Chloe couldn't do anything but roll her eyes and smile at Asher. Sometimes, he was just too incredibly adorable for words. A recreation of the engagement? Somehow, she had a feeling that Asher would not be one to recreate such a moment. He didn't strike her as the brilliant actor type, though admittedly she had never seen evidence neither for nor against this assumption.

As Ryan spoke to Asher, Chloe gave him a little nudge, hoping he wouldn't figure out that this was the man Chloe had had problems with previously. She had never mentioned Ryan's name specifically for this reason. Well, maybe not this EXACT reason. She hadn't thought she'd be made a department head after less than a year and the two of them would be meeting up in her office, buuut yeah. It was a good thing she had refused to tell Asher his name.

Then Ryan was whispering something to Blair, and Chloe raised her eyebrows at him in a warning way before she heard another knock outside the door. Peering around Ryan, she looked in the doorway to see who it was. Ah! Leo! Cheerily she called, "Come on in, Mr. Buena! The door's open!" Wow, it was getting to be quite full in here... and the majority of the people currently in her office weren't even from this level, let alone her department! At this thought, Chloe couldn't help but laugh a little on the inside.

Humming to herself, Krel walked up to the New Department Head’s Office and carefully folded the draft letter that she wrote to the Bürgermeister von Magie of Germany and slipped it into the drop box. It was too bad that Ms. Everheart didn’t have a inbox or a personal assistant to hand the letter too, as Krel was eager to get her letter (and the appropriate feedback) back so she could continue on with her other projects.

The letter slid through the opening and landed with a soft tick as it hit the bottom. Sounds empty, she thought to herself. She wasn’t sure if Ms. Everheart was in her office of not, nor did she feel the need to look. I think I’ll get some snoodle doodles before heading back to my desk. And so, she wandered off for a well needed break before heading back to her cube.

Blair nodded to Ryan. "I think I should leave it's getting to be to much people in here. Sorry to have bothered you Miss.Everheart."She said with a nod as she went out the foor into the hallway.

J.J. Starr knocked on Miss EverHeart's door. Joe Jon Montcenaggio thought his situation is an important one,

Shepard Jones was new, but not lost. He read the sign on the door. Nope he was definately in the right place. He grinned and silently congragulated himself on the small victory of arriving in the right place.

He knocked on the door, half-hoping this Everhart lady would be there, the other half, however, was hoping she wasn't. The other half was hoping she wasn't so that he could go find the cafeteria and grab something to eat. He waited.

Asher shook the man's hand and nodded his head...it was a good thing that he was usually a quiet man, because he didn't feel like talking at the moment. There was another knock at the door. Asher turned to look at Chloe. "I think I should leave darling, I have stuff to get finished down there." He told her nodding his head towards his department. "How about lunch to pick up the conversation where it ended?" he asked her sure to stray away from the ice cream shop not wanting to spark another argument.

Chloe gave the girl a warm smile. "Oh, it's not a bother, Ms. Kyle! You're new around here! I know you still have much to learn about the way things work in the Ministry," she said to her as she exited the office.



Chloe began to feel a bit overwhelmed as she heard more knocking at the door. Merlin, when did she become such a popular person? Was her office always going to be this busy? And why hadn't Mr. Buena come inside yet?

Feeling a bit frazzled, she turned to Asher at the sound of his voice, not really wanting him to leave at all, but knowing that he should. Giving him one of her special Asher smiles, she took a step closer to him and replied, "Lunch sounds perfect, my love!" Standing on her tiptoes slightly, she gave him a kiss on the cheek while her office was void of her own employees, Ryan now being the only other person in the room. "See you later then?" she said with a bright smile.

Then she turned toward her office door and called, "Please, come in, all of you!" in a cheery tone.

Well, food will have to wait then, thought Shep. Shep stepped aside as a few people came out of her office. Oops, he hadn't meant to interupt.

