Thank you to everyone that read After the Wedding, this is the next story in line. Its about Seth and Jalie. It will start the day the twins are born and follows their lives for a while. You also meet Masen's imprint but their story is after this one. If you have not read After the Wedding you might be a little lost at first but you will figure it out. This one my second FF i had ever written. I promise they get better lol.

As always anything Twilight belongs to Steph Meyer and I am in no way trying to take away from anything she has written. If not for her we wouldn't have these great ppl and places to write about. So thank you SM, YOU ROCK!

Chapter 1

Seth's POV

I had just returned from running my patrol. Jacob had doubled our watch since that creep Erik showed up. Edward and Alice told the pack that Aro was planning on taking Jacob, and force us to come after him. But when Erik changed his mind at the last second and went to the cottage the plan changed. Now Jane and Demetri were going to come and attack us here. We just didn't know when because that part had not been decided yet.

What had been decided was Jane, Demetri and half of the guard was coming to take Jacob. Then pick a fight with the rest of us. Aro knew that the Cullens and wolves that were left would seek revenge. He was hoping to take away from our numbers. Jane was told to bring Bella, Alice and Edward back alive.

"We can stop them," I had argued with Edward.

"Alice can see no way around Nessie getting hurt or killed, no matter what we do." Edward was explaining to both our pack and Sam's. "We have to allow Jacob to be taken and then go after him." I was thinking about poor Nessie, they wouldn't tell her. She would go crazy when they take him. I wish I could tell, but Jacob asked us not to. It wasn't an alpha order but a friend's request, we all agreed. She would find out soon enough.

'Thinking about it again Bro?' I forgot Leah had taken the next patrol, I need to pay more attention when I'm wolf.

'I just think she should know that's all.' I was a little embarrassed to be caught worrying about it, again.

'Leave him alone, Leah,' great, Embry was here also. 'You know how sweet he is, always thinking of others.' I was closer to the house now and could hear something major was going on. It made me forget all about the nuts that were in my mind at the moment.

'Do either of you know what's going on at the house?' I stopped under my favorite tree to get some sleep, but it didn't look like that was going to happen now.

'No,' Leah answered.

'Should we?' I could imagine Embry's ears flat against his head.

'I don't guess so,' I listened harder. 'Jacob would go wolf if it was something to bad.' Wouldn't he? Of course he would. I saw Rosalie and Emmett flash across the yard and into the house.

'What was that?' I could feel Embry working himself up. 'I missed that.'

'It was just blondie and the muscle head.' Leah sounded board.

'Their names are Rosalie and Emmett, Sis.'

'I know that stupid,' She growled at me. 'I just don't like them enough to use their names. Now go to sleep, I'm not running my patrol and yours.'

'I'm phasing back. I want to know what's going on.' I pulled myself together, pulled on my cutoff shorts and jogged to the porch.

"You ready for this?" I heard Rose ask Nessie as I walked up the steps and onto the porch. Ready for what I wondered.

"Do I have a choice?" Nessie voice sounded strained.

"Not really," Rose answered her. I heard Rose give out orders "Bella, take her upstairs, Edward, get Carlisle back here I may need some help." It finally slapped me in the face, Nessie was in labor. "Alice, I would like Jasper here. She might need help with the pain."

Jasper wasn't here. We all knew where he was, well, all of us but Nessie, which was another secret I had to keep from her. Jasper was gone getting ID's and passports for everyone so we would be ready when it was time to go to Italy.

"Bella, get her upstairs," I heard Rosalie say again. Where's Jacob?

"I got her," Jacob's voice was tender. I should have known he would be with her. The only time he has been more than an arms length away from her was during the baby shower a couple of hours ago. Emmett was the only one that wanted to go to that party.

I couldn't hear them anymore they must be upstairs; I wanted to go in. Should I knock? Edward opened the door. "Seth, your welcome to come inside, you know that." He walked away from the door back to the bottom of the stairs. His head was down. I walked over to stand next him.

