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    When he saw them leave with a group of young men, he realized that she was not for him. She was a party girl, not someone whom he could bring home to meet his mother or his board of directors. Thoughts about party girls brought back the memory of one such girl he had met his last night in America.
    She had simply rocked his world, and he would have willingly rocked hers back, if she hadn’t teased him and then disappeared without an explanation.
    Sighing, Dmitry took a flute of champagne, downing it in one gulp and then sitting the empty glass on a nearby table.
    He would find a woman worthy of his affections one day. But until then, his focus must remain on the company. With the negotiations finally underway, and having seen firsthand that the two Americans who were stationed at their largest mine, he could turn his attentions to other business matters.
    Mrs. Rusnik had sent him daily reports about the fine job the young American woman was doing for the company. She had also included information about how well she was adjusting to the conservative lifestyle that was needed during her stay. Mrs. Rusnik made her sound like an angel or a saint.
    He left the exhibit and headed for his city apartment.  He looked forward to meeting Maria Thompson, this paragon of virtue, first thing in the morning.
     

Chapter 6
     
    Julia walked into the elevator the next morning, trying hard not to move her head too much. Vladimir and his friends had insisted that she participate in a Russian tradition of doing Vodka shots. Antonia had encouraged her and told her the men would be offended if she declined.
    Not a big drinker, she had felt the effects of the first shot, and by the time she had taken her third, she was drunker than she had ever been in her life.
    Antonia had managed to replace the remaining shots with water, but the damage had already been done. Sergei had been called just before midnight and had retrieved a very sick American woman who was more asleep than awake.
    Antonia had felt bad about her new friend’s predicament, but had soon forgotten all about it when Vladimir had suggested they return to his place. She had waved Sergei and Julia off with a giggle and quickly jumped into Vladimir’s vehicle.
    Sergei had frowned upon seeing the state Julia was in, but hoped that this one experience might be enough to curb her adventures in the future.
    He had helped her to her rooms and made sure her shoes were off before she fell into bed. He had then made sure Mrs. Padrov was aware of the situation and asked her to do whatever she could to mitigate the damage.
    Julia had awoken to a darkened room, with Mrs. Padrov standing over her bed, painkillers in hand along with a tall glass of something sure to “fix her problem.”   Julia had taken the pills and downed the glass of what tasted like spicy tomato juice.
    “I’ve closed the blinds, but you should probably start heading towards the shower if you want to be to work on time this morning.” Mrs. Padrov didn’t judge, but she did shake her head and mutter in Russian as she left the room.
    Julia managed to shower and dress before Sergei came to get her and gave him a soft “Thank you” for rescuing her last night. She had promised him that she would be more careful and had sworn off Vodka for the time being.
    As the elevator pinged and the doors opened, she exited and headed for the small office she had been given. She kept her head down and glanced from beneath her lashes, relieved to see that Mrs. Rusnik had not arrived yet. Given her fragile state, she didn’t want to see the disapproving frown on Mrs. Rusnik’s face for not having listened to her about Antonia.
    Antonia had left her with Sergei and then gone off with a guy she had only just met. That was definitely not Julia’s scene and she would be more cautious if she went out with Antonia again.
    She left the office door cracked and started up her computer, ready to begin the day, glad that it was