Hello everyone! This is posting late as I have only just gotten home from work. What should have taken only five hours, took nearly twelve. But what can you do?

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Heaven Sent

Chapter 22 – How does the world look?

"Gabriel, what can we do for you today?"

"I am so sorry to interrupt. I know that as a newly mated couple you need time but it's imperative that something is done." He stated.

Bella and I looked at each other confused. We were unsure what he was talking about but it was obvious that something needed doing and he wanted our help.

He was still rambling a little. "I didn't want to interrupt. We were hoping that it could wait until you were done, but it'll get dire if you don't help now."

"Gabriel, just stop," Bella commanded. She waited until he stopped and looked at her before she continued. "What is it that you need? Start at the beginning."

He sighed. "This tale is going to sound familiar to you Edward and to Bella if he has told you.

"Around the year 2850 B, the Volturi wanted control of the vampire world. They battled with and defeated the group we now know as the Romanians. The Volturi believed their ideals were better; they had decided that Vampires should become legends and keep to the shadows of this world. It took them a couple of years but they started to thrive in a settlement now known as Volterra.

"It was unfortunate that their feeding habits were not so discreet. Their population was increasing very quickly and as they grew, the number of vampires feeding on humans would soon become unsustainable." It would soon be impossible to keep their secret.

He paused, to take a deep breath

"Didy disappeared in the year 2845 BC, and she wanted to make a difference when she mated with Marcus. She knew what the Volturi were doing was wrong but she needed help to make a change. The Gods had been watching her… they knew what needed to be done so they looked forward in time, along her family lineage to find the two that would need to clear their Family name.

"In my possession right now is a recipe for ink that will stay embedded in vampire skin, a piece of the sword of Michael that broke during the battle with his brother…"

"And a letter from the Gods to the Volturi telling them that if they don't change their ways, years down the line it will be the end of the Earth as they will come to know it." I finished.

"Oh, my gods!" Bella exclaimed. "It was you…us that went back."

"Why didn't they tell me?"

"To stop a rip in the space-time continuum, Edward. It's why none of us can go back to deliver it ourselves because we already exist in that timeline. The risk of something happening or running into ourselves is higher because we'd be able to sense our energy signature. Our bodies would try to pull the two of us together or wipe one of us out." Gabriel explained.

"So it's more dangerous for you, to go back. This explains why I was taken into their inner circle because I had already been there and proven myself." I mused. "They certainly kept that hidden well. Even Didy when she met Bella a few months ago."

Gabriel nodded. "She had to. But at least, you'll be able to talk about it when you come back. It is unfortunate, but they won't recognize you to start with. Although, in saying that, Didy will know Bella is family, which will give you an in with her. You already know to approach their villa, or what is there, first.

"It's a good thing that you decided to honeymoon here, Edward. This is one of just a few places here on Earth that has stood the test of time and is available for time travel. I will explain more about that later. However, before you leave, you must inform your family, Edward. Bella, I have told yours, but you may want to say goodbye."

Bella nodded as she indicated that we would be calling them.

"You will need to call Emmett at seventeen forty-three local time, to be able to catch him hunting alone. He'll have to collect Esme, only Esme, and then call you back. These two must be told the truth about you, Bella. You will need to use your Angel voice to make sure they will not tell the others yet, sweetheart. Although Jasper and Alice are very close.

"You must tell them you'll be out of contact for at least a month, even though it may not take that long. Once you do this, call me and I'll prepare you for your time travel." Gabriel finished.

Bella nodded, again, although she was biting her lip nervously. "I don't like using that voice, Gabriel. I never have."

"What voice?" I asked. They had lost me.

"You've heard of the Alpha Commands that a lead shapeshifter can issue to his pack? That they are unable to ignore?" Bella asked in return.

I nodded, I had heard of those and what they could do.

"An Angel's Voice has a tone that is similar. However, unlike a shapeshifter's command, it is more persuasive than it is binding but it can work the same. It also works on everyone but their mate. I've only ever used it once and that was on the receptionist at your old school when I was trying to find you. I don't like using it and I granted her a wish after because I felt so guilty." She whispered her voice full of remorse.

My poor girl. "There's no shame in using what you have Bella, what the gods gave you. Especially if you aren't using it to be callous. In this instance, with Esme and Emmett, you are helping them because they shouldn't keep secrets from their mates, but they have to."

She looked up at me, all big brown eyes that were subdued with her sadness at having to use this power.