"Good girl, Nessie." I could hear Rose telling her. "Just a few more, you can do it." A baby cried. Edward flew up the stairs.

"He's beautiful Renesmee." I heard Bella say. I guess it's time to spread the good news that Jacob has a son. I had my hand on the door when I heard Nessie cry out.

"Rose! What's happening?" The vampires that were waiting downstairs ran for her room. I couldn't make myself move. My hand was frozen on the knob. I hope she is alright. Jacob would be in bad shape if something happened to Nessie. Jasper burst through the door nearly knocking me down and ran upstairs.

"Think you can do it again?" I could hear Rose ask. "It looks like there are two babies." Two, is that what she said? Jacob and Nessie were having twins. I wanted to go up there; I needed to go up there. I didn't remember telling my body to turn around and I sure didn't tell it to start up the stairs. I heard a baby cry and it was like my name was being called. This is stupid. I should let them have their privacy. I should go.

"Alice, you were right after all, we will need all that pink." I heard Rose say. A girl, I could feel a tug. It was like if I didn't let my feet move up the stairs that they would drag me anyway. I could hear the family moving around. Alice and Jasper came back down to the front room. They were talking about the babies. Jasper touched my shoulder when he pasted me.

"Seth, are you alright?" Alice had stopped also holding onto Jasper's hand. All I could do was nod my head. I think I'm alright. I'm not sure. I've never felt like this before. I don't know how long I stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up to the next floor. I could see the faint light of the sun rise through the windows. Bella and Edward come down the steps each holding a blanket. I couldn't look away from the pink bundle Bella was holding. I could smell a sweet scent in the air, it was making me dizzy. The smell of wild roses and honey washed over me.

"I can't believe how much they look like Jacob?" Bella was talking to Edward. "Did they ever say anything about names?"

"No," Edward smiled as a little hand reached for his nose. "I don't think they ever talked about it." They had made it to the bottom for the steps and continued to walk into the rest of the house. I couldn't stop myself from following.

"Seth?" I heard Edward say my name. I couldn't find the words to answer him. The pink blanket move and a tiny hand wrapped around a lock of Bella's hair, making her laugh. I couldn't take my eyes off that hand. It was such a beautiful color. It was so different from the skin of the woman that was carrying her. Almost the same color as mine.

"I wonder what they will eat," Bella leaned in to kiss the top of her little head.

"Hmm," Edward answered her. "Let's see if they're hungry." Bella and Edward turned to walk into the kitchen and had to stop I was standing in their way. They watched as I lifted my hand to touch the baby girl's head and I stroked her glossy black hair.

"Would you like to hold her while I find them something to eat?" Bella asked me.

"I might hurt her?" I told Bella softly. She lifted the baby into my arms. She was so little, how do I do this? I need to make sure I hold her head. I can hold a baby, right? I looked up at Bella. She laughed at the look on my face.

"You're not going to break her," Bella pointed toward the table. "Go sit down, you to Edward, let's see if they're hungry." I walked slowly to the table. Okay, how do I pull out a chair? I had both hands holding the baby. I heard Edward's soft laughter when his hand reached around to pull out a chair for me.

"Thank you," I mumbled and sat down. I had never held a baby before. Not even when Nessie was a baby, Rosalie or Jacob was holding her when Bella or Edward wasn't.

I watched Edward closely. He had the baby's head in the bend of his arm with the baby's body pulled up against his chest. I could do that. I gently moved my hand under her little body and moved her head to the bend of my arm. I smiled with relief when I wrapped my arm around her pulling her to my chest. I did it without even waking her up.

"See, it's not that bad," Bella was at my side again. She was handing me a bottle. What was I supposed to do with it?

"Feed her," Edward told me. He was just putting the bottle to the little boy's mouth. I heard the baby take a breath and let out a cry that sounded like a baby wolf howling. The baby I was holding took a deep breath and started howling along with her brother. Suddenly the room was filled with vampires.

"What's wrong?" Carlisle had to talk over the noise.

"Apparently, they don't like baby formula." Edward wrinkled his nose when he sniffed the bottle. "Can't say that I blame them."

