It's three days later. Your phone had rang at 7.30am in the morning - typical, when you had a late call! - and you were recalled to London to deal with a financing emergency. Pete was still asleep when you left, so you left him a note explaining where you'd got to.
Since then, not a word has passed between you, you know shooting had got a little behind, as your assistant is keeping you filled in on the details, but Pete hasn't been in touch. The crew are due back later today, and Peter has scheduled a production meeting late on this afternoon to discuss progress. You're wondering, idly, if what happened a couple of days ago is just a dream.
The thought of seeing him again at the production meeting fills you with excitement, and you decide to take a bit more care with what you're wearing for once. You have a meeting in the city this morning to finalise a distribution deal, so you can't go over the top, but you decide to wear stockings and heels for once. And the suit with the skirt that's just slightly too short, the one you always feel pretty daring in. Your best lace underwear gets dug out: "I'll show him 'Little Miss Naughty!' " you think, as you smooth the expensive wisps of lace against your skin. You shiver, remembering what had happened last time you saw him.
Finishing off your outfit with a silk blouse, the one that never quite buttons up to the top, and a quick spray of perfume, you're feeling ready to face the day, whatever happens. Realising you're slightly overdressed for a day at the office, and knowing your assistant is going to notice and wonder why, you decide you don't give a damn. But, damn Pete for not getting in touch and letting you know what's going on, damn him!
Your morning meeting went well. You can't be too sure, but you're almost convinced things went a little smoother because of what you're wearing. You rush back to the production company. Pete's back! As you're dashing back to your office to fix your make up, you bump into him, literally, in the corridor. He reaches out an arm to steady you, and grins. You simultaneously freeze and melt. You're incapable of doing anything but grinning inanely yourself. Pete mumbles something about seeing you later, gives you that look, then saunters off in the other direction. Unable to help yourself, you turn and watch his backside as he wanders down the corridor. He looks so fine in those tight jeans he's been wearing lately.
You step into your office, put your head in your hands and groan slightly at your ineptitude. A giggle from the corner reminds you that your assistant, Anita, is still at work. Flustered, you send her out to make coffee, and attempt to pull yourself together. You repair your lipstick, and let your hair down. You brush it savagely and then repin it back into it's habitual twist. You drink your coffee and watch the office clock count down the minutes till the production meeting.
Finally, you're in the meeting. It's as boring as always, you already know all the details of what is being discussed, so you're letting your mind wander. Eventually, it becomes clear that you're being addressed on some point or other, so you blurt out the first thing that springs to mind, and you're left in peace again, to doodle in the margins of your notebook. The meeting finally seems to be drawing to an end after what seems like only three whole days of debate. You start to gather up your things, when a hand is placed softly on your wrist. "Have you got a minute? Only, I need to talk to you about the German distribution deal. Privately" Pete says.
Your heart starts to pound painfully loudly in your chest, but you lean back in your chair and smile politely. Pete returns to his place, leans back in his chair and puts his feet up on the edge of the table. Suddenly you realise for sure that the distribution deal might not be the only thing on the agenda after all ...