DORIS It was my first full week at Heritage Properties. They assigned me a mentor named Kate. That's more than Andrea's firm ever did for me. Kate was a great teacher. She let me follow her around all week. Because Heritage Properties mostly covered a different section of Manhattan and properties in a much higher price range, the commissions were bigger. It also meant I needed a newer and more upscale wardrobe. I called Nina and asked her to go shopping with me. Of course, the first words out of Nina’s mouth were, “How many times have you had s*x with Mystery Man since I’ve seen you last? Is he as good in bed since the one time you paid him?” She frowned. “You’re not still paying him, are you?” I gave her a light, playful slap on the arm as we entered the clothing store Nina picked.