So is everyone depressed yet? Because there is more to come, especially with this chapter. but hopefully the end will warm your heart.

Elsa sat on her couch, depressed, watching a sad movie, blowing her nose in a tissue. It had been a week since joseph had left to stay with Merida and boy every day without him was a very depressing thing. She missed his smile, his laughter as he would pick her up and swing her around after a good day of anything. She missed how they would watch TV, go for walks, do anything they could. She missed him by her side in bed.

She huffed throwing the tissue in the trashcan by her side. The trashcan was mostly full because she had spent a large amount of time on this couch, just trying to cope with the fact Joseph was now gone. True she hadn't broken up with him, or vice versa (not that she intended too of course) but it was difficult just being alone while he was dealing with the issue tat had been dealt to him.

She hated Merida Dunbroch with a passion. The young red head woman may have been Joseph's lover in the past, but now? She was using her daughter, Joseph's daughter as leverage to get them to stay together! True Merida had tried to mend the fences, but because Joseph was staying with her at the moment, Elsa was less than forgiving. Merida had dug her own grave. No matter the circumstances, Joseph had gotten her pregnant and she chose to withhold that information from him. The end result was them breaking up and staying out of contact for a few years.

So why couldn't it just stay that way? It had been four years, almost five, giving Kelly's age since the two had kept in contact with each other, so what had changed? There shouldn't have even been a reason for Merida to change her mind. She seemed very stubborn and set in her ways.

Unfortunately things just weren't that easy it seemed. Merida had decided to complicate her life; Joseph's life and Elsa's life in a matter of hours, because of the fact that she and Joseph had a daughter that she decided to keep hidden from him up until now. In the mean time, Joseph had met Elsa and her family and started a new life, one that did not require Merida.

She could have just lived her life happily with the little girl (whom Elsa ad to admit was quite cute, despite the problems that she was inadvertently causing), leaving Joseph to do his own thing.

But she didn't and Elsa was left on her own without the one she loved and wanted marry.

Elsa trusted that Joseph would be civil in the matter; he would not allow himself to be seduced by Merida, and only stay for a long, as he was needed. Elsa would not mind having Kelly as a stepdaughter; she just wanted Merida to back off and allow her Fiancée to marry the woman that he truly loved.

Elsa had seen the way Merida acted at the party. She had flirted with him, using her body language. Elsa knew those tricks well; she was a woman after all. The sight of another woman so blatantly trying to flirt with Joseph made her blood boil, especially since the two had used to date (hence how Kelly ended up existing). Now it was made even worse since Joseph was staying there!

She didn't trust Merida to keep her hands off of Joseph. What if…. Elsa felt her stomach lurch. She did not want to think about that. Joseph was a good man. He would never hurt her like that.

Elsa knew that at one point, Joseph was on every tabloid imaginable. It was when he had just inherited the company after the death of the original CEO. the world was watching him like a hawk, ready to pounce on him at every given moment.

The first thing people noticed. He had another model on his arm every other week.

Elsa remembered reading that in the paper and being disgusted by his actions. This was before she had even met him.

Elsa walked into her apartment, paper in hand. It was just another day after work. Her muscles were aching, but she felt so good. She put her purse on the table and sat on the couch, deciding to read a little before getting ready for dinner. The first article that caught her eye was "CEO Dead!"

Elsa read the title. She had heard about that earlier today. Apparently, the CEO of the company that resided here in Arendelle had died of a massive heart attack. Perhaps the newspaper had a little more information on that.

However the article didn't have anything to say on the matter of the CEO's passing as much as it did on his successor. 'The new CEO, an employee by the name of Joseph Summers had this to say, "we are all very sorry of his passing. He was a great man a charismatic leader and a wise mentor. He fought long and hard for the success of his company. We may never achieve the things he did. But I promise you. I will strive to make sure his legacy will not be tainted.

When she first read that, Elsa had been impressed by the guy. However not too long later, her feelings were completely different because of a tabloid. It depicted the sane man surrounded by many women, who looked drunk. He didn't, but he seemed to like the attention he was getting.

Elsa of course, had been disgusted by that, (though some time later he appeared to be in a stable relationship) but when she met him, he was nothing like he was according to the tabloids. He was mild manner, and caring, allowing Elsa to talk when she wanted and never prying into her business unless she wanted to talk to him about it.

