Chapter Twenty Nine


Victoria knew that Darcy was Phoebe's security. She'd met him, Luke, Taylor and Payne officially when she'd visited the Grey's home in Seattle. She'd even gotten used to the lifts to and from work, the animal shelter and most of the places Teddy brought her. But never had she experienced this side of the 'celebrity' lifestyle.

Darcy been with Phoebe when she came down from the lift in The Charles Hotel and he had barely left her side since. He drove them to the church for the Sunday mass that Victoria had promised Phoebe's month previous, after he quickly refused Victoria's offer to drive, and he sat two rows behind them during the entire mass. Then after the service while Victoria introduced Phoebe to the Brennan's and was enjoying light conversation in the dry cold weather Darcy came over rather abruptly and told the girls that it was time to leave. Mathew who'd been mid joke stared at the strange man unhappily.

Victoria didn't like the whole being baby-sitting concept. She was a grown women and Phoebe wasn't a child, they didn't need someone to watch over them while they went to mass, it was bordering on psychotic. Phoebe had said her farewells and followed Darcy easily to the SUV with a frail smile, Victoria had hung back scowling.

"Who's that?" Mathew asked confused, watching the older man as he held open the SUV's rear door for Phoebe, Victoria glanced over to the street and Darcy stared back at her expectantly.

She held up two fingers, telling him she wanted a few more moments with Mathew. "He's Phoebe's personal body guard," Victoria muttered monotonously as Darcy snapped the door loudly close before he waited by the SUV for her. "Sorry for not sitting in our usual spot," Victoria apologized quickly, now that they were alone, she hadn't want Phoebe to think she was forcing things into disarray by including her.

"We were late arriving, I seen you were with Phoebe." Mathew shrugged glancing back down to the car curiously, "we seen him too." He explained using his chin to indicate toward Darcy, "he will be the talk of the parish for a while, Ariel is sure he's FBI." Mathew whispered comically, Victoria laughed nudging his shoulder delighted at the assumption. "He's even got the police issued gladiator sunglasses in his front pocket" He claimed with a bright smile, Victoria snuck a glance at the man and laughed merrily..

"And the mandatory stick up his ass." Victoria added with a smirk, "I don't know how Phoebe deals with it, at least Teddy's got space with his security member."

"Teddy is still on a leash." Mathew pointed out discerning. "My best bet is that his personal security is never too far away."

"Well, I don't see him around." Victoria pointed out, she could deal with the security team protecting them from the boogie monsters, Christian and Darcy seemed to believe lingered in the evergreens, as long as she wasn't being pushed or hovered around. "Darcy on the other hand is as obvious as a bad smell." Mathew chuckled, but Victoria was already on her last string with the handsome security member.

"What's your plan for the day?" Mathew asked lightly as Victoria fixed her coat's sleeves further down her hands, the weather had shifted over night so there was no rain but it was still very cold out.

Victoria glanced back at the SUV, Phoebe was hidden within the tinted windows and with every breath Darcy breathed a puff of white hot air erupted from his mouth. "Lunch with the Greys, then I'm hoping to get to the library for a few hours."

"No rest for the wicked," Mathew grinned nudging her.

"You should know all about that, boy genius." Victoria bit back with a smile. "Hard work pays off, and I want to be the best."

The church bells started chiming, "It must be twelve." Mathew mused glancing over to his sisters, they were giggling with their friends nearby.

"What are you up to today?" Victoria asked curiously, he never usually asked what she had planned to do, so he must be up to something.

Mathew turned slightly pink, "I've got a date." He explained not catching her shocked gaze.

"What!" Victoria gushed impressed, "With who? Where and how did this happen?"

"A girl, to the cinema, and thanks to your pool party." Mathew explained fiddling with his scarf. "We've been texting."

"Oh," Victoria wiped a fake tear from her eye, "my little Mattie's all grown up." She grinned, trying to repress a shiver from a rather cold breeze that had swept over the church's ground.

"Yeah maybe, but she asked me to the cinema, so maybe I'm not grown up yet," Mathew explained embarrassed.

"Eager lady," Victoria commented glancing back to the SUV, she didn't like that she was anxious about him waiting on her, but Darcy was on his speaking into his phone zestfully, she wondered if he was talking about her to someone else, suddenly she felt like she was being chastised. "You didn't tell me about this lassie at the match."

"You were busy with your in-laws." Mathew pointed out with a cheeky grin, refusing to mock her irish slang.

"Haha," Victoria sang sarcastically, shivering hard, "but speaking of, I better run. Darcy looks like he's about to get backup to retrieve me."

"Now that might actually make the community newsletter," Mathew teased, Victoria scoffed and hugged him quickly. "See you next week."

"If you're so lucky," Victoria joked, sending a wave to Mr and Mrs Brennan as she swiftly stepped down to the SUV, she smiled at Darcy and yanked open the door before he could. "Onwards, good sir." She grinned, but Darcy didn't laugh as Payne might have, he only hung up his phone, nodded and strolled towards the front of the SUV.


Teddy sat in the his parent's rented suite at The Charles Hotel, secretly nursing his hangover. The suite was beautiful, but he was used to all things luxurious and expensive when he was around his family and most of his West side friends. It was his duration in college, living life separate from the security team and family, which was opening his eyes to reality.

Ana was always very conscious of not spoiling Teddy and Phoebe, but it was fruitless, she was too kind and rewarding to be harsh on her children, especially when they were such over achievers like their father. Teddy was hard to fault in most things he done, and while Phoebe may be acting up now, Ana knew it was just a phase similar to Teddy's. Christian was busy in one of the bedroom working, while his Ana was badgering Teddy about his course work in the living space of the massive suite.

"And how's your new project partner? I take it you didn't get Victoria or we'd have gotten word." Ana smiled stirring her favorite tea, twinning english breakfast, as she calculatingly examined Teddy the very same way she examined her husband when he was in a mercurial mood.

"No, Victoria is working with one my friends, Derek Whitaker. I'm working with an other girl now, Beverly Lawrence." Teddy explained tapping the back of his phone impatiently. Victoria hadn't texted him today yet, Teddy knew she was with Phoebe but he'd liked to have gotten a message from her by now, it was past noon.

"And is Beverly nice?" Ana asked curiously as she sipped her tea slowly. Ana knew that her son was exhausted and hungover, one glance at him and she knew he'd spent half the night partying. It has shocked her slightly, since she'd met Victoria this morning in the lobby to accompany her, while they waiting for Phoebe, who was running late unsurprisingly since Phoebe had never been a morning person even as a child.

