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That evening as Lucy dropped Brenna off Lucy told olivia about the two men from the studio. "I don't know olivia they just gave me weird vibes. Maybe I'm just overreacting cause I don't know the business all that well." Lucy said.

"No Lucy it was good what you did and what you said. Thank you for letting me know I'll look in to them and see if I can find anything suspicious." Olivia replied. She was always leary now about men from the modeling and acting business because of what Brenna had went through just a few years before.

Lucy nodded "ok. So I'll see you guys Monday?"

"No actually I start my maternity leave now so your good unless I absolutely need you." Olivia continued.

"Ok that's good actually I have a ton of my college work to catch up on anyway." She smiled and waved as she left the apartment.

Olivia ate dinner with elliot and Brenna and then the 3 settled on to the couch together and olivia pulled Brenna in to her lap and said "ok princess. Me and daddy found out what the babies are going to be today."

Brenna looked ecstatic as she looked at her parents "what are they?" She asked.

Olivia and elliot chuckled and then Olivia said "your getting 2 little sisters." Olivia said.

Brenna hugged her around the neck and kissed her cheek. Olivia smiled as elliot laughed and shook his head "a home full of women....lucky me" he said in a playfully sarcastic tone.

***

A week later olivia was with Brenna at her next photoshoot with the same studio. Olivia was just helping Brenna get back in to her street clothes when she heard the dressing room door click and olivia seen the two men Lucy had told her about and she rushed to the door and met them outside it while Brenna finished changing alone.

"Oh...sorry we thought this was Brenna Raines room." One man said.

Olivia nodded "it is but she's Brenna Benson now. She is still dressing. What can I do for you?" She said trying to stay calm for now.

The other man Greg looked at her "and who might you be?" He asked.

"Her mother." Olivia said confidently."

The second man Patrick looked olivia over slightly as he said "oh yes. I thought you looked a bit familiar but I assumed the nanny was handling her appointments."

"No, I'll be doing that from now on. Also let me tell you this now, my daughter does not attend after parties without me or her father and if you ever try to invite her without parental supervision again we are going to have a problem." Olivia said standing her ground.

"Well it's just normal for the models to be seen alone. Most photographers like to get to know thier subject personally before hiring them for another shoot." Greg said.

"You may think I'm one of those mothers who will stand back and let thier child do whatever you want her to but I'm not. I'm also not blind or oblivious to how this industry sees and treats young girls and women. I'm a detective for the special victims unit of Manhattan and I've dealt with my share of men from the modeling and acting industry." She glared slightly as Patrick smirked slightly. "Is that so ms. Benson? Then let me be clear. Nothing illegal happens at these parties but you should be careful how you speak to men like us or your daughters career can disappear just as quickly as it rose."

The 2 men walked away without another word. Olivia was furious but when she turned she hadn't noticed Brenna in the doorway. "They aren't going to let me do this anymore?" She asked with tears welling in her eyes.

Olivia knelt down to her daughter "hey now it's alright Brenna if this is what you want to keep doing I will make it happen and I will find the right people to help you make it happen ok?"

Brenna nodded and trusted her mothers words as she hugged her and olivia continued by saying "I have a surprise for you now though so how about we get out of here and I'll take you to it ok?"

"Ok mama." She said and the two left the studio together.