Disclaimers for every chapter...~YAWN~
For my muse... I never grow tired of saying this is for you.
I can't put words to my feelings, I don't know if I will ever be able to.
It's like getting a second chance at everything while not recalling a first attempt.
Had I known this was my future I'd have never questioned a day of my past.
Every day moment feels like a dream. The rest of my life isn't enough time for me to show you how much I love you.
Vladimir set down Scarlett's notebook down on the table beside their bed, she was truly at a loss for the written word so these few were precious to him as were her affections now that they were unhindered by any uncertainty; not that her ever questioned her. He recalled the moments after they first kissed; it must have been so much more dizzying for her than he first imagined. She amassed such a great storage of love to give that he was, thank the gods, the soul benefactor of it now. It was four in the morning and he watched her sleep, she was exhausted and needed her rest for the following evening. They love they had shared together earlier had left him famished for more of her now, now that he knew how deeply her feelings ran, how deeply she had needed to bury them from everyone to survive as she did. He let his fingers graze her neck softly, her pulse was slow and steady. "Had I known it would take all that time to find you I might have gone mad with impatience, but I think I would have held on now, now knowing who waited for me." She stirred slightly and he settled himself behind her; she was still overheated from their making love and she pressed into him. He would hold her for an hour or so until his phones started ringing above or his thirst drove him away but now only the steady rhythm of her heart spoke to him.
Scarlett looked over each of the outfits V had set out for her to inspect for that evening. He told her it was a cocktail party so lots of standing, chatting and nibbling on oeuvres would happen so she tried on each of the dresses with that in mind. They were all perfectly fitting and appropriate and it stressed her not to see the obvious choice. Her hair would be up and it was waiting in several braids now so it would be wavy. She felt a familiar sensation behind her. "I hope you are here to help me pick one of these, they are all so lovely I can't decide."
Vladimir rather liked her ability to feel him near now, it meant she wasn't going to be jumpy or skittish so he didn't have to be loud in his approach. "I like what you're wearing now." The bra and panties were whisper thin as were the stockings being held up by statically placed belts.
"I'm not showing up in my underwear unless everyone else is in theirs too." Scarlett smirked, that would be a sight to see she thought. She wanted to do well for him, it wasn't lost on her that if he asked her to go to this thing with him, it was important. She stood still pondering the dresses as his hands, fingertips moved over her skin; she happily sighed. If this was going to be the extent of the stress of her life then she was good with it. 'I like the linen one the best.' His voice prompted. 'It will be the most satisfying one to rip off your body tonight.' She smirked, "Then the linen one it is then." She reached over for it and bumped her rear into him; his hands grasped her hips tightly to hold her there.
"If you are offering yourself to me now I will need to decline, as we would arrive late and you would be very tired but quite sated." He caught her looking at him in the mirror, his eyes were still dark from the night; he winked at her to see her smirk.
"Mm too bad then, I could use a top up." She thought she would never tire of his desire for her, she knew it was beyond the physical unlike most men. "Am I coming back alone or do you want me to tag along with you and wait in the car?"
A grumble rose from his chest and he straightened her up against him, holding her firmly. "We can do that. We can make a lovely memory in the car and I could top up while you catch your breath?" His lips were at the back of her neck, one hand on her breast and the other over her sex. "We may need to leave that party early now, now that I think of it, I'm quite excited." Her breath hitched as his finger stroked her her middle, he glanced up to see her eyes closed, the crease on her forehead dipped. "So sensitive h'm?" He continued the motion. "I want to satisfy you love, it pleases me when I do so but I do want you eager for me." Her hand covered both of his, she wanted him to keep them there. "Deci, lacomi." He whispered into her ear. "So greedy. You spoil me my love." He gave her breast a soft squeeze. "Until later you can try to want me as much as I desire you."
Scarlett huffed, "Tease." as Vladimir vanished back up to his desk she presumed, she heard a hearty chuckle.
