A/N Hope you guys like the chapter! Disclaimer: I own nothing but Trina... sadly. All rights go to Stephanie Meyer

Chapter 10

The mattress was soft as a cloud, and the covers had to be a down comforter, it was so soft and warm. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillows and instantly started to dream. In this dream, I was three again, and back home in Alaska. My uncle was there, but my mom was not. "Uncle Caius, where's mommy?" My three year old self asked. He smiled kindly down at me. "Sweetheart, mommy is going to be asleep for three days, I told you. Soon, mommy is going to be just like Uncle, and you will be like us in a few years. We want you to grow up to be a big girl first, then you will be like mommy and Uncle. Once you turn 18, we're going to take you to a very pretty place where you will get to be a real princess. Do you want to become Uncle's princess, Trina?" He asked, kneeling down to be on my level.

"Yeah! Do I get to wear a crown?" I asked, and he laughed. "You would hardly be a princess without a crown sweetie. I love you so much." He told me, hugging me close. He kissed my cheek and whispered in my ear. "Trina, time to get up." I was confused, this wasn't my Uncle's voice. "Trina. Time to wake up, come on." The voice said again, and my eyes snapped open to see Carlisle off to the side, looking at me with a slight smile on his face. "Carlisle?" I asked in confusion, and his smile widened. "Yes, I'm sorry to wake you, given you haven't had a lot of sleep, but it's time for you to get ready for school. Esme is downstairs making breakfast for you now, and I'll let you get dressed." He said, turning towards the door.

I smiled as I went over to the overnight bag at the foot of the bed. I pulled out the clothes that Alice had packed for me and smiled. It was one of my older outfits, but one of my favorites. The jeans were stonewashed black with metal studs on the front pockets, while the shirt was short sleeved, midnight blue and had a skull design on it. I quickly threw it on and brushed the sleep formed tangles out of my hair. I happily turned and walked out of the room, leaving the door open as I knew I'd need to return to brush my teeth, and bounded down the stairs.

I turned into the kitchen and saw Esme standing over the stove making waffles. "That smells amazing, Esme." I told her, sitting down in one of the chairs at the island. She turned and smiled at e in response. "Thank you sweetheart. I hope you like them, I haven't made waffles since Bella was turned and Renesmee doesn't like them all that much." She said. My jaw dropped. "She doesn't like waffles? I thought everybody loved waffles, just like everybody likes pancakes!" I exclaimed, causing laughter as Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper walked in. "Not everybody likes waffles, Trina. Some people are weird like that." Jasper said, coming over to sit by me.

Alice joined on my other side, so I was now sandwiched between the two of them. "Nice outfit by the way." Jasper added as Esme put the plate in front of me. I laughed as I reached out for the syrup and drowned my waffle in the sticky liquid. "Thanks, it's one of my favorites because the shirt has the whole rock-and-roll vibe, showing my rocker side." I told him, then stuffed a bite in my mouth. I felt my eyes widened at the lightness of the fluffy waffle in my mouth. Finishing the bite, I smiled at Esme. "This waffle is amazing." I told her, causing her to smile brilliantly.

As I returned to my breakfast, I noticed Emmett staring at me. "Can I help you with something?" I asked, shoving another bite into my mouth. "You like rock-and-roll music? I don't believe it." He said, and I glowered at him, finishing the bite. " I will have you know that I do enjoy rock music and I happen to be amazing when I sing Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me. If you don't believe me, I will prove it after school that way my uncle can watch too." I told him, shoving another bite in. Emmett was sitting there dumbfounded while everyone else was snickering. Jasper, though, was full out laughing at him. Emmett snapped out of it and glared at Jasper. "You think this is so funny? How about a bet then?" He asked, and Jasper sobered up immediately with a mischievous grin on his face. "I'm listening." He prompted. "50 bucks says that she screws up at least once during the song." Emmett said.

I rolled my eyes internally. I had that song memorized from how many times I'd listened to it, as well as sang it. Jasper looked at Alice, who grinned slightly, then back at Emmett, and grinned, a wicked gleam in his eye. "Double that, and you've got a deal. I think she can do it, and amaze us all." He said, shaking Emmett's outstretched hand. Finished with my waffle, I put the plate in the sink and turned towards the stairs. "You're gonna owe Jasper a hundred bucks." I muttered, climbing up the stairs. I heard laughter as I entered the guest room, but ignored it and went to brush my teeth. After many years of practice, I manage to be thorough and speedy and put my toothbrush and toothpaste into the bag of bathroom things and put it into the overnight bag and zipped it closed.

