Chapter 20:

Second Chances

Our trip into Vancouver was actually a lot quicker and nicer than expected. While on the ferry to the town of Victoria we saw a family of Whales shooting water out of their air holes. It was absolutely beautiful. Once we got to the town we stopped and got Seth some food, he was complaining about how "hungry" he was. While in town Noah and I had to stay in the car due to it being a sunny day. We didn't mind, we caught up on each other's lives. It was definitely strange getting to know someone who ended up being my brother. This was our chance to get to know each other as family. A second chance. He told me about his mother and how after she left Seattle they moved to Pittsburg where he grew up. He said that his mother told him that his father died in a war and that he was a hero. Now that Noah knew the truth he had his own intentions on finding our father.

He mentioned that his mother fell ill and died from cancer a few years back. He paid for the funeral and had her buried in Seattle. So he was just as excited as I was to having family again. When Seth finished eating we got back on the road again and pressed on to our destination.

We crossed the bridge into Vancouver and all were amazed. This was all of our first time to this city and didn't expect it to be so large. The sky rise buildings were amazingly beautiful and shiny. It reminded me a little of seattle jut bigger. The people walking the streets all seemed very nice and didn't seem to mind the gloomy weather. Luckily for us the clouds rolled in that looked to be holding a lot of rain. The more clouds the better, because it meant we could roam freely threw out the city without sparkling. So many things to see in this city and for some reason I felt drawn to it. Almost like I felt connected to Noah. I tried to convince Noah to stop so that we could site see, but he reminded me that we should hurry and get to the island. He was right, the quicker we got there the better for us to get to know it.

On the way up Seth was doing some research on the island. Only a few people live there and were mainly fishermen. Other than that, the only other occupants on the island were a camp ground for church goers, which we would stay clear of. We didn't need any church camp trying to burn us down for being vampires. We exited the city and got onto highway 99. It was a two lane highway that outlined the mountain.

To the right of us there was a wall of rock and trees. to the left of us, ocean air and ocean. The highway was next to the Strait of Georgia, a large body of water that separated Vancouver and the outer islands of Canada. Our island was smack in the middle of that. We drove past an island and got excited, but Noah pointed out that it wasn't that one. This island was a grain of dirt floating in the ocean compared to our island. We saw it peak from around the corner bend of the mountain. Anvil Island was there, big and beautiful. No one spoke, we all just stared. The island looked as if it was a large mountain sitting in the middle of the ocean. The endless amounts of animals and wildlife intrigued me.

We reared off an exit which went around and down the mountain. The directions took us off the road onto a side street which the normal eye probably would have never noticed. We turned down it and pressed on. It was a long dirt road with trees hovering over it. We followed the skinny dirt road that the directions gave us. We came up to an electric gated fence. It was large and attached to the mountain. We pulled up and Noah typed in the password written on the paper Carlisle gave us. The large white gates slowly opened and we drove on to the private beach. The beach front had a dock with a boat attached to it. Across from the dock and against the mountain looked to be a garage. It too had a password door and looked to be built and added recently. He put in the pass code and the garage door opened and revealed a deep 4 car garage. There were only two spots open because there were two cars under covers with a letter R on one and the letter S on the other.

"He got us cars…" I said as we pulled in. "Where do you think I got mine?" Noah said. The house was way more than enough, let alone buying us cars. Carlisle was way too nice. When we got out the car, a voice greeted us.

"Mr. Paraffin, Miss Wyatt and Mr. Clearwater, welcome! My name is J. Jenks; I'm a close friend and personal business partner to the Cullen's." The man who looked to be in his 50's wore a hat to cover his balding head, and a long tan trench coat. He wasn't pale and had regular tone to his eyes, so he was definitely human. The smell of his blood running through his veins burned the back of my throat. I didn't move however which made me happy. This is the second time ive been around humans and didn't react to their scent. It made me very proud of myself. He wore black leather gloves and was holding a brief case.

"Mr. Jenks here helped me get a new identity and the job at SPU five years ago after I met Carlisle. He can be trusted." Noah reassured us. I was happy to hear that because I'm learning now days that you can't trust anyone. We walked up to him and shook his hands.

"I was sent here to be your personal travel guide over to the island. I warn you now, I will need one of you to escort me back here after we arrive to the island." He said as he laughed. No one else laughed with him.

"I'll bring you back, lets get this over with. We've traveled a lot and we're ready to settle in." Noah said. he opened his brief case and handed us electronic keys to both the gates and the garage as well as a key to enter our land. We gathered all of our stuff from the car and put it on the boat. We all sat down and Mr. Jenks began to drive the boat. So overwhelmed by everything Seth and I forgot to check out the cars. Seth was quiet and it made me wonder if he was ok.

