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Joe turned to Callum just as he opened histo yell, because his face had turned red

“I think Julia should update everyone She’s the one with the best overview”

“What?” came a horrified squeak from the corner

Joe caught Patricia’s eye as he turned back to Julia Patricia beaht track

“Jules,” Joe called across the room “Fill everybody in, will you?”

Part of hi her the centre of attention when he knew she loathed it But she could do this She was the best person to do this No detail got past he

r quick brain; no logical reasoning escaped it The ht about it, the more he realised her skills were sorely underutilised, because everyone treated her as the scared rabbit she professed to be But she was stronger than that He was sure of it

“I-I-I…” She looked like she was about to start hyperventilating

Joe pushed himself off the sofa and sauntered towards her He held a hand out to her “You’ve got this,” he said in a low voice, meant only for her

Wide, panic-stricken eyes met his Joe let her see his confidence in her He let her see that he absolutely believed she could do this and do it better than anyone in the room

Co to communicate with her by telepathy

“Do you need a data projector?” Elle called across the roos on the internet, and it’s brilliant We can connect it to your iPad and project onto the wall Wait until you see the clarity of the i alone in the office, I project my work all over the walls It feels like I’ot to try it, Julia It’s super cool” She was practically bouncing on the spot as she gushed about her new tech

Joe hid a seeky little heart

“Looks like you’re all set,” he told Julia

Elle came over with a tiny cube in the pal to be brilliant” She didn’t wait for a reply as she plucked it fro over the screen “Ry,” she called to the h Bolivia’s food reserves, “how about we call for popcorn?”