Done in the bathroom, I bounced back downstairs with a grin on my face. When I got downstairs, I saw that only Jasper was in the room. "Where is everyone else?" I asked him. He gave me a bright smile in response. "I told them that you were up late because you wanted to finish the painting and that they should see the finished job. They're coming back down now." He said, and I heard six pairs of footsteps descend the stairs. I turned to face them with a nervous expression. "Hey, so what did you guys think of the painting?" I asked, sounding a bit timid. I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked up to see Bella standing in front of me. "Trina, that painting was amazing work. You look like you've been doing this your whole life." She complimented.

I couldn't help but giggle a little bit. "Um, I've actually been doing this since I was five, and I've been profiting from it since I was eight. During my time in foster care, I was with a family in Anchorage, and I was the youngest artist to have a piece in the Anchorage Art Show. It wasn't one of my major pieces, just the Northern Lights, but it was actually bought by a hotel owner and put in the lobby. I think it's still there, too." I mused, as if it was nothing. Everyone's jaws dropped at this information. I giggled and they composed themselves. "What hotel is this painting at?" Edward demanded. I giggled again, and played evil. "You'll just have to o wait for Uncle Caius to get here to find out. I have to get to school you know." I said coyly.

Everyone but Carlisle and Esme groaned. Esme smiled a bit at the groans, and Carlisle covered a laugh as a cough. "Yes, well let's get going then. before we leave though, who's picking Caius up?" Emmett asked, and Jasper raised his hand with a smile on his face. Emmett nodded then turned to me. "Ready to go? You'll get to school with about twenty minutes to spare." He said, looking like he was trying to scare me. I snorted at that. "If you're trying to freak me out because of speed, do you not remember you driving me here on my first day? I was totally at ease with the speed and I told Alice that I loved the speed. I'm no wimp when it comes to speed. You just can't go too crazy because then you'd have not only Charlie to answer to, but my uncle as well. I don't think he'd take too kindly to you putting his only living family in danger of a car wreck." I told him with a smirk.

Everybody was laughing at my confidence, as well as Emmett, who was standing there stunned. I decided to amuse everyone further. "What are you staring at? Come on, we're down to nineteen minutes now." His jaw dropped and everyone laughed even harder, making Jasper roll on the floor, feeling everyone else's amusement on top of his own. "Ladies and gentlemen, Emmett has met his match in a little fifteen year old girl!" Edward announced, making everyone laugh even harder, if possible. Emmett growled at him before turning to me and giving me a small smile. "I hate to admit it, but unfortunately, he's right. Now, let's get going, I'm sure you want to call Seth." He said. I nodded and waved to the rest of the Cullen's before following him out to the garage. "You know, you can go ahead and call Seth now." He told me as he helped me into the massive Jeep. "I'll do it in a minute." I told him as he zipped around and climbed in himself.

I took a deep breath as he pulled out and started down the long driveway. "Emmett, I want to apologize if I offended you back in the house. I shouldn't have talked to you like that, especially as a guest in your house. Can you forgive me for speaking so rudely?" I asked. He looked over at me, clearly stunned. "Trina." He spoke softly. "If I gave you that impression, then, I'm sorry myself. I was simply stunned that I had met my match, and in a young girl at that. But if it eases your conscience, I forgive you." He said, smiling, and I sighed in relief. "Thank you Emmett. I'm glad that Charlie adopted me, because my new sister has a very awesome brother-in-law." I told him. He smirked at that comment. "I know, right? Okay, why don't you call Seth now. I'm sure he wants to talk to you." He said. I smiled and pulled out my phone and dialed Seth's number.

He answered on the second ring. "Hey, Trina." He answered. I smiled despite myself. "Hey, Seth. I got something I need to tell you." I said, jumping straight to the point. "Shoot, what is it?" He asked. "My uncle on my mom's side, my only living family, is coming to Forks. However, here's the catch. He's a vampire who knows about werewolves and hates them. I'm gonna need you to lay low today so I can ease into telling him about you. Jasper helped me come up with a plan though. I'm going to tell him that I found my mate, then talk you up, and drop the bomb that you're a werewolf after I tell him how happy you make me. He won't hurt you because it'll hurt me, but I just don't want him blowing up. Can you do that for me?" I explained.

