"So…can I get you anything?" Victoria asked going into Davina's room. "I tried the others first, but their doors are closed and I didn't want to disturb them."

"You have good instincts," Davina told her. "Neither Samantha nor Ian could be considered a people person. They like to keep to themselves, even when they're stuck in a cell with other people." She sighed.

"I'm really sorry you had to go through that," Victoria told her. "But no one will treat you that way here. You can do whatever you want with your powers and you'll get encouragement instead of a scolding."

"I know Kai has magic, but do you?" Davina wanted to know. "And if you do, can I see it?"

"Yeah, I have magic," Victoria assured her. "Both my parents have powers so my having them wasn't a surprise. And once I knew what I could do, I have to admit I took full advantage of it. Making my mother levitate was a favorite trick of mine."

"And did she…enjoy it when you did that?" Davina wanted to know.

"Oh, of course she didn't!" Victoria shook her head. "In fact, that's what got me in the most trouble when I was a child. Luckily for her, I grew out of doing it for fun, though."

"You're so lucky," Davina said. "I would have done anything to grow up with parents who didn't mind my powers. They didn't even try to understand!"

"But you don't have to worry about that now because Kai and I will try and understand," Victoria assured her. "We'll help you in any way you want. I still have to show you my magic, don't I? Hold out your hand."

Davina did so and then gasped when a tall chocolate ice cream cone appeared in it.

"Do you like chocolate?" Victoria asked, then changed it. "Or would you prefer vanilla?"

"No, chocolate is great!" Davina said. "Thank you! Thank you very much."

"You're welcome," Victoria told her. Then one of the twins (she believed it was Molly) began fussing so she had to excuse herself. "I hope you don't mind sharing a house with babies. I know they're not for everyone."

"It's fine," Davina assured her before taking a few licks of her cone. "They're much quieter than lots of people at the asylum. That's for sure."

"All right," Victoria said. "I'll be back later if you need me."

When she reached Molly's room, Kai was already there, calming Molly down.

"You're handling it?" Victoria nodded. "Good. I'll just go find another way to amuse myself, then."

"Sure," Kai nodded. "Making any headway with the kids or are they mostly keeping to themselves?"

"Ian and Samantha are keeping to themselves, but Davina and I have talked," Victoria told him. "It's a good start, anyway."

"Do you think having them here will be a problem?" Kai asked.

"No, of course not!" Victoria shook her head. "I think we'll be able to handle it. It's like you always say: if I can waltz into your jail cell and make you like me, even if it took time, then I can do that with anyone, even kids who have been unloved and stuck in an asylum most of their lives."

"Good," Kai nodded. "That's a very lucky thing."

"Are you going to bond with them too?" Victoria asked. "Or will it all be up to me?"

"No, I'll try too," Kai assured her. "But don't you think I should wait a bit to try and get close to them until they're a bit more used to being here?"

"True," Victoria nodded. "What a good point. Are you taking Molly to see Adrian today? Or is it a rare occasion where he's out visiting friends or something?"

"What friends?" Kai asked. "He hasn't let anyone besides me get close to him ever…at least not that I'm aware of. And he likes it that way."

"Yes, but don't you think you should try and help him get a wider circle of friends?" Victoria asked. "I know you like having him all to yourself, but it would be nice to at least give him the option of expanding his circle."

"Okay," Kai sighed. "Next time Molly and I go to see him, I'll ask him if he wants to go to a bar or something and make friends."

"No, don't take him to a bar!" Victoria cried. "That's not where he'll make good quality friends!"

"Well, how would good quality friends mesh with the two of us?" Kai asked her. "We need to get other people that fit in, if we get them at all, that is."

Victoria sighed. "All right," she said. "I guess I'll butt out. You know what's best."

"For Adrian, yes, I do," Kai nodded. "I think I'll take Molly and go now," he said. "Since you're gonna be okay here by yourself and all."

"Yes," Victoria nodded. "I will. Have a good time."

"Thank you," Kai nodded. "I intend to."

After he'd gotten Molly all set up in her car seat, Kai took out his phone and called Adrian, just to make sure that he was free.

"Hey, I have Molly with me and I was wondering if she and I could come visit," he said when Adrian answered. "That could be fun, don't you think?"

Adrian was silent for a long time and then Kai said, "Hey, are you still there?"

"Yes, but I'm trying to think," Adrian replied. "My daughter is visiting and I want to have a set up that's fair to everyone."

"So I assume it's the daughter whose childhood you completely screwed up because you and Helene were fighting?" Kai asked. "Cause I can wait until she leaves. I understand."

"Can you hold on a minute?" Adrian wanted to know.

"Sure," Kai replied. "Do whatever you need."

The line went silent as Adrian put the phone down and went back to the living room to talk to Felicity.

"Who was on the phone?" She asked without looking at him. "Was it Kai? Does he want to bring his kid over for you to play with?"

"Yes," Adrian told her honestly. "Yes, he does. But he said he would be more than happy to find some other way to occupy their time until you and I are done here."

"You want me to leave, don't you?" Felicity asked.

"No, of course I don't want you to leave!" Adrian told her. "I want you here with me so we can visit like we planned."

"Really?" Felicity asked.

"Really," Adrian confirmed and gave her a hug. Then he said, "So should I tell Kai to wait?"

