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"Marjorie?" Vivian peeked into the office, eyebrow raised. "Charlotte said you needed to see me?"

"Yeah, come in." Marjorie waved Vivian in, looking over her shoulder. Winter was sitting at Autumn's desk (now Mia's desk), and offered Vivian a wave. "And here comes Char, perfect."

"What's... going on?" Vivian asked slowly as Charlotte slipped into the room and closed the door behind her. Marjorie clapped her hands together once and put on a smile.

"Well you see, a long time ago, Winter and I started this... alliance if you will. Because we were both dating a Knight sibling and I know you only see the professional side of them but they can be... difficult." Marjorie paused. "To put it lightly."

"Stubborn," Winter added.

"Violent. Although that's mostly Autumn. Anyway when Charlotte started dating Mia we brought her into it as well because... well, the siblings and Mia grew up together and they're all very similar. And since you're with Siobhan..."

Vivian raised an eyebrow. "I don't think Siobhan and Mia and the siblings are that similar."

"Personality wise no, but we've also kind of... sort of..."

"Roger's victims are all equally hurt in unique ways," Winter said flatly. "Despite their uniqueness, that damage tends to manifest in very similar ways."

"Such as...?"

"Have you ever tried to wake Siobhan out of a dead sleep?" Charlotte asked. Vivian nodded. "Did she almost hit you?"

"Not... exactly," Vivian said hesitantly. "She did take a swing, though."

"Ah, you're lucky," Winter said, rubbing his cheek. "Autumn still feels bad about it."

"Reece missed," Marjorie said. "Because I shoved him off the bed first."

"Mia caught my arm," Charlotte said with a sad smile. "It was more of a flail than a hit, though. She still felt really bad."

Vivian looked between the three of them, tilting her head and nodding slowly. "All right. But that's just one thing."

"Has Siobhan ever told you she's fine, nothing to worry about, with a smile?" Marjorie asked. "We get that one all the time. Although they're getting better about it."

"She..." Vivian frowned. "Yeah, she has. She did start actually talking to me about things though."

"Mia said she spoke to Siobhan about that, actually," Charlotte said. "She was so proud of herself for opening up and being honest."

"Mia being Siobhan's therapist wasn't on my twenty-twenty-five Bingo card, but all right," Marjorie said with a nod. "What else..."

"Autumn and Mia flinch if they see something moving out of the corner of their eye," Winter pointed out.

"Oh right... I swear I've never seen Autumn do that."

"She's very careful about not letting it show."

"Siobhan does as well," Vivian admitted. "Jamie loves to jump at her and 'scare' her and she's actually jumped a few times. She always laughs it off though."

"Oh, how over protective is Siobhan?" Charlotte asked.

"What do you mean?"

Charlotte looked at Marjorie, who sighed. "Reece crashed a date I was on once because he the knew the bloke was a creep and threatened him. The same bloke, mind you, that he threw down a set of stairs twenty years ago to protect Autumn."