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Over the next ed the sale of the house--which thankfully wasn’t difficult due to its location--andWe packed up all of our belongings and made sure that Ben and Rose had an opportunity to bid farewell to all their pre-school friends

When asked by our neighbors and other parents where ere going, we told them that we had decided to relocate to Europe to be close to an ailing relative

My father, Aiden, arrived on the doorstep the night before the neners were due to take possession of the house He was dressed casually in a loose short-sleeved shirt and jeans I’d told the twins to sit by the door on some suitcases so that they were out of the way, but they juh the door

"It’s Grandpa!" Rose squealed

"Grandpa!" Ben yelled

Aiden’s face lit up as soon as he saw theotten rid of his Hawk for with a coed to transform him back into a human with the help of several other witches

My father wrapped his ar kisses on their foreheads I walked over to hi on time," I said I turned around and called, "Derek, Grandpa’s here"

Derek walked out of the kitchen with our final suitcase He put the case down on the floor and smiled at Aiden, "Hello, Grandpa"

"Hello," Aiden said, s in the sub in the usual place"

It had been four months since we’d last visited The Shade Excite ht to the submarine to drop off Ben and Rose Then he returned to help Derek and I carry the rest of our luggage down to the harbor It took us several shifts until we had it all moved We’d included all our furniture in the sale of the house, but it was as we had accu children

Once we’d finished, we knocked on the hatch and Vivienne pushed it open She looked radiant as she shter lines, her violet-blue eyes sparkling

Derek, Aiden and I lowered ourselves inside and fastened the hatch above us

"I’ve ushed

She pulled Derek and I into an embrace and kissed our cheeks She led us into the control room at the front of the sub Ben and Rose already there sitting on Uncle Xavier’s lap They loved the control room Their eyes were filled onder as they fiddled around with different buttons and rinned

Derek gripped Xavier’s shoulder and ruffled his hair, while I placed a kiss on his cheek Then Derek turned to his sister and, pointing at Xavier, asked, "Has this scoundrel been treating you right since I’ve been away?"

Vivienne grinned and placed a hand on Xavier’s shoulder "Oh, yes He has"