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Pink was not necessary my colour and that was what had stirred such a change. My hair was stripped of all colour and the hair that had been bleached was dyed to match my natural brown. It was a little more basic but far more professional and I had to own up to the fact that I was a legal representative of the NHS and they had standards.

"Wow, Barbie you look different." I smirked and blew a kiss at Matthew as he walked by with another appeal. I didn't know how he could deal with what he did but someone had to and it sure as hell was not going to be me.

"Hello dark and handsome." My mouth had made a move before I could think and I wasn't ashamed or annoyed at myself. It was harmless and calm with a wave of flirtation.

"What did you just say?" It was Mr Link but I had been speaking to Ambrose so I looked around filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"I said nothing." I walked away confidently and for a split second I could hear the cogs in Mr Link's head about how I had just quoted himself to him and yet kept my eyes on Ambrose. I liked Ambrose but not in a romantic way, anymore and that was clear as I saw him as something else.

"Well brother. Tell me, what are your plans for this fine night? Would you care to dine with me in my not so humble abode?" My fancy talk had stirred a smile from Ambrose and he pulled my chair to his desk. Talking quietly and slowly.

"I'm not doing anything but Mr Link spoke of some promotion this morning. His right hand man is soon to leave and all of us know that you are the best for the job. Most experienced in where it matters and I think the chemistry between the pair of you is somewhat electric. He smiles around you." I gave a shrug and wheeled back to my desk without another word when another voice spoke. It wasn't one I had the misfortune of hearing often fortunately as she was my boss two or three times over.

"Hello everyone." The floor went deadly quiet after she spoke and after a second we could all hear the usual tone of our boss as he welcomed her into his office. Away from us luckily and with that Lucy had taken that time to walk over to me and get a second opinion. A few glances and a smug look on her face as she spoke to me calmly. Asking and pointing a few things out to me on occasion.

"Well, legally we have a right to push for that and the patient is completely allowed to do that but if it is going to kill or damage the baby then yes we can do it legally. The contracts will have to be gone over by someone more senior and I would get Matthew to see it because I am sure it will end up in his inbox when the mother and father fight against this and we both know that they will." She agreed with me for the small discussion but as she left an apology was shared between her and two others.

"You know the law well Miss Astraea." I could feel the heat rise up my face and then all colour leave it as I turned and saw two senior faces. Mine not far off of their faces as they stood close.
"Both of you have a week. No longer and well less is ideal but rare." I had no clue what was going on and as I turned to see Ambrose he smiled. It was about the job and I sighed.

The woman left and I was signalled into his office but I stood or rather sat my ground.
"No, I have a feeling that I know what this is all to do with and I say no. I don't want it." His face fell and as Mr Link turned around I noticed those close to me had their eyes trained on me. Nothing was going to make me take that promotion, for a very long time that is.

"Well, we will need to talk. Follow me Enyo." He was losing patience and I didn't care. I wasn't sure why he was so set on talking to me since I had answered his question and that was that.

"My name is Miss Astraea or if in a casual way Nephthys. I do not call you by your middle name as that is unacceptable." I was really starting to grind on his last nerves. Not that I cared about his words or opinion.

His pointed stare stuck to me and eventually the few looks from those around me made me stand. I could also hear Ambrose's voice and I knew that it wasn't verbally spoken. Constant comments on how my heart was beating normally and when around Mr Link my heart was never normal.
"Shut up." I whispered playfully but also a little serious as I stood and followed like a dog to see what else he could possibly have to say to me. I was also a little curious to say the least.

The door closed and a dark look passed his face as he looked at me. If I wasn't being so stubborn his whole demeanor may have scared me but it didn't as I was too caught up to even think about how I should have felt.

"This is a working environment and you seem to be struggling with the status of me being your boss. I was supposed to call you in here to offer the position of George and yet I don't feel so comfortable with it. Still, I know that you are best qualified and with this promotion you will be on the same level as myself in this area of work. So, you clearly didn't know what I was referring to. I was not calling on you to have some form of relation." My eyes had never been so wide in my life and not an inch of me could figure out if he was serious about what he said. The vein in his neck was real and so was the clenched hand on his desk though. He really was angry.

"I reminded you that this is a working environment. My name is not Enyo and nor will it ever be. I am also well aware of why you wished to call me into here. I hadn't even thought on some sort of relation. That isn't because I am naïve but rather because that is the last thing in the world I would ever do. I am sticking with my decision of turning this down as it means that I would have to spend more time with you and my soul can't handle that. Now, I am sure that a verbreitet such as myself is of no consequence to you." I felt myself sneer as I finished up speaking and then with that I closed the door behind me for a final close to the conversation.

"You are an idiot." Ambrose was always the first to fill me with confidence and it seemed that there was no change as I left the office. Nothing being said as I left until,
"He can fire you and judging by his thoughts he is about to do something he will regret. I don't know if it is firing you or something else but I have a strong feeling that you won't like it." I bit my tongue before I pulled at him to walk with me. We headed to the hall and then we walked through to the hospital with patients all around us.

"Look, he lied to me. I know that he is a ohne and he didn't think to tell me. When I had that headache as I was leaving his office he told you to stop. Last night my mind was buzzing and I could remember all the times he stepped in. I'm not to grant you entry to my house but you are welcome as long as I have all of the useful blood after. I remember a patient that was trying to have a private meeting with me. At the time I thought that he was interested but he had all the same signs as you, and Mr Link had no thought to tell me that he wasn't safe. A bloodthirsty one that one." My eyes moved down to my hands and then up my arms.

"He is your wechsler friend. I know he is and yet he never thought to tell me anything. No warning of you. I mean you aren't dangerous but he can't have known that." Eyes stuck to me and he was trying to think something up when my head hurt and the world became blurry and tilted. My head began to scream against me and I nearly fell to my knees as we walked. Ambrose didn't seem to even notice me though.

My hand moved out and I tried to grab onto him but I couldn't tell which arm was his. The world was in four and my mind was scattered but still the pain wasn't going to pass and I felt ready to faint and for a split second I thought that I had until the lights hit my eyes again and the world was perfectly in one and objects had clear edges.

"You idiot. Why couldn't you tell that I was going to pass out? Surely my thoughts fill your head." A smile so sheepish met me and I knew that something was going down.

"I never managed to get in. I think I damaged that part of your brain that is weak enough to be broken into." I sighed and walked on until a loop had been done and my desk was met. I had the night to look forward to. More information about a world I knew nothing about.

The day ticked on and my eyes felt ready to roll into the abyss but I managed to stop myself and the rare points of my boss speaking left me on edge as I was expecting him to try and finish what I had started in his office. He didn't seem to though. Until the day was over that is.

My eyes moved to Ambrose's desk as I waited for him. I was supposed to spend time with him when I spotted a note.

Hello gorgeous,
I am sorry and didn't want to do this but you see I had no choice. Good luck.

I sighed and rolled my eyes but as I went to leave the room unannounced a figure moved. It had been there for so long that I thought it was inanimate or a painting. It wasn't, it was my boss.

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