"In love?" Sean laughed. "I've heard that before."

"Oh, but this time is different!" Christian told him matter-of-factly,

walking into his office.

"And why is it so different this time?" Sean patronized him, sitting

down in front of Christian's desk.

Christian sat down behind his desk and just beamed his bright smile at

Sean.

"So, what is it, Christian?" Sean really was intrigued now. "What, is

this woman actually in love with you as well this time?"

Christian's smile faded at the question. He wasn't sure. Was Julia in

love with him, or was this just a way of helping her get over Sean? It

didn't matter, he realized. All that mattered is what they had shared,

and he was sure she'd want to do it with him again. He could fill it

when he was with her. She wanted to be with him. Whether it was love

now or not, it did not matter. He was in love with her, and she was

his.

He smiled again, this time more tenderly, more longingly. He was in

love with Julia and always had been. She would love him in time, he

knew it.

Julia had dropped Annie off at the apartment and had headed over to

Christian's place. They were going to talk this time. She wasn't going

to let happen what happened last night happen again. She blushed.

Fine, it could happen a few times, but they were going to talk.

They would talk about Sean, and they would talk about Matt. But above

all, they would talk about them. What each expected out of this

relatinoship. Where each of them expected the relationship to go. They

would talk about all of it, and she would make sure of it. She

wouldn't turn to jelly just by being near to him. They would talk.

She picked up the her cell phone out of her bag and dialed Christian's

cell phone.

The other line picked up and she could hear Christian on the other

end, "Christian Troy."

Julia shivered at just the sound of him saying his name, "Christian,

it's"

"Hey!" He cut her off, knowing who it was. "I miss you."

She knew it. He was feeling the same way, she could feel it. "I miss

you too. I want to see you."

"Well, I'm at work right now," he told her, looking up at Sean who was

smiling at him. "But you probably wouldn't want to come down here."

Julia thought of Sean. Sean was in the room with him. "You're right.

Meet me?"

Christian nodded. "That we can do. Where would you like to meet?"

A public place, she thought. They they would be able to talk with out

being all over each other. "The boardwalk?"

Christian stood, "Sure. Be there in five minutes."

Christian hung up his cell and put it back in his jacket pocket.

Sean followed him out of his office, "So, that was her?"

Christian shut the door behind him, locking it. "Yeah. I've got to go,

Sean. I promise I'll be in tomorrow."

Sean nodded, "Yeah, what ever. Just go on. Get out of here."

Christian smiled and left. Sean smiled as he watched him leave feeling

very happy. He seemed to be over Julia. Maybe now he and Julia could

start over again.