"Should I try milk?" Bella took back the bottles, she was already chewing on her bottom lip. We all looked at Carlisle.

"That sounds like a good place to start." The howling continued until the new bottles were offered. I could hear the sound of their greedy sucking as they drank.

"Carlisle, we will have to get more milk if they eat like their Father," Esme walked up to me. "Seth, didn't you just get back from patrol?"

"Yes ma'am," I answered her without taking my eyes off the baby in my arms.

"Bella, would you mind helping me with breakfast?" Esme asked already headed to the kitchen. "We can make a list of the things we need while we cook." I was half listening to Esme and Bella talking.

The room grew very quiet as everyone went back to what they were doing before the howling started. I was still watching the baby in my arms drink her milk. She was taking her last drag of milk when she opened her eyes and looked at me.

I knew what if felt like, this world changing experience. I had felt it through the wolves that had already imprinted. But as I lost my soul to the most brilliant shade of green eyes I had ever seen, I understood. I understood the absolute love. I understood how much it would hurt if she ever left me. I understood that I would kill for her or die for her. I would help her and protect her. I would be hers forever. She closed her eyes and snuggled deeper into my arms. What will Nessie and Jacob think? How was I going to tell them? It didn't matter. My life was changed.

"Seth?" Edward called my name. I lifted my head to look at him, but quickly looked back down. I couldn't meet his eyes knowing he had heard everything that was running through my mind. "I'll not say anything. But how long do you think it will take them to figure it out."

"I'm not sure," I told him. Honestly I had no idea. I really didn't care either. I was now tied to her for the rest of my life. "Jacob, will be okay with it, he'll understand. It's Nessie that I'm worried about. You know how Bella took it when she found out about Jacob."

"Maybe you'll come through this without a broken shoulder this time," he teased me. Bella brought out huge plate of scrambled eggs, the smell made my stomach rumble. I had forgotten I was hungry.

"There is more coming, but I could hear your stomach from the kitchen," she told me. I held the baby with one arm and dug into the pile of eggs on the plate. The baby sniffed when my fork full of eggs past her face on the way to my mouth. She opened her eyes and watched me take a few bites, then she reached up to grabbed some eggs in her tiny hand. She shoved them into her mouth before I could stop her. The baby Edward was holding started howling again. Edward reached over and took some scrabbled egg off my plate and fed him.

Rose and Emmett walked into the room. "Alice said Nessie would be waking up soon and wanting her babies," she reached down to take the baby from me, but without thinking I turned my body away from her and growled.

"What is it with dogs and the children in this family?" Rosalie had put her hands on her hips. I looked at Bella and Emmett. Emmett was already holding the baby boy.

"Not you to," Bella groaned. Edward put his arm around her waist, and pulled her into his lap.

"Could you think of someone better for her, Grandma?" He kissed her on neck.

"I guess not, Grandpa," she said smiling. I stood up and gave the baby to Rose. I was a little embarrassed for growling at her. I just didn't want to let go of the baby so soon. Rosalie walked out of the room with Emmett behind her. I heard them start up the steps. That was my cue to leave; I didn't want to be in the house when Nessie and Jacob come down stairs.

"I'm going to go get some sleep," I had to stop myself from running out the kitchen door. I did run across the yard to sit down under my tree. I had to find a way to tell my alpha and his wife that I would one day be their son-in-law and still keep my head. I lay back on the soft grass and looked up into the tree. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. It didn't work; I wanted to be inside the house. I wanted to hold her again. I felt nothing but the need to make sure she was safe.

I felt someone sit down beside me. I didn't even bother to open my eyes. I could tell by her smell it was Alice, and she was alone. "What are you doing?" She asked me.

"Trying to sleep," I told her. "Do you need something?"

"No, I just thought you would like to know," Alice was waiting on me to open my eyes, so with a sigh I sat up and looked at her. "Her name is Jalie Marie." I smiled.

"Jalie Marie Black." I liked the way her name sounded when I spoke it. "What did they name the boy?"

