He knocked on the door before entering as she motioned for him to have a seat as she finished her call. "Yes Victor, ok, he is right here. I will tell him." She hangs up the phone and begins to rub her temples while she smiles, "It has been one of those days."

"You said you wanted to see me?" He replied curtly.

"Well, you don't have to be so formal about it." She stood up and began to walk toward the front of her desk. "Victor asked me to let you know that you need to attend a conference with me." She pulls herself on the edge of her desk and crosses her legs giving him a fine view, "In Washington DC."

He adverts his eyes, "When?"

"First of the year. It will be a week long so you can tell your precious Sami that she will be sleeping alone for 6 straight nights." 'Or will she?' Nicole thought smiling.

"Nicole if you would please leave my personal life, especially Sami, out of our conversations."

She smiled and playfully swatted him while she hopped off the desk and moved toward the door, "Fine Austin. Lighten up ok? I was just trying to be cute."

"Well I did not find it cute. Goodbye Nicole."

"Bye Austin." She closed the door and leaned against it. 'He really needs to lighten up.' A smile crept across her face, "And I think I am just the person to do just that."