Marriage is Murder

Robert decided they were not going to take the kids out of the house for any reason. The estate was safer than the safehouse--at least when it came to security. It was protected on all four sides. The safehouse was protected on three sides, actually, but had spells on all four.

If it hadn't been for the traitor who had let James into the house, the house itself was still safe. It wasn't that James had found any way to breech the security spells that were in place. In fact, if he had, he wouldn't have needed to bribe a guard with the promise of a lot of cash.

Robert knew very well it was most likely James, but he wasn't sure how Khaat would get away and how in the world he would take the kids. It was hard to make Khaat stay home if she really needed to go out, but there was no reason in the world why the kids would need to be taken out. Ever.

He also had to consider that by Khaat not being home in England very soon, the risk to the health and safety of her and the twins went up dramatically. They just weren't prepared for it here. They would be at home. Not only that, but Khaat was stressed, and so was Brian, by the thought of not being home for the birth. No, it seemed to be a risk they needed to take.

He sighed, and simply nodded at Jess's idea that it might be a cave. And that it might be James. But he also agreed there was little they could do at the moment. He accio'd a throw from the sofa and put it over Abbey intending to rock her as long as she wanted. He wasn't going anywhere, and if, by being with him, the child could sleep, he was good with it.
The dreams of a seer could be horror filled as it was. No four year old deserved to go through that alone. He wanted her to know that Papa was always, always there for her.

Jess stood up and moved to Jack Noting Roberts actions "Jack, he thinks the same." she said and sighed hoping it wouldn't happen but she knew seers visions were powerful things and she also knew it would be scary for a four year old to see. " we'll leave her with you Robert " she said and saw Jaylen walking out the bedroom door she moved and picked her up just as Casidy walked out.

"Sorry Jess she got away." she said and saw Abby with Robert and smiled, Jess moved and put Jaylen back in her bed and read a story to them so they would sleep.

When morning came, Kate was sitting in the rocker, rocking Abbey. During the night, she'd switched places with Robert because Robert was getting stiff and needed to stretch.

When Abbey had awakened during the night from the nightmares, Robert had soothed her. When Kate took over and Abbey had awakened, she had managed to soothe her differently because she treated Abbey as a child seer. She helped her to not feel so afraid or responsible for what it was she saw in her dreams. She taught her to feel free to talk about it--at least as much as any four year old would understand.

Robert, in the meantime, had packed for him and Kate, and had set pack spells in place for the children. He had instructed Angus and Michael to sent a note ahead for the house elves to prepare breakfast for them and that they would be home for what would be, technically, a late breakfast in England. England was roughly 10 hours ahead. So 6 am in Hawaii was going to be 4 in the afternoon in England.

Marcus was up early and saw Angus and Michael and Robert packing.

"Orders, Sir?" Marcus asked. "Packing to go home?"

Robert nodded.

"How soon are we leaving?" Marcus asked. Robert pointed to his watch, meaning they were leaving quickly, as soon as they could get it together.

"Yes, Sir. I know Brian is up, and I think Khaat is perhaps awake. I'll let them know," Marcus said.

Jess and Jack woke early and packed all the things they had sending them ahead to the main house while they got the kids dressed along with Cassidy and Steven while Jack yawned with being so early. Every one walked into the living room each holding a child in their arms "We're ready when you are, everything is packed and all ready back at the main estate." Jack told Robert and Angus.

Cassidy went threw the house making sure nothing was forgot and if it had it was sent to the right room in the main house. " I am guessing Marcus or Brian will bring Khaat back?" Steven asked as he held James and Jaylen by there hands at his side.

"They'll get it," Michael said. "We can leave things if we need to, but lets please do not leave any children behind. Has anyone done a head count? Do we have them all?"

"We have never lost a child yet," Kate laughed. "Come on, lets go. I'm hungry. Robert--you ready?" Robert nodded.

"Go ahead," Michael told them all. "Go and take the kids and get them settled at the table for food. We're coming. Let's reduce the chaos of this if we can."

Marcus packed for Khaat and Brian, and Brian helped her dress. She wanted to question whether they should go back at all, but Brian demanded she focus. Now was not the time to get cold feet about it.

