"Come on" I have Abigail look at me open mouthed "say mama" I show her "ma—ma" there's soon a knock on the door and in comes Caius, I have been angry with him since what he said a few months back. It's been tense around here, Caius and I don't talk, we only interact about things related to Abigail or vampire business, when we judge vampires that are brought to us Caius and I don't look at each other.

We stare at each other before I look over at Abigail who looks between us, I say "mama" again, she doesn't I say again "mama"

"Maybe try a different word" Caius suggests

"Really?" I ask with a bit of attitude "like what? Should she learn how to say 'my daddy is a dumbass'?" I can feel him clench his jaw.

"I was thinking" he comes over and takes her from me "about her saying daddy"

"Hmm" going to my dresser I grab my brush and brush my hair "I thought you'd want her first word to be crazy"

"Annika" he sighs harshly "this is childish"

"Childish?" Scoffing

"Yes" nodding his head "childish, you are being childish"

"I just want to protect our daughter" I snap finally causing Abigail to cry "oh mommy isn't upset with you" trying to comfort her as Caius rocks her "I'm just fucking pissed with your daddy"

"F" we watch as she says "fuck" I stare at her as she continues to say her first word which is "fuck" she smiles clapping "fuck" I feel Caius glaring at me.

"Now this" I wave to Abigail and her talking "is not my fault"

"Want to bet?" Caius asks just as Abigail yells "fuck"

"How about that conversation?" I ask taking Abigail "I'll have Aro and Marcus watch her" I soon run her to the throne room "Aro, Marcus"

"Fuck" Abigail says and everyone looks at her and her continuing to say "fuck"

"Did she just say" Marcus asks

"I'll be speaking with Caius" I tell Aro "can you watch over Abigail?"

"Sure" nodding his head, I hand her over and she continues to scream "fuck"

"Out of curiosity" Aro asks "where did she learn this colorful word from?"

"That isn't important" is all I say before running off to find Caius looking out the window with his arms crossed "Caius"

"Annika" he looks my way "well? Why does Abigail having a security camera in her room so important?"

"It's not about that" I admit sitting down "I'm just thinking of my first baby" looking at him "in my human life"

"You had a baby? Before you were turned?" He walks over to me and crouches down before me. I never spoke about my deceased son.

"He was only a month old when he died" my voice cracking and dry tears forming "a snake bite"

"Annika" he breathes "I'm so sorry, I didn't know"

"I never told you" looking at him "my human husband, he didn't care for children even though he was a pastor" shaking my head "he was more relieved than upset with our baby dies"

"What was his name?" Caius asks

"Elijah" memories of my son and his time with us come through my head "I just, I just don't want what happened with Abigail to happen to him. Her dying too early before she's even lived"

"Mi amor" taking my face in his hands "I won't let anything bad happen to her" he leans up and presses his lips to mine, I open my mouth and we share a long kiss.

"She's going to college" pulling away from him

"What?" He asks confused

"When she's older" I say "we aren't turning her u til after she graduates college"

"Annika" he pulls away then "she can go to college anytime after she's turned"

"No" standing putting my foot down "she will go to college, just like how she will go to school"

"School?" He asks

"Yes" he soon runs out of the room and I follow to see him holding Abigail "she is not going to school, we can give her more than enough information here"

"She needs to learn how to interact with people other than vampires" I sit on Caius throne as Abigail continues to say "fuck"

"She's currently saying fuck" Caius looks at me "what other things will she learn going to school?"

"I'm sure it can't be that bad" I wave my hand "besides for high school we can"

"Send her to an all private girls school" Caius then looks to Jane when she enters with Alec "and Jane will attend"

"Don't listen to them my dear" Aro waves his hand "their talking about something that is years away"