Chapter 1

"One last push Bella." Sue said smiling at her step-daughter.

Isabella Swan was tired yet she knew the end was in sight. After all this was her fourth child.

"I love you." Jacob said holding his imprints hand.

"I'm taking you to the vets."

Jacob chuckled quietly to himself. She said the same thing after their first child Ephraim and then their next Sarah-Louise and Max the twins. Of course the wolf knew she never meant it she loved all her babies and was a great mother not only to them but the pack as well taking care of them all once Emily and Sam left the pack. Now of course they had all stopped phasing having no need to protect their lands from leeches.

"Don't you laugh Black," she growled almost as animalistic as her husband of ten years.

It wasn't long and she was laying on her back her arms full of their youngest son. Like his father the little cub had the same ink black hair and tanned skin. He was smaller than the rest of their children including the twins.

"Have you decided on a name?" Sue asked as she cleaned up.

Isabella looked at her husband who smiled at her and nodded. Normally Jacob would had the last say in their children's name although they had both agreed on them together.

"Heathcliff Seth Black."

Sue dropped the pan she was holding her eyes watering. Jacob was expecting this reaction and went and pulled the elder into his arms.

"We miss him too."

Seth had disappeared not long after Jacob had imprinted and the love of his life accepted him. No one knew where or why the wolf had gone, but they always held hope while they were still phasing that they would hear his thoughts with theirs. However it never came. Charlie had put out a missing person's report at the time and there were people calling claiming they had seen the boy. None of them led to any clues and most were people hoping there was reward money. However Sue never gave up hope of her son returning home.

"I'm sure he would be honored." Sue said wiping the tears that had finally fallen. "Let's get this young lady cleaned up."

Jacob took his youngest son from his wife and kissed her on the top of her head and took their son out to meet his siblings and grandfather. Ephriam was watching television with his grandfather while the twins were busy drawing their mother a picture each. When they heard the door open all eyes were on Jacob. Isabella never wanted to know what sex their children were wanting it to be a surprise.

"Is it a girl daddy?" Sarah asked jumping down from her chair.

"Don't be stupid it's got a blue blanket. It's another boy." Ephriam said looking at his grandfather for confirmation.

"Son don't call your sister stupid." Jacob sighed.

"Yeah," Max said hugging his sister before walking to his father tip toeing trying to have a peep at his new baby brother.

Jacob knelt on one knee and showed his children. The kids lost interest almost straight away and went back to what they were doing. Sarah was hoping for a little sister so she had someone to play dress up with. Max refused to be anything but Superman, and Ephraim refused to play anything with them saying he was to old to play.

"Don't you even want to know his name?" Jacob asked.

"Is it Kent?" Max asked.

"No." Jacob chuckled.

"Is it Poppy?" Sarah asked.

"That's a girl's name." Ephraim said as he rolled his eyes biting his tongue not to call his sister stupid again.

"So." Sarah cried out

"Dad." Ephraim moaned.

Sarah was daddy's little girl and she could do no wrong in her father's eyes. Out of the four children she was the one that looked most like her mother but that's where it stopped. Luckily none of the children had inherited her clumsiness. For which everyone was grateful including the pack as they were forever watching the alpha's mate when he wasn't around. Isabella seemed to make walking a difficult task. Somehow though when she was pregnant she was less clumsy.

"Enough children." Billy scolded all three bowed their head and kept quiet.

Jacob wished his children would listen to him as much as they did his father. Even if he tried to use his alpha voice they didn't care. All in all though his kids were pretty awesome and were loved by all that knew them.

"His name is Heathcliff Seth Black."

"She finally got her way then son," Billy chuckled.

"Bell's is my imprint dad." Jacob huffed.

He wasn't a fan of the name and knew that he would be called Heath by everyone but his mother.

"Well give him here." Billy said opening his arms to accept his newest grandchild.

Over the last ten years he had been blessed with nine grandbabies and loved them all. He knew that Sue would be happy to know her son was not forgotten by her son in-law. It had taken a lot of time for her to get used to her ray of sunshine to be around. After losing Harry not so long before he disappeared. If it hadn't been for Charlie Swan he doubted she would be able to get on with life. Leah was of course still in the area not wanting to leave her mother. Dreams of heading to college was put on hold and as time went on she forgot about it and moved on with her own life and married a white man from Forks.

Billy blessed his grandson before turning back to the game his grandson happy to fall asleep in his arms. Jacob shook his head and went to ring his sisters. Charlie was on duty and promised to stop in after he had finished patrol.

18 years later.

"Valedictorian Heathcliff Black" the student body and the young man's family cheered as he stepped up to the microphone to make his speech.

Looking around the small hall the boy took a deep breath it had taken him weeks to write his speech. He wasn't normally a speaker leaving that to his brothers and sister. His eyes rested on his family.

His father sat straight a proud smile on his face. None of his other siblings had made valedictorian and even though Jacob was a smart man he didn't finish high school because of his duty to the tribe. However it didn't stop him from running his own successful garage based in Forks. The family never went without anything and their house was one of the nicest on the reservation.

