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How Elsa managed to do all her work and still walk out the office at 5 o'clock he had no idea. To say Olaf was struggling was an understatement and he had only been doing it for a week. It had been one week since Elsa had found Anna's apartment empty and the distraught blonde hadn't been in the office once. Olaf's heart was breaking for Elsa. Her heart was freezing over again just like when her parent died. Not even all the warm hugs Olaf gave could thaw her heart. Knock, Knock.
"Olaf how are you old friend?" was the cheerful tone of an elderly plump man walking into the room with a smile on his face. Olaf stood to greet his friend.
"Kai, thank you for coming down in such short notice." Olaf shook Kai's hand firmly then the two men proceeded to sit down on a nearby sofa.
"Well you seemed a bit panicked on the phone. So tell me what's wrong." Kai glanced around the office wondering were Elsa was. When Elsa's parents were lost Kia took over running the company and partly raising Elsa until she had graduated university and taught her everything he knew and then retiring confident her family's company was in safe hands.
"She is not here." Olaf said noticing his friend glancing. Kai looked at him confusingly. Since taking over the company Elsa had never missed a day of work.
"And that's why I called you. I take it you heard what happened last week between Elsa and Anna?" Kai's saddened expression and slow nod was all Olaf need to continue.
"Elsa hasn't been to work since Anna left and I am struggling to run the company in which I have no experience doing and trying to be there for Elsa!" The white haired man was on the edge of tears. He was worried for Elsa and Anna plus the added stress of running a multi-million dollar company was nearing too much for him to handle.
"I'm going nuts Kai. I need your help and I know it's a lot to ask but would you mind running the company until Elsa is back on her feet. It should only be for a couple of weeks and we will pay you your old salary?" Olaf was shaking. If Kai refused then they were doomed. Elsa did everything to make sure her company was run her way. She only had 4 trusted board members who respected her and loyal to her to go behind her back.
"Of course I will and none of this salary crap. You already pay my pension." Kia chuckled at Olaf's sigh of relief. Kai would anything for Elsa and Olaf, to him they were family.
"Now go check on Elsa while I square everything away here." The older man said shoving Olaf out the office. Olaf felt light. No more trying to run a company on his shoulders, now he had time to purely focus on Elsa. Maybe a bit too focused because he didn't see a bear of a man right in front of him until it was too late.
"Oh Rats. Sorry Sven didn't see you there." Olaf apologised to the man looking up at him. Olaf was tall but Sven was about half a head height taller.
"Kind of hard to miss me mate anyway were you off to in a hurry?" The bear asked brushing of the collision as nothing well to him it was.
"Checking in on Elsa make sure she is ok." Out of nowhere Sven produced a carrot and handed it to the confused man. Sven chucked.
"If a carrot can cheer her up then nothing can." Was all he said before walking away? Ok that was a tad strange. Carrot in hand Olaf made his way to his car and drove to Elsa's penthouse apartment. Dam elevator was so slow. Finally reaching Elsa's apartment after what had seemed to be the longest elevator ride ever Olaf knocked on the carved wood door. The door opened to reveal a deathly pale, baggy and red eyed Elsa wearing only a pair of sweat pants and a loose shirt holding a tissue box in one hand and her mobile in the other. Oh how the mighty had fallen.
"What?" Short and to the point, at least some things never change. Putting on his best smile Olaf gathered Elsa in a warm hug.
"It's good to see you to Elsa." Just a hint of humour in his voice. After being let go Elsa stepped back and let Olaf in. Her apartment was dark. The blinds were closed depriving her of sunlight and warmth. Olaf handed Elsa the carrot which she looked for a second.
"Sven?" A simple nod from Olaf brought a smile to her lips. He did love his carrots. Olaf sat on the sofa and starred at the young blonde trying to formulate a plan to help her but as he looked at her he could see the guilt eating away at her.
"Have you tried apologising to her?" He suggested out of nowhere. Elsa just looked at him.
"Of course I have tried but she won't reply to my texts, return my calls or reply to my email. I'm not stupid Olaf!" She snapped back. She really had tried everything but nothing and now she was sure she had lost Anna forever.
"What about in person?"
Well today was an eventful day but now Anna could relax next to the fire with a hot chocolate in hand, listen to the rain hitting the windows and not think about the many calls, messages and emais from a certain blonde. She walked into the living room to find her mother in her pyjamas sitting on the sofa legs tucked under her flipping through a photo album. Putting her hot chocolate on the coffee table Anna snuggled into her mother's side looking at the old photos.
"Aren't you a little old to be doing that?" Elinor asked putting her arm around her daughter. Anna's response was to snuggle closer. A chuckle escaped Elinor's lips. The older woman's hands grazed over a picture of a young red-head boy about 5 years old being hugged by a younger Elinor and Fergus, titled 'Adoption Day'.
"I remember that day like it was yesterday. That was the day you asked us if you could be our daughter instead of our son. You and Merida really wanted to be sisters. We were just so glad to get you away from that man who called himself your father." Elinor was tearing up at the memory. Anna looked up at her mother.
"The only man who has ever been my father is currently in bed snoring. That other guy is just a prick. Same way that you have always been my mother, Merida my sister and the terrible terrors my brothers." Anna said lovingly and proudly to her mother. Elinor gathered her daughter into a hug and didn't let go. A serious of knocks came from the front door forcing them to break their embrace.
"Who's that at this time of night?" Elinor asked herself aloud. Anna opened the front door a person soaked to the bone with the Scottish weather.
"Elsa..."
What next?