"Masen Alem," she got back to her feet and started to walk away. "By the way, Jacob will be out soon to talk to you." My eyes popped open wide. He didn't know already did he? Alice started to laugh she must have guessed what I was thinking.

"He is coming to see how the patrols are going." I let out a deep sigh relief. Alice and Jasper disappeared into the trees moments later. I stood up to go back into the house; I felt safer with house full of vampires around me.

I made my way to the porch and found myself just standing there trying to make up my mind if I should knock or just walk in when Jacob opened the door. The sent of wild roses and honey washed over me again. It made me almost light headed.

"Seth," Jacob sounded surprised. "I was just going to find you." He stepped back out of the door leaving it open.

Okay, I just needed to act like nothing has changed. I can do this. I could see that everyone but Alice and Jasper were sitting in the room. I couldn't keep myself from looking around the room for Jalie. Nessie was sitting in one of the chairs holding both babies, one in each arm. I felt better just being in the same room with her.

"Seth." Jacob punched my arm softly. "What is wrong with you?" I think he had called my name more than once.

"N...Nothing," I stuttered. "I haven't slept yet, I guess I'm just tired." That sounded like a lame excuse. I hope Jacob didn't see through me. I don't know why I'm worried about them finding out. Jacob would be happy about it. At least I hope he would be. He would know that his little girl would be happy and taken care of. That she would have someone to love her and protect her.

"Seth?" Jacob was starting to sound aggravated. "Man, what is up with you. Have you heard a thing I just said?"

"Sorry Jake." I needed to get my head on straight. "I'm just a little out of it today. I'm all ears. What's up?"

"Nessie wants to move back to the cottage." He told me, again. Jake had already told us that he had promised her they would. I knew what that meant without him having to tell me. We were running farther out, Nessie and the children wouldn't leave the cottage without one of us. I don't think I could make myself get very far from them anyway. One of us would guard the house at night. I would make that my responsibility. We had to stay unseen, and trying to hide from a vampire or even a half vamp was going to be hard.

"I would like us to run a wide arc around the area before we move back." Jake said bringing me out of my own plan making.

"I'll get on it." I told him and turned toward the door. My plan was to make sure I wasn't in wolf form at the same time Jake. Maybe I could keep it from them a little longer. His next words stopped me in my tracks.

"I said we were going to run not just you." He caught my shoulder and as I looked up Edward was watching me with a small smile on his face. We had the same thought; we hoped I came back from this run with all my legs.

"Okay," I managed to say. "When are we leaving?" Jacob pushed me toward the only empty chair in the room; it was next to Nessie and the babies.

"Not until you get some sleep," he pushed me down into the soft chair and sat on the floor at Nessie feet. He was still talking to smell trouble if is slapped you in the face in the condition your in right now."

Jake was right, it must be more than twenty-six hours sense I slept last. I yawned and stretched my legs out in front of me. Leaning my cheek against my fist I let my other hand lay on the chair arm closest to Nessie and Jalie. I didn't realize my hand was so close to until I felt something touch it. I opened my eye to find a tiny hand had wrapped around my finger. I smiled and fell asleep.

I was sitting under my tree watching the wind make waves in the grass. The sun was shining bright and the grass shimmered under its rays like a sea of emeralds. The dew kissed blades refracted the sun's kiss with tiny spots of brilliant light. I heard someone call my name. The voice was soft and brushed my ears on the breeze. I looked up and the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on was standing in the middle of the yard. The grass came up to her ankles, but I could see she wore no shoes.

Her long, slender legs were bare up to the middle of her thighs where they disappeared into a doeskin skirt. The fringe at the bottom was moving with the wind, as if calling to me. The skirt sat low on her hip full hips; one of them was cocked out the side with a hand resting on it.

Her stomach was bare. Her top was made of the same soft doeskin. It was tight around her ribs and tied behind her neck leaving her arms bare and a deep v-shape down her nicely shaped chest.

Her skin was the color of warm honey and the sun shining on it made it glow. Her long hair was shinny black and it was moving with the wind making it look like liquid ebony as it wrap around her and then pulling away again with the next puff of air.

