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The rain pelted down around them as they drove into Forks, Washington. A smile worked its way onto Renesmee's face before she realized that it was there. She had missed Washington so much more than she had originally thought. The constant rain was always one of her favorite things, and it was one of Gwen's favorite things, too. Turning in her seat, Nessie caught Gwen's eye and they shared a smile. The rest of the Black family didn't enjoy rain storms as much as they did; it was something they shared together, something that was solely theirs.
Jacob reached out his right hand and grabbed her left when they passed by the Forks Police Station. Nessie felt her good mood slip away slightly; when Jacob and Nessie had met up with the family back in Pennsylvania, Bella had told them that Charlie, Nessie's maternal grandfather, had passed away from a heart attack. When they had lived in Forks briefly, Nessie had loved visiting her grandpa Charlie. He hadn't always understood why she grew so fast and why she sounded so intelligent for her age, but he was fun to hang out with. She wished that her kids could have gotten to meet him.
Jacob cut the engine of the car when they pulled into the parking lot of the old café. He gave Nessie's hand a squeeze then brought it to his lips and gave it a sweet kiss before smiling at her and unbuckling his seatbelt.
"What are we doing here?" Juliet asked, also unbuckling her seatbelt.
"Yeah," Gwen piped up. "I thought we were going to the house to check it out and wait for our stuff."
"Well, we could do something boring like sit in an empty house for two hours," Jacob teased. "But I was thinking maybe you girls would like to get something to eat."
"There's no need to be rude," Quinn huffed, unbuckling her seatbelt and throwing her car door open.
Jacob chuckled to himself as he opened the driver's door and got out; Juliet followed after him, going around to the other side of the car to stand next to her sister. Nessie couldn't help but to smile at them; in new situations, Juliet and Quinn clung to each other like they were glued at the hip. Gwen followed next, climbing over the business-like chairs to get out the door, and shutting it behind her. Nessie unbuckled her seatbelt, turned around and smiled at Seraphina, and then opened the passenger's door and got out. She waited until Seraphina was out of the car and had shut the door; wrapping an arm around Seraphina, they followed after the rest of the Black family, into the diner.
Nessie and Seraphina found the rest of the family already sitting at a table. They joined them and picked up their menus. After they had ordered, they sat in silence for several minutes before someone decided to speak up.
"So," Gwen started. "Are we going to have to share rooms at the new house? Because, you know, I am too old to be sharing a room with anyone." She glanced apologetically at Seraphina. "Sorry, Sera."
Seraphina shrugged and folded her hands in front of her on the table. Nessie smiled gently at her youngest and grabbed one of her hands into her own.
"Only Juliet and Quinn will be sharing a room," Jacob answered.
"Why us?" Quinn whined with Juliet nodding encouragingly beside her.
"Because you two don't like to be away from each other," Jacob held up a hand to stop the protest that was on the tip of Quinn's tongue. "And I don't want to hear any arguing about it. We tried giving you separate rooms in Portland, but within a week, you were back with each other."
Sighing, Juliet nodded acceptingly. "We understand."
"We do?" Quinn asked her sister.
"I guess, it's not like we can change his mind."
"Oh yeah," Quinn joked. "Because Sera can't mind-trick him into giving us separate rooms." Quinn grinned at her little sister who returned it good-naturedly.
"Girls," Nessie hissed quietly at her daughters. "Do not talk about mind-tricking people. We're in a public place right now."
"Sorry, Mom," Both girls chimed at the same time; Nessie smiled at them—she could never stay mad at her girls for long.
"So, I have a question." Gwen announced.
"What?" Nessie asked.
A mischievous look made its way into her eyes and an accompanying smirk played across her lips. "How many cute, single guys are on the Rez?"
"Ah, look at this beauty," Jacob mused as they pulled up to the La Push house. He put the car in park right in front of the house and glanced behind him at his daughters. "What do you think, girls?"
"I think it's beautiful, Daddy," Seraphina supplied from the back seat.
Jacob smiled at his youngest, and smallest, daughter. "Thanks, Sera." He opened the door and got out, his family following after him. He made his way over to Nessie's side and took her hand gently. They shared a quick smile before leading their daughters into the house.
"Wow," Juliet said. "It looks so much bigger on the inside than it does on the outside!"
Nessie smiled fondly at her daughter. "I know it does, sweetheart. Your dad made sure that it had enough space for all of us, comfortably, just like our last home. Do you girls think you'll be happy here?"
"Yeah!" Seraphina answered, already going down the hallway where the bedrooms were. "I'm going to go find my room!"
Grabbing hers and Seraphina's bag, Gwen started towards the hallway, too. "I'll go give her, her bag and then go find my room."
"It's right next to hers," Jake offered, wrapping an arm around Nessie's waist.
Nodding, Gwen disappeared down the hall. "We're going to go find our room, too." Quinn said, grabbing Juliet's arm and practically dragging her down the hallway.
Chuckling, Nessie and Jacob turned to look at each other. Their laughter quietly fell away and they just stood smiling at each other. "The place looks great," Nessie whispered.
Glancing around the room, a proud smile came across Jacob's face. "Thanks; I wanted to make it look like our house in Portland, but different." He refocused back on her face. "Does that make sense?"