"Hey, you alright?" I asked.

"Yes… its just, a lot to take in. a lifestyle of secrecy. I feel like a CIA agent!" He said with a wide smile. That large smile is what reassured me he was fine. I helped him remove the sling from his arm, he said he had feeling in it again which mean it was almost fully healed. The boat ride only lasted ten minutes and we arrived. We rode past all the other docks and went around the island towards an open cave in the water. As we entered the massive opening we saw a secret dock inside. There was an opening in the mountain where stairs had been built that led somewhere. Mr. Jenks docked the boat and helped us unload our stuff. "Wow, Carlisle went all out" I said. "It's the Cullen's; nothing is ever too much with them." J. Jenks reassured us.

We climbed the steps into the opening of the mountain. The clouds were heavy above us but the view was beautiful. We were no where near the top of the mountain but the sites were just as stunning as you could imagine. The stairs lead to a stoned pathway which we followed to a gate. Just looking at this location, there was no way anyone would be able to hike to the house. We swiped the electronic key and the gates opened. The stone pathway continued on and lead to the house. House is an understatement for this, this was a mansion. I could not believe what I was seeing.

The house stood 3 stories high and was set against the mountain. The massive front door went as high up to the second floor was completely made up of glass. The dark stone mixed with pillars and white marble sections was absolutely stunning. They knew how much I liked the windows motif from their house, and it looked as if they carried it over to this one. There were windows everywhere and balconies galore. It was surrounded by trees and had a lake in the back yard. We walked up to the door and typed in the password. The doors opened for us and we entered. Inside the entrance there were hard wood floors which had steps that went down to the giant living room with black marble flooring. The living room had very high ceilings and windows to match.

To the right of the entrance was the massive kitchen with dining room attached, and to the left were stairs to go upstairs and an entrance to the study. We walked around and marveled at the amazing architect of the house. We went up the stone steps to the second level. On this floor housed a bathroom, an entrance to the balcony and then there were two large French doors with the letter N engraved in gold on them. Noah opened the doors and entered. This was his designated area that Carlisle had mentioned. Inside was the size of an apartment. It had a huge TV on the wall, a personal fireplace, a sitting area with bookshelves along the wall and then another entrance to a bed room. Noah walked in and began unpacking. He was in a rush since he had to take Mr. Jenks back.

"Well, to the master suite?" Seth said. "Let's go" I replied. We walked up the next flight of stairs and were shocked by the view that the glass windows exposed. We saw a water fall from this view as well as the Strait of Georgia. In the middle of the hall there were two glass and silver French doors. We pressed the doors open and walked in. the large lavish room was beautiful. The very large bed stood in the middle of the room, next to it were two black end tables with flowers on both of them. The wall where the bed sat was the only wall that didn't house glass or windows. The entire room was exposed to the world and I loved it. To the left of the entrance housed the very large walk in closet. To the right was one of two balconies in this bedroom and the very large bathroom that had a very similar design to that of Carlisle's house.

"Im going to take Mr. Jenks back to the main land, will you too be okay?" Noah shouted. Seth picked me up and wrapped my legs around him. "Oh we'll be fine, I promise…" he shouted. Seth closed the door and laid me down onto the bed. He removed his shirt, then unbuttoned mine. I sat up so I could slide out of it and he threw it on the floor. He laid me back down as he kissed me. his lips moved from my mouth to my neck. Then moved to my collar bone, and began kissing on my breast. Just then he kissed my stomach, all the way down to where my jeans sat. with a swift movement of his teeth, my jeans were then unbuttoned, and he was removing my pants.

Before we knew it, we were making love, the hardest we ever had. He pounded inside of me, and the bed rocked against the wall. I noticed how hot his skin became every time we made love. It was especially hot right before he climaxed. I loved the feeling I felt whenever he just laid inside of me. Whether we were actually making love, or just kissing. As long as he was a part of me, then nothing else matter.

He stopped and looked me in the eye. "Rena" he said.

"Seth" I replied.

"Thank you for entering my life when you did. You and I were destined to be together. I know this by how great it feels when we're connected like this. You complete me, and I complete you." I felt as if I could blush, but that was something I would never do again.

"With that being said…I have a question" he began rocking in and out of me again. My mind started to go dizzy again. All I could feel was him inside thrusting.

"Ask me…" I said as I wrapped my legs around him so that he could enter me even more. He began thrusting harder, I felt his skin getting hotter, he was almost there, and so was i. I felt his body heat rise even more, he knew I was there and in that moment, That intimate, hot moment… he asked me to be his wife….