[b][u]MIKA[/u][/b]

As she waited for her bosses to make it into work, Mika continued to shift through all the emails, jotting down anything that would be classed as important and would need Dean Smith’s attention. Judging by what she had to work through, it was going to be a busy day for the company, which usually meant it would be a working lunch if she was unlucky. She hoped that wouldn't be the case as they weren't her favourite kind of days, but it was something she was unfortunately used to. 

As she worked, she barely took note of the voices getting closer and louder until Duke practically jumped onto her desk and picked up her name plate. She smirked and scoffed at his greeting, taking her name plate out of his hands and putting it back where she liked it on her desk. Everything in it's place, and a place for everything. A motto she liked to adhere to. “Wondered how long it would be before my annoying little brother would show up” she teased, glancing up at him from her computer. “If you're here to see Mr.Smith, he's not here yet. But I don't doubt it won't be long before he arrives if you don't mind waiting?” She explained to him, and to his captain and Anna. It was surprising to see Anna with them when she was usually the receptionist at the station, and that got her wondering what was happening that meant the three of them had to come to her work place. She purposely didn't mention Esme, which was pretty usual of her to do as she didn't like the woman, even though Duke most certainly did. It was no secret between the siblings that Duke and Esme were having a fling behind Dean's back, they shared everything with each other- just like he knew how much she liked Dean. She just hoped that Esme wouldn't break her brother's heart. 

Snapping out of her thoughts, she turned her head back to her screen when yet another email pinged through, distracting her attention. Opening it up, her eyebrow rose in curiosity as she began to read the contents; ‘Breaking News: Singer Natalia becomes latest victim to the recent stalker epidemic. Will this finally make the rangers do something?! Read below for our thoughts!” “oh…this isn't good…” she commented, as she continued to scroll through the email disguised as a news article. It was then she saw photos attached and she wasn't sure if she wanted to click on them. “Uhh, I think you two might want to see this before Mr. Smith gets here” she spoke up to Sam and Duke, swirling her computer screen round as far as it would go for them to look at it. 

[b][u]NATALIA[/u][/b]

Just from the smile alone, Natalia knew Rosie wasn't fully believing her when she said she was okay. Rosie knew her like the back of her hand, she wasn't just her manager, she was the best damn manager a girl could ask for, even if she was a pain in Nat’s ass a lot of the time as well. Yet it didn't matter how much Nat wished Rosie would get off her back sometimes and actually allow her breaks, she didn't trust anyone else to be her manager. She trusted Rosie and her two bodyguards with her life, especially in moments such as these. All she wanted was to get to the green room to dump her things, go through her briefing for the sound check and then head to the venue stage and do what she loved.sing and perform.  Yet outside this stupid room stood press and fans who should not have gotten inside craving a piece of her like she was simply a piece of meat or the latest fashion must have item. As much as she loved the fame and her fans, she hated feeling like an object and not a person. Now there was the extra fear that she had gained a stalker who wouldn't stop contacting her via a withheld number and she had no idea who they were, but it seemed they were in that crowd on the other side of that door that was keeping them safe. 

She looked around for something to sit on when Cason created a seat out of an old bucket and his jacket, after he explained about not getting through to anyone to solve this issue. She let him tug her slightly to make her sit down, watching his every move as he smiled softly at her and reassured her this little problem would get sorted. It was times like these when she wished he wasn't her bodyguard as she knew there were rules and regulations that could not be crossed between guard and those who they were guarding, but every time he treated her like this, she remembered how much she was falling for him as a person. Nodding at his words, she gave a small smile, “I know… I always see him as my bulldog who doesn't let go when he's got his teeth into something” she said quietly, so hopefully Beau wouldn't hear. Even if the mental image was quite amusing to her during this stressful moment. As Rosie continued to speak on the phone, she tried to discreetly reach out for Cason's hand, when her phone buzzed with a message, but this time from one of her backing dancers. 

‘hey girl, it's chaos out here! Hope you're safe. We've just managed to get in and to the green room. Hollah if ya need anything! Oh! There's also a random note here for you’. 

Reading the note, a lump got stuck in her throat as the worst thoughts rushed through her mind of who the note may be from, before Beau’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts. “Yeah…yeah I'm fine. The girls made it to the green room.” She replied, just as Rosie got off the phone, and explained what the current plan was. She watched as Beau stayed close to Rosie and it was clear he had a soft spot for her, even more so after he suggested just he and Rosie go out for drinks in the evening, making Cason roll his eyes. Did Beau know she had a crush on Cason? No…he couldn't…could he? “After today, I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to, Rosie. I'll be fine with Cason tonight” she added, wanting Rosie to be happy and have fun. 


[b][u]SAM[/u][/b]

Sam gave a nod as he listened to what Duke had to say about what his sister had heard or knew about the recent stalker cases. What did perk his interest was the little tidbit of information Duke mentioned about a possible high profile victim. “Okay, we'll have to get in touch with the firm to discuss some kind of gameplay and find out who this high profile victim is.” He suggested, when Anna broke their concentration to let Duke know he had a phone call. Waving his colleague off to answer the call, he decided to try and shift through some of the files he had intended to work on before Duke walked over. This stalker case was honestly really getting under his skin, the longer it went on. He wished he knew how to catch the culprit and every attempt up until now worked, but every time they thought they came close to solving it, the culprit disappeared into the aether. It was a massive headache for him and he hated not being able to bring good news to the victims once and for all. 

Anna's voice broke him out of his thoughts, making him take his hat off, placing it on the table beside him and give a light smile to her question and comment about Duke. “I guess I'm pretty much like any other guy at a BBQ. Ice cold beer with the food and whisky for after if I feel up to it.” He replied. “I'm a simple man deep down, even if it doesn't seem like it in the workplace” he smiled at her. She really was adorable in Duke's hat, mostly because it seemed far too big for her. He forced the unprofessional thoughts to the back of his head when the sound of the phone handset clicking down made him glance towards Duke's direction. “Mr. Smith asking for you directly? Now that's something. Considering you're not the captain here” he smirked, but then went quiet as Anna and Duke spoke amongst themselves. Picking up his hat, he stood up and away from his desk. He didn't like the idea of Anna tagging along, mostly for her safety, but at the same time, maybe she could get information out of Duke's sister that not even Duke could get. Another female being around could be useful. “Okay…let's get moving.” He agreed. 

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At the firm, he introduced himself, showed his badge and asked to head up to Mr.Smith’s office. With that agreed upon, he lead the way to the elevator and then down the hall towards the office. “Remember, best behaviour both of you. We need as much information as we can get out of this firm, so stay professional Singer”. He ordered Duke, knowing what he could be like around Mika. 

Just as he predicted, his words went on deaf ears as Duke went over to his sister in a typical manner that only Duke could do, making Sam roll his eyes and sigh. “He never listens” he mumbled under his breath. He stood back as Duke did what Duke did before stepping up to Mika, “thank you” he said after Mika explained that her boss was not in the office yet. He guided Anna over to the couch opposite for them to wait at, and hoped Duke would follow but it seemed the siblings were too focused on being just that…siblings. Then Mika's demeanor seemed to change which interested Sam, making him stand up again as she told her and Duke that they might want to look at something she just got through. Walking over, he leaned over the desk, looking at the screen and reading what she got. “May I?” He asked, signalling at the mouse, to which Mika obliged, pushing it over to him. Using it, he scrolled down and clicked on the attachment, seeing photos of Natalia walking down various streets, coming in and out of seemed like her home and zoomed in photos of her holding hands with the shorter bodyguard of hers. “This fits the MO of the previous stalkers…” he remarked.