Disclaimer: I am not Annette Curtis Klause, I don't own anything from her original book. I do though own what I make up. Like the Madison's, the Parker's, the inn...

Well here is chapter eleven I hope you all enjoy!

11

It was the grand opening of the Moonlight Inn. Everyone was restless. Gabriel had all the rooms inspected thoroughly before seven in the morning. Everything was perfect.

Jenny was setting up the guest dining room. There were fifteen tables decorated with white table cloths. Each had a vase of fresh flowers.

The first guests weren't due till ten, so when it was almost nine thirty Vivian walked back to her cabin to get dressed. She had decided to wear a blue lace top with a tan skirt. She didn't want to be too formal, but not to casual.

She walked back to the inn and marveled at all of the colors of the forest. Autumn was her favorite time of year. She loved to hear the crunch of leaves under her feet.

She met up with Esmé on her way. She hadn't seen much of her mother this last month. She thanked the moon for that.

Esmé walked over and put an arm around her daughter. "It feels like I haven't seen you in ages."

"Yeah, same here," Vivian grumbled.

"Oh don't sound so happy about it."

She gave her mother a weak grin.

"Forgive me for wanting to fawn over my daughter. You're having my grandchild after all," she gave Vivian's shoulders a quick squeeze. "I wonder if Jenny has any clothes you can borrow later on."

Vivian rolled her eyes; everything was passed around in the pack.

Esmé shot her a smug smile. "Well let's get going before Gabriel goes completely insane."

Vivian started walking again, with her mother's arm around her. Gabriel had been acting a little anxious these last two days. He was double checking everything; he wanted the grand opening to go off without a hitch.

Gabriel met them at the door, he pulled them both in. Esmé went to the check-in desk, her new post, and Vivian followed Gabriel to the parlor.

"Help," he pleaded. She looked curiously into the room. Someone had decided to make a fort out of pillows. Then she saw the culprit, it was Ethan. He was hiding from the triplets. Gabriel took hold of the girls and kicked them out of the room. Vivian went over and pried Ethan away from his makeshift hideaway.

He looked over her shoulder to make sure she wasn't handing him over to the girls. She held him for a minute, he was so warm. Then she finally realized she wanted to be a mother. She wanted her own pup to rescue, to make it feel safe. She kissed the top of Ethan's head and sat him down beside her.

"Want to help, put the pillows back?"

"No! Fort!" was Ethan's reply.

"How about you help me and we can go to the kitchen for something to eat?"

His little face brightened at that suggestion. "Okay." He grabbed one of the dislodged seat cushions that was bigger than he was and tried to put it back. Gabriel went over and helped him flip it over while Vivian gathered up the pillows.

The parlor was back to normal and Ethan and Vivian made their way to the kitchen. Jenny was there marinating steaks.

"Mommy! I help Vivie!"

"Really, well then you deserve something for being such a big boy." She slipped him a piece of meat. He chewed on it gratefully.

Jenny smiled a motherly smile towards Ethan.

"What did he help you with?"

"Dismantling a pillow fort. He was hiding from the triplets."

"Oh, those girls have been torturing him all week."

Vivian smiled and walked back to the parlor where Gabriel was resting on a couch.

She went over to sit beside him. He took her hand and kissed it. "I can't believe you were worried about being a mother."

Vivian stopped stroking her stomach to look at him. "My mothering instincts were bound to kick in some time." She didn't want him to be right. She went back to stroking her stomach. She wouldn't start showing for a while but she just wondered at the fact of a living thing being inside her.

Unexpectedly a piercing shriek made her jump.

"They're here!" came Esmé's voice from the entrance room.

Gabriel jumped to his feet dragging Vivian with him. He pulled her close and tilted her head so he could kiss her. It was a brief kiss, but the usual lightning was there.

They separated and he towed her out of the room.

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Their first guests were the Madison's. The couple were easily in their late thirties. They had two children, two little girls, 6 and 9.

Esmé greeted them, and Mr. Madison signed his family in.

"Wow, this place looks amazing," came Mrs. Madison's response, she was staring at the staircase in the center of the room. Vivian glanced at them too. They looked tons better after Bucky and Rolf had finished. They had a new finish, and Rolf had carved a few designs into the railing.

Vivian went towards them to show them their room. Mr. Madison's eyes bulged when he saw her, he quickly corrected himself before his wife saw. She smiled. She still had an overpowering affect on human men. She led them up the staircase exchanging a quick smirk with Gabriel. She heard him groan and go through a door.

She led them to the first room. She opened it with a key, which she then handed to Mrs. Madison. The room was painted a rich blue and had white trimming. There were two beds with an end table in between. There was also a desk and dresser.

"Oh…this room is beautiful! Richard look out the window, you can see a creek."

Vivian smiled; this was her favorite room just for that reason. There was a clearing you could see distinctly from here with part of the winding little creek running down the middle.

"If you need anything, Esmé will be at the desk for any of your questions."

"Oh before you go, when is lunch served?"

"Whenever you're ready," Vivian smiled and slipped out the door.

The rest of the day was dedicated to checking guests in, making lunch, and preparing dinner.

At about three, Rolf took some of the guests for a hike. While Minerva and Esmé answered questions.

Dinner rolled around at about seven. All of the guests came down and went to the newly set tables in the dining room.

The guests all raved at how well everything was cooked. Jenny was an exceptional cook. Vivian wondered where Jenny had learned how to cook so much. She didn't ask, she was to busy playing waitress.

By the end of dinner when all the guests went to their rooms, the pack (minus Sybil and Flavia who stayed at the main house and the carriage house) went to celebrate with a run with strict no howling rules. The grand opening was perfect. Everything was handled excellently. The Five had even behaved. Well they didn't show off as much as she thought when the Parker's teenage daughters decided to stroll around the grounds.

They kept the celebrating to a minimum, they all headed back at around midnight.

Vivian and Gabriel walked back to their cabin holding hands. He pulled their hands up so he could kiss her fingers. She looked at him lovingly. She still relished the fact that he was hers.

They walked into their cabin where Gabriel led them to the shower.

I hope you liked this chapter. The next chapter will sadly have to wait in till tomorrow night. Thank you for reading, and don't forget to review!! So watch for the next chapter and review! I want to hear what you all think about the name of the inn!