A/N: This story is about the Cullens renovating the current Lodge built by the Wolf Pack. It will continue and follow "Bella's Vampire Life Lessons." This lodge was discovered and explained in a previous story of mine: "Cullen Boys Fall Camping Trip." Carlisle has offered to renovate the current lodge making it into a living quarters for Billy and Sam and Emily. Members of the Pack can also live there if they so choose, and additional individual quarters or rooms for each member of the Pack will be added onto. Also, kitchen, bathrooms, recreation room and large living room will be added along with a gym and clinic where Carlisle will base his office in caring for the Wolf Pack. Leah and Sue Clearwater will also be involved with the clinic. This story will entail the renovation of the lodge including the wolf pack and all the Cullen's. Warning: This story will contain disciplinary spanking, so be warned. If this is not your thing, please do us a favor and move on.
All characters in this story are the property of Stephenie Meyer. Only she could come up with such a group of characters that we just can't give up on. So thank you Stephenie for allowing us to continue our love of the Twilight Saga you created.
Chapter 1 – Of Owls and Wolves
Carlisle:
It's been a few weeks since the architect was here and talked to all of us about the renovations and additions to the wolf lodge. Sam, Billy, myself, Esme, Emily, Sue and Charlie Swan were here at the meeting. The plans were drawn up and we all looked them over. We took the plans to the lodge and had the Pack look at them and asked their opinions and suggestions on what to use and what to alter or redo. Eventually, the design and layout were agreed upon and we gave the architect the go ahead. We had a construction team come in and do the initial framing and layout. We are going to do the wallboard or sheet rock panels and tape and sand them and also the insulation. The walls have all been erected, we basically have to do all the inside work. We are having construction people come out and show us what needs to be done and they will come and inspect our work and give us any pointers or help.
The idea is for the pack and the rest of us to learn how to do this type of work. Sam, Billy and I thought it would be a good learning experience for the Pack and our children to see how to do this type of work and an opportunity to work together and with others. The point we want to make the most is to show them what you can do with guidance and the pride and satisfaction you will receive after a monumental task like this is completed by your own hands. It will show them, once it is completed, what they have accomplished and will now be able to enjoy and live here. From their hard work, will come a lifetime of experience and a place they can be proud to say they helped build and reap the many rewards of living together as a Pack.
The living spaces will be given to each member of the pack with each having their own room, along with kitchen, recreation room, gym, kitchen area, meeting room, dining room and multiple bathrooms for all to enjoy. Also, there will be the private living quarters for Sam and Emily and a private living area for Billy. Everyone has been excited and this Saturday we are going to all meet at the lodge and get started. The roof and outer and inner walls are all finished. Esme, Emily and Sue are looking at kitchen equipment and furniture along with linens and decorations. Esme is in her glory and Emily and Sue are just as excited. My medical and treatment rooms are also being constructed. This will be quite the place when we are finished with it.
Saturday has finally arrived and Esme, Emily and Sue are at the Lodge checking out how many decorations they will need and supplies for each member of the Pack. All of us are also going to go over there as all of my children will be helping with the renovations and the girls are free to help the women with their task. My boys and I are going to join in helping with the inside construction of putting up the drywall while the girls are doing other things. I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to spend more time with all of my sons, especially Seth. Jake will have Billy nearby, but I really want to be there for my baby cub, Seth. Esme and I have always been especially close to him, having only Leah and Sue with no male influence in his life since their father, Harry Clearwater, died. Seth and I grew especially close when we took our trip to Isle Esme this past summer. I want to continue that bonding with him. I love all my children, but all of the others either have their mate, Jake has Billy and Leah has her mother along with David, her boyfriend. Seth of course has Sue Clearwater, but she and Charlie Swan are getting married and since we have adopted our wolf children, I'm his father now and I want to have that father/son relationship with my little Cub.
"Boys, are all of you ready to go to the Lodge yet?" I called to them.
"Yep! Waiting on you old man," Jake yelled.
