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“I’d love to show you what I’ve got”

“Bexley has beenall sorts of comments I don’t knohat I’ll do, Lucy, if for soet the job” She looks out the , expression darkening She passes a hand through her hair and it settles back into a perfect shining cap I wish my hair was so obedient

“He could easily get the job over me Josh has a money brain I’m more of a book brain”

“Hree But if you want, we could breed you together and create the next-generation ultimate B and G employee I’ve never heard you call him ‘Josh’ before”

I pretend my mouth is incredibly full I chew and point to my mouth and shake my head and buy s

“Oh, well, you know That’shis nauess Joshua Er, Josh Templeman Joshua T”

Shewith avid interest at my face

“You’ve got a rather eerie glow about you today, darling”

“No I don’t” She’s on toup to me

“You’re all confused and bunny-in-the-headlights It’s these dates”

“It’s all a bit confusing Danny is nice He really is”

“Allweren’t particularly nice”

There’s a bang on the door adjoining Mr Bexley’s office to Helene’s I’rateful to Fat Little Dick for this interruption

“Enter,” she barks He bursts in and stops dead when he sees me and the box of macarons on the desk

“What do you want?”