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Chapter 25

Edward Cullen

Billy cried for a few more minutes and then, as though he just realised where he was and who was with him, he calmed. I looked towards Jasper, who nodded.

Billy took the tissues that Bella offered.

"I'm sorry about that." He said, embarrassed by his tears. "I don't know what came over me. It's just that Nadie and I were very close as we grew up. She was my little sister and I considered myself to be her protector. I was distraught when she left. I mean, there was no warning. One day she was there, the next, she was gone. I didn't understand, still don't. I thought that if she was worried about anything, she'd have talked to me about it. I guess we weren't as close as I'd thought."

"You don't have to explain anything to us, Billy." Bella said, trying to soothe the old man.

"I know I don't have to explain, but to be honest, it's a relief to finally tell someone. Everyone in La Push just stopped speaking about her, they were probably afraid that it would upset me or my parents. Before long it was as if she'd never existed."

"Did you ever try looking for her?" Carlisle asked gently.

I heard his answer before he spoke it.

"Yes, I did." Billy stated simply. "For the first couple of years I'd go to Seattle every couple of weeks. I figured that's where she'd have gone. I'd roam the streets and check out the hostels. My parents never knew, or at least, I don't think they did. I'd take photos of her with me and stop people on the streets. I never found her. After a couple of years, I gave up. She obviously didn't want to be found.

Billy looked so sad at that moment, broken almost.

Then I heard a new tone in his mind. I looked to Jasper, raising my eyebrow to question him. He shrugged and I could read that this new development was nothing to do with him changing Billy's emotional state.

"I'm not sure where all the tears came from." Billy said, blushing slightly. "I still miss my sister, every day. But now, with your permission, I can still have a part of her in my life. Maybe the tears were for my mixed emotions. I have a niece now. Jake and his sisters have a cousin that they didn't know existed. So for that and for you finding her, I will be eternally grateful."

Upstairs, there was a whoop of joy. A door opened and Bree threw herself downstairs at a frightening speed, even for a vampire. I don't think Billy even got the chance to see her coming before she was in his arms, hugging him tightly.

"You want me too, uncle Billy." She beamed. "This just keeps getting better, my family's getting bigger and bigger every other day."

Rose and Emmett came down behind her. They looked pensive, worried.

"Be careful, Bree." Emmett said. "You will hurt Billy if you keep hold of him like that."

I saw in Emmett's mind that he wouldn't be exactly be against that happening.

"Mom, dad. Isn't this the best news. Billy wants to be a part of my life too." Bree laughed. Clearly very pleased.

"Fantastic, darling." Rose smiled. Her smile didn't quite reach her eyes though and I knew she was worrying about losing Bree to the wolves.

Only I knew that Bree had no intention of leaving them, she hadn't thought of it once. Neither had Billy. He only wanted the chance to get to know the niece he didn't know he had. I thought it would be best if we straightened that out first.

"Bree, your mom and dad are a little bit worried here." I told her. "They think that you might want to go stay with Billy now. Billy, Rosalie and Emmett need you to re-assure them, if you can?" I looked at him.

Rose gave me the death stare. Her thoughts, anything but pure. Emmett was just glad to get the question out there.

"Aw Geez, mom. Surely you know that I'm here with you and dad for good?" She left Billy and ran to hug them both.

"Rosalie, Emmett," Billy started. "If you heard, and I'm sure you did, what was said here earlier. You should know that I am so very grateful to you all. You've given me back a connection to my sister. I would never repay that by doing anything to hurt any of you. I just want to be able to see Bree occasionally, to talk to her, you know. I can see how much Bree loves you all. She is a very happy little lady. I would want to take that from any of you, and hell, I don't need the responsibilities that come with her care right now."

A ripple of laughter went round the room at that comment.

"I'm sorry Billy," Rosalie said. "I've done you a great injustice for even thinking like that. We're still a little worried about the whole Seth situation, maybe you can help with that now?"

I nearly fainted on the spot. Rosalie was giving an apology, a sincere one at that. Who knew she was even capable of that.

"We are truly family now." Esme pointed out. "How does that affect the treaty? Should we meet with Sam and negotiate a new one?"

Billy waved his hand at mom, dismissively.

"No need." He said. "Bree may be a vampire, but biologically she is half Quileute. Seth has imprinted on her. That all makes more sense now. Rosalie and Emmett have taken her into their care without being asked to. You all love her. That makes us family and families don't have borders or boundries. All of the Cullens will be welcomed on our land from now on."

"As will the tribe be on our's." Carlisle added.

Alice was hopping on the spot, clapping her hands. I read what she was thinking.

Oh dear Lord. Bella was so not going to like this. I thought.

"This calls for a huge celebration." Alice announced. "Barbecue here tonight. The whole reservation, and Charlie too, Bella."

Jasper tried to calm her, fairly unsuccessfully. She was beyond excited.

"Reign your wife in please." I implored Jasper.

"That is a wonderful thought, Alice." Billy said. "But I'd like a chance to break the news to my people first. Maybe we could postpone the celebrations, just for a couple of days?" He asked.

