<strong>ALEX SNELL</strong><br/><br/>As he'd been away over the weekend, streamlining his first restaurant in Rome, Alex realised just how much he'd missed his capable and elegant maîtresse d'. He kissed her lustfully back and groped her arse firmly with a mischievous leer.<strong>"Morning love, did you miss me?"</strong>Slipping an arm around her waist from behind her as she looked at the menu, the head chef gently bulged against her bottom.<strong>"This is just a business lunch, you wait till you see what I'm serving for dinner,"</strong>Alex grinned sadistically.<strong>"The new girl? Veronica, that was it. No darling, I haven't had the pleasure. We can... show her the ropes together,"</strong>he promised with a growl and a bite on her earlobe.<br/><br/>Ah, there was Julia.<strong>"Morning lassie,"</strong>Snell greeted her, gently mocking her accent. He admired how she could tell by one glance at the menu what needed to be done. It wasn't the only thing he admired about her; her pigtail made him want to grab them with both hands, and either shove her head down onto him or pull it back as he ploughed into her from behind. The customers loved her hot geek look just as much, it seemed.<br/><br/><strong>"Eager as always! Good initiative Jules, it's good to let the crème fraîche cool for a bit longer before smearing it on. Make sure you chop up those pistachios nice and fine so they blend in smoothly."</strong>With an encouraging pat on the behind, he left her to her preparations. Slipping his arm back around Jamie, he grinned and nodded knowingly at his mistress. Alex loved how his determined understudy motivated the troops at least as strictly as he did, which meant things in his kitchen got done fast and in style.<br/><br/>11.58 am. Lana had a minute and 48 seconds.<strong>"Coffee, girls?"</strong>Alex offered as he poured himself another espresso.