Teddy rolled his shoulders, they weren't as stiff as he presumed they would be after the game yesterday, and he needed to remember to thank Victoria for her massage. "I knew Beverly from before, she's a good friend. But we're on different levels when it come to the work."

"Oh?" Ana asked intrigued, "You could approach your lecturer, complete the project as individual work. I can't count the times I choice to opt out of group work in Washington State University."

"I can't really abandon Beverly, Mom. She is a friend." Teddy explained uncapping a bottle of water and gulping it down, "this statement Dad's doing later, is it just to do with my game?" Teddy asked confused, Ana glanced over at him intently, "It just seems sort of mindless for Dad to issue a statement about my actions, especially since he was intent on keeping my college life private."

Ana sighed and lowered the pretty decorative tea cup to its saucer, "He told me that the interview isn't directly about your accomplishment, but because it's being carried out on the East coast and you've grown in popularity, it may come up."

"What's the interview about then?" Teddy asked curiously, he hadn't heard anything specific about the company in the papers, and the weekly email his Dad sent were awful long for him to find time to read through completely, Grey's Enterprise incorporation seemed to take on new business deals and innovation each week.

Then Christian appeared from deep within the suite dressed in a grey shirt and dark slacks, very casual for him, especially if they were going to be broadcast later. "Curious?" Christian asked amused sliding into the couch aside his wife, pressing a kiss to her cheek. Ana smiled adoringly at him and watched curiously as he slipped a crimson red tie from his pocket. "What do you think?" Christian asked Teddy with a wolfish grin, flashing the tie.

Teddy eyed the tie bemused, "Why not just wear a red shirt?" He chuckled, unable to help the smile from stretching across his cheeks, "if we've got time I can get you a Harvard cap too." He laughed.

Ana laughed petting Christian's thigh buoyantly, "I think it's subtle, and brilliant." She declared, Christian grinned down at her happily she gave him her own smile before reaching out for the material to tie it for him. "Anyone who's sharp will see you're standing beside Teddy's football career.

"Is Phoebe due back yet?" Christian asked his eyes narrowed on Teddy's fatigue posture and irritated pink eyes while he noticed them for the first time. "Should I ask Darcy what's taking so long?"

Teddy yawned and leaned back on the armchair, sinking into it's plush cushions. Teddy had gotten over his Dad's displeasure in his underage behavior years ago, so his Dad's disapproving stare was futile. "I wouldn't bother, if I had to guess Victoria has lost track of time with Mathew and his parents. She'll be here for lunch, don't worry." Teddy assured.

"She spoke of him yesterday," Ana mused fixing Christian's tie in place with a small smirk as Christian glanced darkly down at her reminding her of the late night sexual activities they got up to last night. "Victoria had to show off Harvard for him?" Ana asked leaning back into the couch, Christian's arm immediately wrapped around her slim shoulders, Teddy nodded rubbing his eyes.

"He's still in high school, he's super smart and athletic. Apparently Harvard wants him, they choose the right representative." Teddy chuckled glancing at his phone before with a sigh before he ran an agitated hand through his hair.

"Were you asked?" Christian asked curiously, Teddy shook his head, 'no.'

"I'm not big enough news to be asked. Besides Mathew is being recruited by the academics as far as I know. If he was wanted by the athletics maybe I'd be asked, but it's more likely to be the first or second string players who'd be put forward." Teddy mused thoughtfully as he sipped some more water.

"But Victoria is big news in the academics?" Ana asked softly, Teddy glanced at his Mom befuddled, "I know she's smart, but is she really significantly intelligent to merit being asked?" Teddy's hand clenched the plastic bottle so hard it crackled.

"Ana," Christian murmured, noticing the crossness form within Teddy's gaze.

"Of course Victoria has merit! She's top of most of her classes, and always above average in everything else. Why do you even question it, you know Dad wouldn't ever hire someone subpar for the company." Teddy fumed disgruntled, dropping the bottle to the coffee table and pressing his hands down on his thighs trying to calm himself down.

"I didn't mean to come across insulting," Ana breathed shocked, Christian's shoulders stiffened at Teddy's outburst, "you just never talk about Victoria much, I'd like to get to know more about her." Teddy's phone vibrated, Ana sent her husband a bewildered gaze, Christian just shook his head and tried not to have an outburst of his own. Teddy knew better than to snap at his mother.

Teddy glanced at his phone's screen, it was Victoria announcing she was on her way to the Hotel with Phoebe. "She's on her way now, so you can ask her all you want to know then." Teddy declared standing, refusing to meet his father gaze, knowing that he'd let his emotions take charge over his rationality. "Excuse me." He muttered escaping to find a bathroom in the massive suite.


Sliding into the back of the SUV next to Phoebe, Victoria smiled and quickly pulled on her seat belt, "Mathew's nice." Phoebe exclaimed promptly.

"Yeah," Victoria grinned, turning to glance out the tinted windows to her friend watching as he walked over to a group of boys his age. "He's going to be something great when he's older."

"Oh?" Phoebe asked curiously as Darcy slid into the front seat, "with swimming?" Victoria spun on the younger girl curiously, not remembering mentioning anything about Mathew to her, "you told us about his meet." Darcy quickly zoomed down the streets towards the Hotel.

"Not with swimming," Victoria clarified with a quick smirk, "with his brain, Harvard is seriously considering him for scholarship."

"Oh?" Phoebe repeated turning forward and playing with the hem of her pretty top. "That's why administration asked you to exhibit Harvard to him?"

"Yes and no," Victoria grinned staring at Phoebe's pinked cheeks, "why so curious?"

"No reason." Phoebe declared sharply, her grey eyes widening panicked, "he's just nice."

"Hmm," Victoria grinned, "too bad he's east coast and your west."

Phoebe spluttered scandalized, "I don't like him Victoria!"

"Too bad," Victoria teased looking at Phoebe's adorable blush, "you'd make a cute couple."

"Oh shut up." Phoebe snapped with a wide grin on her pretty face. The pair were quiet as the streets flickered past, Darcy was like a robot in the front seat, nothing like Payne's playful character. "He'd never be interested in me anyway." Victoria heard Phoebe mutter to herself.

Utterly surprised Victoria reached across and took Phoebe's hand in her own and squeezed comfortingly, "You are a beautiful, smart, considerate, passionate girl. You could have any boy you wanted. Mathew should be so lucky." Victoria declared seriously, "any boy should be so lucky to have your attention." She was rattled by this beautiful young girls lack of confidence, and Phoebe wasn't just a pretty picture, she was beautiful inside as well.

