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Grandpa and Grandma.” His eyes twinkled.
    I smiled. “Yes, I'm sure they'll be glad to
see us.” It was great to have him finally addressing his future
grandparents as such.
    My mind drifted back to
before Dom was in my life. Would I be just
as happy if it were Mike? I knew Grandpa
would accept him- Grandpa's secret was that he was the one that had
started the shared schools for vampires and werewolves. Grandma
would kill him if she found out. I'd
probably be going to one of those schools with Mike. I knew that future would never be, it was
important that I remembered that and focused on what I had. I
looked over at Dom and found him looking at me.
    “ What?” I felt very
self-conscious.
    “ Nothing, mia bella .” His
beautiful green eyes sparkled at me with a hidden
thought.
    “ You know one day I'll
expand my gift into mind reading.” I teased but secretly wondered
if I could learn it. It would be kind of
cool.
    “ I've a feeling you could-
which is a tad bit frightening.” His white teeth gleamed as he
smiled at me.
    I thought the drive over to my grandparents
new house would take forever, especially since we had fallen back
into silence, but the time flew by as I watched the beautiful
houses glide past the tinted windows and Dom seemed lost in
thought.
    We arrived at their new villa about the same
time as the moving truck. I found it strange that they hadn't hired
someone to get the house ready before their arrival. But to my
surprise both my grandparents were helping the moving men empty out
the truck- and they looked happy.
    Our car stopped and I bolted out, forgetting
to try and act human. Grandpa caught hold of me just as quickly-
thankfully the movers were inside.
    “ Emma. I've missed you, my
little darling.” His bright eyes glittered the way they always
did.
    “ Grandpa! I've missed you!”
I followed this with my silent message just for him. I need to talk to you.
    I know . He smiled at me.
    Dom walked up to us at a leisure pace. “Well
met Alfred, I do hope your trip went well.”
    I frowned. Always so serious, Dom.
    It is respect for my
elders, mia bella . He countered.
    “ Yes, the trip was quite
nice. Thank you for inquiring. You won't mind helping Winfred
inside, would you? I'm afraid the movers will have a terrible time
with her.” He smiled a knowing smile- apparently Grandma liked to
chew peoples' heads off all the time and not just at
home.
    “ I never mind a chance to
spend time with any of you. Emma, you'll be fine then?” I wondered
if I saw the hurt in his eyes like I heard the insecurity in his
voice.
    “ Yeah, I'll be fine. I
heard Grandma badgering those poor guys and you know I'll just sit
and watch and Grandpa is too nice to say anything. Therefore, it
elicits you!” I kissed him on the cheek.
    “ Alright, mia bella , I'll go into
the lion's den for you.” He touched my cheek and headed into the
house.
    I waited until I knew our
conversation would be covered by Grandma's shrieking- thank god for Grandma. “I had another dream.”
    “ I had a feeling something
like that had happened. Why don't you tell me about it?” His
eyebrow rose slightly.
    “ I'll try. But it's worse
than the first one. I don't think it'll take as long for it to
happen either.” I explained before I gave him all the details of my
horrid dream.
    “ Oh, Emma, darling. That is
just terrible. Have you told anyone? Isabella or Dominic?” I could
see his mind ticking away as we pulled more boxes out of the moving
truck.
    “ No. I called Bettina to
arrange a meeting with her. She told me not to talk to anyone but
you about it.” I moved the loose hair out of my face and pushed it
behind my ear- one of my nervous habits.
    Grandpa took my hand and patted it gently.
“Do not worry, Emma. All of this will work itself out. I know this.
I'm sure that Bettina will help you get a handle on this. When do
you leave?” I was amazed at how he always knew.
    “ I leave tonight. But I
need Dom to stay here