A/N Ok I have some good news and some very bad news. I will put the good news at the bottom. First of all, I want to let everyone know that this chapter could have a lot errors in it. I no longer have a beta. she has stopped writing and being a beta for anyone. Some people thought that my story had way too many grammar errors as well as punctuation errors and actually told me I needed a beta. One person apparently got so pissed off at the errors in my story they stopped reading. I'm am not perfect, I tried to check for spelling, my beta was a very good one. The problem is she was also only human and makes mistakes. So, now I have no beta and no clue as to what to do. I hate that people want to pick at a story because of shit that to me is stupid. I have read many stories that had major spelling, and even sentences that were off. I read them because the plot was interesting not because it was perfect. So, now the chapters may get worse. I don't even know if this chapter is any good, so please let me know. There is a small lemon in this chapter. At this point I'm not even sure if I want to continue this story, but I will try to do my best for those who love the story in spite of errors.

I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.

Bella POV

When I woke up I was confused. What happened? Wait, I passed out I think. I looked up to see Jasper's very concerned face,"Baby, are you alright,"he asked?

"Yeah, I think so,"I told him.

Then I noticed that Carlisle was also there. He was checking my heart rate, and blood pressure. After making sure that I was alright, he let me sit up. Jasper made me go slow.

I looked at Jasper and he was beaming, it was then I remember him saying that we were going to have twins. I just had to ask if it was true. Of course it was. The whole family was in the room, with the exception of Edward and Alice.

They were still out listening and watching the scout. The thought of Alice finding out I was having twins kind of scared me. I knew she was excited about the baby, and shopping. Ugh! Now it would be double shopping! This wasn't going to be good for me. At all.

Carlisle told me that I would probably double on everything. Everything included, weight, blood, food, and size. He told me that because I was small to begin with that it was possible that the last few weeks could mean bed rest for me.

I didn't like the sound of that, but if meant a better chance of the babies coming when they were supposed to instead of being early. Well, I would have to do it. I was already bigger than I normally would have been, but I wasn't uncomfortable yet. I could still fit into a couple of my pants, well, I did have to leave them undone, and below my belly.

Jasper was rubbing my belly and talking to the babies. I had a feeling that this was going to be a regular routine for him. Of course I didn't mind, I wanted him to try to bond with them while still inside me. I knew that if they heard certain voices while still in the womb, they would recognize them after birth.

Rose brought me some blood and I drank it down greedily. I was wanting more and she ended up bringing me four cups. I wasn't really hungry for food, but I did need to have a human moment.

After coming out, Jasper told me that before I got any bigger I needed to let the scout see me. Esme put some very large potted plants out on the balcony. The idea was for me to stand out on the balcony but in front of the plants. They would cover my stomach so that he wouldn't be able to tell that I was pregnant.

Jasper sent Edward a text to make sure the scout was there. After Jasper got a text back that he was, I went outside on the balcony. Edward had told Jasper that Marco seemed to be about to betray Maria but he couldn't get any clear details as to what he was going to do.

One thing he did know was that Marco was very angry with her. He was about to leave, that much he could tell from his thoughts. I just hope that he would stop when he saw me. We needed him to see me hoping that would cause Maria to come sooner rather than later.

Once out on the balcony Esme, Rose, and Char came out to join me. While I knew that they wanted to talk about the babies and what would be needed we couldn't. Peter and Jasper wanted us to talk like we weren't worried about what Maria was going to do.

So I started telling them about my childhood. Growing up with a vampire caring for a human gave me tons of funny stories. Then, I told them what my dream was for my life. Of course they went along with what I was saying.

The one thing that I had been really afraid of was having one of my mood swings while outside. Jasper had told me that he was going to be sending me nothing but calm while talking. I have to admit, I was worried that I would say the wrong thing, so the calm I was receiving from Jasper was really helping me.

We stayed out there for a couple of hours. It really was a nice day and I was enjoying being able to be outside if only for a short time. Peter, Emmett, Carlisle, Ethan, and Jasper went outside to practice some of the fighting maneuvers. It needed to look like they were actually weaker than they were.

