Sorry this has taken so long guys but here it is. The epilogue as promised.

Surprisingly the Denali's took the news better than I expected, they understood the Volturi's actions and even our own involvement in Irina's demise. None of us expected them to stay in contact with the family afterwards, so none of us were surprised when they went separately from the family and cut all contact, Irina was family after all. It's been years since we saw or heard of them but we wish them all the best and hope to see them again.

Carlisle struggled a bit with the guilt over Irina, but even he could understand that she wouldn't have given up on him, she would have continued to try and come between us and eventually would have pushed us apart even Mates can be pushed to breaking point with jealousy.

Edward and Esme stayed with us for a while before leaving to be by themselves for a while, they needed time to 'just be' they said and we understood, eventually they will come back, they are family.

Rosalie and Edward chose to live apart but close to us, so did Alice and Jasper we all had houses in the same town. It was nice to just have the house to ourselves, meant we could be anything we wanted without worrying about who was in the house. I think everyone felt that way. We owned a modest house nicely sized, just perfect for us 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and neat it was a nice mix of the both of us, our houses before had always been chosen to house the eight of us but it wasn't necessary and we liked it more this way.

The Volturi stop in and visit occasionally they like to use us as a base when they are in the States its easier for them to blend in they say, we don't mind it's normally just a few of the guards at a time so not too busy. Caius always comes alone every couple of years, so he can relax and be himself, he doesn't have to lie about himself when he's with us and its nice for me to have my long lost friend with us to visit.

"Bella?"

"In here" I'm relaxing in the hot tub that Emmett insisted every house needed in the master bathroom. It was our concession to him not living with us. I smile at the memory when we decorated the house.

Carlisle walks through the door, loosening his tie as he walks, "mind if I join you?" "Of course not!" he undresses and slides in next to me pulling me onto his lap. I kiss him and place my hands on his shoulders, "how was work?" Carlisle insisted that although I didn't have to work he at least wanted to do a few hours a week voluntarily.

"Work was work, there is always a difficult case whether your paid to look after them or not. And today it was a teenager," I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him close as he squeezes me tightly. He always struggles with his job even now.

I place gentle kisses on his neck and straddle his lap, even with the topic of the conversation I can always find him ready to take me, I slide against him as his hands run up my back. I lift slightly and slide down his length and just pause for a second relishing in having him with me. He takes over the moment and lifts me up and sliding me back down, his hands on my hips moving me, I feel myself getting worked up as one of his hands move to stroke my clit, I'm so close and I know he isn't far off himself. A few more thrusts and we fall together coming hard and long, it takes a few moments to calm our breathing before he can talk again telling me about this patient that he wants to help, that needs special treatment that is expensive and the kid's family can't afford and I know that whatever the problem was Carlisle has worked it out in his head and has found the solution.

"I love you Bella, thank you."

"I love you too Carlisle and your welcome." Whatever he is thanking me for I don't know but if I helped just by loving him then I will continue to do that as long as we both exist.

Sorry about the cheesy ending I thought it was fitting. There you have it the final chapter. Thankyou for reading xox