"Do you promise?" She begged.

I nodded but it was Gabriel that answered. "Yes, Bella. Although, I knew you wanted to give them a reward as well. I've gotten the information that you wanted on the reincarnation of Esme's son, and the two youngest of Emmett's sisters. That was all the time I had, considering everything I've had to accomplish for this.

"On another note, Jasper and Alice will be ready to be told when you come back and before they fly out for the wedding. You can send their communication devices with Esme's. Unfortunately, Carlisle and Rosalie will have to be told the day before the wedding, which isn't such a bad thing until Rosalie learns that you two can have the very thing she's unable to have."

When Bella looked at me with a question floating in her eyes, I answered her. "She wants children, Bella. When she learned of your familial connections, she dismissed us having children because I am a vampire. But once she learns of Felix and Heidi – all bets are off."

"Oh," Bella noted with sadness. "What about Carlisle?"

Gabriel shrugged, then shook his head. "I don't know sweetheart. I'm not future seeing, I'm just telling you what I've been told by the gods. Now off you go, make your calls then come back to the Hanging Garden, I'll give you your things and advise you on how to travel back in time."

With that, Gabriel disappeared as fast as he came.

"Let's go outside the cavern to make these calls," Bella suggested.

I nodded, standing and giving her a hand to do so. We walked towards the waterfall to find a place to be comfortable, but deceiving enough to make the calls.

~*~HS~*~

We decided that we'd call Emmett first. To leave us time to make the call to Eden, while he collected Esme.

He had been happy to hear from us, stating that he'd get Esme and call us back in a couple of hours. That would give us time to contact Bella's family while we were waiting.

Bella wanted to call Charlie, even though she knew everyone would be there, she wanted the reassurance and who could blame her. Every little girl wanted that reassurance – especially from her daddy.

I pulled Bella in between my legs while we sat against a tree at the park located in the center of Babylon. My thoughts strayed to our future. I wanted to come back there after everything was done for another long stay.

Bella held the button on her bracelet until it beeped and the projection shot up waiting for a connection on his end.

"Bella," he sighed when he answered.

"Hi, Daddy. I miss you guys."

"We miss you too, baby. But it sounds like you guys will be away for a little while." Charlie stated without any preamble. He wasn't one to beat around the bush.

"Yeah," she murmured. "It needs to be done, Daddy. I think this is also the thing that will clear our family name."

My eyebrows shot up because it hadn't crossed my mind, but when I thought back to what Gabriel had said, it made sense.

The Gods had been watching her… they knew what needed to be done so they looked forward in time, along her family lineage to find the two that would need to clear their Family name.

I guessed I missed that bit when I was listening before, because the story had sparked my memory of the letter in Volterra.

"Yes, we'd thought as much. It helped that Amos and Edward had made the technological advances they have but this makes more sense than that. You two will be going outside our range, baby girl. You'll be totally alone in this." Charlie hedged.

"No, Charlie, we won't. Didy will recognize the family connection. We also have the photo album as proof. Once we have Didy and Marcus on our side, it will be a walk in the park to get the others on board." I reassured him because he was looking a little nervous for her.

"Hmm, that's very true, Edward. That will help." He paused. "Bella may even come home with a tattoo!"

Bella giggled at that. "I think I just might!"

We spoke to him for a little bit longer before the others could take it no more and clambered around Charlie to talk to us. There were well wishes and promises that the wedding was coming together. They were home in Eden now but the ladies made regular trips to Volterra and Didy had brought her family home. Mikail and Samail had presented them with a big family home not far from theirs or Amos'. In fact, all of Eden had celebrated her return.

"I'm so sorry I missed that." Bella giggled. "That would have been some party."

"It was!" Seth exclaimed. "Poor Aunt Alida didn't know what to do with so many vampires – even if they were half ones – but she managed to come with a HUGE bowl of dried blood packets."

Everyone cracked up at that but it was Renee that continued. "Oh, that Felix is a riot. He tried the packets just to see what they were like. I don't think I've seen a vampire turn that shade of green before." She giggled. "I think we'll have to have another look at those for future mates."

"That might be wise. Although I don't drink blood, there are plenty of others out there that do. But being mated to an angel may make them rethink that." I laughed.

I looked at my watch then looked at Bella. She looked back and although our minds were open to each other, we didn't need to read our thoughts. It was time for a goodbye and I'm not sure we were ready.

