Chapter 1

Rose had been a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department for eight years and with that she had been a detective for seven straight years, that time span had come to a grinding halt in the process of a few hours, four years ago. And as much as she just wanted to say it was a career to fill up her time during that very long decade and a half, it wasn't, it was the only thing she was good at other than killing magical creatures among other things. She didn't want Jake to know this, but she wanted to go back to law enforcement, and that's why she had applied for a position at the New York Police Department. A few months ago she had applied her record at the LAPD to the New York Authorities and she had been waiting for a response, if that would happen then she would hopefully be given a commission at a stationhouse.

After she had dropped off Johnny, she had to rush to the post office before it closed, today was supposed to be the date they responded. Thankfully she had gotten there before it closed and now she sat in the parking garage across the street from the Apartment Building, held up in her car holding the letter that might change her life in a dramatic way. If she were reinstated as a detective of the NYPD, then she would definitely be away from home a lot and that would impact her family in a way she didn't care to think about. But she wanted to do this, and she was going to do this if they would take her. Taking in one last breath, she held the envelope up and not with an ounce of patience in her body; she ripped the top off in a crude gesture.

Grabbing hold of the letter inside she unfolded it and her eyes drifted over it, and then she reached the middle section of the letter, and the breath was taken out of her, shock overcame her.

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Jake looked at the clock that hung over the entrance of the kitchen, Rose was late, she had left this morning to take a car ride with their son-in-law up to East Hampton, they thought they had found Johnny's Grandmother and he was curious to see if that had done that. Leaning up against the kitchen counter he somehow knew that she was going to come bursting through the front door in moment, it was just something that he had been attuned to in four years of marriage. His narrowed as he looked up at the clock again, and as he was just about to call her on her cell phone, he heard the door the apartment open, and sure enough she was there.

When she walked into the kitchen she had a letter in her hand and she looked as if she had seen a ghost or had received a rather large shock. When she didn't greet him, he knew something was getting at her. He grinned mischievously at her and waved his hand in the air in front of his face.

"Earth to Rose," He said in a drone like voice. "Are you there?"

She had an idiotic grin on her face. "Uh…yea…I have something to tell you…want it now?"

"I think that would be best, judging by the look on your face, it's big" Jake smiled grinning.

Bringing up her hand, she offered the letter to him and he walked forward and grabbed it and it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why she was so stunned. He had to read it again just to be sure that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, more importantly he wondered why he hadn't heard anything about this. He didn't care if the letter dropped the floor even if it meant a lot to Rose, all he wanted right now was in explanation for this. "…I'm happy for you…but when…?"

"A few weeks before I gave birth to the twins" Rose said lowering her gaze.

Jake shook his head and the look on his face was purely of surprise. "When do you start?"

"I have to report in within the next two weeks," She breathed. "They'll assign me after that…"

He had to turn his head to contain the surprise that he was feeling, he always thought that cops had to go under training and go to an academy or something. But from what Rose had told him about those years in California she wouldn't need to if she ever decided to go back to her old career. "Don't you have to go back to the Police Academy or something?"

Rose shook her head clearly regaining her senses. "If I hadn't been promoted when I was back in California, then I might have, when I made detective that meant that I could get a job anywhere"

For the most part he would have to be happy for her even if he was worried, but what was he thinking this was Rose. She could fully handle herself when she was Pregnant; he had to imagine how effective she could be when she wasn't. Regardless of all of the things he was feeling right now, he was happy for her and he was happy that she was doing something that she wanted to do. He wouldn't mind, all as long as she made time for him and their family. Extending his arms to her she gratefully walked into them, welcoming the fact that he wasn't angry, she pressed her face into his chest and laughed. "I can't believe you're not angry about this…"

"I'm not angry babe," Jake paused. "I'm just worried, obviously you can see how I worried…"

Rose peeked her head up and smiled. "Jake, I am one tough broad, and I can handle myself…"

"I know you can, just if you decide to do this, I want you to take care of yourself" Jake said.

She would and she was going to do this, and apparently Jake knew that. When she was working in Los Angeles she swore to herself she would never get killed, shot was another story, but killed was something that she wasn't going to let happen to her. "Did you call Alyssa?"

"Why would I need to call her?" Jake asked still locked in a hug with his wife.

Rose narrowed her eyes. "We were supposed to go over there and dinner with them tonight"

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AN:/ This is just a "Teaser" if you will, very short, so leave a review tell me what you think. In the next chapter we will check in with Erin, and see the chaos that ensues when Jake forgets that he, Rose and their kids have a dinner to go to with Alyssa and Johnny. And to answer the question about Haley, yes she will make an appearance, and you will find out why at the end of the next chapter, I'll give you a hint (A rather blatant one) she's gonna introduce the villain. By the way, I'm going back over the original story, editing, lengthening and making it compatible with the plot that I set up in 'The Power of Draco' and this current story, if you have a chance, would you take a glance at it and tell me what you think?