Christian pulledthe chair under the desk and slid his rear towards the front of the seatuntil his feet rested on the ground.He began to update the spr...adsheet as Marissa had done each morning sinceshe started working for him. He spent most of his morning doing it,pausing only to answer the phone.The first few phone calls were frightening for Christian. He recognizedsome voices on the phone, even though he had not spoken with most since hehired Marissa. Despite his efforts to throw his voice,. Juju was celebrating his twenty-second birthday and invited Fernander to join him.Fernander knocked on the door and when Juju answered, he greeted him with a hug. He also handed the birthday boy a bouquet of pink roses he grabbed at the grocery store, a bottle of whiskey, and a card.“Happy birthday,” he announced in his thick accent.“Thank you, sweetie,” gleamed Juju. “Darn I don’t have any water to put these in.”“Put them in the sink,” the IT professional suggested.“Good idea,” the six-foot. Neither of them considered the possibility that Johnson Masters had his sad side of the story as well. They weren’t quite sure how to react. As if reading the looks on their faces, Carl said, “Look, I think I can understand that asking you won’t make you tell me what I need to know. That’s fine, I can’t force you. I know Jim isn’t your friend, but he’s mine…and you and me, we're friends too. So please, do this for a friend. I’m not asking you for anything you don’t want to tell me. I’m asking. All she wants is you. Well she can fucking have you, I hope you are both very fucking happy together." I was stunned. First by the venom of Sophie's outburst, and second by the revelation that Lena had dumped her for me already. Sophie turned and walked quickly away, her lovely arse swaying as she strode angrily down the corridor.I remained in the corridor for several moments unsure what to do next. Oh God! poor Lena. I ran along the corridor and flew up the stairs to her office. I knocked and.