We heard Charlie sigh on the other end. "It's time for you to go, isn't it?"

Bella nodded while I answered. "Yes, guys it is. We are waiting for a call then we have to contact Gabriel to get things going. I don't want to be out of touch with you but this needs to be done."

"Oh," Renee sniffled. "Please, please, please be careful. We need you home in one piece."

"We will Momma. I promise." Bella answered. "We will be home in one piece and when we do, there's a wedding to be had, yes?"

That question resulted in a lot of cheering. They were all looking forward to attending an Earth/Volturi wedding. In fact, I was looking forward to having a second one because as far as I was concerned the Mating Ceremony was our wedding.

Bella must have heard those thoughts because she turned in my lap and gave me a kiss.

After that, we said our goodbyes to our family to await the call from Emmett and Esme.

~*~HS~*~

The call didn't take long to come. Bella and I were still reclined against the same tree only, this time, Bella was going for the shock factor and already had her wings out. The sooner we got this over with, the better – it's a thought we'd both had.

When my communicator started to play my tone, I pushed the green button accepting the call.

"Hello, Emmett and Esme."

"Hello, Edw… Oh, my." Esme gasped.

I watched as both of them took in my beautiful girl as she sat in my lap. If the situation weren't as important as it was, I would have laughed at the looks on their faces. As it was, Bella giggled a little which seemed to bring them out of their shock.

"Bella…what are…Are you really? I mean I wasn't sure I believed in God and Angels and all that…" Emmett breathed. "I mean are you really an Angel, a being of God?"

"Yes, Emmett. However, I am a being of many Gods, not just one. There is a God for every religion, of every race throughout the many, many universes. Each religion, each race has their own form of God and Angels, this is just what the Angels look like to the majority of religions on Earth." She explained.

Internally I snorted to which Bella raised an eyebrow at me. 'That was the short version, sweetheart.' I thought to her.

'Well we don't have a lot of time, so I condensed it.'

I nodded at that. She was right of course.

"So this is what you weren't allowed to tell us? We had to prove ourselves to the powers that be first, before we were told?" Emmett asked. I was concerned that Esme was too quiet, but as I looked at her, I realized that she was just taking in all of Bella.

I nodded to Emmett. "Yes. I was told straight away." I snorted out loud, as I said that, remembering Bella telling me. She giggled as she read my thoughts. "Well after a lot of confusing, cryptic statements Bella told me what she was. I wanted to tell you all immediately but she was right to stall me. Like vampires keeping the secret – keeping hers was probably bigger…"

"Because to tell the world would be releasing hysteria. People have free will to believe what they want and if there were confirmation of any type, then there would be people vying for the Angels attention or trying to kidnap them to harness their powers." Esme finished. "More than likely the latter than the former. This information in the wrong hands would be detrimental to the human race. Just as if they found out about us."

Bella nodded at that. "Exactly, Esme. So, yes you had to prove your trustworthiness to those in a higher position than I. We ... I do want your whole family to know. But with the reactions of some it was more prudent not to tell you."

Esme sighed. "So what has changed then, beautiful girl?"

"We have been given a task that will take us out of contact with everyone. And I do mean everyone. It will take roughly a month to complete, maybe longer or maybe shorter depending on how it goes at the beginning. We can't tell you what we are doing but we were advised that now was the best time to tell you what Bella is and to let you know that we would be out of contact again." I advised.

I heard the trepidation enter into Bella's thoughts, she was about to use the power of her voice to make sure that they couldn't tell anyone her secret. She hated it but knew it was necessary. Otherwise, they'd spill to their mate, not on purpose, but it would happen.

Esme interrupted before she could get the nerve to say it. "Oh, Edward? Emmett tells me that you've invented this fantastic device. Will we all be getting one, son?"

I looked at Bella who encouraged me to tell her. "Yes, everyone will, at different times. But yours will be in the post when we get back from where we're going."

I watched as a slight change in Bella's face and posture overtook her before she spoke. "Esme, Emmett?" She asked with a foreign timbre to her voice. "You can not tell anyone about what you have learned today or are about to learn – this includes your mates. Nobody is to learn about it before we are ready to tell them." Bella finished. "Okay?" She asked.

"Of course." The both answered giving a little head bow toward Bella.

'I hate that.' She thought. "In return, I have some information for you regarding some people that you cared about in a previous life.

