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She breaks off as Luke appears at the door of his office, ushering out a man in a purple shirt

"Mel, order a taxi for Mr Mallory, would you please?"

"Of course, Luke," says Mel, switching into her efficient secretary voice She picks up the phone and we grin at each other -- then I walk into Luke’s office

His office is so sDanish designer, and on the shelves in the alcove behind it are all his shiny PR awards

"Here you are," he says, handing me a sheaf of papers The top one is a letter froration Lawyers," and as I see the words "your proposed relocation to the United States," I feel a tingle of exciteertips

"This is really happening, isn’t it?" I say, walking over to his floor-lengthand gazing down at the busy street below "We’re really going to New York"

"The flights are booked," he says, grinning at me

"You knohat I mean"

"I do know just what you mean," he echoes, and wraps "

For a while we just stand there, the two of us, looking down at the busy London street below I can hardly believe I’n country It’s exciting and wonderful -- but just a little scary, at the saet a job out there?" I say, as I have every time I’ve seen him in the past week "Do you honestly think I will?"

"Of course you will" He sounds so assured and confident, I feel myself relax into his ar, and you come with a record of success… no question at all" He kisses ht for a moment Then he e file labeled "New York" No wonder it’s so huge He toldtoward a New York deal for three years Three years!

"I can’t believe you’ve been planning this for so long and never toldon a Post-it

"Mhtly harder and take a deep breath There’s so to say for a while -- and now is as good a moment as any