‘Great,’ said Alexa, trying to sound keen.  She knew she needed a job to go to but the thought of really going after one right now was too much.  She had this exam and Rachel and her family and Helena to juggle.  Plus there was the fact she felt guilty about the job she’d be turning down here.  Pulling out of this job would mean a difficult route back career wise should she ever return to England.  There were so many bridges to burn but right now found herself hesitating to strike the match.

‘I have to go Lex,’ said Helena.  ‘My meeting’s about to start.’

‘Ok I’ll call you tomorrow babe,’ she said irritated that the time zones meant she couldn’t say later.  But Helena had already gone.

‘Shit,’ cursed Alexa.  It so difficult being so far away from each other, having difficult discussions without being able to see the expression on the other’s face, without being able to bridge any gaps between them with a comforting hand.

It was the meeting of the board, where the heads of all the divisions came together to present their sector to the rest of the company.  It was long and arduous and Helena’s mind was filled with Alexa and Rachel.  Helena knew an extra two weeks should be meaningless in the grand scheme of things but she had a bad feeling about the way things were going, a feeling that made her want to have Alexa back with her as soon as possible.

The meeting finally ended and Natasha, the secretary taking notes of the meeting lingered behind as Helena got up slowly, still lost in her own thoughts.

‘I haven’t seen you in a while Helena,’ said Natasha, focusing her chocolate eyes on her.

Helena registered Natasha.  ‘I’ve been around Natasha,’ said Helena.

‘Well you never called….’ she added to her case.  Helena winced a little.  Before she had left for Europe she had hooked up with Natasha for the night but she had thought they were both clear it was one night of fun only.

‘I’m sorry Natasha.  I left for Europe.  I didn’t think you expected me to.  We had fun right.’

Natasha grinned and sat on the desk, crossing her legs in her pencil skirt.  ‘Oh yeah we had fun alright.  You know if you ever want to have some more fun……’