Chapter two for ya'll :)

Thanks again to Andry for being my BETA :)

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Juliet smiled at the crowd as they burst into applaud. She had surprised herself and given a full two hour lecture on her research, she had even answered the tons of questions she had been bombarded with. She stood at the door and bid goodbye to the sea of doctors exiting the room.

"Thanks again so much for coming to talk Dr. Burke." The organizers thanked her.

"It was my pleasure," She smiled warmly.

"We will see you at the closing banquet, tomorrow." The man said again before exiting, followed by his associates. She waved at them and then returned to the podium to pick up her laptop and notes.

"Excuse me, Dr. Burke, I have a question." She heard a voice in the back say. She looked up and smiled as she saw Dr. Shepard coming down the stairs.

"What is it Dr. Shepard?" She asked, playing along to his game.

"What would you say if I was to take you out to dinner and we could talk some more about this fascinating research of yours and, of course, about your sister's miraculous conception." He smiled as he reached her.

"Sure, but you'd have to give me time to get ready." She replied with a smile.

"How about I meet you in the lobby in, let's say…" Jack began, "an hour?" he finished after glancing at his watch.

"Sure," Juliet smiled, "I'll meet you then." Jack nodded with a smile and exited the auditorium.

After picking up all her things, Juliet ran up to her room and took a quick shower. Once she was dressed and ready for dinner, she decided to call home. Juliet looked through her purse and took out her BlackBerry.

"Hello?" It answered after a few rings. James sounded mad, she almost regretted calling him.

"Hi James." She said with a smile.

"Hey there gorgeous." He replied, softening up. "How are you?"

"I'm good, my lecture was today."

"How did it go?" He asked.

"It went really well," She replied. The conversation went on until Juliet realized she was running late.

"James! I have to go! I'm running late for a meeting!" She said, deciding not to tell him it was with a man, she knew how jealous he could get.

"Alright! Well I'll see you tomorrow?"

"No, just on Monday morning, I was invited to the closing banquet and they will be paying for my room, so I'm going to stay." Juliet said.

"Okay, then, I will see you on Monday, have fun tonight." She heard him say, she could almost see him smile.

"Bye, I love you." She said.

"Love you, too." He said hanging up. She threw her phone in her clutch and ran downstairs to join Jack.

"I thought you had forgotten about me." He laughed. She smiled and shook her head.

"Where are we going?" Juliet asked.

"You'll see." Jack replied leading her out the door.

"That was fantastic, thank you so much!" Juliet said as she and Jack walked into the hotel again.

"No problem! I'm glad you had fun." Jack had taken her to a restaurant where they had hit the dance floor after eating. He walked with her to her room and waited until she unlocked the door.

"I guess, I will see you tomorrow." She smiled up at him.

"At the closing banquet, yes I will be there." Jack said with a smile. Juliet's heart pounded in her chest as Jack's face approached hers. She could almost feel his warm breath on her face when she threw open her door and walked in.

"Good night!" She said before closing the door on him. She stood with her back against the door, taking deep breaths. What was she doing? She was happy with James. As she changed into her pyjamas, Juliet tried to shake the small feelings she had for Jack. As great as he was, she was with James and she loved him with all her heart, she would never do anything to hurt him.

OOOOH! what's gonna happen next ;)

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