I wanted to bury my hands into; I hungered to know if it felt as silky as it looked. My breath caught when I looked at her face. Her pink lips were full and her cheek bones high. I saved her eyes for last I wanted them to be green, please let them be green, a vivid shade of green. I couldn't seem to take a breath until I looked into them.

I heard my name again, but her lips didn't move. I looked into her eyes and felt my breathing not only begin again but speed up. She was watching me. Her eyes were like emeralds and sparkled with an inner light. I think they would keep their shine even in the dark.

I watched as she lifted her arms and I heard my name again. She was calling me to her, I couldn't refuse. I didn't want to refuse.

I stood and walked to her never taking my eyes away from hers. I raised my hand to touch her face and she closed her eyes resting her cheek into my hand. I heard her sigh.

I brushed my thumb across her lips and they parted. I wanted to kiss them I wanted to pull her full bottom lip into my mouth and suck on it. I wanted to run my tongue along the top one until she whimpered.

I leaned in and ran my nose along her bare shoulder, breathing in deep. She smelled like wild roses, her skin as soft as the petals that beard the same scent. I lifted my other hand to bury it into her hair, it was softer than I could have ever imagined. The wind whipped it around both of us. I gloried in its tangling around me. It's like strong waves binding me to her.

I was lowering my lips to her beautiful mouth when I heard my name called again. I ignored the calling. It wasn't her voice. It wasn't the woman I was now holding calling me. I let out a soft warning growl at whoever was about to intrude upon my time with the woman.

"Seth," I heard again. A cold hand pulled my hand from under my cheek making my head fall forward. I brought it back up with a snap and heard laughing. When I opened my eyes Edward and Bella stood in front of me. I sat up fast and looked around. Edward was shaking his head at me now and pulling Bella out of the room.

"What was that about?" I heard Bella ask him.

"I'll tell you later," Edward was talking to her but looking at me.

Jacob was just coming out of the kitchen with his hands full of food. "Good, you're awake." He sat down in the chair next to me. "Esme and Bella have supper ready and told me to make sure you had a chance to eat." He handed me a plate "Eat. Esme's orders."

Esme was the only vampire that could order Jake around and get away with it. He had started to think of her as a second mother a long time ago, we all had. He would never admit it, but those of us that were in his pack knew how much he cared for his "vamp mom".

Looking down at my oversized plate I could see it held a pile of mashed potatoes with brown gravy, three pieces of fried chicken, cheesy green beans with crispy onion strips mixed in and on top. Two huge rolls with honey butter already inside waited next the chicken. Esme fixed this plate for me, she always filled it to heaping, and I planed on eating every bite.

"When do you want to make the sweep around the cottage?" I asked with my mouth full. I always lost my manners for the first few bites of Esme's cooking. It was just so good. My mother would have my hide if she knew it but sometimes I think Esme and Bella out did her in the kitchen.

"As soon as we're done eating," Jake shoved more food into his mouth. "For someone that doesn't eat food Esme and Bella sure know how to cook it."

"Yeah," I was emptying my plate quickly. "I know what you mean. Just don't drop any on her carpet." I nodded my head at one of Jacob's buttered roll that was about to fall off his plate.

"Thanks," he picked it up biting off half of it. No one wanted to have Esme on you for messing up her white carpeting.

An hour later we were running our sweep. I was trying not to think about Jalie as we ran. It wasn't easy with my dream fresh in my head. I was trying to get her smell out of my head then I passed a wild rose bush. I breathed in deep, and pictured the little pink bundle I held in my arms early this morning.

'Seth.' Jacob had stopped a few yards behind me. I dug my claws into the ground and slid to a stop. 'Is there something going on here I need to know about?' I turned to face him.

'Umm,' great hear it comes. Should I to lie to him?

'You better not.' He growled at me and lowered his head with his ears pinned to his head. I sank to the ground and put my head on my paws.

'I've imprinted.' I told him and Jake trotted up to me.