Vladimir had sent her ahead of him so he could go eat. Thankfully it wasn't as much of an event as Paris was so there weren't hoards of photographers waiting for her at the door. She was decked out in the linen dress that V selected and a simple diamond pendant necklace. She knew this part of the night, what to do, the chauffeur dropped her off at the entrance of the place and she ushered herself in, the security persons giving her a nod as she did so. Her first impression was that she was one of the youngest persons there, younger than most of the attendees and that made her smirk; if they only knew. She made her way into where she thought she should be in the crowd of people and waited for V to show up. He needed to eat and being all dressed up she imagined he needed to be careful too and that would take a bit more time; the thought gave her a chill but it was one less mugger or similar on the street because of him. She was musing over the buffet table from afar when a smallish round man approached her, directly to her, and she smiled politely. 'Pardon me but I think you've been here before.' Scarlet froze. 'You were here last year, I think it was then, in emergency? So good to see you all recovered, we don't often have the privilege of seeing past patients usually. Is your brother here yet?' Scarlett gave him a frank look and smirked. "He's not my brother but yes, I think, I didn't ask where I was treated." It made sense now, they had invited V to a hospital event, fundraiser she suspected. "He had a thing to attend to first but will be here soon." He winked at her, he must have figured as such, his eyes went to the ring on her finger. 'Well it's certainly lovely to see you and I hope your husband makes it here soon.' He turned around and went off to another attendee. Husband. It was an odd word to hear, it didn't upset her but it left her slightly warm. She glanced to the ring on her finger and then it struck her, she wasn't that quick to correct him at all. Her spine tingled and she turned quickly, expecting to see V behind her but then froze.
"I didn't know Vladimir had gotten married. Did you Esme?". The woman before him looked very startled and Carlisle regretted it; it was the last thing he wished to do to a friends, presumably, wife. She knew what they were, her fear of them was evidence enough of that. She appeared to be young, perhaps late twenties, excellent health from what his senses told him about her and if he recalled correctly had Vladimir's scent all about her; he didn't' dare get too close to her to see if it was embedded in her flesh. She was entirely too lovely for this setting to be sure. The concern for her was real, her well being and what her presumably husband's intentions were. He reminded himself he had no say in what others did but he would try to save this woman from a tragic fate if he could.
Scarlett could feel her heart racing; two sets of golden eyes were on her and she took several quick breaths. Were they friendly or not? There were several people around them so surely they wouldn't do anything to her here; they could whisk her away quickly and… "We aren't, he, that man thinks we are but," her ringed hand shook on her chest "we aren't. He just gave me this, well, keep on this finger to keep guys away." Their eyes honed in on it, they whispered to each other.
"Given you the covens crest, that is an honour to be sure." Carlisle said a bit louder but not too much. "I'm Carlisle and this is my wife Esme." He extended his hand to her, she was still weary of him. "We have known the brothers, been friends, for a very long time now." She extended her hand to him and eyed Esme. "I'm sure he will be glad to know that that's working on another level as well." She took her hand back but remained silent. "I do hope we can speak more when he gets here," he eyed her and looked around for the man. "Ah, finally. Perhaps we can get a real conversation going then."
"Sorry, I," She wanted to turn where he was looking but she didn't want to take her eyes off of the two vampires in front of her. "I didn't know he would have friends here for this...whatever it is." She felt V's hand on her lower back and felt instantly relieved. She glanced beside her to see his stern profile to be absolutely sure it was him, she was still a bit nervous.
The Cullen's were never a threat to him or his human but seeing them near her did anger him slightly, she was his and his alone. "Carlisle," Vladimir gave a nod, "Esme, a pleasure as always." Scarlett was calming down beside him so he took her hand in his and leaned over to whisper, "Had I known I would have told you." and pulled away to see her give a nod. "We were invited less than a week ago to attend, the hospital administrator was very animated that we come." Vladimir admired his love, she was only away from him for an hour or less but she became even more radiant in this space around the other inferior humans who were old and near their deaths.
