(A/N: Hey yall! sorry for the long wait on the update. we are bringing you a good and long chapter this time just because of the wait. we also hope some questions have been aswered in this chapter.)


{Lala pov}

"Mama!" I couldn't contain myself. I hugged her until I felt the shoulder of her shirt was soaking wet from my tears. I didn't even know vampires could cry!

She smoothed my hair down like I had always imagined she would to comfort me.

"Lala, sweetheart, it's okay," she whispered soothingly to me.

"I'm sorry, Mama. It's just, I've talked to a photo of you my entire life, and with the wedding coming up, I've needed you more than ever, and.." My breath hitched and she took that chance to stop me.

"I know. But, I'm here now. And I'm not going anywhere." She then looked at Paw, who was still in shock. He had not moved an inch, and not uttered a word. Mama looked at me lovingly before removing herself from me and walking to my father.

She placed a smile on her lips before speaking.

"Why so surprised, Love? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Finally, he moved. Within the blink of an eye, he had his arms wrapped around her waist and his face buried in the crook of her neck.

She deepened her smile and hugged him back. After a long moment, they pulled back from each other and looked longingly into each others eyes before locking their lips into the long awaited kiss that I knew they both greatly needed.

I decided to give them some privacy, so I returned to the fitting room and took the dress off and replaced them with my regular clothes. When I walked back out, Paw and Mama were sitting on the couch where the friends and mothers sit to see the dress. They were talking until they noticed I was present.

"Lil' Darlin'," Paw said, "Come sit down a second. Your Ma and I have something we want to talk to you about." Both had a smile on their faces.

"What is it pa?" I asked sitting next to Mama. I felt a since of comfort from her... she truely was my mother and at the moment I didnt want to be away from her for one second.

"Your mama wants to go home." Pa said. He seemed to be trying to get the news out in the open fast as to not hurt me in any way. I knew why mama needed to go home. I would not stop her. She needed this.

"Lala, would you like to come with us?" Mama asked, grabbing my hand and smiling at me. I smiled reassuringly at her and shook my head softly.

"Mama, I never knew you... but have always loved you. Pa..." I glanced at him and smiled. "He missed you everyday. I think you two need a few days to yourselves. To reconnect." I wiped a small tear from my eye, and smiled standing up. "Now, you two get on out of here and go get packed. Ill book you two a flight back to texas."

They stared at me with a shocked expression on their faces. I rolled my eyes and pulled them up off their butts, pushing them toward the door of the dress shop.

"Go on now, Get! Ill take care of everything here, Mama. I happen to know a few things about dress's myself. You need not wory about a thing. Go have fun. Bye yall!" I shoved them out the door and slammed it behind them, with a smile on my face.


{BPOV}

Jasper and I stared at eachother with incedulous looks on our faces.

"Was I just kicked out of my dress shop?" I asked.

"Yep... Yep we did Darlin'." Jasper nodded. I blushed at the nickname he had called me by so many years ago. I was feeling the same butterfly feeling I had felt for him, when he called me that, so so many years ago.

"Come on Darlin', we better get out of here... I can feel the heated gaze of your daughter boreing daggers into the back of my head." I laughed as he grabbed my hand and drug me down the street going toward my apartment.


We landed in texas a little after midnight. After taking our little bit of luggage from the baggage claim, we made out way out the door. I walked toward the street, pulling my phone out to call a cab, but felt it being plucked from my fingers and Jasper shoved it into his back pocket.

"Were gonna run." He said smiling at me with a perfectly white smile.

"R..Run?" Something about the way he is smirking at me was kinda unnerving.

"Yep." He smirked, kissing me on the brow and leading me down the street and toward some woods. He strapped the bags to his front and kneeled down for me to jump on his back.

"You have to be joking right?" I asked, looking shocked and scared.

"Not at all Darlin'." He said motioning me to climb on again.

"Not a chance!" I said feeling the familier feeling of a panic attack coming up.

"Calm down Darlin' im not gonna let you fall or get hurt." He kissed me on the forhead. "Now dont you worry your pretty little head Darlin' Ill get us there before you even have time to worry." He said and slung me over his back, fastening my legs and arms around him and taking off. I burried my head in his shoulder, so I didnt get motion sickness and relaxed into the feel of him. Right when I was feeling free and happy in my spot on his back, He came to a stop and I slowly raised my head. A gasp made its way out of my lips as I took in the sight and beauty of my home. The home that Jasper and I had worked and built with our own hands.

