Galena Nicolette Adalos had just walked out of her office when her cell phone rang. After checking to see who was calling she flipped open the phone and said, "Hey Nicky, what's up?"

"I just thought I'd call and check on my big sis."

"Oh please, what do you want? You only admit I'm older than you when you want something."

"Come on, give me a break. Besides, I think you'll be happy to oblige me just this once."

Lenarolled her eyes as she climbed into a taxi that the doorman at her job hailed for her and said, "Galen Nicholas Adailos, just spill it already, I hate it when you drag things out."

"I want you to come visit me in Italy. My benafactors have planned a banquet in my honor celebrating my completed vaccine. It's not quite the cure that I was hoping for but I'm close to it. So, will you come? It's gonna be two weeks from Thursday."

"Of course I'll come. What are twins for? I might even show up early if I can get the time off. That way we can hang out too, spend some time together."

"That sounds great, just call me and let me know when to expect you. I miss you Lena."

I miss you too Nicky. Look, I've gotta go. I'm meeting a friend for lunch. I'll call you later okay?"

"Sure. And Sis, thanks for supporting me."

"No problem, just as long as you don't start acting like some know-it-all egghead." Lena laughed as she closed the phone on her twin's protest of not being an egghead and grinned as she pictured the look of insult on his face. She climbed out of the taxi handed the driver a twenty and walked into the doctor's office. Walking up to the receptionist Lena smiled nervously and said, "Hey Jess, I'm here for my appointment."

"Don't worry sweetie, I'm sure everything's completely normal." The older smiled warmly and said, "Just go right on in, Dr. Johnston is waiting for you. Her last appointment ended a bit early, so she's free to see you whenever you're ready."

Lena nodded and headed down the hall to Dr. Rose Johnston's private office. She knocked lightly on the door and entered when her doctor said it was okay. "Lena, I'm glad you could make it in today. Now there's no cause for alarm yet, but we found some abnormal blood cells thanks to the tests that we ran. We're not sure exactly what it is so the lab technicians are running more tests. Just so you know, this could be nothing. All of this is just a precaution to keep you completely healthy."

"Oh, so I should go on like nothing's different right now? Is that what you're saying?"

"Well, in a way yes. Now, there is no need to panic. This could just be a minor nothing that won't hurt you. As I said, these are just precautions."