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little smile. ‘Lousy, but of course the continent is much better.’
    ‘Trouble is I might need a tour guide. Someone who knows their way around.’
    ‘I think I might know just the guy.’
    ‘Will he be free do you think?’
    ‘I guarantee it.’
    1:30pm: We walked back to the office feeling elated. We still had a month left here and already we had planned a few of our weekends. Mum, I warned him, would insist on at least one more family meal. ‘She’s very bossy, you know.’
    ‘Not unlike someone else.’
    ‘I’m not bossy, I’m …’
    ‘Delightful,’ he kissed the top of my head before we turned towards our building.
    ‘Yeah, right,’ I replied, lamely. It seemed being happy had a detrimental effect on my sarcasm.
    1:35pm: We went through the swing doors to the office. Mike Carmichael walked towards us with a huge grin on his fact.
    ‘Hey, guess what?’
    ‘What’s up Carmichael?’ Pete asked.
    ‘Shelley called me into her office. I just got a promotion. I’m going to be your new boss.’
    Pete and I looked at each other and burst into laughter.
    ‘Good luck, Mike. You just might need it.’

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