All around the house were woods that had always been there. The stables still held horses and other animal roamed our land. The feilds reaching new hights as the wheat and corn crop was getting ready to be harvested for the winter. Tears sprang to my eyes as I took in the beauty of the house. A small light lighting the portch and shining onto the lands in front of us. The moon Illuminating the grassy terain of all of our wonderful lands. Simply beautiful.

"Its... Its like I never left." I said choking back a sob at the feeling of pure happiness.

"I know Darlin'. Come on, lets go inside." He said

I trailed my hands along the wood of the portch railings and the now antique door knob as I opened it to reveal the exact same furniture I had purchased over a hundred years ago. Everything held the same place and design I had placed when we first moved our things into the house.

"This is the chair where I would hold Lala, and rock her to sleep. Every night, She would ask me to tell her about you. I told her everything about you. I wanted her to know you as much as possible. I wanted her to know that her mother loved her enough to give her own life for her." He said touching the old knit blanket on the back of the rocking chair.

I walked up to the room where I had given birth to my little girl, and turned the knob... What I saw... I wasnt prepared for.

"I could never make myself go in there. The room has been shut and has never been opened again since it happened... until today." He said sheepishly. "It was to painful..." He said and I saw tears well in his eyes. I reached up to wipe them away, but he stopped my hand.

"Its venom tears Darlin'. It will burn your hands." He said, then kissed my knuckls gently.

"Well, It will be cleaned tomorrow." I said, shutting the dusty room.

"Yes Darlin'." He chuckled and I nodded. He slowly lead us up to our room. The room had clean sheets and blankets... also the same as before. they looked worn and frayed, but nice still.

"You should get some sleep. Ill collect some things for breakfast in the morning, and be back before you wake up." He said and kissed my forehead.

I changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top, and snuggled down under the blankets.

"Jasper..." He turned to look at me before he walked out. "Could you lay with me until I fall asleep?" I asked, and saw him close the door and return to my side. He snuggled up to me over the covers and wrapped me in his strong embrace.

"Good night my love." I whispered.

"Good night Darlin' sleep tight." He whispered into my ear, then kissed it. It didnt take long, and I drowned in the world of dreams.


The sun blared down on me through the bedroom window and I woke up with a start. It was a cool fall morning and the smell of coffee and breakfast down stairs made my stomach growl. Since when does my jasper cook breakfast? I chuckled to myself, then felt a wave of sadness wash over me. He had to raise Lala on his own... alone. Of course he would know how to cook.

I hurried and dressed in a summer dress and flats, and pulled my hair into a small updo. Almost how I used to wear it 100 years ago. Curiousness got the better of me and I began to explore my room, opening the trunk at the foot of the bed, I gasped as the sight of all of my dress's and shoes from way back then were folded nice and neat in the wooden box. I fingered the lace of one of my dress's when I heard foot steps on the creaky wood floor behind me.

"I could never get rid of them. When Lala became older, she had often wanted to wear a dress or two... She was the only one who I would allow to touch them. I felt like she had a right to them." He said, bending down next to me and running his hand over the bodice of one of my more elegant party gowns.

"And she most certainly did... Jasper..." I stood on my feet and looked at him. i needed to tell him... "I would like to go see the tree... I missed out tree so much." I would tell him there... make the moment more special. He nodded his head and smiled warmly.

"Ok, Darlin'. Just let me get some good food in ya first." He joked and winked at me. His handsome face almost making it impossible not to want to jump his bones right there... But I was a lady... and Ladies didnt do such things... Did they?

After breakfast and some much needed Coffee, We made out way out onto the portch and I caught the sight of the big oak tree off to the left. It was bigger and had a much wider canopy then I remembered, but still the same beautiful tree it had always been.

We walked into the shade of the tree and The sight of my grave marker made my heart speed up. Right there, under that tree is where My mangled body used to lye. My body, no longer there and more then likely returned to dust, but still... I was in there.

"It is sure to be hard Darlin' I know. I couldnt look at this grave for years. The last time I was here was when We were leaving to broaden out horizons. As vampires, we cant stay in one spot to long. People would become suspicious of our not aging. So Lala, and I wished this spot farewell around 60 years ago. We have been back to the farm but never had the heart to come here. The pain was still unbearable... even after all of those years. I never got over your death."

The tears were streaming down my face. I was so dissapointed in myself. He had been through so much. I had left him all alone in this world to raise a child by himself with noone to ask for help... Knowing his stubborn demeanor, he refused help even when offered.