Victoria felt Darcy's eyes on her from the front window, he smiled at Phoebe reassuringly, "You think so?" She asked Victoria softly glancing at her sparingly.

"Are you fishing for complements now?" Victoria grinned merrily, "Phoebe, you need to sit down and look at yourself, you are beautiful, inside and out. Don't ever doubt that."

"Teddy's always been the one with tones of friends and girls trailing after him." Phoebe glanced away awkwardly.

"The perfect girl hasn't had tones of boyfriends, or loads of fake friends. She's true to herself and has a solid good of friends that she can trust with her deepest secrets." Victoria explained and squeezed Phoebe's hand reassuringly. "And don't compare yourself to Teddy," Victoria pointed out quickly playing with her hair, "I think he's his own breed of superior human, something far unequalled to us mere normals."

Phoebe laughed lightly, "Teddy's fortunate to have found you Victoria."

Victoria pinked slightly at the random complement, "I think it's the other way around, but thank you anyway Phoebe."

Darcy slowed the SUV to a halt, and the bellhop from earlier pulled open the door of the SUV for the girls, "welcome back ladies." He greeted politely with a smile.

"Thank you." Phoebe smiled, as her stepped swiftly into the building untying her coat, Victoria followed her quickly wanting to be out of the bitter cold.

"Don't you have to park the car?" Victoria asked shocked when Darcy followed them into the Hotel's lift.

"There's valet service." Darcy answered sprightly, spinning to face the doors as they closed.

"Darcy is under orders to have an eye on me at all times." Phoebe explained as she leaned back against the lift, running her hand through her hair absentmindedly as she texted someone, while Victoria watched Darcy inquisitively, curious to know he managed to stand so straight.

"Right." Victoria sighed pulling out her phone to see if Teddy texted back. It took a while to get to the top floor as it stopped two time on the way up. Darcy followed them to the suite' door and waited until Phoebe had swiped her card and they were safely inside before closing the door after them and disappearing.

When Victoria stepped further into the suite with Phoebe she felt like she was intruding. Christian and Ana sat very close on a couch whispering to one an other, and Teddy was no where in sight. Victoria had assumed he'd be here already, that why she texted him she was on her way. Confused she followed Phoebe into the very fancy suite, Christian spotted them first and grinned.

"So is my girl spiritually reborn?" He asked leaning back and crossing his legs, so that one ankle sat on his knee, Ana looking slightly irked at him before followed his actions and turning to face the girls completely. Victoria eye'd the art work impressed while Phoebe trotted deeper into the room.

"Yes and no," Phoebe smiled, glancing back at Victoria as she slid off her designer coat, "I think maybe mass and all that, isn't not for me. But I'd like to figure out what I believe in."

"Aren't we all," Ana smiled glancing at Victoria as the student pulled off her winter coat and scarf, "She wasn't a bother was she?"

"Phoebe was a little angle," Victoria grinned placing her clothes on the back of an armchair aside Phoebe's. "But that car chase after the service was something else, I didn't realized Phoebe lived like such a celebrity." Victoria confessed.

Christian perked up from his slouched seat, his two feet solidly on the ground again, alert. "Why hasn't Darcy informed me?" He asked outraged pushing aside the crimson red tie to get at his blackberry.

"I'm sure he's still trying to get rid of the paparazzi," Victoria appeased, "he dumped us off at a bus stop and we found our way from there." Victoria pointed out winking slyly down at Phoebe as she slid into a couch, Phoebe was giggling at her Dad's expression. "Nice tie by the way." Victoria explained catching Christian off guard, he wavered on his phone to glance back down at it warily.

"She's joking Dad." Teddy announced loudly as he returned from the restroom with a big smile. "It's her way of saying bringing security to mass is a little over the top."

Ana laughed delighted at the hoax, "Oh Christian you were fooled by a nineteen year old." Victoria beamed at Teddy's arrival, he winked back as he fixed his clothes and hair subtly.

"Having my children protected at all times is something I need in my life," Christian announced slightly edgily, glancing at Victoria carefully as he fixed his tie in place.

"But to mass really? It's the last place anyone would think to look for her." Victoria countered still slightly annoyed that Darcy felt the need to interrupt them earlier.

"Is it?" Christian mused while Teddy walked around the couch to sit on the arm rest aside Victoria. "Is it really that strange weird to see Phoebe accompanying her brother's girlfriend to an activity she frequents almost weekly?"

"Nobody is interested in what I'm up to," Victoria pointed out with an easy shrug. "Now, if Teddy was to join me, then maybe someone would watch me, see if he came along every week." Teddy reached down and played with her unusual straightened blond hair.

"Having personal minding my children leaves me in ease." Christian explained poker faced, Victoria cocked an eyebrow at him.

"And what about Phoebe and Teddy? Knowing their being watched constantly can't be settling for them."

"With or without my personal team, Phoebe and Theodore would be followed, monitored." Christian pointed out.

"You get used to it," Ana declared suddenly noticing a debate arising between the pair. "It's hard to adjust to this life, Teddy and Phoebe's grown up with it."

Victoria hummed, "Why does Darcy needs to be so involved? Can't he be more like Payne?"

Phoebe glanced at Victoria curiously and commendably, she'd never told Victoria directly how Darcy's involvement irritated her, and she'd never asked her parents to give Darcy directions to be less intrusive in her life. She'd been trying for months, but never built the nerve up.

"But Phoebe is a girl," Ana pointed out straightforwardly, "she needs more security than Teddy."

"Because she's a girl?" Victoria asked, she felt her inner Charlotte coming through and oppressed a smile. "That's rather sexist isn't it?"

"I would prefer if Darcy was a little more in the background." Phoebe declared bravely. "I've been meaning to ask you, if maybe he could be less invasive."

"I'm not doing this right now," Christian declared with a sigh tapping his knee, "We'll discuss this properly when we're back in Seattle."

"I think it's time Darcy backed off a little," Teddy pipped in loyally, "when I was Bee's age you told Payne to calm down for me."

Christian nodded, "Is he truly that invasive you need him to back off?" Phoebe seemly nervous all of a sudden refused to speak. "Victoria?"

"He checked over the church before we went in, and sat two rows behind us the entire time." Victoria pointed out discontentedly, "and he interrupted our conversation with Mathew."

"He was instructed to get you back before early lunch." Christian defended, "however maybe it is time to review your security measure Phoebe."

Phoebe beamed and grinned at Teddy then to Victoria, "He checked over the church huh?" Teddy smirked, "that's got to look odd."