He ran his hand nervously through his hair, "Um...hi, you wouldn't happen to be Ms..." he checked the name plate, "Ms. Everhart would you? Because I'm shepard Jones and I'm new, and I'm pretty sure I work in your department and so I guess I was wondering if I just take a cubicle and get started, 'cause I read your memo thing about the letters to the foriegn ministers, and I would be happy to work on some that have'nt all ready been done, and..." he paused.

He hadn't let her answer, she might not even the department head, he could be babbling to the cleaning lady for all he knew. Crap.

"Wait...you are Ms. Everhart, aren't you?" he asked hopefully.

Chloe held her hands in front of her, smiling at the young man politely, suddenly feeling very short and as though she should probably but her heels back on when meeting with her employees. Oh well! When he finally finished talking, Chloe gave him a warm laugh and extended a hand to him, "Hello, Mr. Jones! I am, indeed, Miss Everhart. Welcome to the department! I appreciate that you are so on top of what's needing done," she said with a smile. He was enthusiastic, and she definitely liked that. "You have been placed in the International Trading Standards Body division, and normally you will report to your division head, Ms. Norcott. However, Ms. Norcott is temporarily away from the office. So, when you go back out to the work area, please report to Mr. Malachi Brown for now, and he will be happy to assist you in finding your desk and getting started." Chloe paused for a moment, allowing the man to absorb all of this information. "Now, which minister would you like to write to?" she asked pleasantly.

Shep nodded, while she spoke, trying to keep everything inside his head. "Malachi Brown, no Ms. Norcott now, got it...Um..." he racked his brain, trying to think of an available country he had seen on the memo..."South Africa?"

Chloe smiled brightly at the man's choice. "Minister Josef DuPreez of South Africa it is, then! Nice choice! He's a lovely man!" she said happily with a nod of her head. "Is there anything else I can do for you Mr. Jones?" she asked politely.

He racked his brains (again), "Nope, I think that about does it," he said grinning, "See you around Ms. Everhart."

He turned to walk out of the room, breathing a sigh of releif. She seemed nice enough. He longingly thought of his missed lunch, but he supposed he better go talk to this Malachi Brown guy first. Wistling he sauntered off in the direction of the cubicles.

Asher gave her a stunning smile and kissed her forehead. "Meet in the atrium then." he sugested as he began to walk through the small crowd that had gathered in Chloe's office. He didn't wait for an response once he heard a Mr. Jones reporting for work on his first day, he didn't want to get in the way of Chloe's job that she had worked so very hard to get. He began walking towards the lifts to go back to his own department, already having a tug at his heart because he was already missing his wife-to-be.

"Well, I could wait outside the door until you are done" J.J. Starr told Miss Everheart . "Well, I would like to be the last one to talk to you" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Miss Everheart. J.J. waits for answers from the Department head.

Chloe nodded as Mr. Jones exited her office, watching Mr. Starr come in. He apparently wanted to speak to her alone. "Yes, of course!" she replied, then turned to look at Ryan with a polite smile. "Mr. Chambers, if you'd please excuse us?" she said, walking over to the door and gesturing him out of it. Then she peaked her head outside to speak to Leo. Holding up a finger, she said, "Give me just a few moments, Mr. Buena!" and smiled at him before closing the door to allow her employee the private conversation he had requested. Leo and Ryan would understand. She had to do important boss things now.

Walking back in and moving over to her desk, she sat down, gesturing at Mr. Starr to sit in the chair on the opposing side. This was obviously going to be formal of a conversation for the big red couch. Folding her hands on her desk, she gave him a warm smile and said, "What can I help you with today, Mr. Starr?"

