Emily was at her desk in her office, trying to do the bills for the hotel ALONE again. Taking a small break, she leaned back in her seat and took a hit of her cigarette.

"Ugh, I really need a vacation." She said.

'I'm so jealous that uncle Ozzie got a general manager before me, though I always assumed it would be uncle Fizz.' Emily thought.

Though, the more she thought about it... the less likely any work would get done if they were to do something together.

It's not bad that they love each other but there is such a thing as being TOO loving towards each other. Especially PHYSICALLY loving.

'Once again, I will never understand love.' Emily thought before she heard her office door open.

"Hey Emily, are you busy?" Someone asked.

"Ah, Verosika, what can I do for you?" Emily asked with a smile.

Seeing the cigarette in Emily's hand, Verosika smiled a bit as she shut the door behind her.

"I wanted to get to know this place a bit better since I'll be staying here for a while. Though, now I have a new question." Verosika said before pulling out a pack of her own smokes. "Do you have a light?"

"Not a very good one." Emily said, pulling out her lighter.

"You use a lighter? I thought you'd just use your fire magic?" Verosika asked.

"I can but it's wasteful to use it just to light some smokes." Emily said, tossing her lighter to Verosika.

Opening it up, Verosika flicked it a couple times before it finally lit.

"Damn, this IS a shitty lighter. Maybe you should order a new one." Verosika said, lighting one of her cigs.

"I want to but with how swamped with bills I am, I almost forgot every time." Emily said, gesturing to the pile of bills for the hotel.

"I see. Do you need a hand?" Verosika asked, seeing the pile.

"A hand? You wanna help me?" Emily asked in surprise.

"Why not? You're giving me room and board for free, plus I've been handling the finances for the porn studio for a while now. So I think I can take some stress off your shoulders." Verosika said with a smile.

"That would be amazingly great. Thank you." Emily said.

'Once again, another reason why I NEED to find a general manager of my own!' Emily thought as she gave Verosika half of the hotel bills to do.

With both of them working together and chatting about certain bills, it took so MUCH less time to finish them all if Emily was still doing them alone.

"And that is that." Verosika said, putting the last bill down.

"And you would've earned a big raise if you worked for the hotel." Emily said, more relaxed now that her work load was lightened for now.

"Maybe after I retire from the Lust work I do." Verosika said, joking a bit.

"Hehehehehe, nice joke." Emily said, knowing that "lust work" for a succubus is almost never done.

Even if she didn't have sexual lust, she knew almost everyone in Hell and Earth had lust within them.

"I'm so happy to be done with that workload." Emily said.

"So, what are you gonna do now?" Verosika asked.

"Hmmm, maybe hold a sharing session so everyone can get to know you and vice versa for however long you'll be staying here." Emily said, taking a hit as her cigarette was down to the filter. "I'm usually swamped until midnight, so I have no idea what I'm going to do."

"Don't you have only two patients?" Verosika asked.

"Just because we only have two doesn't mean I have it half ass their treatment. Pentious and Angel have made a lot of progress in these five years." Emily said, smiling.

"And you're still trying to get them into the place you were kicked out of... because?" Verosika asked, having been told about Emily's story from Asmodeus.

"Because, even if I was thrown out, I want to help Pentious and Angel get into heaven so they can see their loved one. Angel Dust has a twin sister, who died a little after he did, and Pentious has a son who died young." Emily revealed.

"Woah, I... had no idea of that." Verosika said in surprise, almost dropping her cigarette from her lips.

"I know, and that's one of the reasons that I believe sinners can be redeemed." Emily said as she placed a hand on her heart. "Because they all have something or someone that's worth getting better for. Worth BEING better for."

"Even if Heaven isn't as opening and welcoming as they say it is?" Verosika asked, taking a bit of her cigarette.

"Doesn't fucking matter. They can't deny genuine proof that a sinner CAN be better, Charlie showed us them 5 years ago." Emily said with a cheeky grin. "And I'll be the one to shove it right down their damn throats all over again. Can't wait to see the look on that damn bitch's face when I do."

"Don't know who that is but I'm sure she deserves it." Verosika said as she stood up. "Welp, I'm gonna hit the bar in the lobby. See if that bartender's got an Beelzejuice."

"He does and he makes mean drink." Emily said as she stands up too. "Trust me, you'll love a Hell's Paradise."

(Beelzejuice, lime juice, Bacardi Rum, and a dash of rock salt. Chapter 40, book 1)

"I'll trust you on that." Verosika said as they walked to the bar together.

A new pair of friends had been born this day.