'That explains the other world you were in this morning. Who's the lucky girl?' he sat down on his hind legs. Okay, I can do this. I sat up and looked him in the eye. 'Well, are you going to tell me or not?'

'You got to promise not to get mad,' I couldn't hold his stare any longer so I dropped my head.

'Sure, sure.' He told me. I couldn't say the words so I let my mind wonder back to a green eyed baby wrapped in a pink blanket. 'Jalie?' I wasn't sure if that was a question so I didn't answer. 'Jalie!' Jacob's voice roared in my head. I dug my nails in and started running.

'Jake, don't hurt the kid,' Embry had heard everything also. 'You know how it is.'

'Seth, if Jacob doesn't skin you I will.' Leah growled at me. I forgot they were still on patrol around the house. 'Have you lost you're mind?'

'Stay out of this you two,' Jacob growled. 'This is between me and Seth.'

'Jacob, I can't help it.' I was pleading. 'You know how it works.' He didn't talk to me but I could hear his feet hit the ground as he chased me. 'Man, come on.' I pushed me legs harder, digging my claws into the ground trying to stay ahead of him. I prayed that I took after Leah just a little and the speed she had would somehow make its way into my legs.

'Run Seth.' Embry was urging me on. 'If you can make to the river, I got your back.'

'If you make it to the river, I'll help Jake.' Leah chimed in. They were both running at a crazy speed trying to make it there before we did

'I thought I told you two to stay out of this.' Jacob growled. I wish they wouldn't make him madder. 'Shut up and stop running.' Jake didn't sound that upset, but he was good at hiding it. I dug my claws in and pushed myself faster.

Ducking under low branches and whipped my smaller body around great rocks. I knew I could turn fast than Jacob, with him having a larger body, and I was taking every advantage I could. 'Seth, stop running,' it was an alpha command. My legs locked on their own and I skidded to a stop.

He wouldn't command me to stay away from her would he? I hadn't thought of that. 'Will you shut up and wait on me.' I waited, there was nothing else I could do. Jacob stopped a foot from me.

'Jake...' I started to plead with him not to take her way from me. I had never heard of an alpha ordering anyone in his pack to stay away from his imprint. He wouldn't do that to me. He knew what it would do to me. To both of us.

'Seth. Shut up!' I dropped down on my belly to wait. 'I'm not going to tell you to stay away from her.'

'What?' I raised my head.

'To tell you the truth, I'm happy about it.' Jake was wagging his bushy tail. 'I couldn't have picked a better guy.'

'Really?' I sat up.

'I would rather you wait until after we deal with this Volturi crap before you tell Nessie.' He let out a barking laugh.

'Why?' I was relieved to know I was going to get through this with all my legs.

'You remember how Bella took the news about me and Nessie,' Jake told me. I could see the memories coming to the front of his mind. My shoulder gave twitch thinking about the break that happened when I stepped between them. 'I need you to have all four legs for a while.'

'Not a problem.' I had to get something straight with him. 'But I won't lie if she asked me.'

'That's alright.' I could see a smile on Jake's face. 'I say let her figure it out on her own, and maybe I'll be around to have your back if she freaks. Okay?'

'Okay. It's a deal.' I stood up shaking out my fur. 'Let's finish this sweep so we can get back home.'

'Since when has it been your home?' Jacob asked teasingly and tried to hit me with his paw. I jumped out of the way and took off running, pushing my legs as hard as I could.

'Since this morning, when I heard her cry.' I felt almost high with relief, knowing that the only person that could keep me away from her was okay with the fact that I would be more than just a part of his pack soon.

'Hey, not too soon,' he growled.

'You know it's not like that Jake.'

'Yeah, I do.' I felt his mood change. 'Let's get this done.' We ran a wide arc around the Cullen land then turned and ran the mountains behind the cottage and back down to the cottage again.

