Chapter 12

Jane made her way through the snowy woods of Canada to where Aro waited patiently in a cabin, reading to pass the time. He made himself comfortable in front of a fire and The First Noel played lightly from a record player in the corner of the room.

Jane gracefully made her way into what had become their temporary dwelling since the last run in with the Cullens and their army of friends. Although they parted ways without violence, Aro made it his priority to keep a close eye on the situation. After just a week in Italy following the confrontation, he found himself twitching with uneasiness, and therefore took shifts just above the Canadian border to assure Alice's vision was correct, and the girl would not be a threat.

" You have something to say, Jane?" Aro asked without looking up from his book. He thumbed to the next page.

" The girl seems to think that Carlisle and Esme are expecting a child." Jane said with a coldness in her voice.

Aro smiled, "How cute. She thinks two of our kind are capable of such a thing." He breezed through the next few pages of the book while Jane went on.

"Carlisle seems to think it's true."

"Carlisle is a much smarter man than that, give him some credit."

Jane was angered at his brush off of her discovery, "Well from the way he was lingering over her, you'd understand my concerns."

Aro slammed the book closed and stood before Jane, who's face stood stern. "Do you think I will allow myself to be made a fool of twice in one month? Two vampires are not capable of such a thing," he repeated.

"Then come have a look for yourself. The two meatheads were following me for a reason. They were aware of my presence and full of concern."

Aro's eyes narrowed and he took Jane's hand to review her night on the town in Seattle. She looked at him with arrogant eyes, knowing very well he was beginning to see what she did. His eyes snapped up to face her.

"If this is true," she told him, "It puts the future of our kind in danger," then added, "Again."

"We have all tried to acheive what is one of the only impossible things for us. Why hasn't it happened before now? In the thousands of years our kind have roamed this earth." He began to show his skepticism, "It's just not possible. They must be letting on like this is true for alternative reason."

Jane considered his side, "Well, it's imperative that we found out what the alternative reason is. Find Carlisle, grab his hand and find out the truth."

Aro didn't like her tone, and regained control of the situation, "Jane, have you not learned from the events of the past month? There's a reason why I've been so successful in what I do. We must play it safe, from a distance and continue to monitor their coven. When I find that the time is right, I'll track down Carlisle and out what I need to know."

"But the girl was certain that-"

"It may be as simple as not wanting to let down Edward and Bella's precious little... miracle child. You know how warm hearted Carlisle can be." He made a face, "So unnaturally warm hearted."

Jane began to speak again, but Aro silenced her. Her face turned colder.

"Just keep a close eye at a safe distance," Aro instructed.

As much as she wanted to argue, Jane nodded once in agreement.

Aro smirked, "Now, let me get back to my book. I was just getting to the good part."