Nessie nodded, smiling at him. The girls had spent the majority of their lives in Portland. When Jacob came to Nessie and said he wanted to move back to Washington, she was thrilled, but she was also worried about her girls. They took the news of moving well, since they have had to move in the past. But Nessie and Jacob had both decided that it would be best to make the house in La Push look as much like the house in Portland as possible, just to make it easier on them.
And the house certainly did look like the one they had had in Portland. The furniture wasn't in yet, but the color was the same and the spacing of the house was very similar. She hadn't looked in any of the rooms yet, but she was sure that they would look very similar to the ones they had had in Portland, as well. She really had to give it to her husband; he had gone all out and done a great job with the house.
Smiling, Jacob leaned down and gently touched his lips to Nessie's. Nessie grinned against his mouth and wrapped her arms around his neck, effectively moving herself even closer to him. He smiled against her mouth and wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her slightly. She screeched and then laughed when Jacob put her on the ground; he was laughing, as well. She laid her head against his chest and he gently rubbed her back.
"Hmm," Nessie mumbled against his chest. "Someone just pulled up."
Jacob sighed. He had heard the car pull up and park outside of the house, too, but he had been hoping to ignore them a little longer and just hold his wife. It didn't matter how much time he spent with her, he never got enough of her. He kissed the top of Nessie's head and then gently pulled away from her. Grabbing her hand, they went to the front door and then out onto the driveway.
Embry Call climbed out of his car and smiled when he saw his best friend, who also happened to be his alpha. He had missed Jake and Nessie so much, and he was excited to have them back. They had always been fun to be around. Also, Embry would never admit it to anyone, but he was glad to not be calling all of the shots anymore. He was never cut out to act as an alpha. Hell, he didn't even think he was good enough to be a beta some of the time.
"Embry!" Jake called as he and Nessie made their way over to him.
"Jake," Embry said as he shook Jake's hand. "Hey, Nessie," Embry smiled and turned to Nessie, pulling her into a quick hug before standing back and looking at her. He let out a low, teasing, whistle. "Wow, look who grew up."
Jake growled jokingly and pulled Nessie to his side, kissing her neck for emphasis. "Ew, dude, get a room."
"We did," Jake grinned. "Many times."
Embry shook his head. "Remind me why I wanted you back here."
"Shut up, man." Jake smiled.
Nessie rolled her eyes fondly at the two reuniting friends. "Embry, why don't you come in and have a look around the house? You can meet the girls."
"Yeah, and when the furniture gets here, you can help me unload it."
"Sounds great," Embry sarcastically answered, though they knew he was joking, because he smiled at them.
All three of them made their way into the house and Embry commented on what a nice job Jake did, which made Jake puff his chest out in his pride. Nessie couldn't help but to think that Jacob was a huge dork, but he was her dork.
"Girls," Nessie called once Jake was finished showing Embry around. "Come out here and meet somebody!" Nessie smiled over at Embry. "Oh, I just know you're going to love them, Embry."
"I'm sure I will, Ness." Embry said, though he was secretly nervous. Jake and Embry had kept in touch over the years—they had to since Embry was taking care of the pack for Jake while he was gone—and Jake had informed him that his youngest daughter was born deaf. He knew that she could hear now and had gotten confidence to speak in public, but he was afraid of accidently saying something he shouldn't and embarrassing himself and making her feel bad.
Two girls that looked remarkably similar, but different at the same time, made their way into the room first. "Embry," Nessie addressed him. "These two beautiful girls are our fraternal twins, Juliet and Quinn."
They both smiled at him and said, "Hi," at the same time.
"I'm Juliet," one of them—the one with straight hair—elaborated.
"And that makes me Quinn," The other—the girl with curly hair—stated.
Jacob rolled his eyes. "Don't listen to them, man. That's Quinn," He said, pointing to the straight-haired girl that claimed to be Juliet. "And that's Juliet." He finished, pointing to the curly-haired girl that claimed to be Quinn.
"Got it. Juliet," He motioned to the curly-haired one. "And Quinn." He motioned to the straight-haired one. "It's nice to meet you two."
A younger girl walked into the room right then. She was noticeably smaller than the twins. Embry deducted that she must be Jake and Nessie's youngest. He remembered Jake mentioning that ever since she was born, she had been small—she had been premature, after all.
"Embry," Jake said, taking up the introductions this time. "This is our youngest daughter, Seraphina. Sera, this is my best friend and beta, Embry."
Seraphina smiled as she moved towards Embry with her hand outstretchedd. "It's nice to meet you, Embry."
Embry wondered why this girl had been so self-conscious of her voice; she sounded absolutely lovely. "It's nice to meet you, too, Seraphina." Embry found himself staring into Seraphina's emerald green eyes longer than he should have.
Just then, the sound of a moving truck pulling up broke through the house. "The furniture's here." Jake announced, as if they didn't all already know that. Embry felt bad as soon as he had the thought; Jake had probably said it for Seraphina's benefit. Embry felt even worse for having that thought. At that moment, Embry decided he just wasn't going to think about the youngest Black child anymore. "Will you help me?" Jake asked, addressing Embry.
Without looking away from Seraphina's mesmerizing eyes, he answered. "Oh, I don't—" Before he could finish, though, he heard the most beautiful voice in his head. "Tell him you'll help him. You want to help him." "I'll help you, Jake." He said almost as if his words were being orchestrated for him. "I want to help you."
Nessie and Jacob shared a look before Jacob shouted, "Seraphina Marie Black!"
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