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Well here is chapter eleven. I...nope can't say anything just read it!
11
Vivian watched as everyone filed out of the room. She watched Gabriel like a hawk. She noticed that Bucky was the last to leave.
She didn't miss Gabriel whisper something to him as he walked out the door.
She stayed sitting in the chair and tried to think what the exchange could have meant. For Gabriel's sake it better of been him telling Bucky that he didn't have to play babysitter anymore.
Vivian got up and went to the living room where Alex and Kole were playing with Novalee. That meant Persia hadn't left. She heard the front door shut.
She walked to one of the open windows. She could hear Gabriel talking to Persia.
"Orlando told me you had another vision. Did something change?"
Vivian was surprised at the despair and hope in his voice. She sunk to the floor to where she couldn't be seen, but could still hear and see the conversation.
She saw Persia shake her head, "No nothing has changed yet."
"How can that be? I have three people watching her. How do they find her? How do they get her?"
"I do not know. I can't see that, it keeps changing."
Gabriel's shifted and Persia cut him off before he could speak.
"That doesn't. Vivian's fate is the one thing that has not changed."
Gabriel sunk to his knees. "I'll just have to try harder. Maybe we can take the boys and go somewhere."
"No, that won't help the pack. We can't run away from this Gabriel."
"Have you seen anything, maybe a clue to who it is?"
She shook her head, "My visions are weak, I'm not as young as I once was. I just see the end."
Vivian was horrified.
The end? The end of what? Did she mean me or the pack?
She heard footsteps on the stairs and she stood up and walked over to the armchair. She sat down as Persia entered the room followed by Gabriel.
"Come Novalee, it is time for us to get ready for bed."
Novalee put the toy she was playing with down and got up. She walked over to Vivian.
"Bye," she said with a smile.
Vivian gave her a warm smile.
She watched as Novalee went and took Persia's hand. They walked out together and into the night.
Gabriel closed the door behind them. Vivian quickly turned away. She picked up Alex.
"So are you excited about your birthday?"
"Yes! I get toys!"
She kissed his head, "That's only if your good."
His little eyes went wide. He struggled in her arms so she put him on the floor. She watched as he went over to the bookshelf. He moved some books and got something he brought over to Kole.
"I just borrowed it."
Kole grabbed it and Vivian noticed it was Kole's stuffed wolf.
She shook her head at Alex and grabbed him once more. She took him to his room and got him a pair of pajamas. She turned to go get Kole but Gabriel was walking in with him.
She fixed her face to hide any revealing emotions.
Gabriel changed Kole while she tucked in Alexander.
She looked at her son. She gave him one more smile before she kissed him goodnight.
She moved over to the crib to say goodnight to Kole. She brushed Gabriel's shoulder as she passed him. He said goodnight to Alex and walked out of the room.
She walked to the door.
"Goodnight you two," then she turned out the light and shut the door.
Vivian stood in the hall. She didn't know where to go. She didn't know where Gabriel would be.
For the first time in their relationship she felt nervous about being around him.
She held back a line of hysteric laughing. She decided to go to the dining room to clean up the mess that would surely still be there.
She let out a deep breath, he wasn't there.
Vivian gathered the plates and glasses that covered the table. She carried them to the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher. After it was stuffed full she went to the living room.
She went to close the window, just wasting time before she went back to face Gabriel.
She looked up to see the moon shining straight on her. It was a half moon and it shone brightly.
Sweet moon what is happening?
She wasn't surprised when she heard him enter. Usually when she wasn't paying attention he took advantage, and would wrap his arms around her.
This time he didn't.
She closed her eyes. She remembered what she had overheard. 'Vivian's fate is the one thing that has not changed' if that meant what she thought, she understood why Gabriel had reacted the way he did when she got back from her trip.
"Viv?"
She turned and smiled at him. "Hmm?" she didn't trust her voice.
He studied her before he asked, "Are you coming to bed?"
She wanted to smile at him but couldn't. "I will later, I don't want to have to clean in the morning." She walked back to the kitchen and started cleaning the few dishes that she couldn't squish in the dishwasher.
She heard him follow. "Viv," it wasn't husky or sexy like it usually was. She turned and took in his expression. It was blank of all emotion.
"I don't want you to be mad at me, and I don't want to be mad at you. Let's just forget what happened."
She turned back to the dishes. That's exactly what she wanted. But before she could stop herself the words tumbled out of her mouth, "Can you forget?"
He sighed, "I can if you will."
She noticed that he hadn't said 'I can if you can.' He was asking her to forgive him.
Vivian turned and leaned up against the sink.
She softened her gaze, she wouldn't forget it, but she felt that he needed to hear her say she forgave him. Even if she might hold a grudge against the words he had said. After what she heard of the conversation with Persia, he needed something.
"I can," she whispered.
His eyes shifted from the floor to her eyes.
He walked over and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Good."
He kissed her, and in the midst of the kiss she felt something. Like maybe their kisses were numbered. Then Persia's words echoed in her head, "Vivian's fate is the one thing that has not changed."
And the creepy scary music that hints that something bad is happening starts now! Well that was chapter eleven and that's all I can really say. Mostly because I have know idea what I just wrote. I just wrote it. I hope it was good. Just kidding. Well sort of. As always thanks for reading! Review!!!
Oh and now you know what the whisper was about between Gabriel and Persia! Thanks again for reading.