Meanwhile, romance is in the air as Alexis catches the attention of Rodrigo, creative director at "MODE Brazil" and he asks her out. He is also aware of her being a post-op and to him it doesn't matter anyway. After Wilhelmina tells her that it's time to "put the key in the ignition," Alexis finally answers Rodigo's offer, and later on in the evening the two have sex. The following day, Rodrigo asks Alexis about going to Brazil with him, an offer that may prove to be tempting. Unbeknownst to Alexis, Rodrigo is being paid off by Bradford and Wilhelmina (who suggested the idea to him as a way to get back at "Little Orphan Tranny"), this in exchange for promoting Rodrigo to the EIC job at "MODE Brazil" by getting Alexis out of the country. This after Bradford offered her $10 million to resign from "MODE", leave town, and let Daniel once again take the position of editor-in-chief, which Alexis turned down.