"Baby girl, we don't need to do this anymore." Mihaela tried to complain, pushing up from the couch that her daughter had made her lie on.

	"Yes, we do!" Ro insisted pinning her adoptive mother to the couch again with a hand on her chest. Her eyes softened as she peered in Mihaela's. "You know we do. You need one last treatment, before this is gone. So lie still and let me do what you thought me to do." She paused. "For Mum."

	Mihaela sighed. Ro always knew how to get to her. Of course she would do anything for Emily. She would do anything for both her girls. She nodded and lied back, relaxing. She wasn't opposed to Ro's healing. It was just that when people get diagnosed with terminal cancer, their mindset swiftly shifts to accommodate such a definitive news. When she was diagnosed herself she hadn't even considered Ro's powers as an option. Although why in the world not, she couldn't fathom. Thank goodness their little girl was so perceptive and had caught on that something was up with her. She didn't want to think what would have happened to Emily if she were to die.

	"It's going to be okay now." Ro whispered and pressed her palm a little more firmly against Mihaela's chest.

	The older woman opened her eyes wondering what had brought on those words and felt wetness on her cheeks. [i]Oh, I see.[/i] She lifted a hand to brush away the tears, but her daughter's hand was already there.

	"I won't lose you, not to this." Ro lowered her head and placed a soft kiss on Mihaela's forehead.

	"Thanks, baby girl." The older woman answered around the emotional lump in her throat.

	Ro pulled back with a smile on her face. "Plus, it was high time I returned the favor." She winked.

	"Cheek." Mihaela laughed.

	There was a short knock on the door. "I'm coming in now." A voice announced and a woman entered the room without waiting for invitation. Emily squared her daughter with a look. "So is she better now?"

	Mihaela looked alarmed at Ro who raised her hands in surrender. "Hey, she found out all on her own. I had nothing to do with it."

	"Don't you go blaming the girl!" Emily admonished, turning angry eyes at her wife. "[i]You[/i] should have told me."

	Mihaela looked crestfallen. "I didn’t..." She didn't manage to finish as a pair of lips silenced her own.

	Ro watched without averting her gaze. She actually loved seeing her moms’ displays of affection. Well, not that she wanted to see, or imagine for that matter, something rated. But this. This was love pure and simple. It was adorable and endearingly beautiful.

	"We'll talk about this later." Emily whispered once she'd released Mihaela's lips. "Now..." She turned to her daughter once again. "You didn't answer me, lass. Is my wife better now?"

	Ro grinned and Emily squinted her eyes. [i]Here it comes.[/i] She thought.

	"How can anyone improve on perfection?" Ro deadpanned.

	Emily shook her head and sighed. She cast an accusing look at Mihaela. "This is your fault you know."

	"I take full responsibility of our daughter's marvelous sense of humor." Mihaela said with a straight face.

	Emily groaned and shook her head. Ro relented and went to hug her mother. "I took it all away. She'll be fine now, I promise." She kissed her mum on the cheek.

	"Thanks, little rose." Emily squeezed her daughter tight. "Now about this move to New York." Emily stepped away from her daughter's embrace.

	Ro sighed. They'd talked about this. The Guild had summoned her to New York. Something was brewing there and the leaders had deemed her particular talents would be of better use there, than in Ireland where things were calm on the magical front for the moment.

	"Mum, we've talked about this. You know I have to go."

	"Oh, I know you have to go. I just don't have to be happy about it." Emily countered. "I know you two can't tell me everything Guild related, but I can gather well enough on my own it's going to be dangerous."

	Ro and Mihaela shared a look. Emily wasn't wrong. In all probability there was going to be danger. But that's why they were transferring her to New York. With her aura manipulation abilities Ro could heal all maladies. Not just the physical variety. But those of the mind and the sole. She could calm people's minds and hearts and in doing so give them the chance to make decisions with a level head and a clear conscience. She'd pulled a lot of people from the brink. Ones that were teetering on the verge of joining Dark Shadow for all the wrong reasons. She'd also helped a lot of Guild members with their wavering hearts, members on the verge of revealing secrets that could prove dangerous. It was what had earned her the Captain rank within the Guild. She was a sort of councilor that helped Guild members deal with the burdens of their magical existence and the need to hide what they really were and what they were capable of. And this renewed attrition with the reemerging vestiges of the Corpus was not helping at all.

	"Just promise me you'll be careful." Emily pleaded quietly. "No cheek this time, please." She added, before her daughter could respond.

	Ro and Mihaela smirked. Emily knew them both so well. "I'll be careful, Mum. I promise."

	"Well then, now that that's settled, you should go and finish packing. I'm afraid you're a little too big for me to pack your luggage for you, little rose." Emily petted her daughter's cheek.

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	As soon as it became known that Ro was to transfer to New York, real estate agent members of the Guild had provided her with options for long term lodgings. Ro's only condition had been for something close to a large park and far from the hustle and bustle. She was assured her conditions would be met and she would be greeted at the airport by a member of the Guild to help her get settled in.

	Ro was sitting comfortably in her chair in business class awaiting for takeoff. It was her favorite part of flying. That and when the plane was turning. She loved that tingly feeling she got in her stomach. The rush of adrenalin when the plane gathered speed for lift off, her body pressed firmly to the back of the chair. It was exhilarating.

	About seven hours later she'd landed at JFK Airport, gone through passport check and baggage claim and was heading over to the area where she was supposed to meet with her welcoming committee.