A/N: Ok here's number 34. I know that this is dragging on but it will end soon! I will be a little bit slower in updating within the next few days as I have mountains of homework that are calling and are due this week (ok maybe not mountains but they sure feel like it)

This is for last chapters only reviewer, moonjat54, it is really nice to know that someone still reads this and cares enough to review, thank you moonjat54 :)

Enjoy!

"Mick, what's going on?" Beth asked the moment the door closed and Mick once again stood with them. Mick ushered the new people into a corner where he could keep them safe, before turning around to answer Beth's question.

"I'm not sure. Natalie asked me to bring these people out so she could talk with Billy. She said she'd come and get me if she needed me," he replied. He cast glances at the people near the wall as he spoke. Beth followed his gaze. She didn't like this situation one bit. The thought of Natalie alone with some strange and potentially dangerous man scared her. She wasn't only afraid because she liked Natalie and thought of her as a friend, but she also worried that if something happened to Natalie, something would happen to Mick. She knew that if what Natalie had told them was true, then if something happened and she died, then she would have only minutes to say her goodbyes to Mick.

That thought scared her more than any other. She had only just truly found Mick, and the fact that she might lose him if Natalie was killed simply tore her apart. She couldn't imagine being in Natalie's shoes, having so much responsibility and so many lives hanging on her shoulders. She felt bad if she had to make a decision at work that affected her co-workers, she would never be able to handle what Natalie did.

"Are you sure that was wise? I mean you know the stakes here right?" she voiced her concern. She knew that Mick hated it when she worried about him, but she just couldn't help it.

"I trust her, I have to. I do know the stakes, that's why I'm keeping my ears open, so I can be in there in a flash if she needs me," he replied. He walked around her, running his hand over her waist as he moved to Josef's side. He sat down and stared at the door.

"I don't know what I'd do if something happened to her," Josef said. A silence had fallen over the room, as all occupants were focused on the closed door.

"You wouldn't be able to do much, you'd probably be dead, as would I," Mick replied sombrely. He sighed and stretched. Natalie had been in there with Billy for almost twenty minutes now and he hadn't heard a thing. He began to worry that something had happened, but then he remembered his own words from only moments before and he realised that if anything had happened they would have been the first to know.

"True, but still, you know what I mean," Josef kept his eyes on the door, mentally willing it to open. Mick just nodded his head in agreement. He knew exactly what Josef meant, he had felt similar things before. He hated the feeling of uselessness, the feeling that there is nothing you can do no matter how much you want to.

"Maybe we should take them outside," Beth nodded at the five people huddled near the wall, "They really look like they could use some fresh air."

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. How about you and Josef take them out and I'll stay here in case Natalie needs help," Mick glanced at Beth as he spoke.

"Wait, why don't I stay here while you two take them out? After all you're the one who likes humans and Natalie is my girlfriend," Josef argued. He didn't want to leave Natalie for one moment, and he felt that if he went out of the room, Natalie would feel that he had left her. He knew it was stupid and completely unrealistic, but he still felt it.

"Look, I understand that you want to be here for her, but believe me, she doesn't need to be worrying about you while she's fighting for her life. I know that you care about her more than you would ever admit, but she needs someone who can fight, and right now you're not strong enough," Mick reasoned. Josef nodded and slowly stood up. He cast worried glances at the door as he went with Beth to the small group.

Mick watched Beth and Josef lead the group outside, then refocused on the door. If Natalie needed him, he had to be ready, it wasn't just her life on the line, it was his and Josef's too.