They were actually pretending to be "bad" at fighting. I knew that Peter, Ethan, and Jasper could all hold their own in a fight with newborns. We needed to look like sitting ducks so to speak.

The weaker we appeared to be, the fewer soldiers Maria would bring. At least that is what we were hoping for. We knew that because of the distance between us and Maria she couldn't bring most of her army. The ones she did bring would all be seasoned fighters.

The problem was I couldn't seem to get past the deal with the two unknown vampires. Even though I didn't know what their gifts were, or even if they were male or female or both, there was just something about them that made me very uneasy.

Something was telling me that they were extremely dangerous. Maybe even more so than Maria. I had already been told that I would be staying in the house with Alice and at least one other vampire. It would probably be Lucian as he could mask my scent so that on one could find me that easily.

Everyone had agreed that no matter what, the babies and I were to be protected even at the cost of lives. I didn't like it, but I needed my babies safe from Maria. One thing I was sure of that there wasn't one single member of the family that wouldn't fight to the death to protect us.

I hated that someone could get hurt or killed. There had already been a great loss to me because of this fucking bitch. I could only pray and hope that after it was all over, everyone that I loved would still be here.

Before I went outside I did tell Jasper, Ethan, and Peter about what I was feeling. I could be wrong, but something about the way Peter was acting. It was almost as if he was feeling the same thing. Whatever it was, he was I guess the closest word would be nervous, maybe even scared.

I knew that they weren't telling me some stuff, they didn't want to worry me any more than I already was. The problem with that was that I didn't know if what they weren't telling me had anything to do with what I was feeling.

I wasn't completely honest with Jasper. I told him that I was feeling threatened by the unknown vampires, I just didn't tell him how. It felt like I was going to lose Jasper. Strangely, I felt no fear about my babies being hurt, just that I would lose my husband to Maria.

I knew that I needed to decide now how I would handle that if it did happen. My instincts have never been wrong, ever. I knew that I needed to confide in someone, but who?

It didn't take me but a minute to figure out that if my instincts were right then I would need someone who would do their damnedest to try to stop Jasper from going back to her. There were only three people that I knew could possibly go up against Maria and keep her from sinking her fangs back into Jasper. One of them seemed to already know that something was going to happen.

Jasper of course knew that I wasn't "feeling" right. I knew that he could feel what I was feeling, but I also knew that if I used my shield he would really get upset. After about thirty minutes of him asking me to tell him what was wrong he asked if everyone could leave so that he could talk to me in private.

When we were alone he asked me,"Darlin', I know that something is really bothering you. Please tell me what it is. I promise that whatever it is we can work it out."

He had taken me to our room and we were sitting on the bed. He sat behind me and I was between his legs with my back against his chest. He was rubbing my belly, waiting for me to answer his question. He seemed to know that I could talk to him better in this position.

I decided that it would be best if I just told him everything. I was really going to do my best to not cry. It seems like that is all I have been doing since I found out I was pregnant! Of course it didn't work.

The tears were falling before I could even start talking. He sent me some calm and when I was more in control I started,"I'm sorry Jasper, I just can't seem to control the crying."

He laughed lightly,"Baby, from what I understand, that's what most pregnant women go through. Now please tell me what has you so upset. I know that there is way too much shit going on right now. I also know that there is something that has you terrified more so than ever before."

"I don't know if I can really explain it. I feel like I'm going to lose you. I have heard that there is a bond that occurs between a sire and the one that they have bitten. If that's true then maybe she can get you to come back to her,"I told him.

"Baby, it is true that there is a bond that often does happen between a sire and the vampire they created. There is one bond that is much stronger than that one. The bond of mates is unbreakable, even over that of a sire. Do you understand what I'm saying,"he asked me?

"I think you are saying that the bond you and I share is stronger than that of the bond you have with Maria,"I said quietly.

