Gizelle really began to irritate Fili. She would show up uninvited at the office, she would glue herself to him. She tried to seduce him physically, and tried to move into his flat. Just one month after Kili left the office, Fili told Gizelle it was over. He gave her a goodbye present and heard many bitter words. She tried to call him many more times, she tried to show up at the office or flat, but he firmly told her he wasn't interested any more. Thorin was relieved to have her gone, she was annoying and a typical blond. She said stupid things and made scenes, a real drama queen. Thorin was still cross with Fili, what happened clearly showed Fili was more spoilt than he thought he was. He was deeply disappointed in him, he loved Fili but he failed in raising him properly it seemed. He was deeply worried, especially when he met up with Dwalin and Balin, and both men suggested the boy was deeply depressed after working at his company for less than a year. Both men tried to inquire what actually happened to the boy, and they described him as cheerful person in the past, and Thorin couldn't recognize the person he met in their description. Balin told about the adoption of Kili, and how he came into the family as a hyperactive thirteen year old. Dwalin told Thorin stories as the kid kept getting trouble in school but could always solve the problems with his huge smile and intellect. The person they described was daring, smart, confident and fun loving. The person Thorin met in the office was calm, quiet, serious and shy. Slowly he began to understand why the men were so worried with the changes.

Thorin dully noticed there was only one thing that could cause such a change in a person personality and he immediately thought of some kind of trauma. If he hadn't know Fili he would even consider sexual harassment. Then he focused on the last events, he wasn't sure about anything connected with Fili anymore. Fili acted strangely around the boy, he was cold as ice and rejecting. Thorin at first thought he was attracted to the boy, but later he was unpleasantly surprised he didn't notice any bond or interaction of that kind. On second thought he had doubts, the sexual harassment idea was drilling in his head. It was all adding up, and his irritation with Fili was growing. That was the only logical explanation, and usually the most logical explanation was the truth.

"You wanted to speak with me?" Fili was surprised seeing his uncle at his office just after working hours, when the office was slowly emptying. Thorin told the secretary she was free to go home, so they were alone.

"I think there is something you need to tell me." Thorin spoke in a really cold voice Fili never hear directed towards him.

"I'm not sure what you mean." Fili told his uncle not feeling sure of himself.

"You know exactly what I mean. We need to talk about your previous assistant." Thorin was firm.

"There is nothing to talk about." Fili tried to cut the topic.

"If you get sued for sexual harassment, will we have something to talk about then?" Thorin's voice was strained and cold. He could see Fili go pale.

"So my intuition was right all along." Thorin was dead serious. "We just had one case when you were accused, and a second accusation is going to be catastrophical."

"Consensual sex cannot be called harassment." Fili spoke in a very quiet voice.

"Even if you say it was consensual, it doesn't mean the victim didn't feel obliged or forced." Thorin noticed coldly. "I'm so ashamed of you."

"You're ashamed of me because I'm gay?" Fili asked in a breaking voice.

"No, it's not because you are gay. I can't be mad at you for that because I'm gay myself." Thorin confessed. He could clearly see the surprise in Fili's eyes. "I'm ashamed because of what you did, how you treated the poor boy and what you've done to him."

"How could you imagine a relationship like that? It would ruin us!" Fili spoke strongly.

"Just like any other relationship. It's not that surprising in the modern world. In my case I've never met anyone I could to spend my life with, but I would never reject that person." Thorin looked at Fili, he could clearly see the distress on his face.

Thorin looked and saw a broken Fili. It seemed not only did the assistant get hurt in the whole mess, but also Fili was showing heart break. Thorin was really mad with Fili, he hurt the boy deeply, and looking back at those months Thorin suddenly saw how big a torture it was to the boy. Even if he agreed, even if he was attracted to Fili, the cold treatment, being invisible to Fili would cause huge pain. Then Thorin remembered Gizelle, the way she would walk into the office and glue herself to Fili, he suddenly felt another huge surge of pain, that kind of experience would be dreadful to anyone no matter how experienced and what age.

"You're an idiot. I thought I raised you better." Thorin finally told him. "How could you treat anyone like that? Tell me one thing, was it one event or did it happen many times?"

Fili lowered his head. "Many times." He replied after a moment of hesitation.

"And it never occurred to you that what you were doing was wrong?" Thorin asked seriously.

"I just couldn't stop it, I wanted him so much..." Fili could feel the tears go down his face. "I know I hurt him, but I love him so much that I couldn't stop myself."

"How can you treat that way a person you say you love?" Thorin was irritated. "Balin told me he's completely depressed, he told me that one year here with us was enough to break him. It pissed me off even more when I heard he used to be a cheerful and joyful person but after just a year here his own family has problems recognizing him."

"What are you planning to do now?" Thorin asked after a moment.

"I'm not going to do anything." Fili noticed with tears in his eyes.

"That means you're an even bigger idiot than I thought." Thorin summed up.

"You're going on leave till the end of the month." Thorin informed him. "I can't stand what you've done, and I won't be able to work here with you for now."

"What do you want me to do?" Fili was clearly terrified.

"Think over what's important in your life, and when you come to a logical conclusion come and talk to me." Thorin was really bitter.