Nick and the rest of the group being at the house for a month and were still planning on staying longer. Though they never said anything they thought it weird that the Cullens didn't eat with them. Connor was beginning to come up with different ideas for why that was. He came up with anorexics, but that was proved wrong within the first week. Then he came up with demons, and they all made fun of him. Then he said aliens and got blank stares. Then he threw out that they might be in the future and that was probable until they saw the date.
Connor looked at Abby after she turned down an idea, "How do you know? I mean they don't eat. Period. At all."
"Yeah but Renesmee does and she's the daughter of Bella and Edward, so maybe they eat in their own time," Abby said. "Now stop being a geek and come on."
He sighed and followed her out the door of the bedroom, "I'm telling ya there's something strange about them."
Downstairs Nick and Stephen were looking over a map of the town hoping maybe to pinpoint where the next anomaly might show up. Carlisle walked over to see what they had come up with. "So we're thinking somewhere in this area," Stephen traced a circle with his finger. "Or here."
Nick looked at Carlisle, "I'm glad you all joined the team. It's made it easier."
"No problem," Carlisle smiled. "Do you need anything before I leave for work?" Nick shook his head. "Alright see you later."
"Later," both Stephen and Nick said. They focused back on the maps.
Connor and Abby checked on them and then Abby went outside. Connor went to the living room and saw Molly playing with the Smilodon baby. It was considerably larger than when it first arrived and it appeared to adore the girl. She was kneeling and had her hands down in front of her to support her. The little Smilodon, she named Fang, jumped around her. Then she caught him and rolled him on his back.
Connor smiled, "You two having fun?"
She looked up and smiled at him, "Yeah. Fang is trying to practice his hunting but failing to stay out of my reach."
He walked over and sat on the floor, "I see. Come here Fang." It trotted over and looked at him. He patted its head. "There's a good boy."
"How you guys get into this?" Molly asked, she looked at Fang, who after Connor petted him came running back over to her.
"What do you mean by this?" he frowned slightly confused.
"The anomaly thing. How did that start?" she asked.
"Oh…um…it was more of an accident really. It just kind of happened." Then he looked at her, "Now I get a question."
She looked over, "Okay…"
He looked in his hands not sure how to phrase the question, "We've noticed that you and your family don't eat with us. Why is that?"
She was silent for a moment, "I'm not sure how to explain it right now I need to talk to Carlisle before I answer."
He frowned but didn't go any further with it. He knew she was hiding something but he didn't want to make her think he couldn't handle it. "Alright."
Edward walked in and looked at Molly, "Can you come talk to me for a minute."
She sighed and didn't say anything for a moment, then said, "Sure." She got up and told Fang to stay. "Connor can you watch him for me?"
"Sure," he smiled. He tapped the ground in front of him and Fang playfully tackled it. He laughed and gently rolled him on his back. The Smilodon mewled and looked at him curiously. "I wonder if she'll give you up."
After a minute or so Molly showed up again and she smiled at the two, "So we had a family meeting. We called Carlisle and he said it was alright to share our secret with you guys since you are apparently going be here for a while."
"You know we've offered to leave," Connor said looking at the ground.
"We aren't saying it's a bad thing that you are here. It's just sooner or later you guys are going to start asking questions. Though you did ask one," Molly smirked and went to sit next to him.
"Okay so what is this secret?" he asked, cocking his to the right.
She sighed, "In a minute. We only want to explain it once. So we are going to wait until everyone gets in here."
"Fine," he complained. Abby walked in and sat on the couch. She smiled at Molly and Molly returned it. Then Claudia came in her reddish-brown hair in a high ponytail. The two boys came in last and sat down.
"So what did you want to tell us," Nick asked. He looked down at the young Smilodon and patted his leg for it to come to him.
Molly stood and started to pace, "So as you have probably noticed we don't eat." She looked pointedly at Connor. He smiled sheepishly. "And all of us have gold eyes that after a while start to darken. Which is odd for us kids all being adopted. Now don't freak about this but it's true," she took a deep breathe, "we're…vampires." First the five frowned, and then just stared. And then they started to tense. "Don't worry we hunt animals not humans. If we hunted humans our eyes would be blood red. We call ourselves vegetarian vampires."
"That explains it!" Connor exclaimed. Then he turned to the others, "I told you there was something up with them!"
"Shut up, Connor!" the four yelled. They were a little stressed out and didn't need the boasting from the Sci-Fi geek.
He started to say something, but decided to leave it be. He turned to Molly, "So it's completely safe here?"
"For the most part but remember we are a little sensitive to blood. So do your best not to get cut. Carlisle is the strongest out of us, he's a doctor and hasn't messed up yet," she smiled. "Now we understand if you don't want to stay here, but just as we are keeping your secret please keep ours. We would also like to know if you are going to leave."
Nick looked at the others and saw the same look in their eyes, "We aren't leaving. I mean we've been living with vampires unknowingly for a month and was relaxed. I think we can be just as relaxed knowing what you are."
