Chapter 1

Robert was sitting in his offices going over training schedules, they will need three of their eight trainees to be ready but next month. While Anna is on the phone finishing up the details for the security detail that will be needed when the delegates from Belarus and Romania arrive in New York next week, she had guaranteed the security personnel would be in place when they arrived.

Since opening their security firm, DS Protection Services eight months ago they had become one of the most respected firms in the business. Needing something to keep themselves busy they decided running a personal security firm and training their people would keep them from getting bored, but also kept them out of the line of fire. They had started off with a few former WSB agents and about ten retired police officers. They were put through a rigorous training program that Robert and Anna had devised. So far DS Protective Services had had a few big name clients including politicians, rich business personnel and public figures that had received death threats. Robert insisted that all security details did a thorough sweep, including checking food and beverages, before any public appearances. The number of agents needed depended on the size of the gathering. Even when acting as bodyguard there were two agents assigned. Anna was in charge of hand to hand combat training if the suspect could be subdued without an incident that was considered a win. There had been four assassination attempts on people in their charge, only once had anyone been injured. One of their agents had taken a bullet in the shoulder when he jumped in front of the client to save them. This success rate was what had helped propel DSPS's reputation. DSPS now employed fifty people with another eight in training, once they were done Robert was confident they will have enough manpower to handle their client list for the next six months.

Anna stretched after ending her phone call, "Well Scorpio are we done here?"

Robert closes the file in front of him and stands up, "Yes we are, now let's head home Luv."

Now that DSPS was established they really only had to come into the office a couple times a week. Robert referred to it as semi-retirement. Anna loved that they were able to set their own schedule, this freedom gave them lots of time to spend with Robin, Patrick, and Emma. At one and a half, Emma was a ball of energy and loved it whenever Grandma and Grandpa were around.

As they leave the office they say goodnight to Susan, the office manager, "We won't be in tomorrow, we have a day planned with Emma," Anna tells her.

"Alright enjoy yourselves, oh I almost forgot, this came for you Robert," Susan said handing Robert an envelope.

Robert looked at it and handed it to Anna. "Why is she sending this crap?"Anna asked. About two months ago Holly started sending these notes to Robert. Anna waited until they were in the car to open the latest one. "You were my everything, you could be again, Holly," Anna read aloud looking at Robert, "these are sounding more obsessive." The first note had read 'Congratulation, I wish it was me, Holly'. In the beginning, there had been tones of longing in them. 'I miss you, Anna is a lucky woman' 'I wish you had loved me like that'. The note that came last week read 'I need you, I love you'. "Do you think Holly would ever do more than send these notes?" Anna asks these were starting to concern her.

Robert looked at her, "I really don't know Luv, I would never have thought she would do this. If it continues we'll have to do something to get her stop sending these at least," then they drove in silence. Well if they have to deal with someone from their past, there could have been people much worse than Holly, Anna thought.

After they got home Robert noticed Anna had been rather distracted, he joined on the couch, "Penny for your thoughts," Anna looked at him and he could see the concern on her face. "These notes are starting to bother you aren't they?"

"Robert, I'm trying to make sense of it is all, do you think Holly is OK, I mean do you think something happened and she isn't herself right now. I know we were never best friends but," Anna pauses, "why is she doing this?"

Robert pulled Anna into a hug, "I don't know, but it's time to put a stop to this." He kissed the top of her head.

"Thank you. Will you just hold me for a while?"

"Of course I will," playfully he added, "if you ask nicely I'll let you have your way with me." Anna just smiled and cuddled closer to Robert.