Chapter Forty-one
I sit on the couch with Christine in my lap while I do her hair into a French braid. Rosalie watches me with my baby girl and she smiles. I hand Christine a small mirror to let her see how it looks and to let her give me the pieces of hair jewelry she wants in her hair for the day. My sweet girl looks just like her papa with his honey blond hair and his fair skin, but she has my green, blue eyes. I kiss my little girl's hand when she hands me another hair clip to put in her curly hair. She murmurs to me in Italian about how pretty I have made her hair and she smiles widely at me through the mirror. I look at my paling skin and into my blue, green eyes and at my hair that is now curling out of its bun. It is much lighter now like Manny's dirty blonde, but it has hints of red and some white now. Christian comes over and he sits beside me to watch his twin get her hair done. My little boy love his curly hair to point he would not let me cut it past his shoulders. He is holding a hair tie for me to put his hair into a ponytail. His hair is more like mine and Manny's, and his skin is tanned like mine. My little boy looks more like me than his papa and he is very happy with that. I see Manny come into the room with his nose in a book, to the point that I can only see his beautiful green eyes over the book. All my children have my eyes and Jasper is so happy that is what happened. I finish doing Christine's hair and she kisses my cheek as a payment before running off to show her pretty hair to her papa. Christian moves his little butt onto my lap and I giggle as I give his sides a little tickle to steal a kiss from my sweet boy. Christian giggles and playfully pushes me away to get me to put his hair up. I brush his wonderful hair out and put it up in a loose ponytail.
"You seem to enjoy those moments with the twins," Rosalie says. I smile as I clean up the hair items for Christine to take upstairs when she gets back.
"It is nice to be able to do something that make my children smile," I say. Jasper comes in with Christine on his hip. The two are sharing a quiet moment with little giggles and I cannot help but marvel at how much Jasper was meant to be a father.
"Mama, can I go and play with Uncle Emmett?" Christine asks with her sweet voice. I smile wider and nod my head. Jasper puts her down and she runs off with Christian not far behind her. Manny is in his own little world in his book, not too far from us. Jasper sits next to me with his arm around my shoulders and he kisses my hair softly.
"You two fit so perfectly together and you two deserve this little trip together," Rosalie says kindly. I smile and snuggle closer to Jasper when his arms tighten a little around me. "Is there something wrong that is making you not want to go?"
"Well, no, it is just that I am afraid that we will go and come back to something dramatic and something that may put the children in danger. I am just afraid mostly that the Volturi will look for the children while we are gone, but I know that you and Emmett would never leave my children and would protect them with your lives," I say. Jasper does not move or say anything after I admitted my feelings about the trip.
"Marinna, you to remember that you are family and our family protects each other. I will do anything for you and Jasper and your beautiful children. Never forget that and have no fear when you go on your trip. You two need some time to be alone and enjoy your honeymoon, since you two were having two more children just after you had gotten married. Can I ask a question for you two?" Rosalie asks.
"No, you may not ask that question. I can sense what it is because you are worried about something unimportant," Jasper says. His body stiffens a bit and I put my hand on his knee to try to calm him down a bit.
"You want to know as to why we got married so quickly after getting engaged aren't you?" I ask. Rosalie remains quiet and does not shake or nod her head. "Well, it is not important anymore. It was a decision that Jasper and I made and we are glad we did it and it was a wonderful moment in our lives."
Jasper looks at me with sad eyes and he holds me even closer. I lay my head on his chest and take a deep breathe. A quick scream comes from upstairs and there is a loud bang from above us. jasper and I jump to our feet and we run to the stairs to find Christine and Christian running down the stairs. Emmett comes out on the landing and he growls at something. A black blur runs at him and the two fight it out. I notice something about the blur and realise the person is wearing a black cloak and I see a gold necklace with a symbol of someone I feared since our last encounter. I grab the twins and run to the living room to get Manny. Rosalie is holding him close when I round the corner.
"Get them to the garage and get out of here," Jasper says sternly. I lead the way to the garage with Rosalie and Manny not far behind me. I kick the door open and rush to get the kids in the car before running to grab the emergency kits from the little closet in the garage. Rosalie roars and she jumps at the person that runs through the door. Christine screams while trying to get the door closed. I run over and push the three of them in and slam the door. Before I am able to get to the driver's side, I am tackled by someone. My mind goes hazy as I try to fight the person, only to turn and see it is one of the Volturi guard, Felix I believe is his name. He grabs my neck and tries to choke me just as I let out a loud roar and start to phase. The children are screaming from the car and they are banging on the window. I push the heel of my hand against Felix's lower jaw and I am able to knock him off. Rosalie looks at me and she gives me the look I know. I toss the keys to her and point to the car.
"Drive them to where the GPS takes you and wait for our call. If we do not call in twenty-four hours, head back to Forks and wait there. Keep my babies safe, Rose," I say. Felix staggers to his feet. Rosalie gets into the car and peels out through the garage door without opening it. My eyes meet Felix's and I roll my shoulders, as I get ready to phase for the first time in almost a year now.