Having moved Miss Juggs; her assistant Mrs. June, the older black lady; and her bodyguard, whom she introduced only as "Beefcake" into my private office, I took a seat and asked, "How can I be of service Miss Juggs?"
"Justene, please, Detective."
"Alright. How can I help you, Justene?"
"It seems," Mrs. June said, "that Miss Juggs has acquired a stalker."
"I see. Have you tried the police?"
"Yes," said Justene. "They followed me for awhile and it seemed to scare him off but after they left he came back. Or she. We're not actually sure. No one on my staff has seen them."
"What are they doing? How are they stalking you?"
"Harassing 'love' letters, talking about fucking me. Phone calls where there is just dead air on the other side. Sometimes they send me gifts. Dirty underwear, used condoms, a buttplug that had dried shit on it. And photos of me, my boyfriends, my girlfriends, my family. Things that he had to have taken while following me." She was flustered.
"Have you ever been stalked before?"
"Yes, lots of times. But not like this. With them it was always some guy or some girl following me around, stealing my trash. I'd confront them, give them a good fuck and some dirty panties and they'd go away."
"I'll need unlimited access. Wherever you go I go. Your house, friends' houses, photo shoots, sets. All access. And I'll probably have to harass some people you know. It's possible someone in your life is doing it to freak you out for some reason."
"Done."
"This will be a long job, lots of hours; I may have to call in some help. It's going to cost you"
"You can name your price. I'll pay it."
"I'll need a copy of your schedule. Professional and private. If you have a date with a married man and his wife doesn't know, I still need to know."
"Mrs. June can give you whatever you need."
She did. I glanced at it. It was a very full schedule. I thought I might never sleep again.
"I'll start tomorrow morning. You won't see me at least for the first day or two. I'll be stalking you looking for your stalker. I'll need an advance."
"How's ten grand?"
"That will be fine," I said and thought, "Holy Fucking Shit!"
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I had to talk to her business manager after that. Then her lawyer. Then her agent. When they had all finished with me her body guard gave me a quick run through of her security. When we finally finished I walked Justene out of my private office. The dark skinned girl was lying on top of the reception desk, trying to take Brielle's top off but she wasn't having it. "She isn't into girls," I said.
"Too bad," said the girl, "she has nice tits."
Justene said, "Zulekya, heel" and the girl snapped to attention. Hopping off the desk, she rushed to Justene's side, knelt and put one arm around her leg. Justene caressed the side of Zulekya's face with the back of one hand. "My fluffer," she said, "she is very good." Looking over Brielle she added, "You really should try her sometime. My treat."
Brielle made an indigent face.
"Oh well. Zulekya's loss I'm sure." And they left.
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Brielle and I naturally went out celebrating that night and I was quiet hung-over as I sat in my car, a green '93 Ford Taurus -- which was less conspicuous than either my dark metallic green '70 Road Runner or Brielle's red '84 Ferrari -- two doors down from Justene's house. She was in a good neighborhood; very expensive, very large houses with microscopic yards surrounded her own. I had been setting there since seven and it was nearly ten before any of the house lights came on.