"Had, darlin'. That bond was broken a very long time ago. That kind of bond is very easily broken. That's how the four of us were able to get away from her. Even then it had been broken long before any of us ran,"he said.

He went on,"Baby please tell me that you believe me when I tell you that there is nothing Maria can say or do to get me to go back to her. Especially now. You are pregnant with my babies, I love them and I love you. I don't deserve either you or our babies. I have done too much fucking evil. For some reason, fate or God has decided to give me this awesome chance of being a part of bringing not one but two new lives into the world. I'll be damned if I'm going to let Maria fuck this up."

"What if she can use me to make you do what she wants? What if she can get to me and threaten the babies? How would you be able to not do what she asks of you,"I asked?

"If that were to happen, then I would probably do what she wanted within boundaries. I would only do it until I or someone else could get the upper hand. I don't expect that to happen, you have your shield and no one can get past it. Peter, Ethan and Char would do their damn-est to make sure nothing like that would happen,"he said sounding sure.

"What if. . .what if she wanted you to you know kiss her and have sex with her? How would you get out of that,"I really needed to know.

"It wouldn't happen. I would let her know that there would never be any sex or even kisses. Even though I could probably get her to think that there would be, then rip her fucking ass apart before her lips even touched mine,"he said smugly.

"Baby, know this. Peter and Ethan will always have my back and yours. Nothing like that will happen. We need to tell them what your are feeling. If they know what you feel, they can watch to make sure the bitch can't get to you,"he told me.

"I'm going to call Peter and have him come back. We need to get all the information we have put together and then make plans. I have a feeling that Peter knows something he's not telling anyone,"he continued.

Jasper took his phone and called Peter. He told him to come to the house first, that they needed to talk. He then called Carlisle and told him to have everyone back to the house in half an hour for a meeting.

When Peter got there he knocked on the door and I could tell that he seemed, uncomfortable. I had never seen him acting like this. Of course, we had never had trouble of this magnitude either. He had been quiet for a couple of days now and that is not like Peter to be quiet.

Jasper apparently felt something from Peter,"Is there something that you would like to share with us Peter?"

Peter just stood there for a minute looking between the two of us. Finally, he spoke,"I'm not sure. I know what I'm feelin', but it just doesn't make any sense. If it wasn't for the fact that I have never been wrong, I would just ignore it."

He then told us about his feeling like someone in the family would betray us, and hurt or maybe even kill someone else in the family. He went on to tell us that it was someone who was trusted and loved by everyone else. He was right, it didn't make any sense at all.

We were interrupted by Peter's phone ringing. Edward said that something had changed concerning Marco. He had left, after watching me for the whole time I had been outside.

He told Edward to come back to the house and we would have the meeting. Something that Edward said to Peter had both him and Jasper growling. I had a feeling that it wasn't good at all.

Jasper and I went down to wait for everyone in the living room. Within a couple of minutes everyone was there. Even Lucian was there and he was acting strange.

Marco POV

Just as I was about to turn to leave, I saw the human girl come out on the balcony. There were three female vampires with her. This is the human that Maria wanted to kill? I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She is exquisite, her beauty is beyond breathtaking!

I had never seen a human that was so comfortable with vampires before. All of the humans that I knew had been around vampires were either food, or about to be turned. None of them were comfortable, they were full of fear.

Surely this isn't the same girl that was there when Maria and I killed the couple that was keeping information about the Major to themselves. It had to be though. She has the same color of hair, same eyes.

She had grown up, and she was beautiful. I wanted her. I didn't want her blood. I wanted her body. I remember that she had some kind of shield, we couldn't get to her. We made sure that she saw us rip the couple apart, slowly.

Later, Maria said that we could use her to find the Major. It took years, but she did lead us to him. I don't understand how they can be so close to her without wanting to drain her. Lucian did say something about all of them drinking from animals instead of humans.

He told me that even the Major was now an animal drinker. I guess that Maria was right about one thing, the Major had been brainwashed. The thing is that there is something about this girl, she is different somehow.

