Birdy straightened the imaginary wrinkles out of her dress as she stood outside. She was in front of the large luxury clothing store where she was meeting her newest client. She had received a call that morning asking her if she was available for a last-minute meeting and she'd jumped at the chance. With Alex, Kit, Luca and Gemma, she had started to build a nice little roster of steady clientele and she hoped it would continue.

She bit her lip nervously before taking a breath, ...