A/N Sorry for the delay. I didn't forget about this, my computer died and there was no way i was going to type his on my iPad. I have a computer again so I'll be updating again. Thanks to anyone still interested :)

"I got you present." Will said walking into Diane's office. He didn't try to hid the smirk as he put the bad on the desk. "Go ahead open it."

Diane rolled her eyes as she silently looked in the bag. "Sometimes I really hate you." She muttered as she pulled the DVD of the "The Bodyguard" from the bag.

"No you don't." Will laughed. He leaned back in the chair looking proud of himself. "You should watch it. Get some pointers from Whitney."

"You're an idiot." Diane laughed. "And I'm fine. I don't need to go live with a man and a bunch of guns in the middle of nowhere."

"Why, are you scared?"

"I'm not scared." Diane said stiffening. "That's why I am fine. I can stay at my own house and go on with my life."

"He's really nice. It will be okay."

"I'm not scared to stay with a man." Diane said rolling her eyes. "It's just unnecessary."

"He seems like the kinda guy that would have a horse. You took riding lessons as a kid didn't you?"

"I would very much like for you to leave my office."

"Oh relax." Will laughed. "I'm just joking around. You want to act all tough and act like nothing is going on, fine, you go ahead."

"I'm sorry to interrupt Miss Lockhart." Heather said knocking on the door. "But you got this, us, flower."

Diane and Will both looked over at Diane's assistant, standing in the doorway, holding a black rose, a dumbfounded look on her face.

"Thank you." Diane said gesturing for the girl to enter her office. She tried to ignore the flips her stomach were doing as took the rose. There was a card attached, but she didn't need to read it to guess who it was from. "Thank you Heather."

Realizing Diane was not going to look, Will reached across the desk and took the rose. "I'm back." He said reading the card. "Is there a chance this is some weird joke between you and a friend who has been out of town for a while, or are you finally going to start taking this seriously?"

Will watched his partner. He didn't want to push her, he could see she was internally battling between the seriousness of the threat and her stubbornness to control every detail of her life. He nodded when she did. "Okay. Good. I'll go tell Kalinda to call McVeigh." There was no point adding anything else. She already looked defeated.

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Kalinda smiled as Will walked towards her. "She got the flower?"

"How did you," Will shook his head. "You. You were the one who sent it?"

"Do you think she would have accepted protection if I hadn't?"

"No."

"But now she will?"

"Begrudgingly."

"Good enough." Kalinda nodded. "McVeigh will be here at five. He'll be able to get from Diane's place to his without a tail."

"She's going to hate this."

"I looked up the case. What he did to that woman." Kalinda shrugged. "She can suck it up."

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"I can drive myself." Diane sighed. "Just give me your address."

"It's better if I drive." Kurt said. "Defeats the purpose of hiding if he just follows you."

Diane just stared at Kurt for a moment. Those were the first words he'd spoken in ten minutes he'd been pacing around her office. She was happy to hear he was able to speak, even if she didn't agree with what he was saying.

"I need my car." Diane sighed. "How am I supposed to get to work?"

"Well I would advise you don't." Kurt shrugged. "Unless it's necessary. He would expect you to be here. Just work from home. And if needed I can drive you into town."

Diane looked at the black rose on her desk and exhaled. One week. That was how long she was giving this experiment. That was enough time for the police, or more likely Kalinda, to find Spellman and put him back in jail. Then she could move on with her life.

She opened a drawer and grabbed a handful of files and hastily put them in her briefcase. She looked at that damn flower and pushed it into the waste bin.

She straightened her posture and forced a smile. "Fine. Let's go."

"You're leaving?" Will asked as Diane and kurt stepped out of her office.

"Yes. And I won't be coming in for a the next week." She glanced over at Kurt. "Unless it's necessary."

"Somehow we'll manage." Will said laughing under his breathe when his partnet glared at him. "Be safe. I'll be in touch."

"I'm parked out front." Kurt said walking towards the elevator.

Diane rolled her eyes as she followed behind her new roommate. She stopped suddenly when Will started humming the chorus of "I Will Always Love You." She refused to turn and give him the satisfaction of knowing he'd made her laugh. Instead she discreetly slipped her hand behind her back and gave him the finger.