Marcus and Brian and Khaat were the last to leave the safehouse to port home. Brian and Marcus made sure the house was secure and that the protection spells were all in place. Then they ported home to join the others.

Khaat found the porting to have rattled her ad the babies. She felt them kicking and seemingly unsettled.

"We did run across a bit of bad weather along the way," Marcus apologized to her. "Sit a minute and let them settle. Can we not do the delivery room today, please?" He helped her sit down in the living room.

"Let's see if we can get her some calming tea to see if it settles the babies a bit," Brian said. "If we're out, then maybe we can throw together a bit of prenatal calming potion in a hurry."

"If you're throwing together any sort of a potion, I'm not drinking it," Khaat scowled at him. "And, Marcus, what's this 'we' business about the delivery room? I'll be happy to let you do it instead."

"It really was a bit of a rough crossing," Brian laughed. "I think I got us a bit off course and we found a wicked storm. If the others stayed on course, they should be fine."

All the others appeared in the main living room and placed down the kids at the table ready for breakfast Jess turned as Khaat appeared and Brant dug into his bag looking for something he stepped forward with a small bottle. Walking over to Marcus he took his hand placing the bottle of prenatal calming potion in it. " Just in case" he said softly then headed to the lab.

Jess watched Brant and nodded she moved to Khaat and placed her hands on her stomach. "Rest, they will settle in time." she said then looked at Marcus worried she was worried for what Abby had seen. Jack looked at Jess and sighed .

" come on Jess, kids are getting antsy and Steven and I can't control them all" he told her she nodded and smiled heading to the dining room.

"Thanks," Khaat said to Brant. "Let's not let Brian brew up anything, can we?" Suki brought in two mugs of tea--one for Khaat and one for Marcus. Marcus added the potion to her tea mug.

"Here," he told her. "Drink. Babies are in an uproar. Lets' mellow them out a bit."

"Upset, are they?" Suki asked. "May I? I'm good with little ones."

"Even ones that aren't here yet?" Marcus asked.

"Sometimes," Suki said. She laid her hands on Khaats' stomach. She felt the same sort of upset that Jess had, and she seemed to be casting some sort of a small spell, but it had a very nurturing, soothing sound to her words. Between Brant's potion and Jess and Suki's help, Khaat felt the babies settling.

"Better," Khaat said, relieved. "Thank you, Everyone."

"Babies are hungry," Suki told her. "You need to eat. Drink your tea, let the potion settle, and by that time the kids will be done eating. You can take your time and eat in the quiet and let the babies enjoy their breakfast. It will do you good."

Brian and Robert and Kate went in to the dining room to help control the kids at the table. The time change was going to make them a bit nuts today, and they knew it. It was going to be a wild day for the kids and the adults taking care of them.

Brant nodded to Marcus and watched Suki with Khaat he wanted to ask her how she did it but chose to stay quiet and watch. When she was done he moved to go to his room to shower and shave. Jess watched and smiled seeing and feeling the babies settling down.

Jack took jess in to the dining room and settled the kids down so they could eat finding the best way was to give them food each eating and taking to each other as they did happily. " we'll dress them once they are full" Jess said to Cassidy who nodded as she fed Dakota her breakfast.

Suki refilled the tea mugs for the adults at the table and the juice cups for the kids. Then she went back to the kitchen and fixed plates for Khaat and Marcus, taking her time to let Khaat enjoy her tea. Then she served them.

The kids had decided to play hide and seek after breakfast and then had dashed out of the dining room and off to play. For Brian, it was nice seeing all those kids getting along and feeling comfortable in their own home again. He loved the sound of all those little feet running through the house.

But it didn't take more than about 20 minutes before there came a loud, terrorized scream from down the hallway. It was the sort of thing that made Brian's blood run cold. He knew the sound. It was Abbey. Something was frightening her beyond words.

Jess looked at Jack and dove to where she had heard the scream looking around the room she heard nothing else but Jack did and moved to a closet door he pulled it open then stepped back as Jess moved in. " Abby, your safe " she said softly to her she hoped Robert or Brian would come and sooth her knowing when she was like this only they could do that.

"She some how got stuck in a closet. " she said and checked the closet lock finding it working as it should and she sighed. "We should make sure these closets aren't child assessable" she said to Jack.