Carlisle glanced between Vladimir and his woman and then to his beloved; they both questioned what they were witnessing. Esme gave a bright approving smile, she was always too kind and it was endearing. "I was not privy to the guest list so we would have called had we known, forgive the misstep old friend."
Vladimir gave a little scoff and looked around, "This is not my city or country, so no apology needed. It is very good to see you two again. Do you have any family in tow that we should be aware of?" The lesser vampire was always the diplomat but with his clan numbers and the talent it possessed it was something that needed to be respected as well as his many more connections than his own. He knew the good doctor wouldn't start a territorial war but just the same, cautiousness was always in order.
"No. We left them all where they were, none are in this city." He had to be careful with his and Esme's children, yes they were adults and more than capable in defending themselves but it was best to exercise caution even with a friend. "So we were wondering how long you and, I'm sorry I didn't get your name madam, were a couple?" He gave the blond woman a look but she kept her eyes down or away off of them and kept a firm grasp of Vladimir's hand.
"Ah, yes, she's quite protective of her identity," A whisper that nothing natural would have picked up but his friends would have. "S prefers to be addressed as such out of doors." They both gave a nod. "We have been officially together for just over two months now but we met over a year ago. S has very discerning taste in men and it took me that long to sway her love." Scarlett gave him a smirk; she was better recovered now, at ease. They gave the ring on her finger and the bracelet that never left her wrist a look. He ignored it. This wasn't the place for an explanation of any kind and he didn't answer to them. "I should like to have you over so we can speak more freely, if you are staying that is?"
The look between Carlisle and Esme was silent but they concurred; something they had naturally come to after being together for so long. "We can hold off leaving for a little while and thank you for the invite, it will be good to catch up."
'I thank you all for coming tonight,' They all turned to see, who Scarlett now presumed was the hospital administrator. In the back of her mind she imagined her night of lovemaking was at a definite standstill if these two old friends were coming over for a talk. 'and I thank you for your generous support over the last year. With your financial assistance and skilled knowledge, we were able to do some pretty incredible things. It's been said that you can judge a people by how they treat their weakest and most vulnerable and if I were to do that with the people in this room' Scarlett bit the inside of her cheek to stop any outward reaction and V shot her a look and smirked. If it wasn't such a morbid thing to think of it would be almost humours. 'I would say that we are doing very well indeed. In this last year we have saved the lives of twenty five babies that would have otherwise have diminished lives or passed away had they been treated in the more traditionally accepted manner that preemies are. New state of the art incubators, that were the dream child of Dr Cullen were built and used in this facility that made that happen.' On the stage a few women, mothers stepped out from the side with little bundles in their arms. Scarlett braced herself for the onslaught of emotions that she expected to assault her senses but there was nothing. She was shocked at it for a moment. She knew she wasn't a cold and uncaring person but the the allure of motherhood wasn't what her heart desired; she was convinced of it now. Vladimir squeezed her hand and she glanced over to him, "I'm fine, I really am." She took his arm with her other one, still holding his hand, and leaned into him; he was all she wanted. 'This is an especially important thing for me because without all of you I would not be standing here with my first grandchild' Several gasps and sighs were heard from all around them. 'who wanted to be born too soon it seems.' A young lady stepped up beside him with a pink blanket in her arms and everyone clapped. 'With that in mind, little lives on the line, please give generously. Thank you all.'