I heard him sigh on the other end. "I don't like that I can't hang out with you today, but you already know that I'd do anything for you. Go ahead with the plan and I'll see you tomorrow for my first day. I love you." He said. My heart leapt at those three words, and Emmett snickered, hearing how my heart also skipped a beat at them too. "I love you too. I need to go so that I can deal with Emmett, he's being annoying as always." I told him, earning a mock glare from Emmett. Seth laughed on the other end of the line. "Alright. At least call me later though." He said. I quickly agreed and hung up. "Do you mind telling me what was so funny?" I demanded, noticing that we were almost at the school. "The way your heart reacted to Seth telling you he loved you. It's funny!" He said.

I growled at hi briefly. "Are you saying that you would laugh if Jacob said it to Renesmee and she reacted the same way?" I challenged. That shut him up. He sat in stunned silence as he pulled into the parking lot and found a space. I smirked and hopped out. He joined me in seconds. "Once again, I have met my match." He muttered guiding me to the front doors. I giggled at how I managed to shut him down yet again. He smiled at me and put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me close to him to give me a hug as we walked. The small amount of students already in the parking lot looked incredulous at the sight of the two of us. I mentally snorted at the stares. "Apparently, we've got an audience." I muttered under my breath.

He chuckled slightly. "Then we'll give them a show of sibling love." He whispered, and before I had time to react, he had picked me up and slung me over his shoulder, carrying me sack of potato style. I squealed, causing him to laugh. "Emmett, what are you doing?" I yelled through my laughter. His own laughter joined in at my question, booming and very loud. "I'm just having fun with my sister-in-law's new sister. That makes you my sister now too!" He replied, loud enough to cause heads to turn towards us even more. I laughed even harder as he jogged at a human pace through the school and to the gym. He set me down on the bleachers after shutting the door behind us.

He sat with me with a huge smile on his face. Well, I hope our audience enjoyed that show." He said. I had finally stopped laughing, so I was able to speak. "Yeah. I must say though, I did. I haven't done that since before my mom died. She used to call it 'Trina-tatoes'. Caius did it a couple times himself during his visit." I told him. He looked over at me with a sympathetic expression on his face. "I'm sorry." He said, and I snorted. "Why? I told you that I enjoyed it. It made me feel like a little girl again, something I'd love to have back in a way." I replied. "No, I'm not apologizing for that. I'm apologizing for the way we talked about him last night. We don't know the man you do, we only know the mask, not the man behind it. The way you talk about him shows that what we seem to know about him is just the mask he puts on. It's obvious that you love hi, and the way you talk about how you interacted with him shows very clearly that he loves you too. We shouldn't have assumed to know him. It's quite obvious that you know him better than us, and you only knew him for a day when you were three. So, I'm sorry we disrespected your family like that. I, personally can't wait to meet the man behind the scowling mask." I was stunned into a small silence.

That was the most I'd heard Emmett speak, and it was full of compassion. I flung my arms around his neck and hugged him as soon as I regained myself. "You don't need to apologize. Nobody but myself knows the real him. I can't really blame you for trying to warn me about what he's like with the mask on." I said, then sighed. "I think I know what Aro meant about me being the only one that he has a soft spot for now. He was very close with my mom, but in all that day when I first met him, he never once mentioned a wife, or any other female but the two of us. With mom gone, I'm the only one left. Therefore, the only one he's got a soft spot for." I concluded. Emmett sighed. "I think you're right. His wife died about two centuries ago according to Carlisle. It was a werewolf attack, that's why he hates them so much. With his wife murdered by werewolves, and his niece dying in a plane crash, you are all that's left. You're really going to have to play to your strengths and his weaknesses when you break the news to him about Seth. Do you have a backup plan?" He asked.