She would make the most beautiful vampire. I could change her, I have changed many others. With her by my side, no one could touch us. Even the fucking Major couldn't touch me!

Of course, I don't plan on him being alive much longer. I need to try to figure out how I can get to the human while making sure that everyone else is destroyed before Maria gets here.

One thing is for sure, I will have the girl. With that I turn and leave. I need to think. I need to start preparations for destroying, the Major and his coven. They will never know what hit them!

Jasper POV

After everyone was settled we decided to go around and find out what everyone knew or in the case of Peter and Bella, what they were feeling. It had been decided that we should include even their feelings. Not the normal emotional stuff, what their instincts were telling them.

We let Peter go first. He explained what his "knower" was telling him. Bella went next, telling about her feelings of losing me. I told everyone at the beginning that no ones "feelings" would be insignificant. Everything would be taken into account.

Edward went next. He told how Marco was very upset about the fact that once Maria had Jasper back in her clutches so to speak, he would no longer be useful to her. He had worked it out in his mind to betray Maria by killing those that Maria wanted. With one exception.

Edward had seen in his mind when he saw Bella, he wanted her. He wanted to take her and turn her. He wanted to use her ability to help him get what he wanted which was power, as well as payback for Maria because he felt she was just using him.

Unfortunately, he hadn't made a detailed plan. Edward could only see what was in his mind at the time. He saw too many things to be able to tell exactly what Marco was planning.

Alice of course couldn't see anything, he hadn't made any concrete decisions yet. We hoped that if and when he did that Alice would be able to see them.

Lucian said that Marco was so sure that he was still working for Maria that he wouldn't tell him anything. He couldn't ask him without Marco getting suspicious. All we could do was wait and see what would happen.

It didn't make us feel any better of course. We had no idea of who, what, where or when anything would happen. With Bella being human, and pregnant, it made us all nervous.

We needed to decide if we should have Lucian call Maria and tell her of Marco's betrayal. If we did, it could distract her enough to ruin any plans she had of getting the Major back. Then again, his betrayal without her knowing about it, could effectively ruin her plans.

If I knew Maria as well as I thought I did, she might already suspect he was going to betray her. If he questioned her at all, especially about his position in her army after getting me back, she would have him killed. Anyone who questioned her was always killed, instantly.

Lucian did tell us that when Marco called her with his last report he did it while he was gone hunting. He had told him that much. He did say that Maria said that it would be at least another week before she would come here.

I didn't buy that for a second. Maria always liked making last minute changes to plans. It always kept me on my toes, and the enemy was almost always surprised. That's what always made her so dangerous. She loved to make the enemy feel like she had changed her mind, only to strike when their guard was down.

It was decided that Lucian was to continue to patrol the woods. He could mask our scents, while keeping an eye out for either Marco or Maria. That way, if Maria did come through the woods she wouldn't be able to track us to the house. She knew the general location of the house, just not the exact location.

Lucian was going to stay further out, and completely circle the house. Some of the others would patrol closer around the house, just in case someone slipped through. This way, there would be no scents to follow, until you got past the line that Lucian was following.

Peter and Char had already started to do some training with the other family members. Ethan had also joined them. While we wanted Marco to think that we were no longer the fierce skilled fighters we had been. We needed to try to train the others, moves, that would help in hand to hand combat.

I would be staying right by Bella. There would be two other vampires close by at all times. If she had to have a human moment and the bathroom had a window, I would be with her. The only time I would leave her side was to go hunting.

Everyone would go hunting, everyday. We needed everyone to be full, and strong. We would hunt in shifts, taking only an hour, and no one went alone. Peter and Char were making their sacrifice, of drinking only from animals for now.

With these plans, we broke up the meeting. It would be everyone either training, hunting or staying close to us. We couldn't take the chance of training outside. So, we emptied the basement of everything and did the training there.

It was harder, because of the limited space. It would be better in the long run, everyone could learn maneuvers that would work against newborns while in a tightly enclosed space. That meant they had to learn this stuff, learning how to use the small space to their benefit.