"I'm going to be the talk of the church for a month." Victoria told him with a light laugh, "Mathew said his little sisters thought Darcy was FBI."

Teddy and Christian chuckled, "What does that make Phoebe?" Teddy asked, "under federal protection?" Victoria shrugged and they all shared a laugh.

"Shall we go down for lunch?" Ana asked gently, glancing at Teddy and Victoria's interactions, Teddy still had his hand faintly in her hair and Victoria sent him carefree smiles.

"Yes." Christian agreed, checking his pocket for his phone before he stood suddenly.

The five of them took the lift down, Phoebe played with her phone, Christian whispered something secretly to Ana and Teddy stole Victoria's hand in his with a wink. "What did I miss last night?" Victoria asked softly as they stepped out, they hung back for some slight privacy before following the other's to the Hotel's restaurant, the Rialto.

"I stayed out late," Teddy explained as he rubbed his eyes again, he'd wished he'd worn his glasses rather than suffering through contact lenses today. "Derek was hell bent on going to a club, and Tessa jumped on the plan. Michelle and Clark are officially together, Beverly lost her cigarettes and threw a huge tantrum. McCarthy found me and introduced me to some more of the team. Alex and Toby where there too, they want to meet you." He added with a grin, Victoria laughed, "Eh, the night ended a little hazy, I think I did shots with Beverly and Michelle, then Lucius managed to get us up into VIP and I'm almost sure it was Payne who drove us home." He muttered lowly as they past an elder couple by the entrance of the pretty restaurant.

Victoria shook her head at him as they past the restaurant Rialto's host table, following Christian's lead. "You don't remember texting me in the middle of the night?" Teddy quickly started petting his clothes for his phone apprehensively and came up empty, having forgotten it upstairs. "You woke me up." She accused.

"Damn." Teddy sighed meekly, "I'm sorry, I was fairly drunk."

"You regretted doing shots with Tessa." Victoria explained with a smirk, "from what I could decipher."

"That bad?" Teddy asked mortified.

"You won your first game, you're allowed to celebrate how ever you want." Victoria whispered as they reached the table, it was in a beautiful private room with wide windows showing off the busy Boston streets, Teddy pulled out her chair for her, "thank you." She smiled.

He slid down beside her, Phoebe was on Victoria's other side at the round table with Christian and Ana opposite them. "I was celebrating it with you." Teddy murmured into her ear, "after that I was on baby sitting duty for Lucius and Tessa." Victoria giggled softly and smiled at him, "not that it wasn't fun." Teddy smirked picking up a menu.

Victoria and the Greys ate together easily, chatting about anything and everything. It wasn't frightening or awkward since they were so familiar with each other now. The food was brilliant and service was exceptional.

"There's something we wanted to tell you," Christian explained as they sipped coffee after the light lunch, Ana glanced at him stumped, Christian sent her a quick look and she understood immediately.

"I thought we were going to tell him alone." Ana claimed at a loss.

Phoebe dropped her tea cup to her saucer in a clatter, "I thought we weren't telling him at all." She declared hotly.

"What is this about?" Teddy laughed reaching across the back of Victoria's chair causally and sliding his finger tips across her shoulder, wanting to touch her.

Christian sent Phoebe a firm glance, "It's about me, Teddy." Phoebe announced frazzled, "about my headaches."

"You're headaches?" Teddy breathed confused, taking his arm back and staring at her confused, wishing that he was seated aside her for this.

"Yes," Phoebe answered turning to glance at her Dad for support. "I, well I. Eh, I've got.."

"She has a tumor." Christian explained, Victoria's hand fumbled with her coffee positively thrown. "A small one, Phoebe has a surgery arranged to remove it in a couple weeks."

Phoebe watched the rage build in Teddy, and the total shock on Victoria's features. "We only found out two weeks ago, I had planned to Skype you and tell you all about how silly Dad was for making me get a MRI. But then well..."

"Then they found something, and no one thought to tell me?" Teddy snapped angrily, Victoria didn't know what to say but instead reached out to take Phoebe's hand in her own comfortingly, like she had earlier in the SUV.

"It's nothing major," Ana explained promptly, "it's a simple surgery, Phoebe's going to be perfectly fine."

"A simple surgery!" Teddy argued his fists curling tightly in his lap,."A simple brain surgery!" He scoffed, turning to glare at his Dad. "What? You couldn't have told me that my sister had a brain tumor? But you can tell me all about the company in your emails!"

"We don't want this getting out." Christian defended steadily, "Email is never perfectly safe."

"That's a terrible excuse." Teddy snarled thumping the table, "you could have rang."

"We didn't want to tell you over the phone, and then when you messaged about your game..." Ana began softly.

Teddy growled, "a stupid football game! I would have liked to have known, Bee's my only sister!"

"And I'm here, and completely fine!" Phoebe crackled unhappily, squeezing Victoria's hand before releasing it. "I wouldn't want you to be distracted on something so minor when you're starting your college football career."

"Don't ever call yourself minor!" Teddy shouted at her seething, his eyes narrowed and every one of his muscles tensed.

Victoria, extremely surprised with Teddy's drastic mood swing, stood abruptly, "I think I'll go." She declared awkwardly, "this is a family matter." Victoria decided as she glanced at Phoebe, "ring me later." She demanded, refusing to let Teddy get away with hurting Phoebe, even if it was accidental.

Phoebe stared up at her astonished. "Oh, okay." She breathed confused while Victoria gaze over to Christian and Ana to say her goodbyes.

"Victoria, you don't need to leave." Ana stated desperately when she seen the horror in Teddy's features and she stood too, "please stay."

Teddy grasped Victoria's hand tightly, "please." He solicited quietly. Victoria glanced down at him warily, she'd never seen him so angry before. He had reasons to be angry but she didn't think he had such a volatile side to him.

"Teddy, why don't you and Victoria take a walk. The conference isn't until half past one. Contact us if you're not going to make it." Christian declared earnestly.

"Yes," Teddy agreed standing up abruptly shaking the whole table in his hast, "sorry for shouting, and..."

"It's fine Theodore," Christian exclaimed. "Try to be back on time."

Victoria glanced over the table, "thanks for lunch," she muttered still in shock.

Teddy tugged her hand and they left, and without speaking they walked through the restaurant Rialto, the lobby and out of the Hotel, the bellhop wasn't swift enough to open the doors for them in Teddy's hurried state. Outside Victoria shivered as the icy air breezed over her bare arms, "Teddy, can we.."

"John F. Kennedy Park is just over there." Teddy explained pointing, his hand shaking in hers. Neither of them had their coats, not having needed them to go to the Hotel's restaurant.