"Jake, don't start your foolishness," I warned him.
"Hey come on Eddie, hang up your cell phone. You're going to be seeing Bella in a few minutes, give it a rest, lover boy," Emmett yelled to Edward.
"I told you not to call me Eddie," Edward said ending his call with Bella.
"Oh sorry, I forgot, Eddie," Emmett said laughing.
"You're despicable. By the way Emmet, Billy said there is an infestation of owls all around the Lodge," Edward said looking serious. Everyone was laughing at that.
"What? Owls? I hate owls! We have to trap them cause that one that attacked me is out for revenge, I know it is. Pops, we have to get some owl traps," Emmett said with a serious tone.
"Sure Em, anything you say," Jake said laughing and rolling his eyes at Emmett and then making the cuckoo sign behind Emmett's back. "Exactly what is an owl trap?"
"Well, it's a…it's a…you know…an owl trap," Emmett said to Jake.
"No, I don't know. What's it look like," Jake persisted on purpose.
"Well…it's a…a…trap…an owl trap," Emmett said
"Oh, that explains it," Jake said and then walked over toward me. "Boy you've got an eternity of work there, Dad. Better get started now, it's only going to get worse. Good luck!" Jake said clapping me on the back.
"What are you talking about?" I asked Jake.
"I'll have to check online and see if you can order them," Emmett said looking at his IPhone.
"That," Jake said pointing to Emmett.
"What's he looking for online?" I asked.
"Owl traps, Pops," Emmett answered.
"Oh, okay…what? Did you say owl traps?" I asked looking at Emmett in wonder.
"Yeah Pops, owl traps. The Lodge is lousy with them," Emmett said again trying to find them on the internet.
"Like I said, you gotta lot of work there to be done," Jake said again clapping me on the back.
"No kidding," I said absentmindedly shaking my head.
"Come on owl master, get with the program," Jake said grabbing Emmett's phone. They were going back and forth.
"Seth, how about you and I team up today and do some work together," I suggested to my cub.
"Really? That would be great Dad. We'll be the best team there and get the most work done," Seth said proudly.
"Let's get going then, the girls are already over there," I said as Seth, Edward, Jasper and I headed for the garage. Jake and Emmett were still going back and forth.
"See, I can get this small dog house and tie a piece of raw meat in there and the owl will go in there and then I can trap it," Emmett was explaining to Jake.
"How are you going to trap it?" Jake asked.
"Slam the door on it when it goes in," Emmett said.
"Where are you going to be?" Jake asked.
"Hiding up in the tree waiting for it to go in," Emmett explained.
"Where's the dog house going to be? On the ground?" Jake asked.
"No silly, owls don't walk on the ground. The dog house trap will be up in the tree also. I'll nail it to a branch or something," Emmett said rolling his eyes at Jake now.
"Let me get this straight, you're going to put a dog house in a tree and bait it with raw meat, and then sit in the tree and wait to slam a door on the owl when it goes in? Where's the door?" Jake asked.
"The door will be closed when the owl comes, they can smell real good, remember. He goes in and then I'll slam the door on him," Emmett said.
"What does he do, knock on the door?" Jake asked.
"Well, yeah I guess," Emmett replied.
"What if no one's home, what happens then," Jake asked anxiously awaiting this answer.
"I guess the owl will leave and try again later," Emmett said smiling from ear to ear.
"Of course! What was I thinking?" Jake said slapping his cheek.
"Yeah, really wolf bro, you losing it or something?" Emmett asked.
"Not me, but somebody sure is," Jake said rolling his eyes again.
"You know, I could make a bunch of these owl traps and sell them on Ebay! I bet I'd sell out in no time," Emmett said proudly.
"Yeah, you're sure to make a fortune," Jake said shaking his head.
"Yep, once this mastermind brain of mine starts working, there's no stopping what it can come up with," Emmett said pointing to the side of his head with his finger.
"I think it needs a jump to start working, pretty rusty up there since it's never been used," Jake said widening his eyes.
