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Chapter 11: Introductions, Phase 2

Major's POV

The three of us walked into the house. I could tell by their scents that everyone else was already home. It was the first time in a long time that the whole family was all together, an' even our allied covens were at home in their own respective dwellings on the Cullen property. Iffin I'd've wanted to, I coulda introduced her to all the extended family at the same time. But I wanted to woo Bella, not send her runnin' fer tha hills.

I took both her hands in mine as we stood just inside the doorway. "I asked everyone to make 'emselves a bit scarce at first, cuz I didn't wanna overwhelm ya Darlin'. So they're all spread out around the place doin' their own thing, and we can go find 'em, one couple at a time, when I give you the grand tour of the house and property later, which might hafta wait until after school when we can take our time. But first, there are a couple o' nosy folk in the livin' room who wouldn't be denied," I said, guiding her slowly into where I knew we'd find 'em.

I cleared my throat and they stood at attention. "Bella, I'd like ya to meet the two people in this wide world I've known the longest. This is my brother Peter and my sister Charlotte, but we call 'em Pete and Char, although you'd be welcome to call him 'Nosy Fucker' and her 'Saint Char' for puttin' up with him over the years. But hey, that's just one man's opinion," I smirked.

She laughed and rolled her eyes at me, before extendin' her hand to Pete an' then acceptin' a very enthusiastic hug from Char. "Right, I think that's macho man speak for saying you love 'em both to death and would die for them, isn't it?" she smiled, and in that moment I knew I'd do absolutely anything to see her smile like that everyday fer tha rest o' my unworthy existence.

I nodded stiffly. "Damn straight. But you shouldn't let him know that. Don't wanna inflate the fucker's head so much he can't fit it through the doorways." I said, my expression carefully neutral. Can't have her turnin' me into an emotional sap already on our very first day together, though she clearly has more n' enough power in her pinky finger ta do just that.

"Don't worry Major." she smirked, "Your secret's safe with me."

"Why thank you kindly Ma'am" I nodded.

"It's very nice to meet you both." she said, turnin' back to them an' all but ignorin' me, though somethin' told me she was still very aware of me in her periphery.

"Likewise, lil' lady. Everyone around here's been chompin' at the bit ta meet you. Though I guess we have even more than most, since we know The Major better than anyone else does. An' we've been dyin' ta see what kind of a filly could be so perfectly suited to his ornery ol' ass." Pete said with a laugh that didn't last long once Char elbowed him roughly.

"What my ever so considerate mate here meant to say is that you must be someone really special, because it takes a special kind of woman to put up with these two an' don't I know it. So I think you an' I are gonna get to be real good friends Sugar." she said, smilin' her trademark Charlotte Whitlock grin that lit up her whole face and made you want to like her.

It was much different from her other trademark Charlotte Whitlock grin, the one that made you want to shut up an' behave yerself. No, that one was reserved fer naughty boys an' was the same look she used on her food. Unlike that look, this one was entirely pleasant.

An' as could be expected, Bella returned Char's smile with a brilliant one of her own. Then she pulled her into a conspiratorial huddle just out of what would have been human earshot o' me an' Pete. An' grabbin' Alice by the arm, she dragged her into it too. "I think we'll have to be. I get the distinct feeling I'm gonna need a couple of strong female allies around these boys. Something tells me their mischievous streak is a whole lot longer than my lil' ol' human arms can reach." she smirked, with a wink back in my direction.

Now was it just me, or did that sound like a challenge?

I started slowly struttin' toward her with what I knew to be a very predatory look in my always dark eyes. She was smart enough to back slowly away from my invasion. "You may just be correct about that Darlin'. An' our hearin' range is also a whole lot longer than yer lil' ol' human ears can reach. So next time ya plan on makin' allegiances with yer co conspirators here, I'd recommend given yerselves a wider birth." An' with that I gave chase (at a very human pace of course)

The sounds of her laughter as she ran around the livin' room, smartly tryin' ta keep Alice an' Char between her an' me, were beautiful music to my ears. And while most humans ran in a disorganized fashion, when Bella ran, it was almost a dance. Watchin' her weave in an' out between Char an' Alice like that, you'd almost think that she was the vampire. It was totally hot.

