Author's Notes:

Thank you, everyone! :)

Thanks to the incredible support I've decided to continue Professional Virgin In a multi chapter story. The (real) ending was already been established before I wrote the first fragment, but now I'll get to explore more of the topics that were touched upon.

Hope you enjoy and thanks again for getting me to write this :D

"Here." Ms. Dis Lee floated a bottle of water to me. "Drink this and relax a bit."

I grabbed it. My hands were trembling so much I couldn't twist the cap open. First day of my contract with a big client and things couldn't have gone worse. The unicorn hadn’t been kidding when she said there would be shouting. Five minutes in and the ChainPro negotiator had started yelling at me as if I'd cut him off in traffic. A few minutes after that my mind had blanked out.

"You did quite well for your first time." Ms. Dis Lee sat on the floor behind her custom equine desk. "Not the best result, but you must put the experience behind you and focus on other things." She took a bowl of lily petals from a drawer. "Sorry, I skipped breakfast today," she said as she started munching in the flowers. "Drink your water."

"Yes, Ms. Dis Lee." I managed to open the bottle at last and took a sip.

The water tasted bland. I preferred espresso. While my employer was eating, I glanced about her office. It was far more human than I expected. There were no exotic plants, no fantastic pets, not even a magical glowing crystal that my virgin colleagues kept telling me about. One thing caught my interest—a framed portrait of blond male unicorn placed strategically on her desk. His fur was white as Ms. Dis Lee's.

"Is that your brother?" I decided to play it safe.

The unicorn paused mid-bite, looked at me, glanced at the portrait I was pointing at, then almost choked laughing.

"Katie, you're adorable," she said once she'd swallowed her food. "This, my dear—" she tapped on the wooden frame "—is an old acquaintance of mine, who happens to be a prince and one of my business partners back home."

"Oh." I looked down. Knowing I had messed up negotiations between ChainPro and a prince made me feel a whole lot worse.

"Anyway, it might be a good idea for us to go over our strategy for the next round of negotiations." Ms. Dis Lee put the half-finished bowl back in the drawer.

"There will be a next round?" I stared at her. "I thought that after today—”

"The deal was off?" she interrupted. Truth was I feared I’d lost my job. "Don't be silly. No one wastes this much time unless they're interested. The shouting is a clear sign they want this deal. They're just haggling about the price."

That was something they didn't teach us in Virgin School. It might have been worth mentioning that the more high profile the client the more shouting would be involved. I had friends who had quit due to "unacceptable conditions." Now, I think I knew what they meant.

"And no need to worry about your contract." The unicorn smiled. "If I fired virgins for every little mistake I might as well go back to Canterlot and let somepony else handle the negotiations."

"Yes, Ms. Dis Lee," I said and took another sip of water. Meanwhile, my employer floated her phone into the air and dialed a number.

"Alex,” she said the instant the call began. "Please bring the best practices file, would you? Oh and get me a few slices of bitter apple."

Not even waiting for a conformation, Ms. Dis Lee hung up and put the phone away. Alex, or Alexander Backman, was the company intern. I'd met him a few times: he was the one who had organized my interview, as well as introduced me to Fleur Dis Lee before the signing of my contract. Technically he too was a virgin, but unlike me he didn't plan making a career out of it. The only reason he decided to "save himself" for a few more years was to advance his business career. Smart move, considering he was enjoying daily talks with his VP, while his direct superiors couldn't dream of getting anywhere near her office.

I looked at the framed portrait again. Ms. Dis Lee had to be pretty important to have the portrait of a prince on her desk. I wondered if I would be seeing him at some point. She did say that he was her business partner, so there was a chance he dropped by to check his interests, if nothing else.

"A thousand pardons." Alex rushed in, not bothering to knock. "The seventh floor kitchen was crowded, so I had to go to the eighth." He closed the door behind himself, then rushed to place a crystal bowl full of apples before the unicorn.

"Alex," Ms. Dis Lee sighed. "I said a few slices, not a few apples!"

"You know I always mess things up, Fleur." He remained completely unfazed. I envied that about him. "Hi, Katie. How was the first day?"

I remained silent.

"That bad, eh?" He took a flash drive out of his pocket and gave it to me. "Don't let it get to you. Pat went through the same on her first day."

"Pat?" I looked to Ms Dis Lee. That wasn't a name I recognized.

"Patricia was my interpreter before we hired you." Ms. Dis Lee pushed the bowl of apples to the side of her desk. "Lovely girl, magnificent interpreter. Sadly, she had to leave us."

The message was clear. This was a topic I had to stay clear of. Judging by Alex' sudden change of expression he’d realized he hadn't thought his comment fully through.

"Anyway, let me not keep you," Ms. Dis Lee smiled widely—the unicorn way of saying our conversation had reached its end. "Take the opportunity to relax the next few days and get yourself acquainted with as many of the files as you can. Did you include the videos, Alex?" She turned towards the intern.

"All last year's presentations and conference videos." He nodded.

"Perfect,” said, taking out her tablet. "Have fun, Katie. I'll call you when I need you. Alex will see you out."

That was my cue. Still holding the half-full plastic bottle, I took the flash drive and put it in my purse. A quick "goodbye" and Alex and I were out of the office. Finally, I could breathe in peace.

"Sorry, Katie. I messed up there," Alex rushed beside me. "Shouldn't have brought Pat up. Things were a bit crazy when she left. I had to temp as an interpreter for a few weeks, and organize interviews for her replacement."

"Must have been fun," my words dripped with sarcasm.

"Let's just say, one doesn't go on a first name basis with the VP just like that."

As we walked towards the elevator, several middle-aged employees made a point to grumble a sort of greeting as we passed by. Obvious middle managers, they only went so far as to coat their disdain. An intern and a interpreter. In their eyes we didn't deserve the money or attention we were getting "doing a job a five-year-old could". If it were up to them, they'd reinstate child labour.

"So what happened to her?" I asked as we waited for the ride do the first floor.

"She was sabotaged," Alex whispered. A shiver went down my back. That wasn't a word any virgin wanted to hear. Ever. "She got scammed into a one night stand a day before key negotiations. It was a real mess." The elevator door opened. "Best not talk about it."

"Best not," I agreed and stepped in. "See you, Alex."

So much for living the dream. There were quite a few things I was going to have to get used to.