Vladimir could see the gears in S's mind working and he would certainly fill her in on how the association what they were seeing related to them. "Rather risky behaviour Dr Cullen, being put on the record like that." The man looked at him and gave a nod, he had his way of existing that their common immortal nuisances seemed to overlook. The administrator made their way over to them with his family in tow, 'Dr Cullen, Mr Lonescu I am ever thankful for your contributions.' The babe was offered to S but she politely declined but Esme quickly offered to hold it; the maternal instinct was still sadly strong in her. Vladimir grimaced at the baby human and hoped it would continue its slumber and not burst into a fit being near him. "It was money well spent spent I see, this is very good and I will happily match my last years contribution to your facility," he leaned into the man to quietly say. "as long as it's handled in the same discreet manor." 'Yes sir, certainly and thank you so very much sir.' The man looked over to see Esme carefully hand over the child back to her mother who seemed unaware of the danger of himself so close at hand to her child; humans were so blissfully unaware it was too easy. "Excuse me now, my wife is rather hungry and I noticed that the buffet has been set out." With a look from the good Dr and his wife he lead Scarlett away. My wife; how pleasant it sounded and make the woman at his side warm. He didn't need to formalize his bond with her in such a way and as Stephan told Liz back in Germany, they were already married after having forsaken all others. A natural path cleared for them and he picked up a dish for his mate so she could start selecting her preference from the nourishment offered. "They, that coven, are friends and I would entrust your safety to them," he leaned in to whisper "they don't share my preferences in dietary sources." S gave him a questioning look and he grimaced. "I will tell you when we are alone love, I don't wish to ruin your appetite."
Scarlett smiled at V, not really knowing why but she was so very happy to be with him. "Yes dear." She hushed her giggle and drew her attentions to the food and started selecting various fruits and sweets for her supper. V would put a few more substantial items on her plate like a squier of meat or roasted veggies. "If you are not willing to help me eat all that you are loading my plate up with I'd suggest you stop it." She heard a grumble from the man and looked to see him staring at her, his hand raised and he took a carrot off her plate popped it into his mouth. She gasped in shock not knowing what to make of it
"You will put into your mouth what I wish you to madam and that is final." The reaction from S was priceless and he knew that the many onlookers, including the immortals, were watching them; how could they not watch, S was too lovely not to keep looking at and they were curious at his words that invoke her reaction. The evening of schmoozing progressed and with a quick use of his phone to discreetly invite the Cullen's over that night he and his mate departed earlier than most. His car had arrived from Paris earlier that week and Vladimir ushered Scarlett into it quickly and they were off. Within minutes he had them parked in a secluded spot, the windows blackened and she was on him in the driver's seat instantly. "We must unfortunately hurry love." His hand went up her thigh under her dress to find her already pantiless, "You sly little thing, had I known." She giggled as her fingers had his pants undone and she was greedily fishing his length out and stroking it roughly before rushing to mount him. Vladimir spoke a few hurried words to the car and his seat reclined and the steering wheel pulled itself into the dashboard. Scarlett's aggressive thrusting rocked the car slightly for several minutes until her body succumbed to its release. Vladimir growled a moment later as he grasped her hips tightly for his. "If I didn't know any better I believe I was violated." Scarlett gasped for breathe and giggled. She kissed his neck and her fingertips explored where they could. His hands pulled her dress up further and his thumb found the crest of her sex; he rubbed it slowly. "Hold still now love."
Scarlett did her best to do as she was told but his fingers were unyielding in their movements with the limited space that was between them. "Yes." she gasped into V's ear as her body tingled and the muscles of her core tightened tightened around his shaft. With a few steady thrusts V gave her she was whimpering in his ear when she felt him trembling beneath her. His lips met hers and for what felt like a small eternity and nothing mattered; where they were, where they were going or who they needed to meet soon, nothing.
He let her pull herself off of him when she was good and ready, she was a perfect mess sitting back in the passenger seat glowing with satisfaction; pulling her dress back down as she mumbled how much she liked how spacious the car was and lovely memories. She curled on to her side in her seat content as could be. He thanked the gods yet again for the hundredth time that day; such a gift. His fingers found the key pad and the tint of the widows lightened slightly so he could see if there was anyone around; there was one in the far distance of the alley. "Love, keep your eyes closed," she gave a nod to him and he zipped himself up and exited the car. The carrot from earlier that evening was hacked out before his sharp teeth found their mark and within ten minutes he was back beside her; her still hungry eyes on him as he set them back on their way home.