Peter, Char, and Ethan would of course play the part of the newborns. Since they all had experience with them, they knew how to act like them. Of course I had taught different family members some of the fighting techniques that I knew, but it really was only something to pass the time away.

Bella had started to take naps during the day. She was drinking blood, about two cups every four hours or so. Sometimes, she would have a cup with her food. She was starting to show signs of stress, her blood pressure had gone up again and was staying up.

Carlisle suggested that I spend time with just her and I in our room. I would do things for her to try to help her relax without using my ability. Rubbing her back, her belly. Letting her soak in the jacuzzi.

He said that we could make love, since the scout was gone. I knew that Bella wouldn't be comfortable in a house full of vampires, and since they could no longer all leave we would just have to wait.

I know that was part of her problem, she was horny as hell. She would let me know just how much every night. She would rub herself up against me until I would remind her that the house was full of vampires.

She would calm down after that. After her taking a relaxing bath, we would snuggle in the bed. I would rest my ear on her belly which was growing almost daily. She would laugh at me until she was relaxed enough to fall asleep.

I loved listening to the tiny heartbeats of our babies. I would talk to them, all night long! I would tell them all about different family members that they would be meeting when they came into the world. I would tell them about how I felt the first time I saw their momma, and how much I loved her. I told them how special she is, but I think they already knew that.

Sometimes I could picture them in my beautiful wife's belly listening to me talk to them. I made sure to send them the love I felt for them. I don't know if they could feel it or not. I sent just a tiny bit I didn't want to overwhelm them. I also made sure to tell them that everyone else loved them too.

Emmett got a big kick out of listening to me talk to them. The problem was he started to talk to them too! When he was around he would bend down so that his face was right at Bella's belly and he would tell them he was their uncle Emmett, and he couldn't wait to start teaching them shit! His exact words!

Esme had to get on to him almost daily now. Bella and I were loving every minute of it! It actually helped with the tension we were feeling, we could actually pretend that everything was alright.

It had been three nights since Bella and I had been alone and I think that she had reached her snapping point. Carlisle wanted to check her stomach and vital signs. He had sat down next to her on the couch, and when he reached down to touch her stomach she pulled away from him.

She told him not to fucking touch her. She was tired of having everyone fucking touching her. I made the mistake of trying to calm her down. I reached out to put my arm around her and she glared at me!

Next thing I knew I was across the room! She had used her shield to throw me away from her. She jumped up and started screaming,"I said don't fucking touch me. That means DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME!"

With that she then ran upstairs, in tears. I just sat there on my ass not sure of what to do. Emmett being Emmett just had to say something to lighten the mood,"Remind me to never get her pissed at me. Remind me why its not a good idea to cheat when I play with her."

I got up and asked Carlisle what to do. He told me to let her cool down some before trying to approach her. He told me to wait until I felt she had calmed down. I then let him know that her shield was up and I couldn't feel her emotions.

It was a minute later when we heard her voice very softly telling us how sorry she was. I was up there before she could finish talking. I had her in my arms and she was sobbing and telling me how sorry she was.

I told her there was nothing to be sorry for, she was just acting out what she was feeling and wasn't going to let anyone get away with doing something she didn't want them to do even if it was me!

Then I told her how hot she was when she was standing up for herself. That did it. She was on me, she actually was able to rip the clothes off of my body. Then she ripped her own clothes off, and proceeded to kiss me and lick me where ever she could reach.

I gently reminded her that there were vampires in the house. She told me she didn't fucking care anymore as long as she could have her way with me. Who am I to argue with that?

She moved her body so that she could put her hot little mouth on my cock. She kissed, licked, and sucked until I couldn't take it anymore and came in her mouth!

I quickly pulled her up so that I could kiss her. Then I kissed all the way down her body. I made sure that I was paying plenty of attention to her breasts. They had gotten larger and were really sensitive. I was going to taste her, but because her breasts were so sensitive, when I put my hand on her pussy to start rubbing her clit, she came, hard.

