Growing up as Cullen I was surrounded by a lot of people. There was my vampire family who coddled me everyday, my human one that was really just Grandpa Charlie, and of course my Jacob and his pack of furry friends. Now, growing up with so many people you would think that I would want a big family for myself. Well, you are wrong. Sure there were perks to having so many people to live with, like having a shoulder to cry on or people to pulls pranks on, but there was no privacy, ever. So early on, when I was dreaming my fairytale life with Prince Charming at my side, there were only one or two kids. Now how the hell did I end up with eight?
Well, when Jacob and I finally started dating, I was all set to explore my new love life for a while. Of course being the daughter of Bella Swan meant I wasn't so lucky. Because we could never keep our hands off each other, it only took six months into our relationship for us to make love. Two months later I was staring down at a pink plus sign in horror. It was the best mistake I ever made.
Being the first half-human half-vampire that's been pregnant is already enough cause for alarm, but being the first half-human half-vampire that's been pregnant and is carrying a shape shifter's spawn just sent everyone through the roof. We didn't know if the kid would be human, vampire, shifter or some weird vampire-shifter-human-hybrid thing. Carlisle tried his hardest to tell us what species the kid would be, but there was nothing. We didn't even know if it was a girl or boy.
Michaela Elizabeth Black, or Mickey for short, was born January 2nd as a healthy, mini version of me. Mickey ended up having a power similar to Reneta's of the Volturi, a shield that only worked on the one person she was touching. Twenty years later Mickey became a drop dead, statuesque, copper curled woman who loved to walk the runways of Paris and appear on the covers of Vogue. She made her Aunt Alice proud. Of course her beauty attracted a lot of attention from many men, but her attention was caught on fellow half vampire and family friend Nahuel. They ended up marrying two years ago here in Forks before moving to their own island off the coast of Venezuela.
When Mickey was a two year old looking five, Jacob asked me to marry him. Our wedding took place on First Beach where he had first kissed me. Aunt Alice designed my dress, a flowing ivory Grecian gown that was perfect for a beach wedding. Leah Clearwater surprisingly became one of my best friends and my maid in honor while Jacob's best man was Quil. Our little Mickey was the flower girl who happily skipped up the isle throwing daisies in the air.
Everyone had attended, Sam's pack, Jacob's pack, my family, the Denalis and other vampire friends, Charlie and his new wife Sue Clearwater, Billy, the imprints, and the few humans we were friends with. My father walked me down the isle, looking every bit as dashing as the day my mother met him, and actually gave me away to Jacob with a grin. Jacob and I stood at the altar with our hands clasped together, looking at each other with love in our eyes. When the "I do's" came, I couldn't stop the happy tears that came, and then Jacob pulled me closer to him and lowered his mouth to mine and it was every bit as perfect as I dreamed it would be.
Our honeymoon was on Isle Esme and we spent two blissful months there. We couldn't keep our hands off each other the whole time and ended up making love everywhere we could. So when we came back, it was no surprise that I came back pregnant. It was a surprise when I ended up with twins.
The terrible two were born on March 21st as twin boys. The first was Josiah "Joey" Ephraim Black, and then his brother Brody Emmett Black. The boys ended up being fraternal twins who looked exactly like their father. They both had black hair and dark browns eyes that glinted mischievously, and tanned skin that all Quileuttes had.
Because the boys ended up having the same personalities, one that was almost exactly like Emmett's, the only way we could tell them apart was when Joey buzzed his hair after he shifted for the first time while Brody kept his shoulder length locks. And yes, I did say shifted. Joey and Brody got into an argument one day and both of them shifted when they were sixteen two years ago. Poor Mickey still has a scar on her side where Brody accidentally took a swipe at her when she was trying to calm them down. The boys both ended up having rust colored fur a shade darker then their father's. Trust me when I say taking care of a young werewolf is hard, but taking care of two young werewolves was hell, especially when Leila came.
My second daughter, Leila Rose Black, was born on February 14th two years after the twins. At age fourteen she became the first female werewolf since Leah, and now at sixteen is already stronger, faster, and more mature then anyone else in the pack. Needless to say she was Daddy's pride and joy. Leila has dark brown, spiky hair similar to Alice's and grey eyes that I later learned were the same color as Jacob's mother's. When she shifted she turned into a beautiful, pure white wolf.
Just a year after Leila, we had Devon Phillip Black on December 1st. Devon is the calmer one out of my shifter children. He hasn't shifted yet but everyday his time is getting shorter. Devon has shaggy dark brown and chocolate brown eyes like mine.
After we had Devon, Jacob and I decided we had enough children for a while and decided to wait to have more, if we had more. That only lasted two years. We were in Italy, Rome to be exact; when Jacob decided he couldn't keep his hands off of me in the hot tub and in his hurry forgot the condom.
We got Roman Jasper Black after that vacation. Roman was my little fighter. He was born premature after I got in a car accident with a friend of mine on Christmas. Carlisle had to get him out early in order for him to survive. When he came out he was deathly silent and still. When I saw him I yelled and screamed and cried for someone to help him. Finally, after what seemed like hours but was really only minutes, my baby boy was crying up a storm. Roman ended up becoming our first half-vampire childe since Mickey. He inherited my power and usually never spoke unless necessary. He was also a great artist, always locking himself in his room whipping out a new painting by the end of the day. Roman had chocolate brown curls like Grandpa Charlie's and hazel eyes.
Three years after we had Roman, I gave birth to our last half-vampire child, Katherine Veronica Black on October 31st. She had long, curly black hair and emerald green eyes that Carlisle told us were the same color as my dad's when he was human. She also had ten piercings. Three on each ear, one on her right eyebrow, one her nose, another on her tongue, and one through her belly button. Katherine was easily my most out spoken and outgoing child. She also had my father wrapped around her little finger. Not only did Kat share the same power as Edward, the only difference being that she could also project her thoughts to other people, but she is the only one of my children to ever express interest in playing music. Edward was over the moon when Kat demanded that he teach her to play the piano. She's been playing and singing ever since.
My last child was easily the most surprising for Jacob and I. We already had three half-vampire children and four shifter children, so Jacob and I made a bet to see what this one would turn out to be. I said vampire, Jacob said werewolf. We were both wrong.
Four years after Katherine, on April 18th, I gave birth to Savannah Alice Black, a healthy, happy, human, baby girl. Not only was Savannah human, she was also blonde with blue eyes. None of us expected that one.
Savannah or Sweets as we started calling her, became the most loved, spoiled and protected little girl in history. As of right now she is the most beautiful six years old with curly blonde hair and a dimpled smile. She is obsessed with animals and at the moment has two horses, a tank full of tropical fish, a kitten, and one parrot. Told you she was spoiled.
Now remember what I said about never wanting a big family? Well, I take back what I said; it's the best thing to ever happen to me.