Ms. Prime Minister. Danny Osipenko

model shoes clattered on the pavement.

      – You know, Dick,“ Kate reasoned, puffing on her cigarette, „you can live here. I only spent two thousand and a half… and I got my groceries and my clothes.

      – Well, well! – The guard was nodding his head in agreement, breathing heavily.

      – I think I’ll stay here for a while.

      At last they reached the house. Dick dumped the packages on the couch with a sigh of relief.

      – Do I owe you a tip or something? – Kate asked.

      – No,“ said the bodyguard firmly, „maybe a cup of coffee.

      – And what about a can of beer?

      – I would be honored! – The guard replied solemnly.

      Then they sat for a long time, sipping beer and then whiskey. Dick loosened his tongue, and he told Kate many interesting things. The country, as it turned out, stretched forty kilometers long and fifteen kilometers wide, in a valley between two low mountain ranges, beyond which lay the two great countries of Lämpia and Furland.

      – These two countries are in constant conflict,“ said Dick, „and we’re in between them… And at the slightest sign they shoot each other with cruise missiles… if you only knew, Madam DeRoss, how we were tired of it all… And that silly smuggler is muddying the waters…

      – Which one is that?

      – «I’d have shot the bastard, I swear to God,» said Dick.

      – Still,» Kate interrupted him, but the guard stood up resolutely and headed for the exit.

      – Dick, will you walk?“ Kate asked sympathetically, „maybe a cab?

      – No need, I’m not far from here…

      – Well, see you tomorrow…

      – Tomorrow I’ll take you for a ride in a limousine, you’ll see for yourself,» Dick assured Kate.

      – Thank you! – she sincerely thanked him.

      Kate returned to the living room and pulled off her dress, her gaze accidentally falling on the corner of the ceiling, where the lens of the TV camera glittered.

      – Well, this is too much! – she was indignant, – come here, Chief of Intelligence, you can hear me, right?!

      A minute later there was a knock at the door, and Kate, in her robe, opened the door. On the threshold stood the chief spy.

      – We beg of you,“ he murmured, „keep undressing.

      At last, having come to her senses, she screamed:

      – Get all your fucking bugs out of the house! If I find one, I’ll kick it the hell out!

      The same faceless men in black turtlenecks ran into the house, armed with screwdrivers and pliers, they began to dismantle the TV cameras and take out the «bugs. Kate, in an open robe, showing only her translucent underwear, rushed between them, shouting at the slowest ones. It was obvious that the guys are not in a hurry to do their job… Kate suddenly realized why. She blushed, wrapped her robe and sat down on the sofa.

      – Everything is cleaned! – Reported the head of intelligence.

      – Watch it with me! – Kate threatened him, «All of you, get out!

      ***

      When Kate went out in the morning to the backyard, she was surprised to find a gorgeous pool filled with inviting azure water. Without thinking, she threw off her robe and plunged into the life-giving water.