Knowin' we had a limited time for lunch, an' I still had to get her fed, I unfortunately had to put a temporary end to our fun. So I caught up to her an' used my vampire strength to subdue her (since I definitely couldn't have done it with regular human strength). Then of course, I spent a much shorter amount of time than I would have liked to, ticklin' her. The sound of her laughter kept makin' me smile an' I probably would have continued but Esme called out from the kitchen that Bella's lunch was ready whenever we were.

"Come on Darlin', time to replenish all that energy you just expended with those fancy moves of yours." I said, helpin' her to her feet (just 'cuz she didn't need the help, didn't mean I couldn't be a gentleman anyway). "I don't even know what half o' that stuff was, Darlin'. Alice told me about the Capoeira, which by the way was mighty impressive when I looked it up online. But with the way some of yer rolls an' vaults looked, I think I also detected some o' that Parkour stuff in there too?" I asked as I escorted her into the kitchen.

"Yeah, one of my friends from Cadets started teaching me some this past year. She figured I'd be into it because I love Capoeira so much. She said martial arts are good for learning how to face your opponent, but that it never hurts to learn how to get away from them too. Although, If she had known my future involved running around with super-humanly fast people, she might have laughed and told me not to bother. It's obvious any skills I have are a moot point around Vampires." she chuckled, using the 'V' word for the first time. I liked the way she said it, makin' it sound like somethin' to be aspired to instead of as a cuss word, like sometimes when Rose or Edward would say it.

"Well you're very skilled Angel. And if it weren't for the difference in our species, I dunno if even I could have subdued you. An' I've had a century an' a half to train in hand-to-hand combat. I'm more n' a mite impressed Darlin'." I smiled, an' before she could reply, her eyes fell on the dinin' room table. She came up short an' just stood starin' at it.

Our conversation long forgotten, she spoke sniffin' the air with her jaw hangin' open. "Um, Major, what is all this?" she asked dumbfoundedly, just as Esme flitted into the room with yet another plate of food.

Esme set the last plate down an' slowly approached Bella, sparin' a glance my way to make sure it was alright. I nodded an' she pulled my startled mate in for a motherly hug. "Bella Sweetheart, it's so good to finally meet you! I'm sorry I made so much food, I just simply had no idea what you would feel like and I wanted your first meal here to be something of your choosing. But the lunch hour is so short, I didn't want you to have to wait while I cooked for you or to feel that you had to pick something easy. So I made some of everything and whatever you don't want, we'll just take out to La Push so that it doesn't go to waste." she smiled.

And yes, she was tellin' the truth when she said she made some of everythin'. There was a burger platter with a hamburger, chicken burger, veggie burger and fish burger along with fries, yam fries, onion rings and potato wedges. There was a hot sandwich platter with a steak sandwich, hot turkey sandwich, pizza melt, and a fried egg sandwich accompanied by deep fried pickles and homemade potato chips.

There was a cold platter of sandwiches with tuna salad, chicken salad, cucumber, and egg salad accompanied by pasta salad, potato salad and coleslaw. There was a submarine sandwich platter with roast beef, ham and swiss, philly cheesesteak and even meatball subs accompanied by cookies. There was also a choice of four different soups, four different kinds of pie, a tray of squares (or sweets or whatever you want to call them), a veggie tray and a fruit tray.

"Umm wow! I don't really know what to say, Esme, this is… a lot. I appreciate the gesture but I certainly hope you didn't spend all day in the kitchen just for me." she said in awe, puttin' the chicken burger and a stack of yam fries on the plate in front of her knowin' that we were pressed for time.

"It wasn't any trouble at all Sweetheart. If there is one thing we tend to experience rather often, being immortal and incapable of sleep, it's boredom. This has given me something enjoyable to do today. And I can assure you that we don't get tired, worn out, stiff or sore, so I am absolutely no worse the wear for it. Now dig in, before we end up making you late for your next class!" Esme smiled happily.