"Nah, just a little oil and it'll be humming away with more brainstorm ideas like this little gem, "The Emmett Cullen Owl Trap—Get him before he gets you! I'm a genius!" Emmett proclaimed.
"Oh yeah, make sure you put our last name on the web with that brilliant scheme," Jake said shaking his head.
"You know, I can put my story on there on how that giant owl attacked me and tried to carry me off. I should put something on there where people can tell their stories about their own owl attacks," Emmett said proudly.
Jasper, Edward and Seth were desperately trying not to laugh out loud. I was astounded at what I was hearing. This boy can't be serious, but then again, this is Emmett.
"Would you like to sit down Emmett?" Jake asked concerned.
"Nah, Pops is ready to leave," Emmett replied.
"You sure, all that thinking and planning must have taken a lot of your brain power," Jake said.
"Yeah, but I recharge quick," Emmett said walking toward the door.
"Did you hear all that Dad?" Jake asked me.
Seth and I were just standing there and Edward and Jasper were practically rolling on the floor. Seth was laughing and I was…I don't know what I was!
"Yes…I…" I tried but words left me at the moment.
"Dad…lot of work there…come on, after all that, we need to go hit something," Jake said shaking his head.
At the Lodge:
Esme:
Leah, Rose, Alice and Bella and I were talking with Emily and Sue on curtain choices and bed linens and other household décor. Things were a little edgy between Emily and Leah but they both controlled their emotions as best they could. Emily was uneasy and Leah was on edge. When Sam came in, things changed. Leah became very distant and withdrew from the conversation. Emily kept trying to pull her back in, but seeing Sam and Emily so close together, Leah became very quiet and you could see the hurt in her eyes.
"Sue, do you like the choices for the bed linens?" I asked her.
"Oh yes, the boys in the pack will love it. It has all the colors of the forest in it and it looks very woodsy and has a wilderness look," Sue agreed. Sue was also watching Leah's expression and mood change.
"Of course Sam and Emily will have to decide on their own. I'm sure Emily doesn't want their bedroom to match the pack members," Sue said as Emily and Sam laughed.
That was when Leah lost the tiny bit of control she had over her emotions and let loose on Emily and Sam.
"Yes, make their room special so they can enjoy each other's company. What type of design or pattern would go with cheating and betrayal?" Leah asked.
"Leah! Please go outside," I said firmly to her. I hated to be that way with her, but I didn't want this to escalate into a shouting match. I thought it best to remove her from the situation.
"Leah, please don't feel that way," Emily said to her cousin, Leah. "I thought we were good? We talked about this," Emily said sadly.
"How can we be good? How would you feel, Emily?" Leah said to her with tears in her eyes.
"Leah, I'm sorry…you know I couldn't control the imprinting," Sam said to Leah.
"Leah, don't act this way," Sue said to Leah.
"Yeah, that's right. It's all my fault. I'm the one who was wronged and I have to change my feelings and make like everything is all okay so Sam and Emily can get on with their lives," Leah said beginning to cry.
My girls were all watching this scene unfold. I could see they were not happy that their sister was being treated as if she was the problem. Rosalie was especially showing her unhappiness.
"You need to let this go, Leah," Sue said to her.
"How do you expect her to let it go Sue?" Rosalie said to her. "She's been devastated by this and now it's thrown in her face again," Rosalie added.
"Leah, I don't know how many times I can tell you I'm sorry," Sam said to her.
"Stop saying it then," Leah said sharply to him.
"Leah! Please go outside, dear," I said to her.
"Mom, I need to say this. You didn't have to stay with him, Emily," Leah shouted at her.
"I tried not to be with him. I told you this. We talked this all over and you said you understood. I didn't want this. It just happened. Please Leah, believe me," Emily pleaded.
"I know, but it doesn't make this any easier. I still feel betrayed by both of you," Leah shouted.
"Leah! That's enough! Outside now," I said to her before things got worse.