'Have you smelled anything?' I asked him. All I could smell was wolf. Sam's pack had been taking the outer rings of the patrol sense Erik's little visit. I let out a laugh. I wish I could have seen Nessie rip his arm off but it was good enough watching it through Jake's memory. He had showed us all how she just calmly ripped it off, threw it into the fireplace, and then screamed at him to get out of her house. Everyone howled at the look and the vampire's face. Jacob was so proud of her he could have popped.

'No. I haven't smelled anything that's not supposed to be here.' Jake said. 'I would like to run into Erik out here right now. I'd rip more than his arm off.' We crossed the river before phasing back.

From the yard I could hear Edward playing his piano. I knew I would find Bella sitting next to him. I heard the familiar notes of her song as he played. We walked inside to a peaceful atmosphere. Bella was where I knew she would be, but she was holding a baby in her arms this time. Nessie got up and walked over to welcome Jacob home. She had Jalie in her arms. When she pasted me I had to resist the urge to reach out and touch Jalie head. Nessie gave Jake a one armed hug and he leaned down to kiss the top of her head. I could wait a few years just to have that. I walked over to sit in one of the chairs.

"Where is everyone?" Jake asked leading Nessie to the love seat and gently helped her sit down and then he sat beside her.

"Carlisle and Esme are hunting and Emmett and Rosalie are upstairs." Edward answered without missing a note. "Alice went shopping and dragged Jasper along with her." Jasper had to be the only one that actually liked to go shopping with Alice. I could just imagine his arms overflowing with clothes. I bet she is buying for the twins. I wonder what colors she would pick out for Jalie.

"She is shopping for you also, Seth." Edward was now playing music I had not heard before. "Well, not just you but all of the wolves."

"Why would she do something stupid like that?" Jake had sat up on the love seat, he almost looked like he wanted to run.

"She said you might need to look like a little more presentable one day." Edward stopped playing and turned around on the bench to give Jake a hard look.

"Like you guys would wear anything but cutoffs and t-shirts." Nessie stood up and was walking over to me. It was believe she had given birth to two babies one day ago. She looks like she did the day her and Jacob got married. "Seth would you mind holding Jalie while Jacob and I get things ready to go back to the cottage?" She was already leaning down to put Jalie in my arms. I held her like I had this morning laying her head on my arm and tucking her little body into my chest. She snuggled deeper into me. "How sweet, I think she likes you."

"Of course she does," Jacob pushed himself off the love seat and came over to put his hands around Nessie's tiny waist.

"I think it's time for me to take over for Leah," I started to stand but Jake put his hand on my shoulder stopping me.

"Not tonight," Jake gave me a smile behind Nessie's back. "Quil is at Clair's and you are taking the night off. Paul and Jared are taking it tonight."

"I don't know why you still have them out there," Nessie turned around and put her hands on her hips. "We haven't seen anything out of the Volturi in months." She was still talking when Jacob started leading her to their room. I heard Bella's soft laughter and smiled to myself. "I know, I know." We could hear her telling him. "You're just trying to make sure everything is okay for us to move home."

I rested my head on the back of the chair and looked out through the glass wall of the Cullen's home. I was sleepy, again. Jake was right I had been pushing too hard the past couple of months. I didn't want anyone to slip by us again.

I moved Jalie so her head was on my shoulder with her body across my chest and scooted down to get comfortable. Closing my eyes I could see the young woman that was in my dream. I wonder if I went to sleep if my dream would pick up from where it left off.

"I wouldn't think so Seth," Edward answered the question I asked myself. It drove everyone in the house crazy when he did that. I just found it easier.

'Edward,' I silently asked him. 'The twins are growing like Nessie did, aren't they?' I had opened my eye enough to see his slight nod; he was playing the piano again. I had never heard this one before. I closed my eyes and let the colors of the music fill my mind.

Quil and Embry always made fun of me if I listened to Edward play when I was a wolf. To me the notes all had different colors, the lower the note the darker the color. The waves of colors would roll and fold in on its self, morphing into knew colors as he hit different cords.

The swell of the notes had me taking a deep breath along with it. I could feel myself drifting and wrapped my arms around the sleeping baby on my shoulder making sure she wouldn't slip when I fell asleep.