A Not So Meet Cute

Content Warning: This section of the guide contains discussion of sexual content.

A young woman named Lottie is mid-conversation with her boss, Angela, who has approached Lottie with three suited men in tow. Lottie and Angela have been friends since middle school in an on-again, off-again manner that Lottie describes as toxic. She maintains this friendship because they met as children, when Lottie didn’t have much money and felt outcast among the wealthier residents of Beverly Hills. Lottie originally looked up to Angela for spending time with her, but in adulthood, Lottie is conflict-averse and considers herself a doormat to Angela.

Angela expresses that she will miss Lottie’s humor. Lottie first presumes the remark refers to Angela going on holiday to Bora Bora, but it turns out to mean that she is firing Lottie. Lottie is asked to sign termination papers, and as she struggles to control her temper, Angela reveals that Lottie is being fired because she has been there nearly a year. While Lottie has been an incredible employee, she would thus no longer be under restricted pay and would get her full salary per her contract. Angela is firing her to hire a cheaper replacement, and the men in suits are security.