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interest.   Very interesting considering that he was the
last guy she could see Izzy spending any amount of time with.  
    “She isn’t
normally so quick to strike.   You must
bring that out in her.” She tilted her head in question and continued. “So what
was it your Neanderthal brain made your mouth say that got you in so much
trouble?”
    “Now here I
was under the impression that you girls shared everything.   I didn’t say anything that I haven’t said a
hundred times before to pretty girls.   I
would like to add that the other 99 times I have used that line I received a
much better reaction.” Alex added the last part a little defensively.   Obviously Izzy’s reaction, wounded his
fragile male ego.  
    “Ah, you see
that was your mistake.” Roni stated, his eyebrows going up in question.   “She knew it was nothing but a line.   A line you have used on countless girls
before her and will use on countless girls after.   My girl knows when she is being played.   Ever since right after college, she has been
able to sense a player from a mile away.   I bet you set off her player, alarm in two seconds flat.”
    “So she didn’t
have a player, alarm before that point? I guess I’m a few years too late.”   He tried to play it off as a joke, but he
seemed to be annoyed that he had no shot with Izzy.   “Anyway, what are you doing here besides
using your super power to take down my Derek?”
    “’Your
Derek’?   Who are you? His first wife?
Derek is in his office, safely away from my super power.   We ran into each other at Starbucks, and his
assistant called saying she had a family emergency so she had to take some time
off.   I needed a job, he needed an
assistant and low and behold, here I am trying to figure out this overly
complicated computer system.   Doesn’t
Jemma keep paper copies of her duties or his schedule somewhere?” She tried to
keep the desperation and pleading out of her voice but she failed.  
    “No, she
doesn’t believe anything should be printed.   Jemma is hypersensitive about security and believes paper would lead to
a breach somehow.   She takes all of her
notes on either the laptop or her iPad. She never seems to leave her desk
without the damn tablet. Let me take a look I am sure I can guide you in the
right direction.”   She scooted her chair
back so he could reach her keyboard.   He
hit a few keys and poof up came her email, Derek’s schedule and a very detailed
list of tasks.   She had some big shoes to
fill it seemed.   Derek’s assistant was
the most organized assistant in the world.
    “Ok, now shows
me how you did that.   Any other programs
I need to be able to run, or better yet any I should not touch?   I would hate to accidently take down the
entire company’s computer system.”   She
smirked.
    “Tell me your
clumsiness is limited to personal injury and not computer demolition?” Alex
asked looking horrified.  
    “She did
manage to latte bomb my laptop this morning, so maybe we should limit her to
paper and pen.” Derek said, strolling out of his office hands in his pockets,
smiling and shaking his head.  
    “She neglected
to mention that part of your morning. Although she did mention she attempted to
neuter you via hot tea.” The two of them were laughing hysterically now.   Roni crossed her arms and tried to scowl at
them.  
    “Careful boys,
I may have another ‘accident’ any minute now.” Roni warned.
    They both held
their hands out in surrender. “Did you manage to find the items you needed?”
    “Thanks to
Alex yes.   Seriously, what is all this
crap on the computer? I think I like the idea of going to pen and paper.”
    “Don’t worry
half the stuff on that computer you will never need.   Plus, you are only filling in so I won’t
expect you to do any of the extra stuff that Jemma squeezes into her schedule
somehow.   I do believe that I promised
you lunch though…” Roni’s phone rang interrupting Derek.