Elsa sighed lying back on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling. She felt trapped in a vice, like her heart was being squeezed every which way. She just wanted her Fiance to come back home. Elsa never defined herself by the man in her live; she was a strong independent woman capable of living on her own. If they had broken up officially, she would have been sad, and eventually gotten over it. it was just that she was living in the fear that he wouldn't come back, now that he had a family that was bugging her

Elsa sat back up, before standing up and going to the kitchen and grabbing a glass of water. She sipped it slowing, trying to relish in the cool feeling. But it did little to sooth her. She slammed the empty glass onto the counter, letting about a painful scream, before sinking to the floor.

She hated Merida. Merida had ruined her.

Elsa had wanted a family with him. Now he was gone, trying to fix the mess of a family he didn't know he had.

Elsa felt the tears drizzle down her face. Her chest heaved as she began sobbing "Joseph…" she whispered. His name was like a bullet in her heart.

She felt so angry, like she was ready to explode and just melt into oblivion.

Now here Elsa was crying on her kitchen floor waiting for Anna and Kristoff to get back from their errands before coming back. Yes, Anna and Kristoff were currently staying with her trying to keep her as happy as possible in her time of need. Elsa was grateful to have such a family, especially when she needed it most. Elsa hadn't been there for Anna when she needed her (when she was dating Hans, though she did help Anna pick up the pieces afterwards) true it wasn't as bad as when Anna was dating Hans (Merida at least wasn't a chauvinistic pig out to bed whatever she could.). She could admire Merida's commitment to her family. Elsa had lost her parents at a young age and it had a completely negative affect on her. She grew up cold and distant, unwilling to let go of her sister out of fear something would happen to her, like it nearly did with Hans.

The only problem? This time it came at the cost of potentially ruining Elsa's chance at a family of her own. Kelly my need her father in order to strive in a positive environment with both parents, but how long did Merida need Joseph to stay for that. Merida just didn't seem like the marrying kind (given how she hidden Kelly). Shw was stubborn unyielding independent and fierce. So unlike Elsa herself. Elsa was calm regal, uncertain and soft. She rarely ended up losing control of her emotions. Merida acted almost like a loose cannon.

How? How in the world did Joseph even end up with two women that couldn't be any more different if they wanted to be? It defied so much logic; at least that's what Elsa was feeling at the moment. But she wasn't exactly in her right mind so who was she to say anything right now?

Elsa wanted nothing more than to be happy right now, but without Joseph to mend her broken heart, she just felt so stuck.

Elsa heard the door unlock, indicating that Anna had made it home. Elsa felt her heart warm for a brief moment. Anna… she needed her right now, more than ever. Elsa picked herself up off of the floor and trudged back to the living room, just as Anna and Kristoff walked into the room, their arms full of bags of food and drink that Anna had decided they needed for the occasion. Knowing Ann the way she did, it was mostly going to be chocolate and milk. Well Elsa liked that so why should she complain to Anna about that?

Elsa's eyes widened however when she saw a cage in Anna's hands, complete with a little white fuzz ball that could only be describe as one thing. A adorable baby kitten was curled inside the cage snoozing away, looking right at home in the cage.

Elsa felt her heart swell with joy for a moment. Anna had gotten her a kitten! Elsa felt tears leak down her face again, this time tears of joy. Anna noticed. She gave Elsa a smile, putting the bags down, before tackling her older sister in a tight hug. "Oh Elsa…" she whispered, giving the older woman a back rub. Elsa sobbed into her sister's shoulder.

Anna then pulled away, giving Elsa her biggest smile "I wanted to make you feel better so I got you this little kitten. It felt like a good idea at the time.

Growing up, Elsa and Anna absolutely adored pets, going to any pet store that they could find. Sure Their parents never let them buy the pet because they were too young to fully realize the responsibility going into raising a pet,( neither did Kai and Gerda) but they were unable to resist the look of any puppy or kitten that ended up looking their way. Even today, Elsa and Anna were prone to just drop everything if one of them even approached them for food. Animals were like their one weakness, other than chocolate.

Elsa didn't even have the heart to argue with Anna. The apartment was small and both Elsa and Joseph worked a lot. But cats were somewhat independent, so maybe after a few weeks of training; the cat could survive for a few hours on its own. Or maybe Elsa would just take it to work with her and watch as it melted the heart of every employee in the building.

Yes Elsa would enjoy watching that very much. She bent down on one knee and looked at the snoozing kitten. Her eyes widened. This kitten…. It was the same one from the pet store she passed a few weeks ago. She smiled. What luck.

