Randi Frankie's wife comforts her during and after her mother's illness. Angie also takes on the role of mother for Natalia. Detective Natalia Always admiring her father, Natalia decides to enroll in the police academy where she meets, Brot Monroe, Frankie's fellow soldier from Iraq. Natalia becomes jealous when Brot finishes the training before her but she becomes a detective shortly after. Natalia is very anxious to get into the action while Brot paces himself and is praised for it. On October 15, 2009 she accidentally shoots Aidan Devane and Jesse advises her to take some time off. After her suspension is lifted, she is sent on her first detective case where she goes under cover as a model for Fusion Cosmetics. Though she doesn't expect to get the job, Greenlee Smythe offers her the chance to one up Erica Kane and her model, Amanda Dillon. Natalia does a nude photo shoot secretly but is appalled when one of her fellow officers hangs her snaps shots all over the police station. Jesse and Brot go on the war path until they figure out who did it. Brot punches the guy which leads to him getting suspended. Brot and Natalia eventually become much closer though she insist they will only ever be friends. Natalia is later hired as the bodyguard for Amanda when someone begins stalking her. It is discovered that Amanda's crazed mother, Janet Dillon is actually stalking her and during the reveal, Natalia gets shot. Family In the summer of 2010, Angie is diagnosed with a disease that could cause her to go blind. She later finds out she is pregnant and the medication she is taking to save her eyesight could harm her child. Natalia, Frankie and Jesse have a hard time dealing when Angie decides to stop taking her medication. Meanwhile, Natalia notices that Frankie and Madison North are getting a little too close. Also Natalia is worried about Brot when he goes in for yet another surgery to fix his eyesight and she finally tells the truth, that she does care for Brot. On September 29, 2010, Natalia asks Brot out on date but he declines claiming he wanted to ask her out first. When he does, Natalia declines accusing him of being sexist. Brot and Natalia began to date, and continued to date after Jesse warned them that dating a fellow officer was not allowed.