"Teddy, it's freezing!" Victoria snapped, "can't we just go sit in the Regattabar?" Teddy spun and face her, his features were anxious. "We can go home either." she added softy.

"No, Dad wants us here for the press release." Teddy explained tugging her back inside, the bellhop was quick enough this time his features surprised, "thanks." Teddy muttered.

Victoria watched they way his spare hand fisted and released by his side and how his jaw was clenched for a moment before making a quick decision. "Come with me," Victoria decided, pulling him down a different corridor, finding the disabled toilettes beside the womens she pushed the door open and pulled Teddy in after her before locking the door behind them. It was a restroom was large, private and decorated beautifully to match the rest of the hotel, with a vanity and bench.

Teddy said nothing as he heaved out a breath. "Phoebe is going to be fine, you're parents said so." She stated slowly.

"Simple brain surgery!" Teddy hissed releasing her hand and slumping into the bench, "what's simple about that!" Victoria bit her lip and stepped closer, Teddy sighed and rubbed his eyes. "And they didn't tell me!" He declared unhappily. "If I get a paper cut in a lecture, Dad get's a detailed report, but Bee get's a tumor and they don't think to tell me." Teddy ranted, "and then you decide you're going to leave me."

"I'm not leaving you." Victoria declared shocked, Teddy's head snapped up to look at her agitated, "I thought maybe you'd like to hash it out with your parents and Phoebe without me. Teddy, I thought you'd like to be upset about this with your family. And not have me witness, you don't need me to be around hovering."

Teddy scoffed and pulled her onto his lap then pushed his face into her hair and neck. "I was so angry at them, then you said you wanted to go." He muttered quietly, "I'm sorry for freaking out."

Victoria lifted her hand and ran her fingers through his soft hair comfortingly, "you're allowed to freak out, Teddy. Your baby sister has a tumor, and you didn't know."

"But I lost control," Teddy murmured wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. "I don't want, I can't help, I mean.." Teddy sighed shaken up.

"If Phoebe's not worried then we aren't," Victoria breathed, "keeping her calm has got to be the most important factor right? She's sixteen and having surgery, you need to be there for her."

"What if.." Teddy breathed shakily.

"Don't," Victoria snapped rattled, "don't you dare go there."

Teddy pulled back and stared at Victoria, taking in her strong green eyes and freckles before he leaned in caught her gaze before he kissed her desperately, she complied hugging his body to hers as she tired not to let her own dark thoughts take over. They shared urgent kisses, their lips battling in their passion and their breaths wavering. But Teddy still couldn't get his nerves straightened out completely but Victoria's presences helped, her kisses helped a lot, and Victoria wanted to be there for Teddy and for Phoebe, she'd grown very fond of Teddy's little sister.

"We better head up." Teddy breathed huskily drawing back from her kisses only a whisper, Victoria nodded slowly licking her lips and sliding her arms off his strong shoulders. "I can't believe they dumped this on me." Teddy murmured, wishing he could kiss the whole experience away.

"I presumed Christian thought you'd take it better," Victoria explained sliding off his lap reluctantly, "how? I don't know" She muttered walking over to the wide mirror to quickly fix her hair and make-up.

"I don't even have my phone to text Luke." Teddy snapped angrily, the weight of Victoria's body seemly anchoring his anger in and without it everything else crashed back down on him.

"Luke?" Victoria asked confused looking at him through the vast mirror.

Teddy nodded as he slowly stood fixing his clothes absent mindfully, "He's thinks of Phoebe like his own little sister. He hasn't got one you know, just a load of brothers."

"Oh," Victoria uttered surprised before she pulled her phone from her purse and held it out to him easily, "why don't you tell him to come here, after the press conference?"

Teddy took her phone gently, "I was just going to ring him." Teddy explained thoughtfully.

Victoria cocked an eyebrow at him accusingly, "if he's Phoebe's second brother, I think he'll want to see her."

"Right, yeah. Your right." Teddy nodded dialing his number and loudly exhaled drained as he paced.

Victoria pretended to fix her makeup as Teddy spoke to Lucius, asking him if he could come to The Charles hotel for two p.m., telling him that Tessa shouldn't bother coming after a moment and that 'no' everything wasn't alright. Victoria had completely forgotten about Tessa, she wondered briefly if she'd mind her boyfriend running off during their small time together.

"He's coming," Teddy declared after he hung up, Victoria finished coating her lips with gloss and turned to face with a weak smile. "Let's get this over and done with," Teddy sighed rubbing his face over with his hands before he cracked open the restroom's door to check if the hall was empty. "It's clear." He sighed reaching out for Victoria, she easy stepped to his side.

Victoria's phone echoed with her specific ring tone, Phoebe's song from 'Friends', in Teddy's hand, "Don't you dare say anything." Victoria hissed taking it back from him, but his face was already alit with humor.

"What is that?" Teddy asked confused his lips curled up into a grin. "It's the worst singing I've ever heard."

"It's from an old sitcom," Victoria breathed, "It's Phoebe she's says the conference room is on the fourth floor, she's not going in without you."

Teddy nodded all laughter dropped from his features and clicked for the lift, "In Seattle, we'd always stand together. Dad made sure that they were arranged for the afternoon, so we weren't missing school or practices."

"That's nice," Victoria mused not really sure what to say, as they stepped into the empty lift. "Where does Ana stand?"

"Beside him, just behind slightly, it's the other way around when she's giving any speeches. But Mom's stuff is usually done at huge dinners and receptions, so Bee and I say sitting." Teddy explained pushing for floor four. "If you stand with us you'll be televised." Victoria bit her lip and stared at the lift's closed doors, "I wouldn't blame you for wanting to sit with the reporters." Teddy mused thinking of her spar about Darcy earlier.

"Would you like me to stand next to you?" Victoria questioned as the lift doors etched open.

"Yes," Teddy answered simply, being completely honest. He couldn't stick the long boring questions, without her beside him distracting his mind today.

"Then I'll be standing right next to you, and Phoebe." Victoria clarified pushing her side flush with his. "Besides it's only a press release."

Phoebe rushed to hug Teddy when she see him as they stepped out of the lift, and smiled her gratitude to Victoria. "The vultures are in there." she told them, Teddy didn't let Phoebe go and she kept her arm around his waist as she turned to talk Victoria. "Coffee, questions and recorders at the ready." She grinned feebly.

Victoria smiled, "We're just decorations, right?" she asked, Teddy nodded and glanced down the hall for his parents.