I smirked and nodded. "Yeah, play the waterworks card and say that I already can't live without Seth and beg him not to hurt him because it would hurt me and ultimately cause me to hate him. That'll get him to stop if all else fails. He could never do anything to hurt me, much less anything that would cause me to hate him. I wasn't lying to Aro when I said that I've had Uncle Caius wrapped around my finger since I was three." I bragged, then looked at the clock. "Crap! I gotta go, I need to drop my stuff off at my locker and book it to class. I've only got three minutes. See you in about four hours Em, love ya!" I called over my shoulder as I ran to the gym doors and threw them open before sprinting to my locker. I skidded to a halt in front of it and quickly put in my combination. For a minute, I didn't even notice Jennifer standing there. "Jeez, running late for a reason?" She joked. I gave a slight smile, trying to catch my breath. "Nah, got to school fifteen minutes ago. I've just been talking to Emmett in the gym." I wheezed out, finally slowing my breathing.

She nodded in understanding. "So, I talked to James about last night. He told me all about it and after he said that the date was a complete bust and that you both agreed to remain friends, I sorta told him that I think you might have a crush on Seth. Is that okay. I don't want you to be mad at me." She babbled as I took care of the things I needed to do and shut my locker. "Jennifer, I'm not mad. The date did suck, and I don't deny that I have a major crush on Seth anymore. I was in denial, so I went out with James to try to get rid of the crush. He's sweet and all, but on the date, I realized that I was already in too deep with Seth. That, and he already told me that it was awkward for him as well. I actually did want to like him like that, but I just don't." I shrugged as we walked into English. "Well, at least you did try to like him. But I'm kinda glad it didn't work out for you. You look like you belong with Seth, the two of you were so in sync yesterday." She mused.

I would have responded to her, but at that moment, Mr. Mason walked in and started class. English went by agonizingly slow today. Ironic that when I want the day to slow down, it'll speed up, yet when I want it to go by faster, it moves slower than molasses in the middle of Antarctica. I sighed in relief as the bell rang. "Well, that just wizzed on by didn't it?" Jennifer asked, gathering her books. I snorted in response. "Maybe for you. For me, that hour alone seemed to take a year. I don't know how I'm going to survive if the rest of the day goes this slow." I mumbled. She laughed at my response. "What, in a hurry to get out of school or something?" She asked curiously. I nodded shamelessly in response. "Yep. I finally got in contact with my only living relative on my mom's side and he's flying in from Italy to be with me until I turn 18, then he'll let me decide if I want to move back there with him." I stated proudly. Her eyes bugged out a bit as we walked to Trig.

As usual, Emmett passed us, but this time, he actually said something. "Hey, Trina. How's the day treating ya?" He asked. I glared at him for a split second. I knew he heard my rant, he has vampire hearing. "Too freaking slow. Any word from Jasper about if the plane has come in yet?" I asked hopefully. He laughed at my eagerness. "Nope. But you know, patience is a virtue Katrina. I'm sure your uncle would say the same." This time, I full on glared at him, causing Jennifer to laugh. "Shut up, Emmett. I told you last night was the first time I'd talked to him in twelve years. You know I'm excited, given that conversation we had in the gym." I added meaningfully. He rolled his eyes and looked down at his phone as it buzzed.

He smiled and looked back up at me. "Oh, and today, you and I will be eating in the cafeteria. I'm getting tired of the teacher's lounge." He said. I shrugged and grabbed Jennifer before entering Trig. She was giggling and shaking her head. "What's so funny?" I asked. "The two of you. Honestly, you act like you're actually related to him with the way you two can get on each other's nerves." She commented. I nodded, allowing that, before she continued as we took our seats. "How did you manage to contact your uncle if you haven't been able to for twelve years?" She asked. I shrugged, deciding to tell a half-truth. "He turned out to be an old friend of Carlisle Cullen's. I saw a picture of the two of them on a trip or something and asked him how he knew my uncle. We went through the drama, called him, and he got on the first plane to come and be with me." I told her.

She looked impressed with the story, and my phone suddenly buzzed with an incoming text. I looked down, thanking my lucky stars that Mr. Varner wasn't in the room yet, and read it. 'Good cover. I'll text Jazz and tell him to tell Caius when he picks him up. Don't worry about later and quit counting the hours, you can't make time speed up. Love ya! -Alice.' I smiled at it and put my phone away just as Mr. Varner walked in. He had a huge smile on his face that I found suspicious. Then he uttered the two most hated words when put together. "Pop quiz!" He cried in delight as everyone groaned in unison. He started handing out two pieces of paper stapled together to each desk. When he got to mine, I looked through it quickly and found the papers were double sided. This was going to take the whole hour, I thought as I sighed and got started.

