"Perhaps I am romantic, but I would like to keep Victor home for little while longer. Let him enjoy honeymoon period." She taps her chin thoughtfully. "Julien...he is not ready. Or perhaps he is, but I am not ready. Are you? It seems to me Jordan has been chafing lately. Perhaps it is personal. Or maybe it is HR director in me. He is new face, unknown face. He could chat down our contact and decide from there how to handle him."

"And perhaps we should begin a 'state of Outside contacts' project. It would be too, too bad should others experience similar difficulties."