Leah was now crying and Rosalie, Bella and Alice went over and put their arms around her and stood with their sister. I was very proud of my girls.
"Leah! Come outside with me," I heard my husband, Carlisle say.
I turned and he was standing in the doorway with Seth next to him. Seth was very concerned about his sister. He gave Emily and Sam a hard stare. He also looked at Sue a little crossly.
"Come on, punkin, come with me," Carlisle called to Leah again. This time, Leah turned and walked to Carlisle. He put his arm around her and the two of them walked outside followed by Seth.
"I know this imprinting could not be helped Sam and Emily, but as a mother I need to say this. Don't ever hurt my daughter again, Sam," I said to him.
"I'm sorry Esme, I never wanted that to happen. I had no control over the imprinting and it's not something you can change or turn off. I never wanted to hurt her, please believe me Esme and Sue," Sam said sadly.
"I know, Sam, but it is hard to see Leah so hurt," I said to him.
"Yeah, and seeing the two of you together like this has to hurt Leah. You better keep that in mind around my sister," Rosalie said sharply.
"We can't just stop Rosalie, how would you feel if you tried not to be with Emmett?" Emily asked.
"It would be awful, but I don't like seeing my sister hurt like this," Rosalie said.
"We will do our best to be mindful of her feelings," Sam said.
"That's all I ask Sam. Thank you for your understanding. I don't want this Lodge to become a sore spot for Leah. I want her to feel at ease coming here," I explained.
"We do too, Esme," Sam replied.
Outside the Lodge:
Carlisle:
We walked a little bit away from the Lodge and stopped. I had my arm around Leah's shoulders the whole time. We stopped and faced each other.
"I'm sorry Dad, I couldn't help it," Leah said crying.
"No reason for you to be sorry, punkin. You were wronged and you are still very hurt by this. It is not an easy thing to get over," I said trying to comfort her.
"I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but I can't help it. I was doing fine until Sam walked in and they started talking about their room, I-I just couldn't handle it anymore," Leah said now crying aloud.
I grabbed her and pulled her close to me and held her while she let her emotions out. She needed to do this. I was glad I was there to lend my support to my beautiful wolf daughter.
"I'm sorry Leah," Seth said putting his hand on his sister's shoulder. Leah put her hand over his and squeezed it.
Leah cried and got it all out as I held her and Seth stood there and gave his support to his sister. I knew my wife and girls in the house heard everything also. It was best to remove Leah from that situation before more words were exchanged. I understand what happened when Sam imprinted on Emily and jilted Leah. He had no control over the situation, neither did Leah and Emily. I know Sam was deeply affected by this also and he did not want to hurt Leah like he did. Leah also knows what happened and Sam couldn't control his instincts, but that doesn't mean she has to like it, nor does she have to subject herself to this pain over again. She is our daughter now and we will protect her. After Leah had calmed down and settled down, I talked to her about this.
"Leah, you do not have to help with the Lodge renovations. We have plenty of help and there is no reason you should have to put yourself through this heartache and anguish. I'd rather you concentrated on your nursing classes," I said to her.
"No Dad, I want to be a part of the Lodge. It's my heritage also. I'm a member of the Pack. I deserve to be here and to help with it also," Leah said to me.
"Then how about this. You forget about the building and the décor. Let the others handle that. How about you help me get the clinic ready and help pick out equipment and set the clinic up for me? You can help design the clinic with your mother and me. How does that sound?" I asked her.
"Really Dad! That sounds wonderful! I'd love that," Leah said excitedly.
"I thought we were going to be partners in building, Dad," Seth said dejected.
"We are! We will do both. I will be here and we can work together and when Leah needs me in the clinic, you and I will take a break and go help there. We will still be a team, my wolf cub," I said to Seth.
"Oh good! I can't wait to help out and work with you, Dad," Seth said with enthusiasm.
"Then go get a spot for us, son," I said to him. Seth then ran inside to see what we could work on together.
"You okay now Punkin?" I asked her wiping tears from her cheeks.