Halfway through the back of the first page though, I heard the door open, though I didn't look up. I heard whispering from the front of the room before my name was called. "Katrina? There's someone here to see you." Mr. Varner said. Curious, I looed up and met the eyes of the one person I'd been waiting for. I gasped and shot out of my chair and launched myself into my uncle's arms, crying with joy. I turned to look at Mr. Varner quickly and rather unwillingly. "May I have a few minutes?" I asked him. He gave me a small smile and nodded, clearly uncomfortable in my uncle's presence. I grinned from ear to ear and lead him into the hall. After the door was shut again, I once again launched myself into his arms. "I missed you so much!" I sobbed, looking up into his eyes.

The red was covered with brown contacts, making his eyes a muddy brown, just like the last time I'd seen him. "As I missed you, my dear Katrina. More than you know, I missed you." He whispered into my hair before kissing my head. I heard someone clear their throat and looked up to see Emmett and Jasper standing there. Jasper looked exasperated, so I knew it was Emmett who had broken our reunion. I looked at Jasper and flicked my eyes to Emmett, conveying a silent message. He seemed to get it, as he grinned and smacked Emmett upside the head. I grinned at him for a second. "Thanks, Jasper. I would've done it myself, but I didn't want to hurt my hand. I need it to paint." I said proudly. He chuckled at that. "No problem, darlin'. I've been wanting to do that since we made that bet. Alice was the one who told me to bring him here and that you'd be in Trig. Kinda glad I did now." He said.

I smiled at my uncle before answering. "Me too, Jazz. Me too." He smiled back down at me before reaching into his coat pocket. "I brought you something Princess." He said, and I got curious. "What'd ya bring me Uncle Caius?" I asked eagerly. He laughed before handing me a velvet box. I looked at him curiously before opening it and gasping at what lay inside. It was a golden necklace with a 'v' charm with rubies at each point. I felt tears well up in my eyes as I looked back up at him. "It's just like mom's lucky necklace. How long have you had this?" I asked. He smiled softly at me before answering. "Yes, it is like your mother's. And I have had this since around your twelfth birthday. I was going to give it to you after I told you, but the events that happened, prevented that. May I put it on you?" He asked, and I nodded eagerly. He gently plucked the box out of my hand and removed the necklace before draping it around my neck.

I moved my hair for him to clasp it, and after it was, I looked down at the necklace. The charm rested just below my collar bone at a comfortable weight. The 'v' was small enough not to be gaudy, yet large enough to draw attention. "It's absolutely perfect, Trina." Uncle Caius said, looking at it as well. I smiled at him and nodded in agreement. "In case you were wondering, that's the crest of the Volturi Coven. Always wear this necklace so that if you come across any nomads, they will know that you are a member of the Volturi. I gave your mother hers on her twelfth birthday as well. This necklace will keep you safe as it did with her. I'd love to talk more, but you have to get back to class. Don't worry though, I'll be seeing you in your gym hour. I'm staying with Emmett to stay close. Go on baby girl." He said. I nodded and smiled as he kissed my forehead before heading back into the classroom.

I ignored the gazes of everyone in the room and returned to my desk to finish the dang pop quiz. Apparently seeing Uncle Caius was a confidence boost, because the rest of it rather quickly. Jennifer and I finish at the same time, and when she saw that I had finished as well, she quickly tore out a piece of paper and wrote hastily before passing it over to me. (A/N: Bold is Jennifer, Bold Italics are Trina.) Who was that? I smiled. That was my uncle. The one I was so impatient about. I think Emmett was in on this little surprise and was trying to annoy me. I wrote and passed it back. A minute later, the page returned to me. Wow. By the way, nice necklace, -hint hint-. I rolled my eyes and wrote back. Subtle. He brought it with him, it was a tradition with the girls in the family. MY mom had a necklace like this as well. We get them on our twelfth birthdays, but sadly this is late. Doesn't matter though, I love it all the same. I made sure not to reveal anything incriminating and passed it back. She read it and passed it back a minute later. That is so sweet! It was kinda funny the way you launched at him though. You saw him and shot out of your seat like it was on fire and the only thing to safe you was him hugging you. I wanted to lol so bad! I rolled my eyes again, but before I could respond, the bell rang.