Then she demanded that I fuck her. She didn't want gentle, she wanted me to fuck her hard and fast! I wasn't too sure if I should go as hard as she seemed to want me to. I figured that I would go a little harder and let her guide me as to going harder than I was.

I ended up going a lot harder than I ever had with her, but not nearly as hard as I could if she was a full vampire. She wanted me to fuck her from behind. She got on her hands and knees, lowered her top half so that her bottom was really sticking up in the air.

I wasn't about to tell her no. I was so fucking turned on by what she was doing, and the way she was acting. When I told her I was about to cum, she yelled at me "Not yet, I need more!"

She did that at least three times before I told her I couldn't wait anymore. She told me that I could cum, but I wasn't finished yet! I was to stay put until I could go again.

We did this for an hour! I would go until she told me I could cum, then I had to stay until I was ready to go again. When we did the last round, she collapsed completely exhausted. She was asleep instantly.

I knew that the whole family heard everything. She didn't try to stay quiet, as a matter of fact she was extremely loud. I just hope that she wouldn't regret it come morning time. I myself had loved seeing her like this. She was very aggressive, giving what she wanted and taking what she wanted. I could only hope to see more of this side of her. I fucking loved it!

When she woke up this morning she was very quiet. While there was a touch of embarrassment, there was mostly happiness, and satisfaction. I had spent the time with her sleeping talking to our babies as usual.

She got up and took a hot shower and got dressed. After we were both ready we went downstairs. I figured that Emmett was going to rag on her about what we did last night. I wasn't sure what was going to happen.

When we got downstairs the first thing we saw were Emmett and Peter both standing there with shit eating grins on their faces. Before they could even open their mouths Bella went up to the both of them,"If either of you say one fucking word, I will show you just how pissed I can get. Would either of you like to find out?"

They both shook their heads no and raised their hands up in surrender. Esme was looking at her,"Sorry Esme for the language. They were about to piss me off!"

Esme told her it wasn't a problem. She then had Bella sit down and she put a huge plate of eggs, bacon, hash browns, and toast, with a glass of orange juice as well as a glass of milk. She also gave her two cups of blood. I just couldn't figure out how she could eat all of that fucking shit.

She ate every fucking bite. Including the orange juice, milk and the blood. I knew that she needed to eat extra food for the babies. I think that it was the fact that she was wasting the good taste of blood by eating food with it. It was just fucking gross!

Now it was time for Carlisle to examine her. I think that Carlisle was actually a little nervous about approaching her after what happened the night before. I took her on up to the exam room. She laid down on the table.

I of course put my head on her belly. I needed my time with my babies. I had to move when Carlisle had to measure her stomach. She seemed to be gaining about a week for every few days.

I put my head back on her stomach, I wasn't done talking to them. I had my hands on her stomach, when I felt something like a fluttering that went across her belly. It seems that the babies were starting to move around so they could be felt moving.

Over the next couple of days we realized that the babies seemed to know when I was touching their momma's belly. Every time I put my hands on her, they would kick right into my hands. If I moved my hands they would follow them.

They would also start moving when they heard my voice. They would follow the sound, it was like they knew where it was coming from. The idea that they knew that I was their daddy, made me almost insufferable with pride. You would have thought that I had invented the idea of babies!

No one could understand, these tiny lives came from me. It was my love for their momma and her love for me that helped us create them. Unfortunately it was the love and pride for my babies that caused my beautiful wife stress one day.

It was after she had finished her lunch. She wanted to lie down and take a short nap. I went up to the bedroom with her. After she laid down, I put my ear to her belly. I started to talk to my babies.

The next thing I knew she was crying hard. She accused me of loving the babies more than her. She told me that I paid more attention to her stomach, than I did to her.

I did my best to assure her that I loved her even more today than I did the day we got married. I finally got her convinced that I loved her, then she told me that I didn't love the babies. I could tell I would never win, no matter what.

