Judge Me Not ...

Chapter 7

The three weeks passed quickly and June was tired, but this was her mission and she completed it. Her mornings were clouded with nausea and outright fatigue by the end of the day; she would have to drag herself home on most days. Her mother recommended that she take some vitamins to replenish her body which was obviously tired and still recovering from her bout of sickness. She would surely do that after her presentation with this new client. June was worried after her bout with hypothermia, she realised that she was not invincible, her body was reacting to years of extensive strain; she needed to take everything easy.

She had been on two dates during the last few weeks. She had let herself explore a new side of dating. Currently she had settled on Gared Thompson, a thirty-four year old accountant. He was pleasant and very jovial. He had a good sense of humour and made her feel at ease. She had met him in the foyer of the office building on several occasions. She had shared an elevator with him twice before he had asked her out.

They had been dating for the past week and a half. Her parents were pleased she was dating; according to her mother, she thought she would never have put her career on the side for her love life. Her sisters on the other hand were shocked and more scandalous, they had nicknamed her "the career" and now they had to swallow their words.

June had dressed exceptionally formal today. She wore a red woven tweed sleeveless dress with a bateau neckline and matching jacket that was the length of the dress. She matched it with nude pumps and a roped pearl necklace.

It was presentation day and at 3:30 pm she and her team were due to make a presentation to this new client. They had completed all work yesterday and this morning would be to tie up some loose ends. She was letting her hair grow, something she rarely did but Dmitri had mentioned that her face was made for long hair. Her hair now brushed her shoulders and already it had softened her face. She had gone to the hair salon the day before and had put in highlights which softened her dark hair. Today however she twisted her hair into a knot and put it in a Japanese style chopstick pin, small wisps of her flowed around her face and completed the effect.

Although her stomach was queasy she had a glow about her. She looked at her reflection and she was blooming, she didn't know why but she was happy and her face always had a flush. Gared had commented that she looked real maternal. June had laughed, she was not ready to have children not until she met her prince. She wanted to meet her real life prince who would sweep her off her feet, she was turning into an utterly hopeless romantic.

She turned way from the mirror and prepared to leave, a sudden wave of nausea hit her. It was getting worse each day. She rushed to the toilet and heaved up the cup of tea she had had for breakfast. She needed to be free of this bug, it was draining her totally.

June arrived at the office to find it buzzing.

"What's going on?" she asked her secretary.

"The Greek tycoon is coming to the presentation, Hamilton is all bothered by the fact." June was surprised. She had thought he would be sending a lower minion. It was a good thing she always poured out her best when she worked.

"Wow, I guess the red carpet will be rolled out!" she commented and Wilma smiled. She entered her office and immediately Mr. Hamilton was on the phone.

"Good morning, sir," she greeted.