Isabella his beautiful mother was clinging to her husband her eyes unashamedly glistening with tears. She was his biggest supporter and the two were as close as a mother and son could be. She had given him the love of reading and pushed him to do the best her could. Heathcliff had also inherited his mother's clumsiness much to his father's amusement. They had spent many hours at the hospital in Forks getting anything from cuts to broken bones fixed. Once he almost drowned as well. If it hadn't been for his uncle Paul spotting him been taken out by a rip he would have been swallowed up in the ocean.

Ephriam was now an adult and had come back to watch his baby brother graduate. Wanting to get out of La-Push he and a few of his friends formed a band and were travelling around the states. They hadn't hit the big time yet but they were getting a name for themselves.

Max and Sarah still lived close by and returned home every Sunday for dinner. Max was training to be a mechanic like his father and one day hoped to take over from his father. Sarah worked at the local library in Forks and lived with her best friend and Max who everyone knew he had a massive crush on although he flatly denied it.

Billy Black had finally succumb to his diabetes two years ago. He was greatly missed by the whole tribe and especially by his son. Jacob had withdrawn from everyone for months unable to come to terms his father had lost his fight finally. It was only when Seth Clearwater called to pass on his condolences. That the man seemed to come back to life.

The crowd had finally settled down. Heathcliff looked at his notes and cleared his throat.

"... And finally, always remember where you came from. And always remember where you are going. Congratulations, graduates."

The crowd stood giving the young man a standing ovation. Blushing he quickly went and sat down not looking at anyone. He had made them laugh and some cried as he remembered his grandfather who had given so much to the tribe.

Pushing through the crowd Heathcliff finally made it to his family. Jacob picked him up and hugged him. Even though he was no longer shifting the man was still strong and at 6ft 7" he stood out in the crowd.

"You did your grandfather Billy proud son." Jacob said putting his son down.

"Thanks dad you think so?"

"I know so." Charlie said giving his grandson a one arm hug.

The man was now retired and age was catching up with him but he did it with grace. Sue was the next to congratulate him and so it went on until he finally made it to his mother who had stood back quietly and watched her baby.

"Mom." Heathcliff said wrapping his arms around his mother.

Isabella and Heathcliff were of the same slender build and height. At 5ft 5 he was the smallest of all the tribe's teenagers. Even Sarah was bigger than him by a few inches and loved to rub it in.

Jacob rounded up everyone saying they would meet them at the restaurant where they would continue to celebrate Heathcliff's achievement. A few people passed patting him on the back wishing him a great summer. With a handshake from his principle he grabbed his mother's arm and wrapped it in his so they walked arm in arm towards their family.

"I'm going to miss you."

"Mom I'm not leaving for a few month's."

"I know but your my baby."

"Maybe you and dad could have another baby." Isabella playfully hit her son's stomach. "Come on you know dad would love another one."

"I'm far too old to have more and don't you dare put that idea into your father's head."

"Mom you're not even 40 yet. That's not old these days."

"I feel old."

"Well you don't look a day over 25." Heathcliff kissed his mother's cheek earning a blush.

"Sweet talker." she giggled.

Even though Heathcliff didn't know about the pack he knew that his father and his friends were extremely close and they considered each other brothers. They also took care of each other and their partners. It seemed that they couldn't deny them anything and treated them with so much love and respect. Quil had married Claire just a few years ago and the age difference didn't seem to worry either of them. Claire was unable to come as she was on bed rest with the triplets due anytime now.

Heathcliff and his siblings were close to the pack's kids as Bella had nicknamed them. Embry's daughter Nettie was his best friend and everyone thought they would end up dating but it would never happen since the young Quileute confessed to his parents three years ago that he was gay. It took Jacob a while to accept although he never rejected his son but admitted he hoped it was a phase his son was going through. Now however he would even point out good looking boys if they were out anywhere, much to his son's horror.

Nettie was actually dating Paul's eldest son William much to her father's shock. He didn't know they even really liked each other. They had secretly seeing each other for months before they told their parents. Of course William got a talking to from Embry but nothing that any of Sarah's boyfriends had to go through. Heathcliff himself had yet to find anyone and was single and never even kissed a boy.

Heathcliff was pulled into another person's arms and hugged. The day had finally come to head off to college. No matter how hard he tried everyone wanted to go to the airport and wish him well. Even though he would be back for Thanksgiving his ticket already bought by his mother saying she didn't want him to miss out on a seat.

"That's my final call." Heathcliff said pushing away from his mother and wiped her tears away.

"Go." she said lightly pushing him away only to keep her small hand on his arm.

"Bell's love let him go." Jacob said quietly wrapping his large arms around her waist.

"Take care baby." Heathcliff nodded to his mother.

"Uncle Seth will meet you at the airport. If he isn't there don't leave."

"I know dad we already went through this. Take care of mom for me." he said waving and quickly walking towards the departure gate for his flight.

Handing his ticket over he turned one last time and saw his family and friends all waving to him his mother pressing a tissue against her cheeks trying and failing to catch the tears that were falling. Through his own tears Heathcliff saw his father wiping his own tears. It took all the young man's determination not to turn and run back into the arms of his family.

"Enjoy your flight Mr Black." with that Heathcliff made his way to his new beginning.