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packed. We'll be working out of the client's office in Brussels for the next 4 weeks. We leave tomorrow."
    "What? You expect me to drop everything to go to Brussels just like that? No warning, nothing. I take it this is some kind of bad joke." Julie glared and tried to control her temper.
    "Not at all, calm down will you, Julie. What difference does it make? Work here or work over there, it's all the same."
    Julie gritted her teeth and knew this was one argument she wasn't going to win. "Ok then, you win, I'm not happy about this but I'll go along with it. In future I expect more notice, ok?"
    "Sure, no problem, they sprung it on me this morning, I didn't see it coming either. I would normally never do this, seriously. I'm not as bad as you think I am. Look, I'm flying over there tonight for a meeting but we already have the booking confirmations for your flight and hotel room. I told them to get you a room at the back overlooking the gardens, I thought you'd like that. I'm at the front, I can't sleep if it's too quiet, the traffic noise helps put me to sleep." Max handed Julie the tickets and watched her wide eyed expression as she noticed the booking was for the best hotel in Brussels.
    "Oh, thanks, that was kind of you. I'll see you tomorrow in Brussels in that case." Julie hurried back to her desk. She couldn't make her mind up about Max, she found him extremely annoying but at the same time there was a part of him that could be considerate and thoughtful when she least expected it, plus he really appreciated all her hard work. And she still wondered what he'd look like without a shirt.
    To be honest she was missing nothing by leaving London for a few weeks. She had planned to meet her online friend but FastDriver hadn't replied to her in weeks. He had mentioned he would be on the road a lot but so what? He could still stay in touch. She missed their playful banter, he could be very funny and his messages always made her smile. For weeks now she'd checked her messages 3 times a day but he had disappeared. She missed him. Maybe he'd lost his password and he'd turn up again one day out of the blue. And then they'd finally get to meet. Then, at last, she'd get to see what he was really like. You never know, he might turn out to be her ideal man: talk, dark and handsome, intelligent yet considerate and great company. She reread his last message where he had talked about dancing with her in the light of the full Moon. He was so romantic, she couldn't wait to hear from him again.
    If only Max could be more like him. Max? Now there was an interesting man. Great body, very driven but just a little too driven. Although she had fought it Julie couldn't deny it. She liked Max, she would never admit it to anyone in the office but she did like him. It was exciting working with him and he seemed to like working with her. Sometimes when he moved close to her at his desk, she'd smell his after shave and get distracted. She'd for a fleeting moment imagine him stepping out of a sun drenched swimming pool, water dripping from his muscular body, his wet thick black hair swept back. She wondered if he had a hairy chest. Then, she'd snap out of it and block those feelings. Thinking like that was most unprofessional. Any anyhow, a good looking man like Max must have women chasing him around town. He'd never go for a girl like her in a million years.
    Why was she even thinking about Max in these terms? That's what got to her. She'd never had such intense feelings for someone she'd worked with. Max either infuriated her or impressed her greatly, he either made her weak at the knees or he made her want to slap him. It was never neutral. He somehow knew how to press her buttons. He aroused strong feelings in her.
    Maybe Brussels would be fun after all. Maybe she'd finally figure out what Max was all about. That was, if she wasn't working day and night. Well, either way she was determined to keep everything strictly professional. No meeting for