Hmm… I know I just updated last night, but this was eating at my consciousness and just HAD to get out! Lol. So, this chapter will bring in a much anticipated though surprising event! So, beware and happy reading! XD

We have to tell him

BPOV

After Damon had left, I found the bag that I'd thrown Zachary's clothes into and selected a suitable outfit for him to wear. It was a red shirt with a brown dog on it and a pair of red shorts that matched the color of the shirt. He would look so cute in them, and I chuckled when I saw the dog on the front. How appropriate…

I used Charlie's ironing board to iron the severely wrinkled clothes, which had been randomly thrown into the bag whenever we left a place on our long and delayed voyage to Forks. It had seemed like we'd never stopped running, and in a way, we really hadn't.

When I returned to the bedroom, Zachary was becoming more mobile, tossing and turning, which meant that he was starting to wake up, reaching for that vague sense of consciousness. I laid his clothes out on the end of the bed so that I could put them on him when he woke up. Then, I waited, just watching my boy struggle to wake up.

He moved his head from side to side, turning toward me and then snuggling deep into the pillow. He whimpered softly and then his eyes briefly opened. Before I could react, he closed them again and turned onto his stomach, stuffing his head into my pillow. I giggled at him, and how he acted so much like Jacob.

It was time for me to intervene.

"Zaaach," I sang as I approached. "Time to get up, baby."

I gently put my hand on his back and began rubbing softly. "Come on. We're going to have some fun today. You're going to get a haircut."

He turned his head immediately to look at me, though his expression was groggy and well-slept. At least someone was getting some sleep around here…

"Mommy, am I really getting a haircut today?" He asked, his words barely understandable.

"Yes, baby," I whispered as I ran my hands through his dark hair.

"Where's Uncle Damon?" he asked.

"He's outside. He'll be back in a minute," I answered, then I pulled him up as he reached for me.

"Let's take a bath, alright?" I proposed, carrying him into the bathroom.

I sat him down on the toilet and turned to get a towel and a washcloth. Then, I turned to the bath tub and turned the water on, finding an appropriate temperature and filling the tub up enough to wash Zach in it. Turning back to him, he jumped up into my arms, squealing. He loved a bath.

"Mommy, where's Grandpa Charlie?" he asked as I started undressing him.

"Grandpa Charlie has to work today, but you know what? Tomorrow, we're going to eat dinner with Grandpa Charlie, alright?" I asked, struggling to pull his shirt over his head.

He smiled. "Yes!"

I giggled and pulled his shorts and underwear off. Now, he was completely nude, so I sat him in the tub and began washing his hair with some shampoo I'd brought with me. He laughed as suds started rolling down his shoulders as I massaged his scalp, and I laughed along with him. When his hair was dry, I used a cup that I'd gotten from under the sink to rinse out the shampoo from his hair, making sure not to get any in his eyes.

Then, I washed his little body, making sure my boy was clean. Finally finishing his bath, I pulled him up and wrapped him in the fluffy white towel I'd retrieved from under the sink. He was shivering in the cool air after being in the warm water and I rubbed the towel around his arms, trying to warm him as he laughed.

After dressing him in the red outfit and combing his hair, I came back into the bedroom with him and sat him on the bed. His hair was still damp, but he was mostly dry. I turned to Zach's bag and pulled out some socks and slipped them on his feet.

"Are you ready to go and get your hair cut?" I asked.

He nodded enthusiastically and smiled.

"When Damon gets back, we'll go, alright?" I told him, and he again nodded.

"Get off me!"

My brow furrowed in confusion as I heard a voice from outside.

"Shut up, leech, and quit squirming!"

What? That first voice sounded like Damon, but that second voice? I couldn't say who that could be.

I looked into Zach's eyes. He couldn't hear what I could.

"Zach, can you wait here for Mommy? I'll be right back, okay? Don't move," I told him, knowing that he'd obey me.

I turned and grabbed my jacket and then ran downstairs, wondering what in the world was going on outside. Charlie was nowhere to be seen, thank God, and I pulled the jacket on just before opening the front door.

I gasped as I beheld the sight before me. I had been right. Damon was there, but so were two others. Two tall, tan, muscled, handsome men. Definitely Quiluete. Like…Jacob. Finally seeing their faces, I recognized them both. It was Embry and Paul. They had their arms locked firmly around Damon's shoulders, holding him in place.

"Embry…Paul…?" I whispered, unable to form anything more coherent.

Paul and Embry both had cold stern expressions as they studied me. Their gazes told me all that I needed to know. They hated me. Probably everyone in La Push did for what I'd done to Jacob. After leaving him, I was positive that he hated me. And now? They'd confirmed it.

