"Hi" he said in his casual laid back manner. She felt her knees go weak as he smiled only the way he could smile. Those white teeth stood out against his well tanned and weatherbeaten face. As he smiled those big eyes sparkled. It took her back to those days out in his boat. The sun shining and reflecting off the clear blue ocean. Suddenly she was back there, with him, her thoughts a thousands of miles away from where she stood.

"Fancy some lunch?" he said. " I hear there is a new place open in town". His words brought her back. Back to the mundane office. She stood there still in disbelief. Her head was spinning.

"Er, yes. That would be lovely" was all she could say. " I can get away in 10 minutes. Meet you downstairs in the foyer "

"Great" he replied. " We have some unfinished business to discuss". With that he turned away and headed for the elevator. As she turned to go back to her desk. Daphne had an uneasy feeling. A foreboding feeling, right in the pit of her stomach. She stopped. She had thought she had heard a familiar voice. A female voice. The voice was too muffled for her to hear the exact words.  " Now that wasn't too difficult. You are a natural", the voice had said. As she turned her head towards the elevator, the doors were closing. For a fleeting second she noticed that there were two people in the elevator. Thomas and another. There was something familiar about the second figure. Her brain was working overtime, like a computer, looking for a match.

She was concentrating hard. A look of bewilderment then sheer suprise crossed her face. She knew who it was. The second figure. It was her friend, Frances................