"Well, I remembering you telling us if you think we had a problem with an employee or boss, we could talk to you" J.J. Starr told Miss Everheart. " now I know Malachi( can't think of his last name to be formal) is the boss of all of us, but he seemed to intefere in a conversation between Blair and myself. not knowing what it is about and to me, he yelled at me for no reason" Joe Jon Montcenaggio explained to Miss Everheart. "He thought I made Blair cry because he thought I was yelling at her, but the truth is when Blair showed me a picture of her and myself, I only remembered the picture not telling her I would never leave her" J.J. said to Miss Everhert. " I will make this part of the srory short and sweet, I become a sports star and ended up marrying Katalin because I had moved on with my life and I thought Blair did, too. " J.J. Starr continued.
Blair started to cry because I did not remember us, but I told her I was sorry and to move on with her life like I moved on with mine " Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Midd Everheart. "So I think Malchi should not have yelled at me to make Blair not cry" J.J. said to Miss Everheart. So i did what he told me to do, work on my assignment" he told Miss Everheart. "What is the next step?" J.J. asked Miss Everheart.

Chloe listened politely as JJ spoke, letting him say everything that he felt he needed to say. This was quite a situation, and for a few moments after he finished speaking, she kept quiet, trying to figure out how best to handle it. "I'm going to call Mr. Brown in here in a few moments to figure this out, but let's clear some things up, Mr. Starr. First of all, let me correct you on one point. Mr. Brown is not everyone's boss. I am everyone's boss. However, he is a division head, and usually when he gives instructions they are to be followed. I appreciate that you respected him and his word and did what he asked, Mr. Starr. I also appreciate that you felt comfortable to come and talk to me about this. Let me get a few details first, though. This... conversation between you and Miss Kyle occurred after I had asked the two of you to leave the departmental meeting for talking while we were trying to business, correct?" she asked, giving him a moment to respond. "And you say Mr. Brown yelled at you? Did he actually, physically yell, or did he reprimand you in a calm and respectful way?" she asked because, to be honest, this was a very important point.

Ryan smiled at the man as they shoke hands and by his look and expression, the blond figured out that he did not know that he previously had problems with Chloe which was a good thing. Good good thing.

Again smiling at the couple Ryan took a few steps back his blue eyes following Blair as she walked out than they followed Krel as she walked in.. Aha! Another woman he knew in this department.

However Krel was not the only one who knocked on the door. Apparently Chloe was a busy woman so, as she stated, it was better to excuse and leave. ''So, well...Congratulations for your new position. Have a good day'' he said and slowly left the office.

"Actually, I only thought he might have yelled at me " J.J. Starr said about Mr. Brown. " I guess it could have been reprimanded me in a nice way" Joe Jon Montcenaggio told Miss Everheart. " I never made Blair cry, but this is all Mr. Brown thought I did to her" J.J. explained to Miss Everheart. " I have been trying to think about my work, but unfortunately Blair would not stop talking to me about the situation, so I guess the conversation from the meeting was still going on between Blair and myself" J.J. Starr finished his explanation to Miss Everheart. "Again, what should I do or what is the next step?" Joe Jon montcenaggio asked Miss Everheart.

Chloe nodded her head as JJ spoke and listened carefully. "I believe that you did not intend to make Miss Kyle cry, Mr. Starr. You seem like a genuinely kind person to me. I am sure you were very torn between doing your work and trying to comfort her. If that behavior continues from her in the office, and if you feel it is interfering with your ability to work or that you are inappropriately being blamed for her disturbances, please do not hesitate to let me know," and that was that. She stood up from behind her desk and gave him a small smile. "Now, as for Mr. Brown, I'm going to call him into my office now so we can sort this matter how." And standing up, she walked over to her office door and called for Malachi to come join them.

Malachi had frowned as Chloe led the way to her office. He really couldn't work out what could be wrong. He reached for the door handle and opened the door for her (as was only gentlemanly) and saw Joe Jon Montcenaggio sitting in front of her desk. He started to get a feeling about what this was about and he ran a hand through his newly short hair. Today... I really really love my job. It keeps my daughter at Hogwarts. I... miss Fiji. That thought made him feel vaugely sick. The thought or the over-indulgence on toast and coffee...

