Be involved

"You are getting better at this Natasha, I would say that you are even better than me" said Benjamin as he laughed and he helped Natasha up.

"Thank you, I don't think I'm that good, you are the professional one here" said Natasha as she laughed, she could not lie that she did not like exercising every morning, and Benjamin was an excellent partner.

"But you are still improving well" said Benjamin as he smiled and the sound of Natasha's phone running as she got it from her bag.

"Excuse me Benjamin" said Natasha as she smiled and Benjamin nodded as she answered her call.

"Hi Lulu" said Natasha with a smile as she put her phone to her ear.

"Hi Natasha, how are you?" asked Lulu as she smiled happily.

"I am good Lulu and how are you?" asked Natasha with a smile.

"I am good too" said Lulu as she smiled.

"So to what do I owe this call of yours this morning?" asked Natasha with a smile as she gathered her things and Benjamin walked to take back all the exercise equipment back into the gym.

"Oh I just wanted to check on you dear sister in law of mine" said Lulu as Natasha laughed.

"Well thank you for checking on me" said Natasha as she smiled.

"You are welcome Natasha, how is my lovely niece?" asked Lulu.

"Oh she's fine, she's at school right now" said Natasha.

"Aww I just miss her so much" said Lulu.

"She misses you too" said Natasha as she laughed.

"Natasha, did you hear about what's going on in the company?" asked Lulu.

"Oh that, well yes I do, I received an email about it, it's actually sad to think that the shareholders want to take everything, well that's people for you" said Natasha as she sighed.

"You don't sound worried Natasha" said Lulu.

"Well because you know your brother, he will handle this, nothing new here" said Natasha.

"I know he will, but I am worried, this sounds very serious, it doesn't seem like they are ready to back down" said Lulu.

"Your brother will find a way to handle this Lulu, you don't have to worry" said Natasha.

"I guess so, it's just that this is taking such a toll on Grandfather, it's affecting him so much" said Lulu.

"I know it is, I called him yesterday evening, and he did not sound happy at all, to say he was upset would be an understatement, he said that he couldn't understand why people would love to take the hard work of others as their own" said Natasha.

"I know right, I'm actually coming home, I can't stand staying here while Grandfather needs me over there" said Lulu.

"Won't that affect your studies Lulu?" asked Natasha.

"Not at all, we have a two week break, I am going to come home, I can't just be over here relaxing when there is a literal crises at home" said Lulu.

"You are right about that" said Natasha.

"What about you Natasha, what are you going to do?" asked Lulu.

"Honestly, stay out of it, it's more like a family thing" said Natasha.

"But you are family too Natasha" said Lulu.

"Not really, I'm not really family, the sham marriage I have with your brother doesn't count" said Natasha.

"But you are Joy's mother, with or without Dom, you are family, you always have been, besides, you have as much right in the company as everyone else" said Lulu.

"I don't want to be involved Lulu, I want to stay out of it" said Natasha.

"Oh well, okay then Natasha, I don't want to be annoying" said Lulu.

"It's fine Lulu, you are not annoying at all, I get that you are worried" said Natasha.

"I have to go now Natasha, talk to you later" said Lulu.

"Talk to you later, bye" said Natasha with a smile as Lulu ended the call and Natasha sighed.

…

"Mommy, can we go out to the park together?" asked Joy as Natasha was working on her laptop.

"Sure my darling, go put on your sneakers and then we can go" said Natasha as she smiled and she looked at Joy.

"Yayyy, okay Mommy" said Joy as she giggled and she ran out of Natasha's office down the stairs, into the corner as she walked for a little while and she opened the door and she walked into Dom's office as he was working on his laptop.

"Oh hello princess" said Dom as he looked at Joy and she smiled.

"Hello daddy, can we go to the park together?" asked Joy with a smile as Dom smiled at her.

"Oh sorry princess, but I can't right now, I just have so much to do, I am going to head to the office right now" said Dom as he stood up and closed his laptop and held it in his hand.

"Aww… okay daddy" said Joy as she could not hide her sad expression.

"I'm sorry princess, we can go out to the park some other time, I will see you at 6pm okay?" asked Dom as he smiled.

"Okay daddy" said Joy as she nodded.

"That's my girl, enjoy your afternoon" said Dom as he gave her a kiss on the forehead as he walked out of his office as Joy sighed, she had failed in getting them together once again.

…

"Are you ready to go my darling?" asked Natasha with a smile as she walked down the stairs and Joy smiled as she nodded and Natasha's phone beeped as she checked it and she shook her head.

"Give me a moment my baby, something important came up that I have to check" said Natasha as Joy nodded and Natasha walked back up the stairs into her office as she switched on her laptop and checked through the files.

"Mandy made a mistake, this is the wrong file" said Natasha to herself as she shook her head and she typed an email and attached a file to it, she was not in the mood to shout and scold Mandy.

As Natasha was about to leave her laptop as she saw that she had another email and she opened it and read it.

"A board meeting next week Wednesday" said Natasha to herself as for some reason she started to feel a bit guilty.

Her mind kept on going to what Ernest had told her, and she knew that this company was his whole life, his blood sweat and tears, and as much as she hated to admit it, she had something to do with the company, she was a legal shareholder.

"Stop it Natasha, he will handle it won't he?" asked Natasha to herself as she suddenly remember that right now, Dom was not the highest shareholder, he could have easily been voted off if every other non family shareholder joined together to throw him overboard.

And Natasha hated to say that Dom would need help, and she was probably the only one who could help with the way things were going.

Natasha sighed, she was stuck in a pickle, she hated to be in this position but she was here already, she groaned, she did not want this lingering in her mind, her conscience telling her that if the company was lost, it would be her fault for not stepping in when she should have.

"Should I stay out of it or not?" asked Natasha to herself with a sigh as she received another email and she checked it.

"I doubt that I can stay out of it now" said Natasha with a sigh as she read the email she had just received, whether she wanted to or not, she was already pulled in the middle of this whole thing, and choosing to stay out of it would result in a serious problem.

Natasha sighed, she closed her laptop, and stood up, she had to think about this logically and critically, without her emotions in the way, because no matter what, Lulu was right, she had a stake in this company, and if Dom and the others were kicked out, she would eventually be kicked out as well.

"Not now" said Natasha to herself as she walked out of her office and she closed the door walked down the stairs to Joy who ran to her and giggled as she hugged her.

"Can we go now Mommy, I want to go to the park" said Joy as she looked at Joy who was hugging her legs and she smiled as she picked her up and poked her nose.

"Of course we can my darling, we can go now" said Natasha as she walked out the front door and she smiled.

"Yayy, I want to go on the swings, will you push me mommy?" asked Joy as she giggled in happiness.

"Of course I will my precious baby" said Natasha with a smile, just spending some quality time with her baby would allow her to think straight.

"I love you mommy" said Joy with a smile.

"And I love you too my darling" said Natasha with a smile.