"Esme, while your son was, unfortunately, stillborn in your human life, he was reincarnated almost straight away once his soul reached Limbo. When children pass away, there are no questions on their souls and they are brought back to have the long life that they deserve. He was born again less than three months later to a beautiful couple in Australia.

"They were on a farm in what is the Adelaide Hills. He grew up with all the ideals that you would have taught him. They were cattle ranchers who also were in the pioneering stages of creating a factory in their community so they didn't need to ship off the milk to produce butter, cheese, and skimmed milk. He met a stunning girl in high school, to which he married and lived a long full life. They had beautiful children, who to this day continue with the legacy that their ancestors built. He died in his early sixties – which was quite high for that time – and moved back into Limbo to decide what he wanted to do next." She sighed.

"He decided after thinking for a while that he wanted to be reincarnated again. This time, he was sent back to the States and was born into another beautiful family. He's a teenager in Washington State. He's romantic, loving, caring and still has many of the principles he had as a younger man in his previous life. He's dating the girl he will marry – I can guarantee that he will have another long and happy life."

By the time Bella was finished, Esme was in Emmett's arms sobbing. I was hoping that she was happy with this news. I couldn't read her mind from here to find out if that was so.

We waited for Esme to calm and when she did, she turned to look Bella straight in the eye. "Thank you, Bella. You have no idea how much it means to me that my son was granted the long, happy life he deserved. And now he's getting it again." She sniffled. "I just don't know what to say."

"There's no need to say anything, Esme. This was a thank you to you for accepting me right away, even without hearing my story. Now Emmett…

"We were unable to locate much on the two older of your sisters, because Esme's little boy had been time-consuming. However, I can tell you that your two younger sisters passed away not long ago. They lived extraordinarily long for women born in their time. They had children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren around them until the end. They were happy, loved and celebrated when they passed and from what I'm reading here – they never, ever forgot their big brother. In fact, the youngest has a son called Emmett and the older one has a son called Clarence." Here Bella paused to giggle. "Which I presume … is your middle name?"

I chuckled as I looked at Emmett because it looked as though he had never wanted to hear that name again. Even Esme was giggling at his put-out face.

He sighed, "Yes, that is my middle name. I'm glad that I was never forgotten and that at least my two youngest sisters had long happy lives. Thank you, Bella, for letting me know. If you ever find out about the others…"

"I'll let you know, I promise," She vowed. "Now remember; you cannot tell anyone anything that you have learned today except that we will be out of contact – even your mates." Her voice again had that strange timbre.

"We won't." They both vowed.

Esme caught me looking at my watch. "I suppose it's time for you to go?" She asked.

"Yes, Esme, it is. We'll contact you when we get back, I promise."

"Okay Edward, Bella, it was good to talk to you both. Please be safe." She whispered and then they were gone.

I could see Bella was just about to call Gabriel straight away and I wasn't quite ready for that so I pulled her face around to me, kissing her with all I had. Because this next part was going to be overwhelming and scary even for me.

"What was that for?" She asked when we'd recovered.

"I just wanted your taste on my tongue before we started this next part, Bella. I'm afraid, which is a first for me, especially since becoming a vampire and meeting you. It's overwhelming to know that I've already done this but have no knowledge of it."

She nodded and cuddled in closer to me.

"Time travel, while not unusual for my kind, is for me. I've never done it before. Sure, I've stood outside of time – like when I freeze it around me – but I've never traveled through it. So I know what you mean. It is scary and overwhelming, like you said because we've done it before and have no knowledge of it." She sighed. "But we have to do it and we can't put it off, or the world will be a very scary place for our children – if it exists at all."

I nodded while holding her closer for just a few more minutes before I stood with her in my arms. Putting her on the ground, I told her to make the call.

"Good, you've finished with your calls?" Gabriel answered without a greeting.

"Yes, Gabriel, we're ready for your instructions," Bella confirmed. Although the way she answered, kind of worried me. It was like a soldier waiting for a command from his Commanding Officer. But I didn't have time to think about it.

"I'll be there in a few minutes. Meet me at the base of The Hanging Garden."

With that, he ended the call.

"Guess we should get over there." I murmured, picking Bella up bridal style and running to the waterfalls.

~*~HS~*~

By the time we reached the inside of the cavern Gabriel was already waiting.