Alice's bubble burst. But she, as always, saw this as a positive. This would give her a couple of days more to plan everything.

"Of course, Billy. Whatever you think's best." She smiled.

I knew that Billy was concerned about how this new information would be taken. He thought that Jacob would welcome a cousin. He wasn't so sure about some of the others. He had hope though. He also had Bree. Overall he was a happier man than he'd been just a few hours ago.

He wanted to ask Bree about her mother, she wanted to ask him the same things. What was she like? Who was she really? Why had she left both of them?

"Bella, love." I said. "Maybe we should go see Charlie. He'll need to know that we have a guest. If he's going to come to this celebration.

"What will we tell him?" She asked. "How do we explain this to him?"

"We tell him the story that Rosalie and Emmett came up with, it will need to be changed slightly though, it can't be Rose and Jazz's sister that had issues. They had an older brother with a drink problem and a young wife. She left him holding the baby. She was Billy's sister. Thomas was their older brother. People will believe whatever they're told. Especially in tragic circumstances.

"Do you think that Bree will be ready to meet him in just a few days?" Bella was worried about her dad's welfare. It was always someone else she worried about. Never herself. It was one of the reasons I loved her. Just one of many.

"I have a few ideas that'll help with that. I had to get used to your scent quickly, I managed quite well, so has Bree, it would appear. We can try to use similar methods over the next day or so. If Bree's not ready, then Charlie wont be invited to the party."

We left then. We'd explain to Charlie about our guest. We'd leave out her connection to Billy for now. That was Billy's news to tell.

Jasper Hale

Alice was into full party preparation mode. She loved nothing better. Esme and Bree were excited to and willing to help in anyway they could.

Rosalie and Emmett were still a little subdued. Still unsure that Bree would want to stay with them. They'd had her such a short time. Now she had Seth and Billy too. It was hard for them to imagine that this was a good thing for all of them.

In my opinion it was good for all of us. Billy finally had closure on his missing sister. Bree would learn a bit more about her background. The Cullens and the Quileutes would be bonded more deeply than ever before. Rose and Emmett had just gained a lot more babysitters. This was win, win all round.

"Do you want me to take you home now?" Carlisle asked Billy. "I'm sure you'll be anxious to talk to Jacob.

"Could I ask a favor?" Billy's response was surprising.

"Of course, whatever you need. If we can help we will." Esme's answer was immediate.

"If it's okay with you, I'd like to call Jake. I think it would be better for me to tell him this news away from the reservation. Where we can't be overheard until we decide how to tell the others. Would you mind if I asked him to come over here?"

Billy's emotions were all over the place. It was so against the grain for him to ask a small favor from people who, up until very recently, he thought of as natural enemies.

Alice brought the phone to him. He smiled at her, gratefully.

"Thank you, Alice." he said, before dialling.

He told Jacob that he was here. We could all hear Jake's astonished response. He wasn't entirely happy that his father had gone visiting with a bunch of 'bloodsuckers'. When Billy asked him to come over, Jacob asked why he needed to. He was instantly on the defensive. Billy told him to please just do as he was told and get here soon. He told him not to phase and not to tell any of his brothers where he was going. Finally Jacob agreed and Billy hung up.

"Alice, will you help me in the kitchen please? Esme asked. "Jacob's bound to be hungry. We best get some more food on."

"Sure mom, all of us girls will help. Wont we Rosie?" She said, looking directly at her sister.

"Can I help too, grandma?" Bree asked, enthusiastically.

"Of course you can, sweetie." You'll be a great help. "Billy, what would Jacob like, do you think?"

"Oh, that boy of mine will eat anything, Esme. Please don't trouble yourself."

He was embarrassed. And a little guilty too. I guessed he didn't like Esme fussing. He didn't know her well enough yet to know that she was in her maternal element doing this. While she was certainly the matriarch in our family, there was very little she could actually do for any of us. Esme needed to be needed. Since Bella came along, she had had a lot more to do. Now the boys were part of our extended family, she could fuss and cook and really take care of their needs. She was blooming. Thoroughly enjoying herself.

"Maybe we should do a mixed brunch then?" She asked. "Bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and hash browns?"

"That's got me hungry again." Billy said laughing. "You're really spoiling us Black's, not that I'm complaining." He added.

The girls got to work.

I Billy wheeled himself over to the lounge, where Emmett was watching a ball game. Dad and I joined them.

I noticed Billy sneaking a glance at Bree every now and again. Each time he did, he smiled and nodded.

Bree had yet another one of us wrapped around her little finger.

A/N 2

Okay, some news some of you may not like very much.

I think this particular story is nearing its end. Maybe just another 3 or 4 chapters. I've decided not to bring Nadie into this story. That's not to say that I wont write a sequel to this. I'm just not sure whether it should be a continuation of this, or to make it down the time line somewhere after BD? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Please ask me anything you want to either in a review, on a PM or on twitter.

I just think this story is reaching its natural conclusion. To add in Bella's wedding, Nessie's birth etc might just get too complicated. So, I'm thinking a sequel after BD? Planning Rose and Em's wedding/the return of Nadie/a visit from Fred?

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