Chloe nodded politely at Malachi as he opened her office door for her, and once inside, she walked back behind her desk. Taking out her wand, she conjured another chair for Malachi and smiled at him. "Please, take a seat," she said while attempting to surreptitiously remove her shoes. Once they were off, she sat down and looked across the desk at the two men. "Now, Mr. Brown, Mr. Starr here informs me that a situation earlier may have been handled a bit... brashly. I am told you reprimanded Mr. Starr and Miss Kyle for having a very personal, emotional conversation earlier, and, correct me if I'm wrong here, Mr. Starr, but you would like the chance to explain to Mr. Brown what happened and why you perhaps feel that this reprimand was not warranted, at least toward you?" she asked, looking between the two men with her hands folded calmly on her desk, waiting for one of them to speak.

" I will let you know if there is any more disturbances" J.J. Starr told Miss Everheart. " Be easy on Blair, she is really having a hard time now" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Miss Everheart. " Thanks for all the advice" J.J. smiled at Miss Everheart.

"Well Mr Brown, I feel I had been reprimanded for something I could not control or did to Nlair" J.J. Starr told him. " Blair had been crying because apparently I had forgot I told her that I would be with her a long time" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Mr. Brown. " I went into my sports and then met Katalin Trigwell here in the Ministry and know she is Mrs, J.J. Starr( Montcenaggio), so Blair had been crying because I got married, but I did not make her cry at all" J.J. explained to Mr. Brown.
" This is the only reason that I believe you reprimanded me and in my defense, I did not derserve it" J.J. Starr sighed. " I always want to do my work and I have not thought of what to write Abigail Smith of Americ" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Mr Brown. .

Malachi took a seat and listened to first Chloe, then to JJ. He ran his right hand over his chin, considering how to phrase his reply.

Malachi looked the other man in the eye. When he spoke, it was in a calm level tone. "Well, thank you for the background, Mr Montcenaggio but to be honest, had I known that, I would have said exactly the same thing." He glanced at Chloe at this point. "It wasn't a reprimand, it was a suggestion. Had either of them disagreed with me at that point I would have referred them to you. Neither Mr. Montcenaggio nor Miss Kyle are from my divsion, so it isn't my place to reprimand them."

Looking back to JJ, Malachi continued. "I was providing Miss Kyle with the opportunity to go and dry her eyes, as I imagine that crying in the middle of your work area must feel rather embarrasing and uncomfortable. I was also trying to reminding you both that you had been asked to leave a meeting due to a personal conversation and had carried on your..." He took a breath, not wanting to upset the situation any more than it already was. "Your coversation in the work areas. I was simply seeking to remind you both that at work, we try to keep our personal conversations to a minimum." He held open his palms, to show that he had nothing to hide. "I struggle to see what's unacceptable about that, part of my role as a Division Head is to manage the problems as they arise. All I was seeking to do was to stop the situation between yourself and Miss Kyle getting out of control."

He glanced back at Chloe. "I'm assuming that particular office policy, about personal conversations, hasn't changed?" He waited for her to respond, interested to know the answer as it would be a good indication of the way that things were going to run in the department from then on.

Chloe sat at her desk, perfectly poised and collected as the two men openly discussed their views on the situation. When she was directly addressed however, she looked between the two of them for a moment before talking. "No, Mr. Brown, you're correct. However, I do not mind a bit of personal conversation as long as it is not interfering with people's abilities to work. Though I want you all to interact and enjoy work, this also has to be an environment that is productive and efficient. As far as I can tell, this was simply a miscommunication between two people who haven't spent much time interacting in the past. I have already discussed what Mr. Starr should do if Miss Kyle should try to make another... scene as she did earlier. My further advice to you, Mr. Starr, would be to not approach her at her desk and talk to her. That way it will be more clear if she is the one keeping you from your work," she said smiling at him. She imagined it had to be hard, being torn between wanting to be kind and wanting to do his job. Hopefully, she was making this decision easier for now. Turning to Malachi, she said, "Now, Mr. Brown, I will openly say that I do not believe your actions were out of line or inappropriate. I simply wanted to give you both the opportunity to speak your mind and explain your side of the situation. Do either of you have anything else to say?" she asked, once again looking back and forth between the two men.