-Hi, sis-Rachel smiles and hugs Juliet. - You look great.-

-Thank you. You, too-

-Oh, come on, don't flatter me. I'm well aware of my disheveled hair - Julian decided to be my hairdresser - and the circles under my eye – Emma had food poisoning, and I was up with her all night.-

-O my God, is she alright? -

-Yes, everything is fine, now.- Rachel shrugs- Don't worry. I'm sure the next couple of days she will be very careful with what she eats .-

-But ... -

-Stop it, Juliet. I came here to see my sister, so don't even try to send me back- Rachel pretends to frown.

-Ok, I won't- Juliet smiles- Your room is waiting for you. Settle down, and then I'm all yours.-

-Where is Jack? Guess I have to say a word of thanks to the man who watches over you so well. You are radiant.-

-I am afraid you will have to wait. Jack went to a conference. But he left us with instructions to have fun till we drop.-

-Great, cause that's exactly what we are going to do.-

Rachel leaves Juliet standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall. It's so good to see Rachel again, to joke with her again, to discus their families.

Juliet feels now, even more sharply, how she missed Rachel. She remembers too well how she longed to have someone with whom she could talk about anything, with whom it will be warm and well.

Juliet comes into the house, slams the door and rushes right to the bathroom. She's fed up with all that stuff!A little bit more and she'll kill the next one she sees.And these grease spots, which she can't rub off. Heck, soon she will be covered by them from head to toe.

-Hey! Are you here? -She turns around and sees James, carefully looking at her.

-Can't you see that for yourself- she spits

-It's a difficult question - He leans against the doorpost.-All I can see now is an infuriated woman in my bathroom. She sort of looks like my neighbor, but Blondie would never act like this.No.She would not rage in the bathroom, but would go and punch out whomever made her so angry.-

The corners of Juliet's mouth slowly creep up.

-Your neighbor is one of a kind. Are you afraid of her? -

-You can't imagine how much. -He winks at her.-Just don't tell her.Only my tough-guy image saves me from cooking and washing.-

-Okay, I won't tell her-

She laughs so heartily that he can't resist and a second later they laugh harmoniously together.

- Feel better, now?- He asks having a good laugh.- Want to tell me what happened?-

-Nothing special.As always, a lot of work in the motor pool. It's just exactly today I lost my temper with the absolute passivity of the people and their inability to do simple things that would have prevented the damage.-

-I understand you so well. –James sighs-Sometimes I want to strangle someone. The only problem is that after that I'll be forced to catch and punish and that means additional paperwork.-

-Thank you. You can't imagine how I needed to talk. You know, Rachel was the only person I could talk to.-

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