We put our tests on Mr. Varner's desk on the way out and continued our conversation. "So what if that's what it looked like. I missed him, he's even hanging out with Emmett for the rest of the day just so he can stay close to me." I told her. "Who was that Trina?" A new voice asked. I turned to see James walk up to us. "That was my uncle. I've been trying to contact him ever since my mom died, but no luck. I went over to the Cullen place last night and saw a picture of him and Carlisle. Apparently, they're friends. I told Carlisle who he was and he called him immediately. Next thing I know, my uncle is telling me that he's going to catch the next flight out of Italy to come be with me until I'm 18." I said, shrugging. "Yes, and it was a very long flight." Uncle Caius' voice said from in front of us.

I squealed and launched myself into his arms yet again. "I missed you too, Katrina, but don't you think it's rude not to introduce me to your friends?" He hinted. I blushed lightly and turned to my friends. "Guys, this is my Uncle Caius. Uncle Caius, these are my friends Jennifer and James." I said, gesturing to them as I said their names. Uncle Caius smiled at them in a non-threatening way. "It's a pleasure to meet you both." He responded politely. They both smiled timidly at him, but before they could say anything, Emmett came running at us. "Trina, I just got off the phone with Bella, there's an emergency, Carlisle called her from the hospital. Charlie got shot, Jasper's signing you out now so that you can get to the hospital." He said, and as soon as he was done speaking, I was already moving, Uncle Caius on my heels.

We saw Jasper come out of the office and he immediately went t the door and held it open for the two of us before we all ran to the car. When we reached a silver Volvo, I flung myself into the back seat. "Drive, Jasper! I don't care about easing him into it anymore, I need Seth!" I shouted, already dialing. I was crying tears of worry and fear at this point. I ignored my uncle's confused look as I waited for Seth to pick up. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long, as he answered on the third ring. "Hey, not that I'm not happy to hear from you, but you shouldn't be calling during school." He answered. "Seth, I need you. Charlie got shot, I don't care how, just get to the hospital!" I sobbed into the phone. "I'm leaving now, I'll be there in half an hour. If your uncle s there, tell him now. We don't need a fight at the hospital, though it would be ironic." He said tightly and hung up.

I sighed and met my uncle's confused and worried gaze. "Katrina, honey what's going on?" He asked, sounding anxious. I took a deep breath to steady myself slightly before speaking. "I found my mate, but he's a werewolf. Please, daddy, if you love me at all, don't do anything to him. I love him already and I need him right now. You can interrogate him, just don't hurt him because that will hurt me as well." I said between small sobs. Behind the contacts, I could see his eyes darken at the mention of werewolves, but they lightened up again as he listened to the rest of my plea. "Okay, baby girl. I won't do anything, I promise." He said as Jasper turned into the hospital parking lot. Jasper found a space and the second he was parked, I threw the door open and ran as fast as I could into the hospital.

Bella and Carlisle were waiting for m in the waiting room. "How bad is he?" I demanded the second I was close enough to pass this as human. Bella hugged me and let Carlisle answer. "He's going to be okay, Trina. He got shot in the upper arm while doing a drug bust. He will be fine, but he's going to have to stay here for a couple days before we can release him. We've already talked to him, and he's agreed that it is better for the both of you to stay at our place until he is healed enough to do things for himself without aggravating the injury, and we can keep an eye on him while you're in school." He explained. I nodded and sagged backwards into a pair of cold arms that I knew belonged to my loving uncle. He kissed the top of my head to relax me a bit, and I was thankful that it worked.

I looked at Carlisle with an anxious expression. "Can I go see him now?" I asked. He nodded immediately with a small smile on his face. "Bella, can I please bring Uncle Caius with me to introduce them? Seth won't be here for another twenty minutes of so, and I really need the comfort." I plead. She smiled sweetly at me. "Of course, I hope it goes well for the introductions." She said, and Carlisle told us the room number, and we took off. When we came to Charlie's room, I paused and took my uncle's hand before pushing the door open.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update everyone! Every time I thought I had the chance, I was pulled away to take care of other things, so it's just been one thing after another. Anyway, I hope you guys like the chapter and the sweet side to Caius. Let me know what you think, and I'll try to get another chapter posted soon. R&R, and Happy New Year! Love ya!