After she woke up from her short nap she wanted to spend some time with the ones that were staying at the house. Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rose, Peter and Char were at the house. The rest were patrolling.

Marco had come back, but it would only be for a few minutes. He would watch the house for a few minutes, then he would disappear again. Edward and Emmett had wanted to follow Marco. Peter said that we needed to stay close to the house, that whatever was going to happen would be happening within the next couple of days!

It had been a week since he had left the first time. Edward had still been unable to find out what his plan was. He did see something about newborns in his thoughts but couldn't see anything concrete yet.

Bella wanted to play some games. Not just video games either. Emmett could cheat at the video games but not with all of the board games. So we spent the rest of the afternoon playing different board games.

We played Monopoly, and Scrabble. No matter what Emmett just couldn't seem to figure out how to cheat. As I looked back I now wish that we had been doing more training and less playing games.

Bella ate a early dinner. After that she went upstairs to shower, and get ready for bed. She feel asleep fast. She started to have nightmares almost immediately. She was having the same dream she had had before. The one with the strange vampires as well as Maria.

I hated that Maria was now causing her to lose sleep on top of everything else she had already lost, because of this fucking bitch. She hardly slept at all. When she finally got up for the day, she was very unsettled.

She told me that she felt like all hell was about to break loose. We had Lucian call Maria and try to find out if she knew when she would be coming. This time though we would all be listening. I could detect things that Maria was saying without her actually saying them.

Lucian told Maria that he was calling because Marco was disappearing for long periods of time. He wanted to know if her plans had changed. She told him that she was planning on coming down here the following week.

I could tell that the fucking bitch was lying. He tried to get more details from her but she wasn't telling him. She asked if he knew where Marco was going, and why. It's the one thing that he was honestly able to tell her the truth.

Right after he hung with her, my phone rang. It was Peter. He told me that we needed for every vampire there to get out to one of the clearings close to the house. Fucking trouble was heading straight for us. Peter did say for Bella to stay in the house, with her shield up.

He also suggested her having plenty of blood for her to drink close enough that she wouldn't have to move very far to get to it. I told him that I couldn't leave her alone. He said if I didn't there wouldn't be a family anymore.

I told her to put her shield up and not let it down until I told her it was safe. I made sure that she had several bags of blood within her reach. This would be in case she had to keep it up for a long time.

I could tell she was scared. She was begging me to stay with her. She wasn't afraid for herself, she was terrified that she would lose me. After promising her that I would be back, I ran towards the trouble and what I hoped would be the beginning of the end for Maria.

Maria POV

I knew that I couldn't trust Marco. I knew as soon as he started to question me about what I would be doing with him after the Major was back that he could not be trusted. It doesn't really matter, I don't need him. I have everything I need to get the Major back with me.

I had decided to change my plans. I didn't tell Lucian or Marco. Since neither one is part of my plan. I will get my Major back, and I won't need them to do it.

I left three days ago with the few vampires that I would need to help me. We were about three miles from where I knew the property line was to the house. In just a few minutes, I would have my Major standing next to me, right by my side where he belongs.

I turn to the vampire on my right,"You know what you are to do, Si,"I asked?

The vampire nods and heads off in the direction of the house. Then I turn to the other vampire on my left,"You know what you are to do. You will know when,"I say.

"Mistress, how will you get the Major to allow me to touch him,"they ask?

"Do not worry about how. Just know that he will knowingly and willingly allow you to touch him. As a matter of fact, I think that he may even beg you to touch him,"I said.

With that we run in the direction of the clearing close to the house. . .

A/N Please review and let me know if this was any good at all. I really hate not having a beta, but people are cruel and want to destroy that which is good. Now for the good news, my daughter had her baby Sat. April 30th. A boy, 6lbs. 15ozs. healthy. Both are doing great and are at home. Please let me know if you liked this chapter as I really need the encouragement to continue to write this story. Thanks to all who added this story to their favorites and alerts, love you guys!