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hassled.So naturally, I ran to see if I could help. There was a woman being mugged by two men. I shouted and ran towards them. They ran away . It turned out the woman was Jane. God knows why she decided to use the shortcut at night. You'd think she'd know better. She's from Manchester ! Anyhow, she was all shaken up. I offered to take her home, but she didn't want to go there. So, I took her to the flat, gave her a cup of tea and some pasta. We were just chatting about stuff and you rang . That's all . Marsh.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
What do you mean 'that's all'? Didn't you snog her?
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From: Marshall , To: Stevie
No ,I didn't snog her. I wanted to. But I didn't. It didn't seem right to take advantage when she was all shaken up. That would make me a total shark, wouldn't it ? Besides, when I invited her back to the flat, I promised no funny business . M.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
What did you do that for , you idiot ? God, no wonder none of your relationships last more than a month, apart from Dominique the bitch. It's this gallant crap you insist on pulling.
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
And there was me thinking it was because I lived with my little sister. Silly me.
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From: Stevie , To: Marshall
Ok , even if that was the problem, you have no excuse for the last year when I've been away at uni?
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
Apart from the whole Dominique thing? If we exclude that, I have no excuse. I hang my head with shame.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
Wait a minute. A self-deprecating joke?? You like her! You really,REALLY like this girl ! Which means you are a super big GIANT idiot for not kissing her. What am I going to do with you ? I hope you're at least going to ask her out today. So that you can snog her without feeling like you're taking advantage.
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
I'd like to ask her out, but you know how badly things can go wrong when I date people from work . We work in the same team, which means we wouldn't be able to avoid each other. At least with Dominique, she was at the other end of the office . Also, I'm trying to make partner, remember. I've already had one warning about office relationships – cue Dominique again. I can't risk another . Besides, Jane's just come out of a bad relationship. I think she still feels a bit fragile about it. It's probably not a great idea for me to land her with another one.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
Fine. Fine. Whatever . But you DO like her, don't you?
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
She's pretty. She's clever .She's nice. She's interesting. And I feel totally at ease when I'm talking to her . So yes, I like her. But she's still a work colleague, so I can't ask her out . Sorry to disappoint you . Marsh – boring old fart . PS: Of course, all this makes it very distracting to work with her.
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From: Stevie, To: James, Cc: Louise Edward s
Ji m, I think Marsh likes this Jane girl. But he's refusing to ask her out because they work together. Can you talk some sense into him ? I'm CC 'ing Lou in case she has any good ideas about it. Stevie.
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From: Stevie, To: James
One other question Jim. What's Jane's last name ? Stevie.
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Jane yawned and switched her computer on. It had been a long night and she was still shattered. It had taken a lot of effort to drag herself into work on time.
Ruth's head appeared above the partition. ‘Late night?’
‘ Eventful. I had my purse nicked.’
‘ Oh my god, are you Ok?’
Jane decided not to tell the whole story about her and Marsh. ‘Yes, I'm Ok. Just a bit pissed off. I had to buy a new phone and a new handbag to put it in on the way into work. It's a real pain.’
‘ If you need to borrow a bit of money to tide you over …’ she said.
‘ That's really kind of you,’ said Jane. ‘But I think I'll be Ok.’
‘ Well, the offer's there.’ Ruth sat back down.
‘ Thanks.’ Jane opened up her
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
What do you mean 'that's all'? Didn't you snog her?
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From: Marshall , To: Stevie
No ,I didn't snog her. I wanted to. But I didn't. It didn't seem right to take advantage when she was all shaken up. That would make me a total shark, wouldn't it ? Besides, when I invited her back to the flat, I promised no funny business . M.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
What did you do that for , you idiot ? God, no wonder none of your relationships last more than a month, apart from Dominique the bitch. It's this gallant crap you insist on pulling.
##
From: Marshall, To: Stevie
And there was me thinking it was because I lived with my little sister. Silly me.
##
From: Stevie , To: Marshall
Ok , even if that was the problem, you have no excuse for the last year when I've been away at uni?
##
From: Marshall, To: Stevie
Apart from the whole Dominique thing? If we exclude that, I have no excuse. I hang my head with shame.
##
From: Stevie, To: Marshall
Wait a minute. A self-deprecating joke?? You like her! You really,REALLY like this girl ! Which means you are a super big GIANT idiot for not kissing her. What am I going to do with you ? I hope you're at least going to ask her out today. So that you can snog her without feeling like you're taking advantage.
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
I'd like to ask her out, but you know how badly things can go wrong when I date people from work . We work in the same team, which means we wouldn't be able to avoid each other. At least with Dominique, she was at the other end of the office . Also, I'm trying to make partner, remember. I've already had one warning about office relationships – cue Dominique again. I can't risk another . Besides, Jane's just come out of a bad relationship. I think she still feels a bit fragile about it. It's probably not a great idea for me to land her with another one.
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From: Stevie, To: Marshall
Fine. Fine. Whatever . But you DO like her, don't you?
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From: Marshall, To: Stevie
She's pretty. She's clever .She's nice. She's interesting. And I feel totally at ease when I'm talking to her . So yes, I like her. But she's still a work colleague, so I can't ask her out . Sorry to disappoint you . Marsh – boring old fart . PS: Of course, all this makes it very distracting to work with her.
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From: Stevie, To: James, Cc: Louise Edward s
Ji m, I think Marsh likes this Jane girl. But he's refusing to ask her out because they work together. Can you talk some sense into him ? I'm CC 'ing Lou in case she has any good ideas about it. Stevie.
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From: Stevie, To: James
One other question Jim. What's Jane's last name ? Stevie.
* * *
Jane yawned and switched her computer on. It had been a long night and she was still shattered. It had taken a lot of effort to drag herself into work on time.
Ruth's head appeared above the partition. ‘Late night?’
‘ Eventful. I had my purse nicked.’
‘ Oh my god, are you Ok?’
Jane decided not to tell the whole story about her and Marsh. ‘Yes, I'm Ok. Just a bit pissed off. I had to buy a new phone and a new handbag to put it in on the way into work. It's a real pain.’
‘ If you need to borrow a bit of money to tide you over …’ she said.
‘ That's really kind of you,’ said Jane. ‘But I think I'll be Ok.’
‘ Well, the offer's there.’ Ruth sat back down.
‘ Thanks.’ Jane opened up her
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