"Good, good, you're here. We need to get you there before they get set in their ways, which will happen by the end of the week – even with Didy's influence. When you get there, you must go straight to where Marcus and Didy's villa will be built. It will be a forest but they have set up a temporary camp there before they make Volterra their home.

"Have you got your blades and anything packed that you would like to take?" He asked.

I nodded showing the shoulder bag that I had; both Bella and I had placed on our Phantom Blades.

"Fantastic. Bella take this bag, it has the letter, the recipe and, of course, part of Michael's blade. I have also added instructions for the construction of the tattoo gun. I realized when I went back to Eden that they wouldn't yet know." He babbled, handing the bag over to Bella.

I realized then that he was just as nervous about this next part as we were and we all knew that it was going to be okay or we wouldn't be standing there. That was a relief, so I relaxed and I noticed that, as I did, so did Bella. She looked at me with a loving expression, showing me how grateful she was that I'd calmed.

I watched as Gabriel took a deep breath then just let it all out, his tension, worry and everything else.

"Okay, now what you need to do after I go is fly, walk or run up to the very top of the garden. Search through all the vines that start there at the top and look for the one that grows from the roof into the garden not down along the side. There will be a variation in color but one a supernatural being would notice with enhanced eyesight. It's a lighter colored green than the rest. This is a Vine of Time, one that has been growing and sustaining life in this region since the beginning of time. It's as old as the earth itself.

"The vine will grow into a subtly colored handprint – again, something only the supernatural would see – and Bella, you need to place your hand on it while holding onto Edward's. Both of you have to be thinking of the year you want to end up in; in this case, you'll need 2843 BC. We wanted to give Didy a couple of years to try, but she hadn't succeeded, hence you needing to go back." He took a quick breather.

"Now once you've done this it will open up what we call a Time Corridor into the stalactite. This will take you where you have to go, just jump inside. I won't tell you what happens in there, it'll be an interesting surprise. Now go, and please be safe." Gabriel concluded.

I nodded again, accepting his explanation even if it sounded a little—no, a lot—like Dr. Who.

"We will, Gabriel. We'll get it done and be back home where we belong."

We said our goodbyes and turned toward the garden. When I looked back, he was gone.

~*~HS~*~

Bella and I decided to fly up to the top of the stalactite, circling it until we found the vines growing from the top of the cavern. Landing softly we both started to search through them to find the Vine of Time.

Rooting through the multitude of vines didn't take long. We located the slightly lighter one breaking through the roof and I knotted the surrounding vines into the ones further away to make access to the Vine of Time as easy as possible.

The surface right beside the Vine was a bit darker than the surrounding rock, even with our eagle eyes it took a while to make out the shape of the handprint Gabriel told us about. Bella took my hand, silently asking me if I was ready. I squeezed her hand back to let her know I was and watched as my brave, beautiful girl reached out and placed our hands onto the handprint.

Right next to us, a small swirling hole began growing and growing. Soon it was big enough to walk into. From the outside, it looked similar to a wormhole or maybe the inside of a tornado. It was swirling color, like clouds and to be honest, it was very intimidating. I leaned over to give Bella one last kiss as we both took deep breaths and stepped into the unknown.

Once inside, it was an entirely different experience than what I was expecting. Not that I knew what to expect with time travel. But this was like floating back through time. Hand in hand, we drifted past some of the most significant moments in earth's history.

We watched some of the biggest buildings being deconstructed, and cities reverting into farmland. We watched as electricity returned to kerosene then back to candles. In fact, we saw the day that electricity was discovered. We watched petrol and diesel cars turn back into steam-power, and trains disappearing into horse-drawn carriages. We saw wars ending back through to their beginnings and the fall and rise of communism.

The Time Corridor seemed to show us the cliff notes of our own timeline as we traveled back in time. We saw everyone in Paris celebrate the completion of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 AD only to see it being broken down to the ground in 1887 AD.

We watched as Leonardo Da Vinci and the mystery woman known as the Mona Lisa congratulate each other for finishing her portrait in 1517 AD. Then we watched as year after year, over the next fourteen years, the paint was taken off the canvas. It was unclear whether or not she smiled. A true mystery.

At the same time that Leonardo celebrated finishing his painting, we saw the Italians in Pisa celebrate finishing and stabilizing, to the best of their knowledge, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It had taken them three hundred and forty-four years to complete. We watched as it was deconstructed floor by floor until it reached the second floor and it started to stand straight on its own, in the year 1178 AD. Interesting, since it had started construction in 1173 AD.

