Carlisle looked at Isabelle and said "how can she be deaf she is half human and half Vampire that is not possible that she could be deaf unless she isn't half vampire at all and you slept with someone else". I looked at Carlisle setting Isabelle in the toddler bed I slapped Carlisle as hard as I could before I teleported myself with the children to my house and tossed a shield around the house protecting it from all of the people who worked for Aro I had teleported Emmett and Rachelle Raymond had appeared a minute behind us with Rosalie who was in his arms. I went to the kitchen and iced my hand Raymond rearticulated the fingers and then put a cast on it to help it heal correctly I sat in my room and brushed out my hair when Rachelle came in telling me that Aro was at the door with Carlisle Emmett Sr., and Jasper.

I got up putting my broken hand behind my back I walked to the front door and opened it I felt a tug on my skirt so I leaned down and picked up Isabelle who was fussing because her tooth was coming in I held her as I looked at the men and scowled at them kissing Isabelle's hair before I slammed the door and walked to my room putting Isabelle on my lap I brushed out her hair with her set of brushes I kissed her forehead and then I fed her.

I went to the kitchen and found Rachelle cooking but what surprised me was Jane sitting across from her watching her cook I shrugged and went to my private suite of rooms and made some tea I drank my tea sitting in my private living room and listening to a record. I turned it off after an hour and went back to the kitchen finding dinner mostly ready I put the twins Lavinia and Athena in their pram and set them next to me with Isabelle in a high chair I gave her noodles and cheese pieces and a sippy cup with juice. I ate the steak and potatoes with corn on the cob with butter and garlic. I had an 1865 château Lafite that I had bought after it was bottled I had crates of wine from each year. I had a huge two floor wine cellar in the basement the bottom floor stored the unneeded bottles of wine.

I sipped at the wine looking at Raymond who was watching me as I sat sipping my drink I turned in to bed early that night and I had been asleep 3 hours when I felt like I was being watched I opened my eyes yawning. I sat up leaning over to turn on the light and fell on the floor when I turned on the light I cursed as I clutched my arm to my chest looking at Carlisle, Aro and Jasper. Emmett was sitting in the rocking chair near the window he was watching me curiously. Carlisle came over and tried to look at my arm I screamed and Emmett James and Raymond came into the room with Louisville Sluggers as weapons. Rachelle and Jane were not far behind them.

I was wearing a knee length red nightgown on it had ridden up a little more exposing my lower thighs I pulled it down and groaned as my hand and shoulder throbbed. Raymond came over and looked at me telling me my shoulder was dislocated and needed to be popped into place he put me on the bed while Rachelle and Emmett Jr., held me while Raymond quickly yanked my shoulder and it popped back into place I screamed and cursed as my shoulder relocated painfully.

Raymond bound my shoulder for me and Rachelle and Emmett got off the bed. I used my right hand to grab the pain pills from Raymond and take them before I washed them down with water. I looked at Aro and said "how did you get in here I have the house shielded".

Aro came over and looked at my arm and said "Your shield does not work on us for some strange reason. We walked into the house and found our mate and children asleep we were watching you sleep you were peaceful and we didn't want to wake you up. You looked ethereal as you slept you looked like an angel it was very beautiful I took care of the twins' diapers". Aro touched my hair lovingly making my skin goosebumps before I pulled away from him and walked to my bathroom. I sighed looking at myself in the mirror looking at the dark bruise that was forming on my shoulder.

I was not happy about the bruise but I sighed and then left the bathroom and went over to the babies and looked over them Athena and Lavinia were sleeping peacefully in their beds while Isabelle slept in the toddler bed she had her stuffed bear with her his name was wiggles. I had found him at a toy store and she had thrown a fit so I bought him. I sat on the window seat and then said "I want you to leave Emmett Sr., Carlisle, Jasper and Aro I don't want to talk to you right now I need time alone I don't want you around me if you wish to see your children you can talk to Jane and Rachelle they will arrange a visit I want you to leave now". I sat up straight as they all looked at each other before slowly leaving.

I sighed I waited until they left the house and then I laid down on the window seat and cried until I was tired I got up and went to the bathroom before getting into bed and going to sleep when I woke up the next morning I could not open my eyes so I sat up using a very interesting talent I had learned when I had been born blind in the year 1285 I learned how to navigate without sight I used clicks to echo locate furniture I washed my face and then peeled my eyes open and using my nail I carefully cleaned my eyelids removing the gunk. My eyelids were swollen so I put a cold cloth over my eyes and bathed in a hot bath until I was clean then I got out of the tub and dried off taking off the cold clothe my eyelids swelling had gone down so I dried my face and hands.

