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she was exhausted and fell into bed tired to the bone, but
very happy.  Happy, that she was well liked at Crayon, and that she had set the
ball rolling, to an exciting and challenging future.  Now, the next step Global
Consulting … and Nicolas …
    Early
Monday morning she walked into the lobby of Global Consulting with a spring in
her step.  She had caught up with some much needed sleep over the weekend and
felt fresh and energetic this morning. She was unsure what welcome she was
about to receive by the Executives, as she was still young, and some of them
were relatively conservative and did not believe women belonged in the
boardroom. She refused to allow that to damper her excitement.  This was the
second step in her new life, even if it was forced on her by her father … from
his grave.
    She
walked into the elevator, turned and saw Nicolas walking hurriedly towards
her.  “Hold the elevator!”  She smiled as the doors slid close and waved at him
with a cheeky grin when the doors closed before he could reach it.  She laughed
gaily in the empty elevator and quickly glanced at her reflection in the
mirrors around her.
    She
wore a professional dark charcoal pant suit with a soft, silky cream shirt that
hugged her plump, but firm breasts, high heels and her hair pulled up and back
in a loose knot at the back of her head.  She looked sheik and the picture of a
professional executive.  She gave herself a thumbs up when the elevator came to
a stop on her floor and she swiftly walked out, noticing that the second
elevator was rapidly rising to this floor, with none other than Nicolas as its
occupant of course!
    She
smiled at the executive assistants already busy at work behind their desks and
walked quickly with confident strides to the office in the corner, smiling
broadly when she noticed Getrude behind her desk in the reception area in front
of it.  She looked up as she came closer, smiled professionally and enquired
friendly.  “Morning, how may I assist you?”
    “You
can get up from behind that desk your old hoot, and come over here and greet me
properly!”
    Gertrude’s
mouth fell open hearing the ‘old hoot’ as only Samantha lovingly called her. 
Tears filled her eyes and she jumped up with a shriek.
    “Sam! 
Sammy!  Is it really you?”  She embraced her and hugged her fiercely against
her.  She pushed her away and shook her head, tears slowly running down her
cheeks.
    “You
have really grown up … and so beautiful at that! Oh, how I’ve missed you!”  She
pulled her close and hugged her again.
    She
knew the moment Nicolas arrived behind her when his electric presence engulfed
her entire body and responded immediately to his closeness and she had to take
deep breaths to take control of her emotions.  She just knew that he would not
let her get away with her actions of the past week.  He was not happy if he did
not have the upper hand!
    “Morning,
Nicolas. Did you have a nice weekend?”  Gertrude asked Nicolas as soon as she
noticed him.
    “Not
particularly.” He growled, waiting for Samantha to face him.  He deliberately
did not elaborate and his eyes locked with hers when she eventually turned
around.  She smiled brightly at him.
    “Morning,
Nicolas.  It is a beautiful morning, isn’t it?”  His expression did not change;
his lips remained compressed in a tight line.  She ignored him for a whole
week, and now she dare stand there and pretend as if she was not aware of his
constant phone calls!
    Gertrude
looked from the one to the other with interest, aware of the undercurrents
flowing between them.
    “You
lost your cell phone, then Samantha?”  She flushed and sighed.  He was not even
going to wait until they were alone before he started shouting at her.
    “No,
why?  Were you looking for me?”  This, in a sweet, innocent tone, with a wide
smile to add insult to the injury.  He fumed, nearly crushed her with the anger
in his eyes.
    “Ehm
… can I bring you two