"Unless we're asked a question. They like to throw me or Phoebe a line every now and then, see if we're keeping up with the business." Teddy explained wearily.

"But it'll be about his game, no business this time." Phoebe smirked, "The great Theodore Grey!"

"Shush you," Teddy chuckled lowly hugging her tight to his side. "Luke said he'd come later," he added.

"You shouldn't' have," Phoebe snapped her lips shut and shook her head deep in thought, "he's not bringing Tessa?"

"No," Teddy clarified, "She's nursing the mother of all hangovers apparently."

Victoria heard steps behind her, and turned to find Darcy and Payne, "you look more frazzled than usual Payne." She greeted with a smirk.

"We were unable to track..." Darcy started but Payne sent him a quick glance, he shut up.

"All is well now," Payne said gazing at Victoria for a moment then to Teddy, she suddenly realized they had been worried about them. "Teddy your phone." He explained handing it over. Teddy took it grateful, "And perhaps you could wear that ring you were issued."

Teddy glanced down at his hand confused, "I must have taken it off for the game and forgotten to put it back on." Teddy excused, "sorry."

"No need to apologize," Payne declared, "it's an easy mistake." Darcy made a noise of disapproval in his throat.

"Enjoy mass this morning Darcy?" Victoria asked with raised eyebrows, her dislike for him growing tenfold, "enlightening?" She wondered if he was religious.

"I was to busy to actually participate." Darcy declared, Phoebe laughed.

"What's so funny?" Ana's voice floated over, the five of them turned and found Luke, trailing behind Christian and Ana. Christian now had a dark suit jacket over his grey shirt and crimson tie.

"Victoria's enquiring if Darcy had some spiritual enlightenment this morning at mass." Phoebe announced.

Christian chuckled and glanced at the door into the conference room, "shall we?" he asked.

Darcy and Payne stepped forward and opened the double doors, Christian and Ana stepped in first, followed by Luke, Phoebe, Teddy and Victoria, then finally Payne who remained inside the room at the door, while Darcy stayed outside closed the door. It didn't take Victoria ten seconds to find Taylor sitting within the reporters, he stood out like a sore thumb.

Christian stepped forward, and greeted the crowd, flashes of camera's stunned Victoria for a moment before they died down. Teddy took Victoria's palm in his own tightly and kept one arm firmly around Phoebe's waist during his Dad's speech and well into the Q&A. Victoria could tell that the reporters had exhausted the topic they were publishing, the camera clinks were nearly nonexistent at this stage. But Victoria had also noticed that some of the audience hadn't said two words during the entire time and wondered if that was strange behavior for reporters.

"Yes," Christian nodded towards one of the mutes who'd finally raised his hand.

"Are you impressed with your son, Theodore's, accomplishments with the Crimson Harvard football team?" Christian glanced over to Teddy, who smiled briefly and squeezed Victoria's hand.

"Yes very. Theodore is a very focused young man and he achieve's most of what he sets his sights on. Teddy playing football, a sport Theodore loves, is something that both myself and my wife are very proud of." Christian declared warmly, "now if that's all the questions..."

"Theodore!" A young women dressed in a purple silk dress stood up, Teddy's whole body tensed at the calling. "Is it true that you brought your girlfriend, Victoria Smith, to Puerto Rico?" She chirped. Christian frowned deeply at her ill manners, Teddy's face matched his father's as he squeezed Victoria's palm displeased.

"What my son in his personal life is private." Christian declared sternly, his hands clenching the podium in front of him.

"Was it an anniversary Theodore?" An other reporter called out her hair was more stylish than most of the other reporters in the conference room. The camera clinks started up again and the flashes stunned Victoria again.

Victoria glanced at Christian bewildered, her eyes seeing spots. "How long have you and Miss Smith really been dating?" A women asked in a high pitched call, her face plastered in make-up and sparkles.

"Has this college romance truly have potential to become a long term relationship?"

"Are the pregnancy rumors true?" Victoria felt her head spin, Teddy gritted his teeth shut tight.

"Will it be a child out of wedlock or has there been thoughts of eloping?" Phoebe gasped out amazed at the turn of events.

"Is there discussion about a prenup?"

"Is there any confirmation of the sex?" Teddy dropped Phoebe's side outraged and fixed Victoria into his side protectively.

"Have you given any thought on names?"

"What does your ex. boyfriend, Crimson football star William Wilke, have to say Miss Smith?" A man asked with a crooked nose and wide lips.

"Is there still lingering feeling for the college football star, Miss Smith?"

"Is it hard for you to leave behind the party lifestyle you were so accustomed to Theodore?"

"Is it hard to date a foreigner?"

"NO COMMENT!" Teddy snapped loudly his irritation boiling over, shutting everyone up, but the flashes jumped lively.

"Miss Smith.." A reporter started up, Victoria sent him a hard glare.

"My son and his girlfriend are not here for an interview, that will be all. Good afternoon." Christian gritted out unhappily. Payne was swift to come to Teddy and Victoria's aid and escorted them out of the room quickly as the reporters still called unanswered questions about moving in together and William. Out in the hall, Darcy led them all to the awaiting lift, but only Payne and Luke joined them in the lift. "What an utter fuck up," Christian muttered.

Ana pursed her lips, she hated when Christian swore in front of their children. "Hard to date a foreigner." Teddy spat stepping away from everyone slightly. "And how the hell did they find out about Wilke!?" He growled fisting his hands.

"Teddy," Ana began softly, "this will all blow over..."

"Like hell it will," Teddy snapped angry bursting out of the lift and storming towards the apartment, Christian right behind him furious at the outcome of the conference.

Victoria and Phoebe shared a look and slowly followed after them, "On the bright side I doubt your surgery will get out."

Phoebe laughed, grabbed Victoria's hand and led her int the flat, "I'm making tea, would anyone like some? Coffee?" Ana asked gingerly.

"I'd like some tea Mom," Phoebe smiled settling into the couch.

"I'll help." Victoria pipped in glancing at Teddy and Christian, both glaring and tense.

"How did they get in?" Teddy asked his father furious after a few long minutes. Christian shrugged and turned to glare out the wide window into the Boston streets. The apparent doors cracked open and Taylor, Darcy and Lucius stepped inside. "Luke!" Teddy laughed drily running a hand through his hair, "welcome to the shit storm!" He declared unhappily walking over to his best friend.

"Oh?" Lucius asked confused, "afternoon Christian, Bee." He grinned, Taylor and Darcy quickly walked over to Christian as he stayed unmoved by the windows to explain that the extra reporters were from tabloids and magazines, only interested in getting gossip on Teddy and Victoria's relationship, and had managed to sneak into the interview.

