It had been over a week since she'd seen Ryan, and nothing in her life had gone right since. First she really had been sick, during all her crying and stressing over the situation with Ryan she'd managed to pick up a cold. In the middle of the hottest February on record she'd found the one and only cold germ in Sydney. Coughing and sniffling her way through last week had put her behind, but add in the distraction of the mess she'd made of things with Ryan, and Claire had only just kept her head above water at work. As it was, Jane had come in last Friday and helped her with some of the final details for the winter campaign. She'd been thankful when Jane hadn't brought up the subject of Ryan again after Claire cut her off the first time she'd broached the topic. She knew it was only a matter of time before Jane came gunning for her, but Claire preferred to deal with one thing at time right now, and the massive pile of papers perched precariously on her desk was the first order of business.