"Okay… well, thank you very much. It really was sweet of you to do all of this Esme. Even if it wasn't any trouble, it was obviously still a lot of effort and it was extremely thoughtful of you." Bella smiled beginnin' to eat quickly while still takin' enough time to enjoy the food. The cute little moans and groans she was makin' while she ate, not only told me she must have really liked her meal, but also succeeded in sendin' a current straight to my groin as I pictured her moanin' for more mutually beneficial reasons.

An' Pete kep' grinnin' like an idiot at me while I watched her eat, so I'm sure he had a pretty good idea what I was thinkin' about, even though he couldn't precisely read my mind like Edward could have. I shot him a look along the lines of 'Keep yer mouth shut unless ya want me ta shut it for ya.' so he excused himself after a while to go snicker somewhere outta Bella's earshot. Of course, I still heard him chucklin' loud an' clear.

After Bella was finished eatin' her lunch, Carlisle came back inside from visitin' with our house guests. He introduced himself to her warmly. She already knew of him from his work at the hospital but they had never met. They seemed to hit it off just fine, an' he told her if she ever needed anythin' she shouldn't hesitate to ask, which I much appreciated. I was pleased as punch that everyone was goin' out of their way to be friendly to her.

I knew Emmett an' Rose also wanted to meet her sooner than later, so we had arranged for them to drive Bella and I back to school while Pete an' Char drove Alice. That way they could meet, an' it would also give Bella an' I a bit more time together before I had to bring Jazz back out for our afternoon classes.

In the car on tha way back, I got a lil' bit o' insight into what Bella thought about things so far. "Your family all seem so nice." she smiled, holdin' my hand. "I did want to ask you, when Pete and Char introduced themselves, she referred to him as her 'mate'... Is that, I mean, I'm assuming, that would be what we are?" she inquired.

I nodded. "Yes, you are my mate. I hope it doesn't weird you out to put a label on it like that. It's just the way things are done in my world." I said.

"No, I don't mind. It's nice, it has more of a certainty about it than calling you my boyfriend would. So, Alice is Jazz's mate right?" she pondered.

"Yes, she is. I know that part at least has to be somewhat weird for you?" I asked, afraid of the answer.

"Actually, not so much as you might expect, no. I'm from Phoenix which I guess you knew, and one of the places we always went camping was to the north up in Utah. There was a family from one of the polygamous Mormon groups there who used to camp at the same place as us and their girls would ask me what my life was like and tell me all about theirs. So believe it or not, I actually know a lot about that sort of thing, though I know our circumstances are entirely different, just as you and Jazz are actually different people. But you do share a body, so it's similar in that regard." she smiled, surprisin' me yet again.

She thought for a minute an' then continued. "Plus it seems pretty straightforward so far. Looks like I'll probably be getting you before and after school and at lunchtime, and we all spend classes together to some extent, so that would be like 'family time' and since you all don't sleep, I imagine Alice gets Jazzy at night? But on days when there is no school, I'm definitely planning to hog even more of your time during the day." she beamed as if she had just found a ring in her crackerjack box.

"Damn, woman! Sounds like you've already got it all figured out!" I laughed, runnin' my fingers through her hair as we pulled up to the school. "And lemme tell you right now, I can't wait for school to be over!" I asserted with a grin.

"Me either. I don't know how I'm supposed to pay attention to the teachers!" she laughed as we got out of the car and Alice came skippin' over.

"Here, let's make it really easy for you Bella. If you manage to put your daydreaming about The Major aside long enough to get straight A's in all your classes, then I'll relinquish Jazzy for all of spring break so that you and The Major can take a little holiday just the two of you. What would you say to that?" Alice asked Bella and I was awed that she would do somethin' so sweet for us, so I projected my gratitude, an' she smiled back warmly.

"I'd say you're on!" Bella grinned, an' without hesitation wrapped Alice in a hug. I could feel Bella's gratitude too, so I projected it onto Alice also before lettin' Jazzy take over again fer tha rest o' the school day.

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(Oh and ps: I'm sorry there is no Jazzy POV fer this one! He wasn't around at lunchtime, so he didn't really have much to say. I'll eventually do a chapter that's just split between him an' Alice for all of you Jazz fans, but I'm not sure exactly where it'll fit in. We have several more chapters before we get into the really fun stuff ;-P Gotta make sure all my duckies are in a row first! Quack!)