She looked up at Anna, her tearful face breaking into the first smile of the day; the first since Joseph had left actually. "Thank you, Anna." she said.

Anna puffed out her chest dramatically "don't thank me, thank Kristoff over there" she pointed to the large man. Elsa looked at her brother in law who was smiling sheepishly "well, I can't take all the credit; I just spotted the store, Anna was the one who found the animal to bring in. she would take no for an answer."

Anna jut shot him a grin "that's right! What Anna wants, Anna gets!" she said dramatically.

Elsa giggled for the first time in a week. She could always count on Anna to brighten up her day. It was just one of those weird abilities that she had. No matter how grey a day was, if Anna was happy, then everyone was going to end up happy.

However now Elsa was left with just one little problem. What to do with the kitten that Anna had gotten her. She was going to keep it of course. It was a gift from Anna at a time when she needed something like that. The only problem was it needed a name. That and Joseph might need to know about it. He did love animals, so he wouldn't mind, but still, he needed to know.

The kitten was still snoozing, completely unaware that it was being watched by the three people in the room. Anna looked at Elsa. "What are you going to name him." she asked Elsa. Elsa looked at her sister, "it's a boy?" she asked.

Anna nodded "I checked"

Elsa looked back at the kitten thinking hard. It needed a good name a strong name. She smiled, before saying "Olaf."

Ana's face fell, in complete shock. "Olaf!" she shrieked loudly, inadvertently waking the kitten, which meowed in protest. Elsa glared at Anna "yes Olaf. Is there a problem with that?" she asked

Anna shook her head "no of course not!" she said reassuringly "its just that I'm surprised. That was he name of the snowmen that we would build as kids."

Elsa remembered that part of her life well, back when she and Anna would play in the snow for hours, never getting tired of building forts snow man snow angels and the snow ball fights that they would have.

However when building the snowman, Elsa would always say " hi. I'm Olaf, and I like warm hugs." It was the silliest thing she had ever done, but she was a kid, so what?

Besides she could use a warm hug right about now. Even if it was from a baby kitten that looked annoyed from having its nap interrupted by her little sister. Elsa looked back at the kitten, before opening the cage, and reaching inside. The kitten stiffened, not used to the strange woman, but Elsa persisted, gently grabbing onto the little kitten and pulling it out of the cage. She brought Olaf to her chest, gently rocking him in her arms "hi Olaf… I'm Elsa" she said in a silly voice.

The kitten just stared at her with wide eyes. It gave a small meow, before cuddling into Elsa chest, enjoying the comforting warmth she provided. Elsa blushed lightly, not used to having her chest touched by anyone other than Joseph. But the kitten was just too adorable, s how could she be mad at it?

Ann noticed this too, for she let out an "aww" at the sight of her sister cuddling with the little kitten. Even Kristoff, who rarely ever cracked a smile at such things let out a chuckle "its been a long time since I've seen anyone do that to a pet." He said.

Elsa stood up, carrying the kitten over to the couch, before sitting on it. The kitten curled into her arms, lying on its back, as if expecting something. Elsa's eyes widened in realization "oh…" Anna gave a grin, before grabbing one of the backs and fishing through it, before coming up with a baby bottle. "I think the little guy is hungry. She said she made her way to the kitchen, where she grabbed the milk from the fried and poured it into the bottle. Cats loved milk so she was going to make sure that this was the best meal it had. She took the bottle and went back to the couch and handed it to Elsa.

Elsa smiled, before turning the bottle over and allowed the kitten to suck on it, slowly draining the milk out of it to feed its hungry belly. Elsa felt herself smile. The kitten was just too adorable for its own good.

The kitten continued to suck on the baby bottle for a few more seconds, before pulling away. Elsa pulled the bottle back and placed it on the counter, gently rocking little Olaf in her arms. The kitten yawned, before curling on its sides, falling asleep again almost instantly.

Elsa smiled, before looking back at Anna and Kristoff. "Thank you." She said.

Anna sat down on the couch next her. "Elsa. She said with a smile "I know things are tough on you right now." She said "but I know that everything is going to be alright. Youll see."

Anna was always optimistic, and for once, Elsa could believe that. Kristoff sat down on her other side, than all at once, both Anna and Kristoff wrapped their arms around Elsa hugging her tightly. Elsa smiled as they cuddled her.

For the first time in a long time, she felt happy again.

Told you. but now to pose a question. i will make a poll so i can include everyone. But please answer the poll, which will be available until August the 15th. Should Joseph cheat on Elsa with Merida? Have fun.