"Hey!" Phoebe welcomed delighted standing up to hug Lucius easily. "You should sit," she smiled weakly.

"To begin with," Teddy started loudly plonking himself down in the couch across form Lucius and Phoebe, Teddy took a calmly breath, "Phoebe's headaches, they think they're being caused by a small tumor in her brain." Lucius's jaw dropped shocked.

"Oh god, Phoebe I'm sorry." He claimed reaching out and pulling her under his arm quickly. "That's terrible news." She nodded and sighed into his shoulder.

"I'll be fine, it's a simple surgery." She declared as the security team apart from Darcy departed the suite, he stayed positioned by the exit as he fixed his ear piece on.

"I have heard that there's been great advancements in neurology." Lucius explained optimistically, "What did Grace say about it?"

"She doesn't know yet," Christian pipped in still standing by the windows, "we wanted to tell Teddy first, but the best neurosurgeon on the west coast feel confident of the surgery."

"That's great!" Lucius declared tugging Phoebe closer to his side, "have you arranged anything yet?" He asked gazing stumped at Christian, he looked tenser than his usual cool intimidating self.

"It'll be a few weeks. I've got to be tested weekly, MRIs and stuff. But when, you know, I've got to get it done, you'll come West side right?" Phoebe asked flicking her glance over to Teddy expectantly.

"Even if I have to walk across America, you know I'll be there." Teddy declared exhaling loudly.

"I made coffee," Victoria exclaimed walking into the room with a long silver tray, she had four mugs, a coffee pot, milk and sweeteners. "I heard your voice." She told Lucius with a small smile, as Teddy and Lucius nabbed a mug. "Christian?" Victoria asked cautiously.

"Thanks," Christian muttered walking over to the seating area taking his hands from deep within his pockets while Victoria poured out the last two mugs for them both. Victoria dropped some sugar and milk in her cup while Christian took his black and slumping into an armchair as Ana reappeared smiling with two cups and a pot of tea.

"Thanks Mom." Phoebe smiled leaning forward on the couch to pour herself a cup, Victoria sat beside Teddy consciously trying to let her side press supportingly against his, he puffed out stressed alongside her.

"It's the worst new Ana," Lucius exclaimed considerately, as he tried to get his head around it. "Teddy was just mentioning Phoebe's headaches the other week, he said they were getting worst."

"We've got it all under control Luke." Ana promised sitting down on Victoria's other side, the nearest seat to Christian's armchair.

"It's not showing any signs of cancerous behavior, and the first round of serious testing is showing that it is perfectly positions for abstraction." Christian explained seriously, Victoria glanced at him over her cup wordlessly. Victoria felt terrible, this morning she'd risen his blood pressure thanks to her silly car chase quip, and then she confronted him on Darcy's over baring nature, all the while he's daughter had a tumor, and as much as the Greys tried to down play it, it was a serious matter. And then with the whole interview madness.

Victoria's phone buzzed into life in her handbag, apologizing she yanked it out and found a phone message from Natalie.

'So, I'm sitting in work bored out of my mind doing research for tonights show, when who's face pops up on my screen but yours. Mind telling me how you managed to get pregos without having sex?'

"Fuck," Victoria hissed lowly, dropping her mug hastily to the coffee table and vaulting up, "excuse me." She muttered ringing Natalie promptly.

"Vicky, what's going on?" Teddy asked concerned watching her as she quickly stepped down the hall into the restroom, Natalie answered on the first ring.

"You got some explaining to do," Natalie declared on the other end, "I found you on 'The Harvard Crimson' newspaper's website and laughed, thinking it was a dry week, but it had links to 'OK!', 'Us weekly,' 'Star' and 'The Advocate' websites. Apparently Teddy a huge gay interest." Natalie ranted quickly, Victoria felt light headed, and perched herself on the edge of the bath, Natalie's constant keypad clicking on the other end didn't help matters. "Damn, you and Teddy are up on 'Futures' and 'The technical Analysis of stocks and commodities' websites too!"

"What, why!" Victoria hissed outraged.

"Shares are shooting up for Grey Enterprise incorporation." Natalie muttered, "I'm reading comments, apparently producing an heir for the business is like insurance to investors." Natalie muttered her tone was completely awed.

"Fuck." Victoria breathed with an astonished laugh.

"Victoria, there's photo's of you up here too." Natalie explained swiftly, "you look good." She attached swiftly, "hella angry, but good." Victoria actually laughed shaking her hand and rubbing her forehead with her palm.

"Christian had a press release, I was in the background. The questions started getting aimed at Teddy and I. Nat it was crazy."

"Yeah, it's all here. Teddy remarked with 'no comment,' you gave a death stare." Natalie stated impressed.

"It's says that? Death stare?" Victoria asked wonderstruck.

"No, it shows a picture of you. Here I thought you reserved that look for Wilke."

"They did bring him up."

"Vicky, remember that modern princess thing I said before."

"Yeah?"

"Forget I mentioned it," Natalie declared fervently, "you're in hell."

"Worst things could happen." Victoria pointed out, thinking of Phoebe. "Oh god!" Victoria exclaimed, "I've got to ring my parents."

"Yeah," Natalie laughed drily, "wouldn't want Mr and Mrs Smith coming across the Atlantic to purify you of your slinky sins."

"Bye!" Victoria snapped Natalie's jokes not helping.

"Vicky..." Victoria gave a shout and spun to find Teddy in the arch way of the bathroom. "What's going on? Why do you need to ring your parents?" He asked stepping in and closing over the door behind him. Had she forgotten to close it behind her before?

"We're in all the big magazine's websites, including the financial ones. Natalie is at work doing ground work and she found us." Victoria explained dialing her mother's number. "We're everywhere."

"Isn't it a little hasty to ring your parents."

"Some mentions pregnancy Theodore." Victoria hissed angrily, Teddy's eyes widened both from her tone, the subject and her use of his full name, "like hell am I letting my mother read that in a paper."

"Victoria, it'll be fine." Teddy pointed out seriously, "it's just magazine trash."

"I know that," Victoria snapped, "but my parents don't."

Theodore nodded stepping out of the bathroom, "Sir!" Taylor exclaimed stepping into the room gazing at everyone before eyeing Christian, "we've got a situation."

"What sort of situation?" Christian asked unsmiling, Ana glanced at Taylor worriedly.

"The press release is having huge exposure, it's popping up everywhere. It's out of our hands now." Christian's phone started ringing.