"He's found love and I don't think we have a say in it Carlisle." She too was concerned but to interfere in such a matter regardless of the best of intentions could mean the loss of an alley who stood with them to protect their own coven, family. "He knows the risks, all of them so let's just see if she does? She's a grown woman who is capable of making her own choices in life.." She wanted to say and death but it got stuck in her throat, the thought of a senseless death coming to a woman who seemed to be a lovely person was a hard one.
Carlisle had to agree with his wife; she was right and yes, they just wanted her to be aware of the risks in being with their kind. Carlisle pulled into a parking spot in Vladimir's building and turned off the engine. "I saw it with my own eyes, a man in love is the most obvious creature on the planet but he's so old, I thought nothing would turn his heart from the hatred we saw not so long ago, the revenge they both wanted so badly that they would have gladly seen us die for." Esme shrugged at him. They exited the car and proceeded up to the top floor aided with the card that was left for them at the hospital. The security of the place was impressive and to overcome it would mean taking the top half of the building down it seemed and that would not go unnoticed by the human population. Metal doors opened and in the vestibule another door opened to them with their friend welcoming them in.
Vladimir had him and Scarlett back long before their guests arrived so they could tidly themselves up. S was still glowing and quite content; the ripping clothes off of her would need to wait for another time he mused. The elevator was heard and he was up to open the door to the Cullen's in a second. "Welcome. Please come in." He noticed their eyes scanning the upstairs space for the woman. "Come downstairs, Scarlett's space is more comfortable a location to converse in." They followed him down and there she stood waiting for them in a loose chunky sweater and leggings. Her feet were always bare, as he prefered but he'd never assume a guest to comply to his preference. "Scarlett, Dr Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme."
"It's so nice to meet you and I'm so sorry for being as frightened as I was before, I didn't' know if you were friends." They seemed the type to be more civil and from V's brief description of them she guessed they were more 'human' like than Yvette and Henri were. They all sat and she huddled into V; her cup of tea easily in reach. As nice as they seemed they stared at her and she looked away to break the judgmental look; she felt guilty in a way for some reason.
Esme noticed the shyness so she got the ball rolling, so to speak in the conversation. "So how did you two meet?" It was hard not to sound like parents, she fully respected that the man before her had over two centuries over her and then some and her husband combined; she convinced herself she was only worried about Scarlett.
Vladimir promptly replied. "Let me summarize. I hired Scarlett for some work, she discovered what I was and I allowed her to go, she being naturally frightened. I trusted her to remain silent and she did. We happened to bump into one another a year later and that's when she was attacked by a mugger. I got her to that hospital we were at and bribed the administrator to release her to my care. Time healed the shock of my being and she soon came to trust my promise to never cause her any harm." That version of the truth was good enough for them and it reviewed noting of his love's journey in life; they didn't need to know. "I suspect that you are concerned that she is in harm being with me and to that I can assure you that she is not. Scarlett is physically incapable of conception so there will be no half breeds created." S gave him a questioning look; she would be confused about the term. "May I enlighten her?" They gave a nod. "Carlisles creation, Edward fell in love with a human girl Isabella. You recall me telling you of those who like to think of themselves as overseers," Scarlett nodded. "they wished to cause trouble with the Cullen clan, you see, they wanted Edward to join them as he is capable of reading minds. So they insisted Bella be turned and she was accepting of it but Edward wished to marry her first before infecting her." Vladimir shrugged. "They married, they went off on their honeymoon and she came back pregnant. The good Dr here kept her alive long enough to give birth and Edward managed to turn Bella after she gave birth. She, as a human could not have her mind read and as an immortal was now of interest to the nuisance overseers. They tried to use the excuse of their child as a means to judge them on, to break the coven, you see, the converting of children is forbidden and they thought the babe was one of these. She is not, I saw it with my own eyes her aging as did many others who gathered to stand witness to it. She is a half breed between our two kind and quite a lovely young lady." The wheels were turning in Scarlett's head, his summary of the incidents went over well. "So you see, when I told you that having my child would be a death sentence I was truthful. I do not have the likes of the good Dr here or Edward to assist me as the mothers of half breeds always die in the end." Scarlett gave him a nod. He didn't say this for her but for his guests who were watching. "As for Carlisle I met him when he was wandering around Romania a few hundred years ago looking to learn all about the local medicine." Vladimir chuckled.