I went to my vanity table and brushed out my hair before I got dressed I put on a pair of black pants with 2 rows of buttons and a half shirt in dark burgundy I left my hair down curling in ringlets and put on dark makeup with stiletto high heels I had to feed Lavinia and Athena before taking Isabelle with me to the kitchen which was empty there was no food cooked so I went and cooked some eggs and fed Isabelle. I was feeding Isabelle and must have gotten distracted I was thinking about my life and things when I heard Isabelle fussing I looked at her and then I heard a childlike voice in my head as she made her displeasure known. I gave her the metal plate of food.

She could eat with her hands and I was pulled back into my own thoughts my mind was more unlocked than those humans around me. I was thinking about the men in my life Jasper, Emmett, Carlisle and Aro who were so completely entangled in my life. I could not figure out why I was attracted and in love with them I was a good person even if I was not human I cared about my children. I cleaned Isabelle in the sink after filling it with warm water and dried her off dressing her in a dark brown dress with soft soled shoes and thick tights.

I set her down in the living room floor with her bear and her blocks and I went and grabbed the twins and set them beside my chair pulling out my tools and equipment. I used my gift of techno-paths to build my machine I was almost done when the phone rang making me lose my concentration I picked it up and started where I had left off as the voice of the United States President spoke on the other side of the phone I was being asked to work on a project for them building a command center and a rocket to send into space I told them I would need 24 hours to get stuff paid up so that I could arrive in 12 hours after the time I said I needed.

I was stunned finishing my computer I took the time to call and make all the payments on everything while I was gone I packed the trunks with all my bedroom furniture and accessories before packing my closet I had been overjoyed when I realized I could shrink everything down the size and weight of basically feathers. I packed 2 trunks for me and 1 large one for each of the kids I was taking them to the car when Raymond, Rosalie, Jane and Rachelle with Emmett Jr, returned I looked at them as I closed the trunk and went to get the girls ready.

I dressed them in green sundresses and black shoes before I packed food and bottles for the kids. I walked back to the living room and found them looking at me I sighed looking at them I said "I am not going any place forever I have been recruited to work on something very important for the government I am needed immediately and have no time to speak to your parents I will be gone for 3 years working on this project". I put the car seats in the front seat and put my dog Zeus on the suitcase in the front.

I put the last few things in the car and was about to put the kids in when Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett and Aro showed up I sighed and said "I have to go out of town I won't be back for a long time so kiss your kids before I leave I am not leaving because of you I was recruited by the US government and I can't say no when I am the only one who can do what they need".

Carlisle looked at me and raised an eyebrow "what do they need you sewing expertise". I looked at Carlisle and raised my hand I had a box of stuff at my feet I waved my hand and the pieces floated assembling into a desktop computer before I waved my hand and the pieces came back apart. I loaded up the twins and Isabelle in the car leaving all the windows down.

I went and grabbed some things from the house saying "I have to leave in 30 minutes to get to the airport so you should say goodbye to your daughters I will be gone for a long time. I went into the house and when I came back out 15 minutes later I saw Aro, Carlisle, Emmett and Jasper standing there with a trunk at each of their feet I cocked my head the side looking at them "how did you get a trunk and get back here that quickly?" I said looking at them curiously.

"Raymond took the liberty of teleporting us he said once he knows we're settled he'll bring Rachelle and Emmett and the rest of the stuff to make it more like home". Aro said looking at me I went to the trunk and opened it waving my hand I shrunk and restacked everything putting up a barrier between my stuff and their stuff I got into the driver's seat and then I waited for them to get in the backseat I drove to a gas station I bought some stuff from the Deli and two big bags of ice opening the passengers door I ordered Zeus out as I dumped the ice into the chest and then put the food back in the ice chest. I put everything back in the car and closed the door I opened the gas tank and was about to start when Aro got out and moved me aside putting the nozzle in and pumping the gas.

I got into the driver's seat and waited afterwards I started the car and drove to the airstrip where the private plane was waiting I got the twins out and set Isabelle on Zeus's back and then walked to the stairs I was buckling the twins and Isabelle in I went to the car and grabbed the ice chest and the trunk on the floor Zeus was seated with his head in Isabelle's lap while I strapped the trunk of half my things and half the kids things against the wall with the portable ice chest and I had the Butler pull the car into the cargo area. I had the maids make the bed as the pilots did their pre-flight checks before they finished and everyone buckled up as the stewardesses and maids backed up. I sat with the girls until we were in at altitude in the airplane I went over and opened my trunk and removed my Citara from my trunk and sat in a chair near the back bedroom and put it in my lap.

I put on the picks for my fingers and started playing and singing in a low sensual soprano voice as I sang that was beautiful it was a very old song it was from my wedding in Egypt during the time of Ramses the 2nd I was married to his advisor I had been captured from a far off land. "The story starts with a heart untamed finding same, a promise winding around our fingers, around our fingers me and you, story flows in bows and joys in girls and boys A fragile world that is held in our fingers held in our fingers. And if the gods allow we'll find a way somehow. To make it to the end me and you me and you" I finished the song and set the Citara on the side table.