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Chapter 4

The clock on the end table slowly measured the passing minutes. Mick gently laid his hand on Sarah's shoulder. He could sense that she was feeling badly; it was one of the few times that she didn't try to keep up the cheerful chatter.

Since he had first met Sarah, he instinctively knew that she was special. Sure, she was traveling with vampires-an oddity in and of itself- but there was something else. In all of his nine hundred years, he had never known anyone who could make him laugh, really laugh not the humorless chortle he was used to. She seemed to just know who he was as a person and she used that information to make him look at himself for the first time.

Her family was another matter. They were,and to a lesser extent still are, uncomfortable with the fact that their sweet, human daughter was falling in love with a vampire. Maybe they would have reacted the same way if he had been human, but he wasn't. He met her for the first time 7 years ago when she and the Cullens were traveling through Connecticut.

They move frequently, but had to move in a shorter span of time with Sarah around. She aged and it made people suspicious. Carlisle thought that it would be better for all of them if they moved ever year.

Mick POV-Flashback

I had met Carlisle just a few decades after he was turned, and he moved his family into the house that was next to mine when they came to Connecticut. I was of course thrilled to meet the family that I'd heard so much about. As he introduced them to me, I noticed that Emmett was standing in front of something. I looked at him quizzically and one of the other brothers, Edward, spoke to him.

"Emmett, just move. He's a friend of Carlisle's; he won't hurt her."

As Emmett moved, I saw her. She seemed mad at her brother and said something that was too low for even me to catch. She stepped forward confidently and extended her hand. The vampires assembled behind her gave me a look that clearly said that if I harmed her, they wouldn't react kindly.

"Hi, I'm Sarah. Sorry that my brother has an attitude, he's like that all the time." she said the last part in a conspiratorial whisper that could be heard by everyone.

"It's nice to meet you; I'm Mick. I think Carlisle might have forgotten to mention that he had a charming fourth daughter."

"Yeah, 'cause I'm so easy to forget." Mick felt certain that he'd never be able to forget her.

End Mick POV

From then on, they'd rarely been apart. When her family moved, she whined until they gave up and let her stay with him. Carlisle had only threatened him once before he left and ,when Sarah yelled at him, dropped his threat to a warning that Mick had to hunt often. None of the Cullens wanted their little girl to get hurt.

Sarah and Mick got married two years latter in a small ceremony at Niagara Falls. The ceremony was only small because Esme planned it and not Alice. The guest list was small, just the Cullens and one or two of Mick's other vampire friends.

Jasper's small cough brought Mick out of his daydream. He was standing in the door frame looking like the spoiled puppy that just realized that he had behaved badly.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you. I guess you were right," Jasper mumbled.

"Not sure I heard that. Maybe you should say it again," Sarah said, but catching the look that Alice was giving added, "I'm just kidding Jazzy, You know I forgive you."

"I saw Bella ask about Sarah's relationship with Mick. Do you mind Sarah?"Alice said in an overly cheerful tone.

"Of course not. Well, I met Mick seven years ago in Connecticut. These goons,"gesturing to her siblings, "tried to convince me that I should leave with them. Not a bad idea in theory, but the destruction of true love doesn't work well does it? We got married a few years later and we've been happily together ever since. We could be together for eternity, but..."

"Enough Sarah. I think you've answered Bella's question. Do you mind changing topics, please?" Mick was the only one who didn't look at Carlisle in shock over the man's last statement.

"I think that's a good idea Carlisle"

"Thank you Edward."

"How about you explain why Jasper damn near has an aneurysm every time you come in the house?" Emmett suggested with a mocking glance at his brother.

Bella nodded her agreement and Sarah began. "That's easy and non-threatening. Wonder why it was suggested? Simply put, Jasper has an issue with self-control and I can't be left unsupervised with sharp pointy objects without injury. He felt horrible for nearly attacked me about a decade back. Apparently, vampires never forget. Just like elephants."

"That's it? He doesn't have a problem with me around."

"I don't pretend to understand him."

With Bella's questioning over, the room broke into quiet side conversations. Edward and Bella sat and spoke of the upcoming wedding; Alice to Jasper about clothing styles; Sarah, Rosalie, and Emmett took the opportunity to catch up on lost time; and Carlisle, Esme, and Mick left the room to discuss Sarah's life. It was as if the table wasn't broken, like Jasper had never left the room, and Carlisle hadn't threatened his son-in-law. A simple afternoon at the Cullen house.

Thanks for reading this chapter. I hope it doesn't sound too jumbled;I've got a cold and the cold medicine doesn't help my writing.

For the next chapter, I think Sarah and Bella should spend some time getting to know each other more. You can let me know what you think by pressing the purple button.