"And now I'm saving preemies." Carlisle gave a satisfying nod; he was infinitely proud of the achievement. "We were very concerned about your mate old friend but now see there is no reason for concern. The last thing we wanted was for her and you to need to deal with them as they look for any means to justify cutting our numbers to keep fear instilled among our kind." Would they bother with Vladimir and his brother, Carlisle didn't know but he hoped his being together with this woman would not cause an issue.
As much as Vladimir wanted to gloat at the wheels he and Stephan has set in motion to disintegrate their common nuisance he refrained as they could be touched by the self declared Master of all vampires. "I do not wish the need to ever see them again let alone allow our paths to cross. I was very tempted to set up my offices in the eastern part of America because of it but it seemed something even more divine than us called me to settle here. Now that I have what was intended for me from this city I will be more free to look around and show Scarlett the world." The Cullen's seemed happy for him, in a very genuine way and he noted it. "I will not risk bringing her to the north west part of America however, it is none of their concern who I have at my side." Scarlett picked up her cup of tea and sipped, he let her have a moment to collect her thoughts. "Are the wolf's, wolf, treating your granddaughter with the respect she deserves?" That made Scarlett tremble. "May I?" He looked to the Cullen's and they gave a nod, he surmised they were curious to how he viewed their predicament. "When the Dr settled in Washington state they came across an Indian tribe with the talent of changing their forms into that of wolves. As the story tells, their ancestors were attacked by our kind and their pleas for help were answered by their spirits. The gods are fair and just to all so they were given this ability to defend themselves against our kind when the need arose. Isabella, as a human was friends with them, but did not know of their ability so when she and Edwards fell in love these creatures sought to split them up to save her from certain death." Vladimir waved his hand around, "Drama drama followed. When little Ness was born, Isabella's friend Jacob, who was the one who would have loved to kill Edward himself, bonded with the child in some cosmic mystery. The pack of animals have a code of conduct that prohibited any harm come to a bonded member and now there is a true, but fragile, peace between them."
Scarlett was thoroughly confused and quite frightened at the thought of people turning into animals that were strong enough to kill vampires. She glanced to their guests and then to Vladimir. "If you sense that I'm having a nightmare tonight or any other night please wake me up?" He gave her a nod. She gathered her wits about her and mustered up a little bit of courage. "Well if we never go to America I guess I'll never meet her, she sounds quite unique." Okay, she reasoned, that was a compliment, she hoped that they thought it too.
Esme spoke up. "She is a delight to all of us and has really made our family whole it seems. It's good that we are on even better terms with our supernatural neighbours." She didn't want to say it but it made them more welcomed to disappear in the nearby forests without worry rather than go into hiding in a major city and try to 'blend' in. "We met another of Ness's kind, half breed soon after she was born so yes she is unique but not alone in the world." She left it at that and hoped the woman wouldn't question her further; she didn't want to recall the details of that day.
They talked for several more hours about all sorts of things until Scarlett nodded off to sleep at Vladimir's side. Carlisle watched the ancient pick up the woman her in his arms ever so carefully and carry her to the bedroom and then return. "She is delightful Vladimir and as much as I think you don't deserve her, in an odd way I believe you do deserve the happiness she has brought to you. How, in a purely academic way, do you resist her? I know Edward brought over a deep sense of moral responsibility as to how to treat a woman from his human existence but what is keeping you…?"
