have landed in adult entertainment, so I guess, good and bad, depending on how you look at it."
The two of them headed out of the train station and before long they were slipping into one of the most elaborate townhouses in Vegas.
Penny looked around, "Wow, Christie, this is amazing. I can see you really did hit it big here in Vegas."
Christie shrugged, "Yeah, I guess I did okay for myself. A lot of hard work, good investments and stayed away from the drugs and alcohol that is so big here. I'm not the scatterbrain I was back in Nebraska or the girl I was when I visited you in Pasadena. What do you say we change and head out to the pool and catch some late winter rays? The air temperature may not be great, but the sun is hot and the water is warm."
She smiled at Christie, "Sounds like a plan." She was given Christie's spare bedroom to change and Christie headed to the master suite to change. Penny met her out in the living room and saw Christie's long slender legs partially hidden by a slinky, silky cover-up.
They headed out to the pool where they were greeted by a number of gorgeous men and as Christie kicked off her high-heeled sandals and untied her cover-up, she let it slip from her lithe body.
Penny stood there, her jaw dropped and Christie stood there in barely three tiny pieces of cloth. The two on top were merely two spots of cloth covering her nips and barley covered her aeroules. Below, her puckered asshole winked at her as the tiny strip of string couldn't conceal it and in front her camel-toe showed just as much as it hid.
Penny slipped out of her terrycloth robe and her revealing bikini looked like a nun's swimsuit compared to Christie's. Penny cleared her throat, "Wow Christie, show a little why don't you?"
Christie giggled, "I found out here in Vegas, if you wanna sell it, you have to flaunt it and it really, really has paid off." She slipped onto the chaise lounge and gathered up her long, dirty blonde hair and clipped it up in a high, messy ponytail and bun.
Penny took a seat beside her and her hair was already up from earlier and she donned her sunglasses and took in the warm rays of the Nevada desert.