Magic Bullet

Ch. 17: Unexpected Surprises

BPOV

I sat across from my Rose and wondered how I'd gotten so lucky. Tomorrow marked our two year anniversary and we were headed up to Alaska to see her family. There were a couple of surprises in store for the blonde vampire sex goddess tonight, and I was nervous. She was a bit nervous herself and I couldn't help but wonder if she had anything planned as well.

"I'm taking the Director of Field Operations job, at least for the next couple of years," I told her and watched her jaw drop.

Since the Geneva incident, things have devolved into a sort of Occult Cold War with the Thule. The hospital that I'd been held captive was their base of operations for Project: Valhalla. During the clean up operation, Marko had destroyed the lab and all the files related to the project. We also discovered biological evidence that the Operatives that Rosalie had killed weren't human at all, but a new species; living vampires.

There were only a few more missions to wipe out cells in London, Montreal and Los Angeles. The losses had been pretty even on both sides. Now the OSS and the Thule were in the process of rebuilding. Jackson had tried to force me into the becoming the Director of Field Ops so that I could recruit all the new Agents. I flatly refused, repeatedly.

Before she could ask about my change of heart, I placed a thin rectangular box in front of her. She opened the box and stared at the oblong piece of plastic inside. I giggled at her puzzled expression and told her to look at it closely. She pulled it out, but it wasn't until she turned it over and she had seen the little digital display that said Pregnant, that Rose understood.

Her eyes were full of love and adoration when she looked at me. I smiled and nodded. Rosalie flew out of her chair and knelt down before me. Tears that would never fall glistened in her eyes as she kissed me. Then she turned around and surprised me when she pulled a small box from her purse.

"Isabella Marie Blackmore, please be my wife," she asked softly and opened the box. It held a heart-shaped sapphire in a platinum band.

Tears streaked down my cheeks and I nodded, not trusting my voice. She kissed me once more and placed the ring on my finger. In the morning, we needed to stop by the jewelers to get her ring.

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When I broke the kiss with Sparkles, there was a smug smile on my face. I turned to look at the rest of the Cullen's and other vampires I assumed were the Denali's. Everyone, except for Edward, looked stunned and elated to see me still among the living. Eddie just looked disgusted.

Rose and I filled the others in on our engagement and the new addition we were expecting. Predictably, they were ecstatic; Esme and Alice in particular. Carlisle wanted to check me out, so we retired to his office where he examined me. Afterwards, the excitement and jet lag caught up with me and I went into Rose's room and took a nap. At some point, Edward slipped away. I guess he didn't want the constant reminder that I was not now, nor ever would be his.

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RPOV

I watched Bella waddle around the house and grinned. She was in her second trimester and was constantly in her catwoman form. It was her body's way of protecting our twins. Carlisle had confirmed that last night. The entire family, minus my dickhead brother, had moved to Sedona to help out.

Kitten looked at me with her blue eyes and I felt her need for comfort. She padded over to where I sat and curled up in my lap. I sighed as she nuzzled her cheek against mine. Bella purred then rasped her tongue up my neck. I moaned and heard Alice giggle as she had a vision of what Bella wanted to do to me.

"Bad Kitten, Esme will be back any minute with the stuff to work on the nursery," I chided half-heartedly.

"No, there was an accident on the highway and she won't be back for two hours," my sister offered, ever so helpfully.

Bella huffed and licked me with increased vigor. With a put upon sigh, I got up and headed for the bedroom with her right behind me. As I pondered what lingerie to put on, Kitten stretched out on the bed and went to sleep. I had felt her exhaustion even before she waddled over to me. She'd be really horny after she wakes up. I put the outfit that I'd wear on the chair in the corner and went back out to family room to watch Project Runway with Alice.

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CPOV

"Congratulations, you are the proud parents of two sons and a daughter," I told my emotionally frazzled daughters.

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BPOV

I thought about Rose at home with the triplets, Jonathan Carlisle Cullen, Eric Arthur Cullen and Lillian Esme Alice Cullen, and wanted to turn around to be with them. Unfortunately, my maternity leave was over and I needed to go meet with the new OSS Director. While I was gone, Jackson up and retired. Now I was going to have to deal with some bureaucrat from D.C. that wouldn't know a supernatural threat if it bit him in the ass. Hell, I might do that if I get pissed off enough.

I entered HQ through the access in my shop. The secretary outside the Director's office made me wait for twenty minutes before she buzzed me through. I stormed through the door and stopped when I saw my new boss. Esme Cullen smirked at me and offered me a seat.

"Ah, Agent Blackmore-Cullen, welcome back; as you can see, we are in a bit of a transition here. I have decided to move you back into the field as the head of Unit T. You will report either to Jasper Whitlock, the new Director of Field Operations, or myself. I want a full status report on team by 0600 Hours, Tuesday," she remarked in a business like manner.

My head still hadn't wrapped around the concept of my loving Mother-in-Law running the OSS. "Why…how…," I stammered.

Esme replied sincerely, "If my grandchildren are going to grow up in this world, whether or nor they are human or immortal, it will be safe. I cannot in good conscience let any child live in a world where unholy threats exist."

I nodded and we discussed how the change over from Jackson to her was going. When I left the office, a sense of renewed hope for the future welled up in me. Unit T was assembled in Training Room 1 for my review. Time to get back to work.