'What keeps him from ravishing her every moment of every day?' The question was clearly rephrased for the lady in the room. "Simply put, if I let myself succumb to my tendencies she, the woman I am so deeply in love with, would be killed at my hands." He scoffed. "I have waited for a woman of her caliber for over two centuries, I am well aware of how precious she is, so to waste such a gift would be an insult to the gods that have brought her to me." They looked stunned and he judged them harshly for it. "When I found her bleeding to death after her attack, as much as her spilled blood lured me to her it was I who made a decision, who was forced to make a decision between her death, which by doing so would still haunt me for eternity, or saving her. The latter is by far more satisfying, so, when I am with her intimately it's that loss of pure love from her that keeps me from…. you can imagine h'm?" He smirked and noted how uncomfortable Esme appeared; he scoffed in his mind. How many days, weeks had Esme fallen prey to her desires with the good doctor? How many ways and times had Carlisle violated her; did she beg for more… Vladimir smirked. "She knows not to tempt me when I thirst and she also knows how careful I must be in order not to infect her, as you see, I have no desire to subject her to the pain of conversion. In my human days, women were respected and kept from all harm. They were truly treasured when they gave you their committed love because they were the ones that kept the house at peace and created prosperity."
There was a few moments of silence as they, and Carlisle digested what he heard. "I can assure you we had no idea, old friend, of that time in history, if not for you it would be truly lost." The had no knowledge of the times that he and Stephan originated from so to have audience with him alone and him freely discuss it was a privilege. "And the medicine from then I can assume was herbal based?"
Vladimir gave it a bit of thought, he was quite pleased at the chance in subject. "It was from what I recall. Much was based on superstition sadly and the rate of death among the ill was high. Aromatic herbs were the prefered ones and also was the use of crushed bugs." He laughed quietly as to not disturb his sleeping love.
"Bugs? Odd but worth a look." He gave his friend a nod. "We noticed that this level of your home is newer, this was done for Scarlett?"
Vladimir smirked, he didn't' blame the young vampire for being curious about his living arrangements. "It was all for her comfort when she chooses to be here with me. She has her own place not to far when she needs time away from me, not that she has ever retreated to it of her own will." Vladimir's eyes looked to the bedroom; the few quickened heartbeats concerned him but then there was a whimper; he was in her dreams and he smirked at his guests. "By all measures my mate, is content. I am not at a loss as to how to treat her as you may think, or provide her with anything she desires. She asks for nothing and I enjoy spoiling her. I do believe Stephan would rip a limb off of me should I do anything bad to her as he is also quite taken with her gentle and caring demeanor." He thought it best not to mention Liz, again in the instance that they were compromised by his enemy.
Carlisle, and he felt Esme, were astonished with that they were listening to; it was such a stark contrast to what he had seen when he first met the brothers and a few years ago. He did guess, as an ancient, the ability to adapt was an asset the brothers had learned long ago and it was something the Italians were not so keen on as he recalled from his time with them and their recent encounter. Was that it, would their common nuisance get lost as times continuously changed on them? It was a good theory and it was something he himself would encourage his own family to do as a practice in, keeping relevant. "We noticed that she sensed us standing behind her. Do you suspect her talented in any way?"
This was treading on sacred ground Vladimir thought. His beauty was his and to dub her talented would bring on threats from all who'd wish to turn her and use her for their own. "Humans are seldom aware of our danger, we saw it tonight and some, I have noticed if they happen to look directly at us, when we are in disguise may become afraid. But generally, and you know this to be true friend, is that they ignore the obvious danger of us on a subconscious level. When Scarlett first came into my employ I had her blindfolded so her senses I suppose tuned in to the center of her brain that detects danger and because she didn't know to fear me she associated that, I'm guessing, sensation to us being near." He shrugged. "I suppose if I had the opportunity I could replicate it in another human but I'm dismissing it as a trait that could be learned by any of their kind."
Carlisle considered the information. "I think you may be correct, now that I recall, I have had many blind patients that also exhibited the same tendencies. They could sense me in the room with them and I knew I was silent. Good observations old friend, I'm not sure why I would suspect such a common thing in her."
We are getting dangerously close to the end ~sighs~ ohhh the end, how bitter and cold it will be...I can see the reviews now...let's hope there are some nice reviews for this chapter h'm?