"Yes Daddy. Is…is that my nickname? Punkin?" Leah asked smiling.
"Yes, is that okay?" I asked her.
"Yes, I love it. I was wondering why you never called me by a nickname. I noticed you have one for Rosalie, Alice and Bella, but you never gave me one. I thought maybe that was only for your vampire daughters," Leah remarked.
"Now listen here, Young Lady. I don't have vampire daughters and a wolf daughter, I have four daughters. I love each of you the same. You are each uniquely different and I love that. I had to come up with the perfect name for you and I finally found it. Today, it just seemed right and it fit. So, yes, you are my little Punkin! Is that understood Punkin?" I said sternly to her.
"Yes Daddy!" Leah said. She then threw her arms around me and we hugged. She then kissed me on the cheek and hugged me again. I was so happy, my face just couldn't stop smiling.
In the Lodge:
Esme:
Sue and I walked over to the window and watched as Carlisle walked Leah outside. Seth was right there standing by his sister. I was so proud of him and Leah and my darling Carlisle. He came in at just the right moment.
"I hope Carlisle isn't too hard on Leah," Sue said with a little trepidation.
"Don't worry, Carlisle knows how to handle situations like this. You just watch with me and see for yourself," I said to Sue.
We stood there watching as Carlisle was talking to her and Leah was crying. With my sensitive hearing, I heard every word they were saying. I was interpreting for Sue. Sue was astounded at how quickly my husband got control over and handled that situation. When Sue saw Leah crying and Carlisle grab and hug her letting her cry, she was overwhelmed with awe.
"Oh, I hope Carlisle doesn't scold her too much," Sue said.
"He's not scolding her. He's letting her get her emotions out and holding her in support. Now he's telling her she has every right to feel this way and that she was wronged and it is not an easy thing to get over. He now told her she does not have to help with the renovations if she does not want. She said she wanted too. He offered her to work with him in setting up the clinic. She is happy about that. Seth was a little concerned as Carlisle said the two of them would team up and work together on the Lodge. Now he told Seth that will still happen and he will work with both he and Leah. Now they are all happy. Seth is happily running in here to see what he and Carlisle will be working on," I explained to her.
Seth came bounding in and excitedly explained to me and Sue what he was doing.
"I'm going to team up with Dad and I'm going to see what the two of us can work on. Gotta go! Oh, Leah's better now," Seth said scampering away.
"What's he saying now?" Sue asked.
"Leah asked if 'Punkin' was her nickname. Carlisle has nicknames for the girls. He told her yes and she loves it," I told her.
"My children sure love you and Carlisle. I've never seen them so happy. Makes me a little sad," Sue said.
"Sue, they still love you and consider you their mother. Don't worry about that. This is all still new for them, and now they have 6 brothers and sisters. It's never dull at our house," I said to her laughing.
"I bet," Sue said laughing. "I'm just a little jealous. They don't feel this way toward Charlie. They like him and all, but not the way they feel about you and Carlisle," Sue expressed.
"Charlie is a good man, but he is quiet. He didn't have a chance to be a father to Bella. He's done well since Bella came back here. Now he'll have a chance again, 2 new chances for that matter. They will all come around. It just takes time. Leah took a while to adjust to us, but look at her now," I said motioning at the window.
"Yes, I know. She is happier now than she has been in a long time. Thank you, you and Carlisle have been wonderful to Leah and Seth," Sue said.
"I can't imagine life without them. They have just fulfilled us and made our family whole. Our whole family, including Jake, Billy, you and Charlie," I said grabbing her arm.
"Thanks Esme, I appreciate that," Sue admitted.
Outside the Lodge:
Carlisle:
"Do you want to go home, Sweetie?" I asked Leah.
"No, I want to stay and look what we need to do with the clinic, but can I call David and go out with him later?" Leah asked.
"Yes, but you will let me know when you are leaving and you are to be home by midnight and no later, Young Lady. No excuses. Understood?" I asked her.