She nodded, "Any questions?"
Abby frowned, "Why does Renesmee eat then?"
"She's only half vampire. The rest is human. Bella had her when she was human and from the sounds of it, it isn't pretty and she's lucky to be alive," Molly said. "Now Jacob has a secret too, but it isn't ours to share."
"I think that's all for now," Nick said, getting up. "Now if you'll excuse Stephen and I, we need to finish what we were doing."
Abby and Claudia decided to go for a walk. That left Connor and Molly alone again. He looked at her and then to his feet, "You want to do something?"
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Like a video game…or a movie…or something like that," he said slowly.
"How about a video game," she smiled. She went to the cabinet and took out one of their gaming systems and set it up. It was a PlayStation 2. Then she grabbed two remotes and handed one to Connor. Then she took out Gran Turismo, a racing game. "This work for you?"
"You bet," he smirked and leaned forward resting his elbows on his knees.
She sat in a similar position and hit start then multiplayer. They picked their cars. Molly chose a Charger Super Bee 426. Connor chose a Corvette Convertible. Then the race started, both Molly and Connor pressed as hard on the button on the controller that made the cars accelerate. It was neck and neck most of the race.
On the last lap Connor's tongue appeared at the corner of his mouth in concentration. There was no way you would get his eyes off the screen. Not even for another anomaly.
"Come on," Molly said under her breath, leaning forward to the point of any farther and she would be on the floor. Her eyes were fixed on the television as she pulled ahead on the last turn. "Come on. Come on…YES!" She jumped up with her hands in the air.
Abby and Claudia returned and Abby smirked, "So someone beat you Connor. And it happened to be a girl."
He threw her a look, "It was just luck."
"Oh just luck, huh?" Molly smirked. "So you wouldn't be against a rematch then?"
"Definitely not," he smiled. They raced again and Molly won again.
Molly smirked, "I won again. Still just luck?"
"No, but you cheat," he accused.
"How do I cheat?"
"You're a vampire."
"That doesn't make any sense," she frowned. "Whatever I'm going to my room."
"Alright, but can I keep playing?"
She turned at the doorway, "Of course. I bet Emmett will race you." Then she went to her room. In her room she turned on her stereo that had her IPod plugged into it. Taylor Swift's song Tim McGraw came through the speakers and that made her of Tommy. A vampire friend that became more than a friend four summers ago and then when summer ended so did the relationship. They were still friends though. She sang along with the lyrics.
He said the way my blue eyes shined
Put the Georgia stars to shame that night
And I said that's a lie.
Just a boy in a Chevy truck
Who had a tendency of getting stuck
On back roads at night.
And I was right there beside him
All summer long
And then the time we woke up
To find that summer gone.
He was right there with her now, in her head. His hands on her hips. She had been doing summer relationships, testing the waters, trying to find her mate. Tommy was very good to her and if he didn't disappear the last day of summer she might have contemplated staying with him longer.
But when you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness
I hope you think that little black dress
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think of Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me.
September say a month of tears
And thankin' God that you weren't here
To see me like that
But in a box beneath my bed
Is a letter that you never read
Three summers back
It's hard not to find it all a little bitter sweet
And lookin' on all of that, it's nice to believe.
She knew if she had any tears they would be falling down her face as she thought of Tommy, but she told herself that was how fate worked and if he was supposed to be her mate he would not have disappeared.
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness
I hope you think that little black dress
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think of Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me.
And I'm back for the first time since then
I'm standing on your street
And there's a letter on your doorstep
And the first thing you'll read is:
Molly looked out her window as she sang the final refrain. The sun was setting quickly and she watched it. When the sun hit her, her skin sparkled like diamonds reminding her she was far from being human.
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think my favorite song
Someday you'll turn your radio on
I hope it takes you back to that place.
When you think happiness
I hope you think that little black dress
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think of Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me.
Oh, think of me
Mmmm
He said the way my blue eyes shined
Put the Georgia stars to shame that night
And I said that's a lie.
She sighed as the final chords played and then sat on her bed. She wished she could see him one more time. Will I ever find a mate, she thought to herself. Her mind drifted to Connor and his dark brown eyes that said everything he was feeling. She smiled thinking about his geeky ways. Could he be the one? Was her next thought, then, No I can't get together with him. I'm a vampire, he's a human. That only leads to problems…big problems…
There was a knock on my door and then Alice walked in, "Hey Molly."
"Hey Alice. What's up?" Molly asked.
She stayed towards the door and smiled meekly, "I thought I might share a vision I had with you."
She frowned, "You sure you want to share it with me? Is it about me?"
"Yes and yes." She looked at her hands then back at me. "I saw you and Connor…together."
"Well we have been hanging out more," Molly pointed out.
"I mean together, together."
"No…I would never put a human through that…that wouldn't be fair to him…to anyone…"
She shrugged and walked out. "That's just what I saw."