Interview with Samantha

I'm patiently waiting.  Okay, I'm trying to be patient.  I was told this lady had a penchant for being fashionably late to every appointment so I shouldn't be surprised.
Trying to pass the time, I immerse myself into the next project, coming across a difficult chapter that sucks me right in.  Just when I'm about to grasp that elusive cliffhanger, the gate rattles. 
"Way to go, dog," I chide my Lab, who in reply, rolls, snorts, and goes back to sleep.
The door opens and a vis...