Not Safe for Work

The name is a half-truth. Valley Village is in the Valley, but there is no village to speak of. Just like with porn, Los Angeles real estate depends on letting euphemisms slide. Such is the nature of the San Fernando Valley, just over the hill from the rest of Los Angeles, and somehow a world away.

“If you get a better offer before then...” the man says in a whisper. “Any offer, I’d take it.”