"Oh, you don't have to do that," Felicity said. "And if he brings the little bundle of darkness with him, that'll add excitement to my day."

"She is not a little bundle of darkness!" Adrian huffed. "Probably no worse than you were at her age."

"Okay," Felicity shrugged. "Whatever you say, Daddy." She paused. "Oh, and by the way, I think I'm gonna break up with Stefan soon."

"Really?" Adrian asked. "Why?"

"Cause it's just not as fun as it used to be," Felicity told him. "I feel like we got together because he was there, not because I really liked him and now I want to try someone else."

"Who did you have in mind?" Adrian wanted to know. "I feel like I should tell my father so he's mentally prepared."

"I know Grandpa raised me and all, but do you really think he'll care that much about who I date?" Felicity asked.

"I wouldn't put it past him," Adrian assured her. "So…who do you have in mind?"

"I don't know at the moment," Felicity shrugged. "But I'm sure I'll find someone soon."

"Good luck," Adrian told her. "I hope it turns out well for you."

"I think it will," Felicity assured him. "Don't worry about that."

Having gotten that off her chest, she was in pretty good spirits when Kai showed up with Molly. She even played with the baby while Kai and Adrian talked.

"Seems like she really likes you," Kai told her. "You should take that as a compliment."

"I will," Felicity nodded. Though she could still sense some darkness inside Molly, it wasn't as intense this time. Maybe because she was more comfortable with Molly and neither saw the other as a threat. "Does she get along with many people?"

"Not really," Kai said. "She's kind of like me that way. Even Victoria isn't her favorite person and she's Molly's mother." Then he turned to face Adrian. "And speaking of Victoria, she says I should at least offer you the opportunity to make new friends instead of monopolizing all your time. Should we do that? Should we try and get you some new friends?"

Adrian chuckled. "As well-intentioned as your wife is, I think she doesn't understand me very well. I'm perfectly happy with it just being you and me with the occasional phone call from Helene."

"Why are you still talking to your ex-wife?" Kai wanted to know.

"Cause even though we're not married, she was my friend first and when she's not running my life, we get along pretty well," Adrian told him. "Why? Does that make your uncle nervous?"

"I shouldn't think so," Kai shook his head. "He's never even mentioned you."

"Well, good," Adrian replied. "That's one less thing for me to worry about."

"Not that he would have much time to come after you if there was something to worry about," Kai continued. "He's taken it upon himself to mentor some magical children who've never really been taught how to use their powers before."

"That's pretty generous," Adrian said. "What motivated him to do that?"

"He's always done it," Kai replied. "First with me, now with these other kids. I think it's good for him. And Helene will be a good help too."

"Yep," Adrian nodded. "She definitely will."

"When are we going to go visit the kids?" Helene asked Malachai. "You weren't just gonna dump them off at Kai and Victoria's and then leave them there, were you?"

"Of course not!" Malachai told her. "But choosing when to visit them is a very delicate thing."

"Really?" Helene asked, her arms crossed. "Why? You're their father, after all. Shouldn't they know?"

"Not yet," Malachai shook his head. "If I tell them now, they might think it means I expect them to bond with me right away and I don't want to put that burden on their shoulders before they're ready."

"That's very smart," Helene said with approval. "Victoria and Kai have had them for a little while now, so let's go over, see who's adjusting the best, and start there. Or we could give them a call and invite the kids to come here."

"Yes, let's do that," Malachai said eagerly.

So they made a call to Victoria and she told them about Davina, who agreed to come and visit them.

"You have a very nice house," she said as she came through the door and Helene removed her coat and hung it up in the closet.

"Don't we just, though?" Helene smiled. "Malachai did really well when he picked it out. Would you like to sit down? And can I get you a drink or something?"

"Sure, thanks," Davina replied, sitting down, smoothing out the wrinkles in her pink skirt (she and Victoria had gone shopping the day before and got her an entirely new wardrobe). "Whatever you have is fine."

"All right," Helene said. She went and got her some lemonade and a snack as Davina and Malachai chatted in the living room.

"How are things going at my nephew's house?" He asked. "Are they treating you and the other two well?"

"As well as Samantha and Ian will let them," Davina nodded. "I'm really the only one who's ready to give them a chance, which is a real shame because they're missing out. They really are."

"They'll come around in time," Malachai told her. "Kai was raised by a mother who didn't hold him in very high regard so it took him a long time to be willing to get close to anyone too. We just have to be patient and give them that, even if we really want to be close to them." He paused and asked, "Just out of curiosity, which of the other two will come through it all first?"

"Samantha," Davina said immediately. "As for Ian, I don't know how long he'll take. He had it bad. Like, really, really bad."

Malachai was anxious to press her for more details, but was stopped by Helene coming into the living room with snacks.

"Here, let me get that," he offered and hurried over her to take the tray. "You sit down."

"Thank you," Helene told him and did just that. "We'll have a nice little party here, the three of us. Four when Sarah gets up from her nap."

"Who's Sarah?" Davina asked.

"She's my daughter," Malachai said. "I hope you don't mind being around more babies after dealing with the twins at Kai and Victoria's. Sarah's a very good-tempered child."

"Don't worry," Davina assured him and drank some lemonade. "I'm fine with babies. I can't wait to meet Sarah, especially if I come over here a lot. She'll be like the little sister I never had."

"Yes," Malachai nodded. "I bet she will be."