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Ace is filling out some papers when there is a knock on the door. "Come in."
Graham enters, "someone isn't happy."
"Not really, got a late start today, will probably have to work late. I shouldn't have talked to Nyssa for long."
"What did the two of you talk about for so long," Graham sets the food down and moves behind her to rub her shoulders.
"You and I, mostly. I had to make the point that you and I are moving faster than her and Tegan."
"We are?"
"We are talking about first dates, kisses, and they were not even close to that at the 6 month mark of knowing each other." Ace moans a little bit, "that feels great."
"I'm glad, you can keep working on what you are, and I will keep doing this." Nyssa comes in and sees Ace's face.
"I know you are not going to like this," she then sees Graham.
"I'll go, if this is about your business, I will be out the door." Ace grabs Graham's hand. "Call me in when the two of you are done talking. I will get right back to rubbing your shoulders before we eat." Ace sighs as Graham walks out.
"Nyssa."
"I was just looking at the books and it looks like there is some money missing."
"WHAT!" Ace stands up and yells.
"That is why I came in."
"How long ago was it missing?"
"2 years."
"That is when."
"Everything with Paul happened, I don't know how I missed it."
"Nyssa it isn't your fault, I should've looked at everything better, especially with taxes and such. Great," Ace runs her hand down her face and looks to where Graham placed the food right next to part of her bouquet. "Graham is still out there."
"You two have lunch, we are going to figure everything out. I will call Tegan telling of the late night."
"Please call our lawyers too, I have a feeling our free time will be closing."
"I'll do that," Nyssa walks out, "go in," Graham can see from Nyssa's face something is wrong.
"Ace."
"I hate this."
"What do you hate," he steps closer.
"When people take advantage of something and it isn't figured out until years later." Ace is pacing the room back and forth.
"What do you mean," Graham goes to stop Ace in her path.
"I have told you about Paul, right?"
"Only a little bit, you two dated for three years; worked here together, until he tried to get your reputation ruined."
"Well, Nyssa was looking through our books, ever since losing Adric, not her son he is still alive, Adric who she, Tegan and the Doctor traveled with back in the early 80s, numbers help calm her."
"Ace, you skipped something."
"What do you mean?"
"What do the numbers and Paul have to do together?"
"Nyssa discovered some money went missing 2 years ago before he tried to ruin me." Graham wraps her in his arms, Ace starts to cry a little bit, "it looks like he still may ruin me."
"He won't though, you built this company bottom up, have many contacts and there are people who love you and will stay behind you every step of the way."
"Are you sure you want to sign up with this mess, it will become a mess. Most likely will lead to court proceedings."
"I will hold your hand throughout all of it." Graham rubs her back. "Do you still want me to rub your shoulders?"
"As much as I would love it, but I need to get to work."
"You will still eat, I will go get Nyssa and make sure she eats too. You get everything out." Graham walks over to Nyssa's office.
"Hey honey, can you please call me when you get this message something just happened here." Nyssa hangs up and sighs sadly.
"Bring your phone for when Tegan calls, I am going to make sure the two of you eat the lunch I brought you."
"I am not hungry Graham."
"You need to eat before the two of you hunker down, now come on." Graham stands there before Nyssa stands up and walks out with him.
"I need to call our lawyers."
"You can do that after you eat. You will need something in your stomach."
"You must really like Ace."
"The both of you are important to me; now come on." They get back to Ace's office.
"That bastard changed his number."
"Good," Graham says as both face him, "you guys will want all correspondence to go through lawyers now, so you don't get into trouble. Now both of you eat, and I will eat with you two." In the middle of eating Nyssa's phone rings.
"What is wrong, your voice and the message what is going on?"
"I was going through the books of two years ago and discovered something that will require my and Ace's attention. Graham was and is here when I went to Ace's office, and is making sure that the both of us before we start on making sure everything will come right."
"Thank god for Graham and his love for Ace, his love for food and making sure everyone in the room is fed."
"Ace and I will probably be having a lot of late nights from here on out."
"I know, don't worry about me, worry about A Charitable Earth and I will worry about you."
Ok, I love you Tegan."
"I love you too Nyssa." Nyssa hangs up her phone and looks at the two quietly chatting. Graham is trying to comfort Ace but failing to.
"Ace everything will turn right. You are an amazing person and so is Nyssa."
"How do you know that everything will turn right?"
"Because I have faith in the two of you, we should eat; and not just pick at the food either of you." They get back to eating and after they are finished, Graham picks up the trash and tosses it for everyone. "Ace?"
"Yes," Graham walks over to her and helps her up.
"Call me when you get home," he brushes some hair out of her face.
"It may be late."
"I'll be up, you know I stay up late," he kisses her nose then walks out. Nyssa watches as Ace scrunches up her nose.
"Let's get to work, I will call the lawyers," Ace says to get her mind off what Graham just did.