While the Leaning Tower was built, we watched yet another scene as the Chartres Cathedral was opened to the public in 1220 AD. We watched as it was disassembled right back down to the groundbreaking ceremony held in 1193 AD. It was fascinating to see how these massive buildings were built in their times and how fast something like this would happen today.

One of the longer lasting scenes that I will never forget, was watching the end of the destruction from when Mount Vesuvius blew in 79 AD.

I watched as the rescuers that had come by boat for survivors searched backward as they walked back towards the boats then leaving. I watched the steam rise from the hot lava meeting the sea. I watched as the ash was levitating, as the lava cleared away, and as the city of Pompeii appeared like magic. People were running backward to their houses where they tried to keep the valuables in place due to the great tremors. Finally, the sun chased away the smothering clouds of dust and ash, and that was when the volcano came into view.

It seemed to suck the ash and lava from the sky and then after a few earthquakes the land was quiet and picturesque again. Wine grapes, olives, farmland and the sprawling houses of Pompeii safe and in peace as far as the eye could see.

The next scene took us to the time before Christ, specifically around 1240 BC. We started with the celebration of the Greeks for defeating the people of Troy. We observed the fight backward to the Greeks closing the gate that they opened then sneaking back into the Trojan Horse. However, the funniest scene was watching the people of Troy push the horse back out through the gates with stiff ropes.

It's amazing to me that they fought a war over one woman for over ten years. But then I looked at my Bella and realized that I'd fight for eternity to win her back from my enemies. Not that I needed to, she was capable of fighting for herself, of that I was sure.

After those morose pictures, I closed my eyes; I didn't want to watch more of the history of the Earth. Pompeii was a depressing time in our history. I could tell that Bella continued to watch but that she was unhappy with some of the things she was seeing.

I asked a question that I had been putting off for some time. 'Didn't you learn about Earth's history while in school, Bella?' I thought to her.

'We did, but learning about it and seeing it first hand is something completely different. I can't imagine how some of these experiences have shaped the world today. But the cruelty of some of the people just…'

'I know beautiful girl. Free will is both a blessing and a curse. There will always be someone or some people who take it and run thinking there will be no consequences. I'm glad to know that there will be for people.' I thought even if it was mean to think so.

Bella looked at me then. 'I don't think it's mean to think so. Even I agree that there should be punishments for those that live a life of evil. Purgatory wouldn't exist if not for those people. Everyone would die and have an afterlife of bliss if that were the case. All religions have that in common. If you hurt others, kill others, then there will be punishment waiting for you in the afterlife.'

We stayed quiet after that, as we watched the end of the Time Corridor get closer and closer until we stepped out onto the stalactite in the year 2843 BC. As I looked around, I realized that although the Hanging Garden had already been manipulated into growing, there wasn't yet the big crystal wall. Although, from the thoughts I heard outside, it wouldn't be long.

I knew that the gardens were destroyed in the first century AD– or hidden by Mikail, as it turned out– that meant that this civilization had to have been very advanced to create them.

We walked out into the sun looking at all the buildings. I realized that we looked out of place, considering our clothes, so I urged Bella that we should change to blend in more. I checked the bag that Gabriel had packed and noticed that he had included some clothes that were more befitting the time. I had some linen pants, similar to what Aladdin wore in the Disney movie, a long-sleeved shirt, an open vest and a turban. He'd provided Bella with a pair of harem pants, a long-sleeved, flowing top, and a headscarf, as well as sandals for the both of us. After we had changed, we walked toward the edge of town looking for a place to cloak ourselves. We needed to be able to take off without detection. I wanted to spend some time looking for the way they created their houses and the crystal wall but Bella wouldn't let me. She told me that some things were meant to stay a secret or else we'd know in our time.

We found the perfect place. A set of graduated roofs, which gave me the running start we needed to be able to soar into the wide blue yonder.

Thank you for reading.

My rec's this week come from the brain of the fabulous ericastwilight.

The first is: Training the Swan. FFN ID: 5037413
Edward is the retired right hand man for a mob boss, Charlie Swan. When asked to train a woman to help to protect herself and her daughter, he had no idea the trouble he'd find himself in. She's the boss's daughter. Can he keep his hands off?

The second is: Buried. FFN ID: 10317577
His reality was made of nightmares. She was plagued by them. Will she conquer her fears in time? Can he protect her?

I hope you enjoy, see you next week!