"What!" Christian snapped into his phone, Teddy waited in the corridor by the bathroom and watched from afar. "What do you mean there has been an exceedingly large growth in the prices than expected." Christian hissed his glare at the ceiling, "how is that my problem?"

"Teddy," Lucius called catching sight of him as he carried the silver tray back tot he kitchenette, "Tessa's after texting saying you're on 'In touch weekly's' webpage."

"What do you mean heir insurance?" Christian bellowed walking past Teddy with a remorseful glance and Taylor as they swiftly stepped into the bedroom he was using to work in earlier. "I want this shut down Ros, get Sullivan and Welch on it. Get everyone on this." Taylor snapped the door shut behind them.

Victoria appeared pink faced and un-fallen tears in her eyes. "He wants to talk to you." She declared holding out her phone, Teddy took in her state of distress shocked before he took it from her nervously, he'd never spoken to Victoria's parents before.

"Hello?" Teddy spoke clearly, Lucius rushed away not waiting to be witness that train wreck.

"Teddy, I take it?" A gruff voice echoed into the phone, "I want ter make it clear, dat if anythin' 'appens to affect me daughter's bright future, an' it's connect ter you, she will be comin' 'um. Yer 'ill never see her again, an' Bejasus 'elp me, you'll regret it." Teddy didn't know what to say, he was slightly frightened. And on top of that he'd never heard an Irish accent so thick in his life, he glanced down at Victoria wondering where she hid accent if this was her fathers. "I understan' dat she is pure fond of ya, an' we're happy she's happy. But I'm not 'ave my wee girls name dragged through de dirt, figure this your warnin' Grey. I don't care who yer are, naw wan 'ill hurt my Ria. Naw one." The phone call went dead.

Teddy held out the phone wordlessly, "Mum was in morning surgery," Victoria explained taking it from him. "She'd have been a bit more considerate. Dad on the other hand, was just up from bed and went straight online when I tired to explain it to him." Victoria explained shaken, "was he bad?"

Teddy shrugged a little shaken himself, "I think it may have been a bad first impression."

Victoria rolled her eyes, "Don't be silly, Dad watched your game online yesterday, he sent me a text saying you played exceptionally for a beginner."

"Your dad knows football?" Teddy asked confused his heart rate coming back to normal.

"He used to watch it, I think you're getting him back into it."

"Who did he follow? Teddy asked curiously, watching as the nervous flush drop from Victoria's cheeks.

"The Chicago bears?" Victoria asked confused.

Teddy chuckled shaking his head disbelievingly, "No way!"

"Teddy, what did he say?"

"That I need to keep better care of you." Teddy explained simply taking her palm, "I'm really sorry all of this is happening." He claimed sincerely.

"I think if anyone can fix it, your Dad will."

"If not, your Dad can come over and go on a killing spree." Teddy mused tugging her into the living area.

"Teddy, Sawyer's after texting me." Ana started timidly, her finger tapping her tea cup rhythmically. "There are reporters on the street, and a few have been spotted on your apartment's street."

"Damn," Lucius sighed returning from the kitchenette, "getting Tessa to her flight's going to be a bi.. to be hard." Lucius corrected himself averting his gaze from Ana and Phoebe embarrassed.

"What if you were to stay here?" Ana asked suddenly, "both of you, there is the adjoining suite Phoebe was using and the master room."

"Why would we stay here?" Teddy asked confused, "Payne can handle any paparazzi, and we've got classes tomorrow."

"It's just an idea," Ana claimed softly.

"It make sense, Teddy." Phoebe putted in, "Remember the house and school gates after you won the football championship? It was hectic, and it's not like your apartment building has around the clock security measures like we have set up in Seattle."

Lucius laughed, "Moving in together now?" He glanced humored between Victoria and Teddy, neither of whom moved to sit. "I think we need to talk about the pace of this relationship."

"Oh, I meant Teddy and you, Luke." Ana declared seriously her gaze confused, "But I'm sure it wouldn't take much to get a connecting suite for Victoria, it might be necessary if it is truly this out of hand."

Christian reappeared, his tie hung loosely around his neck and his suit jacket was missing. "I've told Spencer to rearrange the flight for much later tonight, I want to get this under control before we're airborne."

"Christian, is there only so much you can do. Let your teams.." Ana started.

"I'm suing them." Christian declared.

Victoria's eyebrows furrowed, "On what terms? Aren't they free to ask whatever the wish in a conference?"

"Not when I've made it very clear that our personal lives are to remain private." Christian gritted out unhappily, "this is like their births all over again. Why do people get a kick out of infuriating me." He demanded shoving his fists into his pockets and stiffening into a hard intimidating stance.

Ana went to her husband worried. "Not everything is going to be under your sole control, Christian. This will pass." She promised petting his chest affectionately.

"Darcy!" Christian called, "Get Luke on that Wilke kid, if he gives an interview this is going to blow up even more. And tell Payne to find that girl who gossiped enough that the pregnancy story stuck. And I want you to contact their guild from Puerto Rico, find if she talked or worst sold their photos. If not I want them immediately abstracted from her possession." Christian ordered, show casting his business side in full action.

"Dad, Gloria hasn't sold anything. Paige is harmless, and Wilke's got nothing to work with." Teddy declared seriously hating that Wilke was front and centre in their life's again.

"I want privacy, and I'm going to get it." Christian declared solemnly. "I'm going to hire you more security for the time being, your apartment is going to be difficult. Victoria, would you prefer a man or a woman?"

Victoria blanched at the thought of having her own personal 'Darcy,' why was she even getting one? "I suggested they stay here, Luke, Victoria and Teddy." Ana explained swiftly, Christian nodded positively agreeing with that plan.

"Dad, Vicky doesn't want a security person." Teddy exclaimed seriously, wishing that he could just blink and find out this was all a nightmare.

"It's not an option for this week, it's only a temporary situation." Christian declared gently, the room was quiet as Teddy and his Dad stared at each other.

"Can I borrow Payne?" Victoria asked slowly breaking the tension, Teddy glanced at her confused. "Well, eh he kind of warned me about this sort of thing already. And I don't want a stranger following me around. And Payne's..."

"That's fine with me." Teddy declared deflated, "just a week right?"

"And then we'll review the situation," Christian nodded. "Darcy!"

"Yes, sir." He answered dropping his hand form his ear piece.

"Notify Welch that we'll need temporary extra personal east coast, and tell Taylor that we want to book this suite and two connecting ones for the next two weeks."

"I'm starting to see what you meant by shit storm." Lucius declared lowly.

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