few hours earlier)

"Hello, Lord Hoffman? Its Katherine Calvin, the CEO of Calimov Systems. I was just calling to confirm the time of our meeting later. Is 2:00 pm ok? Yes, ok I'll see you ." She rested her head in hands and exhaled. This job is tiring and stressful, she thought to herself. Between fighting Mary Douglas and nearly dying twice she was ready to drop everything and have a large glass and wine at 10:00 am in the morning. She looked up when the door opened. She smiled, it was Nick with two large Starbucks doubly chocolately chip cream frappes with extra syrup and cream on top."You're a life saver." She smiled gratefully at Nick when he placed one of the cups in front of Katherine. He sat down at the coffee table and she joined him. "How are you?" Nick asked. "I'm fine, you?" She lied she wasn't fine, she was tired and stressed. "Really?" Nick raised an eyebrow at her."Fine! I'm tired and stressed. It's that what you wanted to her?" She stood up in her anger."Yes because I can do this." He pulled her back down with her back towards him and began to massage her shoulders. She heard the phone ringing and tried to get up to answer it but Nick put his hands in her shoulders and stopped her from getting up."Nickkk I've got to answer the phone." She whined. She heard him laughing softly at her. "Kath, if its important then they'll leave a voicemail on the answer phone." He smiled at her thinking she's adorable when he's giving her massage.20 minutes later and they were done. "See? Are you feeling better now?" He asked her. "Yes much better now, thank you Nick." She thanked him "Now lets prepare your notes for the meeting with Lord Hoffman later." She didn't have to ask how he knew.

(Present time)

She arrived at Hoffman's building. What she found was quite unusual. There were a lot of people who seemed to be watching her. She found it uncomfortable so she walked away from them and entered the building."Meeting with Lord Hoffman?" She asked the receptionist. "Down the hall behind you until you get to meeting room B." The receptionist told her and sent Katherine on her way. When Katherine entered the room she found it odd that she was the only one in the room. However she found herself blacking out after a stench of, what she thinks was, chloroform.

When she woke up, she heard the voices of Hoffman,Gwenlan and what she thought was Mary. "Where am I?" She asked groggily. "She's awake. Welcome back Katherine." Hoffman greeted and she wanted to rip that smile off of his face. "What do you want with me?" "You'll have to find out." He signalled to two men behind her and she found herself roughly hoisted up and dragged to a chair. They both her arms behind the chair. "We'll be back in a couple of hours." He told the guards, "Do what you want with her." And with that Hoffman, Mary and Gwenlan left the room. The guards punched her a few times in the face and stomach but left her alone and left the room. She smiled at herself when she discovered a rectangular object in her waistband of her trousers and remembered it was her phone. "They will probably do something bad so if you are stuck phone me and ill track you and pick you up." She recalled Nick said this. So she freed herself as she has practiced just in case this exact scenario will happen. She did discover a wind that's just big enough to fit through. She grabbed the chair and put it beneath the window and climbed through the window. She then discovered she was on a deserted road so she hid behind the building and called Nick."Katherine are you ok?" He was worried, he told her to call if she is in trouble."Nick, I'm so glad to hear your voice. Can you come and pick me up? And please hurry." She sounded so broken This made Nick's heart plummet to the ground.

"Eve con here quickly!" He shouted. "Yes, uncle Nick?" She questioned. "I need you to track the number that just called me, its Katherine and she's in trouble." He raced to his car. They both clamoured in and eve discovered it was a 20 minute drive. He made it in 10 minutes. £1

"Katherine? Where are you?" He shouted. Katherine ran up to Nick and hugged him so tightly like she cant bare to let him go."I'm so glad your here! Lets go before they come back." She urgently said and they sped off in his car."I'm so glad you came to save me," She said softly "and thank you eve, if you hadn't track my phone signal I don't know what would've happened." Katherine shuddered as if she's cold. They made it back to Nicks house and Katherine, with the help of Eve an Nick, limped inside."Lets get those injuries treated." Nick said pulling out a chair for Katherine for her to sit on."I'm fine, Nick." Katherine tried to tell Nick. "Uncle Nick why is she lying? I have spotted lacerations on her face and wrists and bruising on her stomach." Eve said to Nick. Katherine glared at Eve and Nick pulled out the first aid box. "Come on Kath. Lets get them treated and I'll buy your favourite drink at Starbucks." Nick tried to bribe Katherine, "Really Nick? Lets get this over and done with." Nick cleaned her cuts and gave her painkillers to take and she fell asleep so he carried up to his bed and tucked her in. He kept an eye until there was a knock on the front door. He sighed and closed the bedroom door after him."Hello Mr Clarke." It was Hoffman."Lord Hoffman." Nick nodded curtly. "May we come in?" Hoffman asked politely. "Hang on then let me tidy up." He closed the door and called Eve "Eve?" He said. "Yes" "You need to protect Katherine and maybe get them to leave somehow." "Ok" she nodded, knowing how important Katherine is to Nick. He quickly hid the first aid kit and opened the door again. "Come in, do you want a cup of coffee?" He asked politely. "Yes please." Nick went into the kitchen and hoped that Eve had a plan. "Sorry, Uncle Nick took so long to get to the door, I've been unwell today." He heard Eve say and saw her appearance and thought that of she wasn't a robot then she could pass for a sick girl as she is so pale. She suddenly 'fainted' and the guards helped her to the sofa. "Sorry guys, Eve!" He started to get play along. "I'm so sorry guys but could you leave now I don't want you catching what she has." He quickly rushed them out of the door and locked the door, windows and closed the curtains so Hoffman wouldn't be able to look in."Thanks for that Eve." He said gratefully and went to check on Katherine. He noticed her looking alarmed and heavy breathing. "Its ok now Kath, they're gone now." He stroked her head in order to sooth her. He got her a glass of water. "Drink it slowly now." He went to leave so she can sleep but she stopped him."Can you stay, please Nick?" She looked at him with puppy eyes. "Anything for you sweetie." He kissed her forehead and they both settled to , and Will when he came home, went to check on them and found Katherine curled into Nick and Nick's arm around her protectively. They left the room and let them sleep. They all knew that this house and especially Nick and Katherine won't be the same for a while.