AUTHORS NOTE: So here's another chapter of my surreal story that's just starting to get dramatic! I do promise that I'll bring it to a close eventually but right now I am having way too much fun thinking up things to do to our team.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters

[Issues]

"There's been another murder case that we've been assigned to," Burke said that afternoon as the team got back from the safe house and he could see that they were either close to pulling their hair our or murdering the girls, he could see the latter looked more rewarding. "I thought it would be a nice break for you to work on an actual dead person than the three hostages we have at the moment," he grinned before moving back into his office.

"How do people do it?" Robbie asked sitting down in his chair as he looked at the file that Burke had e-mailed them all.

"Do what?" Jackie asked as she too clicked onto the link but turned her attention to Robbie so that she could see what he was talking about.

"How do people have teenage daughters?" He asked seriously flicking through the photographs. "I mean, Ellanna has a sister meaning her parents have two daughters to work with and I hate to break it to you but I just don't think I'm meant to be a family person." He said before leaning back in his chair.

"Are you kidding?" Stuart laughed from his side of the desk. "You're the one that's taken over the father role. You were actually raging when Burke told you that he was ready to let them back into the world again without our protection. It's thanks to you we have the girls in a safe, well not so safe, house! You'd be the best father in the world. A bit like that character in that T.V. show I keep telling you to watch with Nathan Fillion." He pointed out as he turned back to his computer.

"You said his daughter was behaved. My three adopted daughters for the next couple of weeks want to play undercover spies." He pointed out before sighing. "Good luck Stuart, I can see Ronan being this annoying when she's older. She'll be a babe with long red hair and boyfriends and cheerleading with makeup." He shook his head. "Teenagers are overrated."

Jackie and Stuart stared at him, their heads shaking as they burst into laughter over how scared he actually was of three girls. "You realise that the mighty Robbie Ross has found something that stops him in his tracks apart from marriage?" Jackie pointed out with a teasing smile and he just glared at her.

"You don't understand," he said standing up to grab the documents that he was printing out. "You're not a father," he said staring at the printer causing the other two detectives to crack up again.

The tapping at the laptop was starting to drive Ellanna insane. She'd allowed Ellie and Leigh to write the next chapter to their new life and just wanted to curl up in a bed with her head under a pillow so that she could just float away. "I don't like this anymore." She whispered causing the two girls to look at her. "You know it was exciting at first. We got to meet the team and each other but now all I want to do is go back to university and start up classes again."

"Oh yeah because we don't want to go back to class," Ellie pointed out. "I obviously enjoy knowing that someone is out there after us. I actually think I'm going to quit college and be a target for serial killers." Ellanna glared at the girl for her sarcasm before taking hold of her cold coffee mug and moving towards the sink.

"Ellanna, it's nearly over. All we need is to find out why Sheila's fiancé wants us dead too then we're sorted. Or if it's not us that he wants dead, who he wants dead." Leigh pointed out deciding that she was the best one to play peacekeeper between the older girls as they were always yelling at each other recently. "It's a simple plan and we're going to come out smelling like roses."

"That's a saying my dad says," Ellanna smiled happily as she returned with a new cup of coffee and sat down at the table. "Oh man, this is so fucking unreal." The girls glared at her use of language and she raised her hands to show that she apologised. She smiled. "Okay, you're right. I'm enjoying it really. I think we'd make a great team if we ever decided to be detectives."

The other two girls burst out laughing as they nodded their heads in agreements. "It'd be coffee, sex and scandals the whole through the rest of our careers." Ellie pointed out causing Ellanna to wink at her before taking hold of her hand.

"Only you with you, baby." She teased before hearing someone clear their throat behind them. The three girls turned round to see a new officer stood there. "Oh hey, sorry," she said laughing. "We didn't realise anyone was listening in. You're a new one. Do you want a coffee?"

"No. I've actually been sent to pick you up. The detectives need you to go over some photos." The officer said and Ellanna stood up. The girls were just about to say that they'd see her later when the officer shook their head. "The detectives want all three of you to come." Ellie and Leigh swapped looks but just shrugged their shoulders.

"I don't know how that's possible seeing as we didn't see the guy but we'll come just to support Ellanna," she teased wrapping her arms around Ellanna's shoulders and following the officer outside to his car. They stared at the plain car. "Why aren't you driving an actual squad car?" Leigh asked and the other two girls stared at the officer too.

"It's too suspicious at the front of the door, ma'am. How are we meant to protect you if there is a squad car sitting at the door? It just screams that this is a safe house. The squad car drives past every hour or so." He promised them and the three girls were immediately assured so they climbed into the car. The officer grinned as he shut the door behind them and climbed behind the wheel. "Don't forget to tie your seatbelts girls." He started the car and drove away just as the squad car pulled up to check on them.

TO BE CONTINUED...