"Jasper... Im so proud of you, my love. You raised our daughter up to be a wonderful and most respectful and beautiful young woman. She is everything I would have ever dreamed she would be. You did that, My sweet..." I wiped my tears away and continued to stare into his honey eyes. "I am so sorry I left you here like this. I know it must have been so hard..." I sobbed and felt him wrap his arms around me in a comforting and compassionate hug.

"Its ok Darlin', I know you didnt want to leave us behind. I dont blame you, or anyone. Your here now and thats what matters to me." He whispered into my hair, and kissed the top of my head.

We sat under the tree for what felt like ages. Neither of us had to say a word at that moment. we were content to spend eternity in each others arms along with our daughter and new son. I loved them all so much and had excepted Luke into the family even if I had not met him yet. He made Lala happy and Jasper approved of him, and to me, That is enough.

"Jasper, What happened for you to be turned?" I asked. I wasnt quite sure if that was an good question, but I needed to know.

"Bella... I know thats not really the question you wanted to ask. I can feel it when you are holding something in." He said, playing with my fingers as I sat between his legs under the tree. My back pressed firmly into his chest.

"Ok, fine. please tell me what happened after I passed. I need to know why you had such a distant look in your eyes when I first saw you again." He nodded with a sigh.

"Well, After your death, I kinda went into a deep depression. I cut myself off from everyone and everything except Lala. She was all I could see. I was determined to be the best father I could be for our little girl. I worked in the fields vigorously. Made sure the cellar was stocked, and we had plenty of firewood for the coming winters. Mama and Emily often stopped by and cooked, and helped as much as they could. I never denied them, but I never really cared. It wasnt that I didnt love them... Lord knows I did and still do. But I just couldnt get passed the fact that Lala was my responsibility and I needed to take care of her. I watched her grow up every year, becoming the vision of beauty...she looked so much like you. Every day bringing her closer and closer to your image. When she was 4, she started school for the first time. She was such a good student. She had learned to read and write by the end of her first year at school. we would sit in the rocking chair by the fire at night and she would read to me out of pride and predjeduce. She was such a smart young girl." I felt my heart swell with pride and happiness.

"By the time she was 6, she began to cook and clean. Taking over the daily house chores for me and doing them all with a smile on her face. She made sure there was a hot meal for me, breakfast, lunch and dinner. I wasnt to thrilled that she was growing us so fast and becoming so independent of me. I wanted to take care of her forever. She was my little girl. When she was 7 almost 8, I came down really sick with Typhus. She had spent a week off of school playing nurse for me. Feeding me, Keeping me warm and cool rags on my head. She even made a salve to put on the scabs that had begun to take over my body. All I remember is falling asleep and hearing her screaming for me. Then the next thing I know, I wake up and she is gone. I went into a blood rage. Dr. Cullen and his Wife were vampires and had changed me. When I found that out, I tried to take them out. I couldnt get passed the fact that they had saved me like they did, but let you die like you had... I wanted answers. I never got them, but I did come to terms with what was happening to me. I worked quickly to control the thirst and strength so that Lala could come home to me.

When she did, i never left her again. She grew up, and was sometimes bullied for her book smarts, but every one who had done it was dealt with accordingly. Eventually she become of age and was growing into her body. I chased away many of peeping toms from her window. Luke being one of them. But he was the only one who had the guts to come back around and ask to court her. I gave my blessing as long as she did. Their wedding was drawing near and one day she went out to collect flowers for her bauquet, and was bitten several times by a rattler. I tried to save her. I didnt want this life for her. I wanted her to live long and happy... have children with luke and grow old with him, then see you in heaven. I knew she would leave me one day, but I saw that as your time with her. My turn was over and you needed to take over in heaven. The lord had other ideas. I couldnt save her from the snake poison... and was forced to turn her, then luke when she made the mistake of trying to mark him after she was turned.

Then we just stayed here. None of us left the farm anymore unless it was to see Mama and Emily. I had to tell them about us... but they understood. I watched Them grow old and pass away. Emily had a son and a daughter, and they grew up and had children... I watch over them all. Me and Lala being the secret that is written in her diary... but noone has ever found that out." He finsished and for once, I felt a huge weight lift off of me... and realized it was coming from him. I was feeling his emotions.

"Jasper..." I whispered his name on the wind, turning my head up and peering into his blue gaze... Blue? He leaned down and captured my lips in a scortching kiss dispite his frozen skin. The heat burning deep into my soul. No words were needed in this moment. No words were said as we made love benieth the tree, with only the moon and stars to know our secrets.


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