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The blind on his side of the window is open so I go to peer through but there’s no sign of him.
    I stick a pod in the coffee machine and sit at my desk, noticing a stack of work on it.
    Lorraine knocks and enters. ‘Mr Gregory said to tell you he’ll be out most of the day, they’ve had an emergency situation arise.’ She lowers her voice, ‘Some footballer got a Judge’s daughter pregnant.’
    ‘Gosh,’ I respond. ‘So it’s crisis management time I take it?’
    ‘Absolutely,’ Lorraine seems animated, as if the local Sunday newspaper has delivered a juicy piece of gossip right to her own desk. ‘That’s one of the perks of being here. You find out tons of gossip, even if you can’t repeat it outside these walls. At least I have you to share it with now.’
    I smile at her. ‘Do you want a coffee before I start my work?’
     
    The day drags on as I type my way through Gabe’s work and answer the phone. It’s just not the same without him here. I hear his door bang and jump up to see if he’s back but it’s Domestic staff emptying the bins. I wonder when I’ll see him again. Then I berate myself for being needy. It’s a side effect of an abandoned child, if I’m shown any interest I seem to cling on for dear life. I phone Ronnie and see if she wants to meet me for a Pizza after work. She’s up for it, wanting to know what transpired the night before.
    She gives me a wild wave, her blonde hair topped with a cowboy style hat, that would look ridiculous on me, but looks boho-babe on her.
    ‘Where were you this morning? Me and Col were waiting to see what had happened. We figured you must have still been at it to not make your morning latte. Was he good? Is he massive?’
    ‘Oh excuse me,’ the waiter backs away from the table.
    ‘No come back we need wine,’ Ronnie clicks her fingers at him, ‘What would you recommend?’
    She knows full well which are the better wines on the list but she’s flirting with the guy to make sure we get a great service. She fixes him in the glare of her mega-watt smile, and when he makes a suggestion she touches his hand and says ‘Thanks, that would be lovely,’ she looks at his badge, ‘Mike.’ He swaggers off, no doubt struggling under the weight of his hard-on.
    ‘You are so bad.’
    ‘Never mind me, what about you? Spill .’
    Several heads turn to look at her. She is lovable but loud.
    I fold my arms,‘I didn’t shag him.’
    ‘What? Nothing?’
    I look coyly at her, ‘Now I didn’t say nothing, did I?’
    ‘I want every little detail.’ Ronnie moves her chair closer to mine.
    I fill her in on events.
    ‘The bastard. Seriously he wound you up and left you like it?’
    ‘Yes, it was A for Arousal.’
    ‘That’s A for Appalling. Perhaps he does have a small dick after all.’
    I shake my head. ‘Nope, felt it rubbing against me, it ain’t little.’
    We giggle.
    Ronnie clasps her hands to her chest,‘So what happens next?’
    I shake my head. ‘I don’t know. He wasn’t at work today. I guess I need to be thinking of something beginning with B.’
    ‘Oh I so have some ideas about that, and a slight bit of revenge might be involved.’ Ronnie smirks, and starts to whisper something in my ear.
    ‘That’s bloody genius. I love you girl.’
    ‘Great, you can pay for dinner. I’ve spent my allowance on shoes.’ She lifts up a Jimmy Choo. ‘Worth it though aren’t they?’ Then she pours us both another extremely large glass of wine.
    We get back to our floor and wave goodnight to each other from outside our rooms and then I walk into my apartment and close the door firmly behind me. I make a coffee, and slide open the windows in the lounge. Ronnie comes out onto her balcony, holding another glass of wine.
    ‘Lush,’ I shout at her.
    ‘I know I’m lush,’ she shouts back.
    I walk into the kitchen to grab one of my plain coconut Maison de Truffles, which are exquisite. I’m just taking a bite when my intercom buzzes. Who’s calling