"Yes Daddy, I'll be home by midnight," Leah promised.
"Yes you will! Now, you have something to do now, don't you Punkin?" I put to her.
"Yes sir. Will you go with me?" Leah asked me.
"Of course, come on my little Punkin," I said to her. I again put my arm around her and walked with her back into the Lodge. Leah just grinned from ear to ear.
"They're coming, let's get away from the window," Esme said to Sue. They walked back to the linens. The door opened and Leah and I stepped in.
"Leah, are you okay baby," Esme asked coming up to Leah and stroking her cheek.
"Yes Mom, Dad talked to me," Leah said.
"Good baby, you're too beautiful to be so sad and crying," Esme said putting her hand to Leah's cheek and smiling at her.
"Mom, come on," Leah said embarrassed.
"It's true, little lady. Don't you argue with your mother," Esme said giving her a smirk.
"Yes Mother," Leah said giggling. "Boy, you two sure know how to lay the law down," Leah said shaking her head.
"Yes and don't you forget it, Punkin," I said shaking my finger at her.
"Punkin?" Esme asked.
"Daddy gave me that nickname. It's about time too! I've waited long enough for it," Leah said giving her father a stern look.
"Don't take that tone with me, Punkin," I said giving her a glare.
"Ooo, I'm scared now," Leah said teasing.
"You want your curfew to be 8 o'clock?" I asked her.
"No! Sorry Daddy! Dad said I can call David and go out tonight," Leah explained to Esme. "But I have to do something first," Leah said walking over to Sam and Emily.
"I'm sorry for the way I acted Sam and Emily. I'm trying my best, but sometimes I can't bury the hurt. I'll do better. I won't be helping with the Lodge. I will be helping Dad set up his clinic though. I think that would be best for me right now," Leah apologized and explained.
"Leah, please don't stay away from me. We're cousins and I love you and I miss you," Emily pleaded with her.
"I love you too, Emily, but for now, this is the best I can do," Leah said to her. "We can still talk, but you have to understand, I'm still healing from this. I wish I could offer more, but right now, I can't," Leah explained again.
"I understand, as long as we can still talk and be cousins. Just don't stay away, please," Emily asked her.
"You know where to find me, Emily," Leah said. "Sam, I'm sorry, please understand where I'm coming from," Leah said.
"I know Leah. I never wanted this to happen or to hurt you or Emily. I wish things could have been different, but I had no control over it," Sam explained.
"I know, we'll get through this," Leah said then turned and came over by me and Esme and Sue.
"You understand, don't you mom," Leah asked Sue.
"Yes baby, I do," Sue said to her.
"Thanks mom. Dad, Mom, I'm going to go check out the clinic," Leah asked.
"Of course, Punkin, Seth and I will come in and we can work on putting the walls up in the clinic," I said to her. She kissed me and Esme and went to the clinic, calling to Seth as she made her way to the medical rooms. I put my arm around Sue and Esme. "That's one great daughter we have," I said to them.
"Yes, she is," Esme agreed.
"AHEM!" We heard and turned to see our three other daughters, Rosalie, Alice and Bella, all glaring at us with their arms crossed and tapping their feet at us.
"Is that how I look when I'm glaring at you when you've done something wrong?" I asked the three of them.
"YES!" They all said in unison.
"And you still disobey us?" I asked incredulously. "Boy, you kids have guts! I wouldn't mess with me if I gave me a look like that!" I said to them.
The three of them all looked at one another and then looked back at me, Esme and Sue. They looked at each other again.
"What can you do?" Rosalie said to Alice and Bella.
"Pitiful," Alice agreed shaking her head at us.
"Ugh, come on, it's hopeless!" Bella said as the three of them all looked back at us, shook their heads, looked at each other again, and then walked away in disgust.
"We still have it, Esme," I said giving her the hi-five!
"We certainly do, dear," Esme said agreeing with me.
"I have a lot to learn from you two," Sue said to us.
To Be Continued…
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