<strong>JULIA PRESTWICK</strong><br/><br/><em>Monday 8:00 am</em><br/><br/>The alarm clock made an abrupt end to Julia's pleasant yet confusing dreams of her boss. Sure he was sexy and attractive and successful... and her boss and probably taken by the other kitchen helpers.<br/><br/><strong>"Christ Jules stop being retarded and get your shit together."</strong><br/><br/>With a sigh she swung her legs across the bed and searched the cabinet for her glasses. Not for the first time she knocked over the glass of water and barely managed to swing her phone, which was lying next to the glasses and the water, onto the bed. Another curse flew around the room and when she had a clear view of the world again, decided not to clean up the water on the floor and let the carpet suck it all in.<em>If Alex knew he'd fire me.</em>As if her legs were made of solid granite, she dragged herself to the shower after turning on the kettle to preheat the teawater already.<br/><br/>There was something mysterious about sleep and how it seemed to leave you faster with water in whatever form. Hot or cold or in tea. Julia didn't take any risk and after she had washed her hair and herself she cleaned off with cold water and then stepped out of the shower inspecting herself, after drying the glasses. Already feeling 90% more refreshed she turned on the kettle again and when it boiled for the second time, poored some in a mug with the teabag and sugar already in. Inside the small livingroom from her downtown apartment she was greeted by her two cats. During the morning news she drank her tea and decided she had enough time to go for a jog. An hour later she got back home and took another shower, this time less thorough as the first as she was already awake and only needed it to clean up.<br/><br/>Julia's mind was a pretty chaos but when she was in the kitchen, she was fully focused on achieving perfection. As long as they left her concentrated, Julia could create the best food in the world but outside a kitchen she was chaos and clumsiness. After finishing everything she dressed up in a long wide black pants and a white blouse. With her hair tied in a loose ponytail she packed her stuff, left the apartment, moved back into the apartment to get her phone and then finally walked to the underground station to get to work.<br/><br/>Alex was precise and no matter the chaos in her head, Julia always managed to be on time. At times only just but today she saw Jamie enter the building just before she did and when she got into the kitchen the big clock showed 10:55.<br/><br/><strong>"Goodmorning everyone,"</strong>she said with an overdone Scottish accent, as if her own wasn't obvious enough.<br/><br/>When Jamie had put down the menu, she looked it through and raised her eyebrow. Knowing Alex, the Tanga dessert could be interesting. She knew most of Alex' recipe's but this one was new to her. Without saying anything she bound her apron around her waist and started to prepare the food.