"Bella? I was just on my way back when they caught me," Damon explained, frustrated at being held by these two muscular men.

Paul growled at Damon and then returned his eyes to me.

But, it was Embry who spoke, Jacob's dear friend before I'd…left.

"Is it really you, Bella?"

I swallowed forcefully and made myself stare firmly into Embry's eyes. "Yes, Embry. It's me."

Embry paused and then nodded. "Then, who's this?" He pointed to Damon.

"He's my friend. He's a…vampire, but he's not dangerous. He drinks the blood of animals, not humans. I know him, and he'd never hurt anyone," I desperately told the two werewolves.

They looked at each other, and Paul spoke. "We'll have to tell the Alpha about this. But, tell us another thing…are you human, Bella?"

I faltered, and I knew that he'd seen it. He tensed and studied me more intensely.

"I'm…I'm kind of…half vampire," I answered, trying to explain what I was in the easiest way possible.

Paul looked confused and looked at Embry, who was staring intently at me. "How…? We'll need to know more about this, Bella."

I nodded, knowing what was coming next. They'd arrange a meeting. It was inevitable.

All of a sudden, Embry moved away from Damon and ran towards the woods. He came back as a wolf. Luckily, I knew he wouldn't be seen because of the forest being so close to him and the fact that this part of the neighborhood is not very populated.

I knew he was talking to the Alpha. Or maybe someone higher up in the pack than he was. He kept looking back and forth between Damon and me, as if trying to figure something out. I tried to keep my heartbeat steady, but it was accelerating out of control. What if he was talking to Jacob?

Paul still kept Damon in his grip, a dangerous expression on his face.

"Paul?" I voiced, barely above a whisper.

His eyes flashed over to me.

"Damon's not going to run away. He's…alright," I tried to tell him.

Paul looked briefly at Damon and then reluctantly let him go. Damon was by my side in the next instant, and I put a comforting hand on his shoulder. He looked shaken, but he attempted a smile at me. I returned it feebly.

Embry ran toward the forest and came back in a pair of cut-off shorts. He looked a little shaken up and pale, but he tried to keep up his tough façade.

"There's going to be a meeting tomorrow at the old treaty line. Do you remember where that is, Bella?" He spoke.

I nodded and Damon wrapped an arm around me as I started to sway a little on my feet. These boys used to be my friends. Embry used to hug me every time I saw him. I'd not been too fond of Paul, but it was a comfort to see his familiar face…the face of Jake's pack brother.

Embry stared at Damon's arm around me as though it was the most disgusting thing on Earth, and I immediately felt ashamed. They must think I'm so…stupid? Crazy? Insane? All words seemed appropriate right now.

Paul and Embry looked at each other then, and turned to nod at us. We nodded back and then the two werewolves disappeared.

I closed my eyes as tears threatened to fall.

"Damon…," I whispered, turning toward him and wrapping my arms around him.

He accepted me willingly.

"I'm sorry. I should have figured that the wolves would still be patrolling," I whispered into his neck.

"Nah, Bella. They were just doing their job. I told them that I was with you, and they immediately stopped trying to kill me," He chuckled.

I cringed at the thought of two wolves attacking Damon and pulled him tighter.

"Zach's dressed and ready to go get his hair cut," I spoke into his shoulder.

"Alright. We'd better not keep him waiting," Damon chuckled.

I smiled and released him and we walked back into the house, hand in hand.

EPOV

Paul, was that seriously her?

Paul and I were running, in our wolf forms of course, back toward La Push. He was behind me, but not by far, and we talked using our minds. Pack telepathy.

I don't know. I mean, it looked like her. But, she smelled…different, didn't she?

Yeah, man. She didn't smell like a leech, but she did smell different. Do you think she was telling the truth about…"Damon"?

I don't see any reason why she would have lied about it. Bella's a lot of things, but she's not a liar.

Embry, Paul, have you left Charlie's house? Sam was here now, it appeared. He was Beta now, which was second in command. I saw through his mind that he was in La Push, close to his own place. It worked out best for him to do the closest track to La Push seeing as to how Emily was pregnant. He rarely left her side at all.

Sam, we're almost to La Push. What do you think about all of this, Sam?

I don't know. We'll have to talk to… a snarl of frustration cut off Sam's thoughts.

I understood Sam's feelings and let out a howl of my own. Things were about to get a lot more complicated than they were at present. We'd have to talk to the Alpha. He had to know.

Well, Sam, who's going to break the news to Jacob?

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