5 June, Rachael's apartment, City K

Lexi, after all of Matthew's lecturers about keeping safe felt worried sitting in her in her chair outside the entry to Rachael's apartment building.? As she watched a car pull up, she tensed until she quickly saw the one person, she was waiting for get out.

Lexi called out "Anna," which prompted her to run straight over.? Lexi could not help herself but to burst out in laughter.

Anna quickly said, "What are you laughing at?" sounding a little angry.

Lexi pointed behind her and said, "The looks on the faces over there."

Anna quickly turned and looked in the direction Lexi had pointed before turning back, slightly reddening with embarrassment before saying "Oops."

"Not use to a doting husband who wants to do everything to ensure that you are safe?"

Quietly Anna said "A paranoid husband ever since I gave birth.? There are times I want to kill him trying to control me.? Does he not know me.."

"Everything I have seen, he loves and adores you, and wants you to be safe.? Isn't that a good thing?"

"Not if he is going to smother me.? He forgets, I have learnt from my past, and knowing I have him I am so much stronger that I ever thought I would be.? I do not need the hovering of people he wants around me."

"Sounds like my husband but given his senior military position I can understand he wants me protected because it could have national security implications."

"In other words, am I preaching to the choir?"

"I have heard that before, what in the world does it mean?"

After calming down from her laughter at the look in Lexi's face, Anna said "In this context it means that you understand what I am talking about.? While I have no idea about where it came from, the phrase is talking about religious ministers telling something to believers who understand the situation."

"True, but Madam Lady Boss you better get the understanding that your husband, the CEO of a major international conglomerate will do whatever he has to do to ensure that you are safe.? Particularly because of that ex of yours and his family."

"His family, I do not care about them.? His parents got exactly what they deserved.? I was proud that I helped drive them into prison because they deserved that.? While I would have loved to financially ruin them, someone else with their own agenda did that.? I still hate what he did to me, but the funny thing is I am grateful to him in some ways.? He led me to my Yi, and the happiness I have.? Yi, still does not get that and at the moment wants to kill me because.."

"What have you done?"

"Stepped in to help the idiot.? His wife placed their children at so much risk with the help of his parents they have been taken away by the authorities.? One thing he knows is that I am a good lawyer and asked for my help.."

"Any your husband is annoyed that you are helping your ex.? Are you an idiot?"

"So says the idiot who refused to admit the truth about what happened to her."

Lexi chuckled and responded "We are both idiots at times.? Maybe that is why we get along so well."

"True.? That means you need to stop messing around.? You know I will help but I have a young child at home who I need to get back to."

Lexi pressed the intercom system bell, and they were soon being ushered by Rachael into her apartment.? As they settle, Rachael said "What is it you want Lexi?"

"Cutting to the chase are you Rachael?"

"Who has time to mess around.? I have put off a trip to review some of the restaurants in the capital to be here."

"Work, work, work.? Is that all you think about?"

"With my two idiot parents wanting to try and ruin all my hard work, what choice do I have?" came Rachael's resigned response.

"That is why I am here.? But I have brought back-up this time."

"Back-up.? This is a disaster that is only getting worse, and I have no idea what to do."

Anna before Lexi could respond said "There is always a way.? Sometimes it is not right in front of us, but there is always some why to deal with a situation."

"As if.." was Rachael's cynical response.

Anna shook her head and said, "I know where you are coming at, emotionally but sometimes it simply takes someone to give us perspective.? For me that was my husband and talking to Lexi in some respect that was you and in other respects that was her family and friends.? From what Lexi has told me about your situation you need someone who is not clouded by all the emotions and knowledge of your family."

Rachael shook her head, adding "Yeah, and if I believe that pigs have wings and are flying."

Lexi, shocked at Rachael's extremely cynical response spitting out "Rachael!"

Rachael turned and said "Do not think that I am stupid.? You are not here to help me."

Lexi shook her head and said "And repay all the help you have given me over the years like that.? Sometimes I wonder when it comes to you.."

Rachael snapped "What do you wonder about?"

"You can be the most caring friend possible at times and then other times you are so idiotic."

"Who are you calling idiotic.? You are the one that kept the secret about Dominic for so many years.."

"Any I nearly paid for being so idiotic with my life, without admitting the full truth to myself let alone to my husband about that.? I was lucky to have my second chance, and I am getting the tools to deal with consequences of the past, honestly from friends being there for me and you dragging me to get help to deal with much of my mental problems from that.? Let me repay the favour the best that I can, by calling in a friend who knows all about these family conflict situations."

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