Twilight-Forever

Chapter Thirty-six

You're where?

By Cindra

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters this is just because someone gave me a challenge and mostly for fun.

Jazz's phone rang. He took it out and looked at the number. "This is Jasper Hale is there something that I can do for you Sheriff?" He answered in a calm monotone.

"Em must have been already on the road when he called Eddie. Destiny, Idaho is a hell of a ways from Forks and even if Rose did pimp your rides there is no way he made it there in less than a half hour." Logan read Jazz's thoughts as he chatted with Sheriff Terry Kramer.

"A hundred miles an hour through town? Yes, I can see why you're unhappy with my brother and his three teenage biker buddies." Jazz raked his fingers through his tousled blonde locks trying to keep his emotions in check.

Seventy-five miles over the speed limit times four. None of them were wearing helmets. Three teenagers without the proper motorcycle license, as they left their wallets at home. It gets worse. Emmett tried to pay off the Deputy, that being Sheriff Kramer's son, to let it slide! All of this after a fifty mile police chase! I should let him rot and just spring the boys! But he's obviously distraught over baby brother's new ability and Rose did leave him, so he does have a valid excuse for being an idiot.

"Seventy-five miles! Fifty mile police chase! A bribing attempt! No helmets! Three minors with no license and one's barely sixteen! Christ Jesus, is Emmett beyond dead! We're talking court hearing followed by jail time!" Logan paced the deck. "There is no way in hell that I can get him out of this mess. The boys maybe, but Em's looking at hard time."

Jazz ignored him and focused on damage control. "Yes, baby brother is trying to stay sane. Triplets. We just found out this week. Charlie is one proud Grandpa-to-be, all right." Jazz chuckled at Terry's response.

"He just arrived here on the ranch last night. Lady is flourishing, all of us adore her. She's become smitten with one of Aiden's pups. I'll tell Bella that Lizzie says hello and to check her e-mail. No. I agree. One night won't hurt them and I can vouch for his story. Edward is an emotional basket cast and needs all the brotherly support he can get. My Alice is expecting twins, but she's not nearly the trouble magnet that Baby sis is. So I'm not nearly as stressed. No. The klutziness is gone, so she's not 'The Klutziest Teenager in America'. How did she get that nickname anyway…really…twice…so that's how Charlie came into all of that cash that Carlisle had me invest for him. Fascinating…" Jazz chuckled.

"He's that Terry? Maybe, Bells bad luck streak is ending…" Logan saw a light at the end of the tunnel.

"I'll give you Charlie's cell, but he's on leave until Carlisle says otherwise. He had a mild heart attack a few weeks back. Yep. No stress and a heart healthy diet are Carlisle's orders. Sue keeps him in line. The two of them got hitched just about a week ago in Vegas. No, the wedding is still on. Mark your calendar for Valentines Day. No, you didn't wake me. I was already awake, trying to mediate between Edward and Bella. It's quite humorous the way baby brother is sharing in her pregnancy. I call it Pregnancy Male Syndrome as he's experiencing the mood swings and nausea whenever she says the word we." Jazz grinned.

"Say hello to the family for us. I will. Oh, and do me a favor don't let him call Dad just yet. I need to talk to him first. Is there any programs in Destiny or thereabouts that need funding? I'd be more than happy to provide the funds. Those are fine causes…I'll wire you it first thing in the morning. Night, Sheriff. Give me an hour and then let him call. Bye, now."

"Charlie's best fishing buddy…Em's one lucky bastard that and fully funding their kids programs and other worthy causes can't hurt." Logan rubbed at his temples, all of this was giving him a migraine. "Jazz, you are hands down the master at spin…shit…Dad's awake…"

"Boys, Rose called. Seth used his phone call to call her. They were already en route to the ranch. She wants us to let Em stew in jail for one night." Carlisle growled softly from behind them. "What happened?"

Jazz relayed everything that he had been told by Sheriff Terry.

"I see. Well, isn't this one big mess…" He sighed heavily. "Perhaps, this will teach all of you a valuable lesson to slow down within city limits. A police chase followed by bribing the officer is insanity. He deserves one night in jail. The boys, however do not. Seth is sixteen. Quil and Embry are barely eighteen and never get into any mischief. All three are good boys. Em's a bad influence on them."

Charlie, used to the early morning phone calls, walked out onto the deck.

"Terry, I know that kids these days are speed demons, but the four of them are by far some of the safest drivers in the country. The others are all members of my family. Emmett was focused on Edward. It's been pretty tense here with Bella diving into a raging river to rescue her cousin and then sleeping nearly two days. It's why I caught a ride with Renee and Phil. That and to meet Lori Xavier, my niece, and bring her back home with us. She's been living at Haven Ranch since she was a baby. I hadn't clue one, because I didn't know anything about my birth family. Yeah, I know what are the odds that my Bells would rescue her cousin on a ranch that her husband's family has owned for generations. She's so much like my Bells…Looks, mannerisms, everything…"

"Kent's doing what? Well, Emmett and the Wolf Pack are claustrophobic and regular escape artists, so them playing poker with your kid makes perfect sense to me. They're all harmless that's unless you endanger their families then it's on. Yeah, that's their, uh, club at the tribe. Jake's their leader and he's here at the ranch with the family. Yeah, they're Billy's boys. I know they sure do grow up fast don't they." He chuckled.

"Nah, I'm nearly back to a hundred percent again. The family are just overcautious. Thanks, Sue and I are great. Bella's wonderful and pregnant with triplets. Nessie is over the moon about it too. Edward's a little stunned, but still a proud father-to-be. Yeah, ya got that right, my girl keeps him on his toes."

"Charlie might just solve this mess for us, yet." Carlisle arched a brow at his boys.

"Looks like, which is good since Em and the boys aren't cell friendly. Sounds to me like they've turned the station into poker night." Logan was eavesdropping on more than the phone conversation.

"Em would only tolerate incarceration for a night, but if one of the boys was frightened he'd have them out in a heartbeat. My guess is Seth was freaking out and Em solved the matter swiftly. I handled it before Charlie got his call, but this works too." Jasper shrugged, listening to the ongoing phone conversation. "Ah, I knew that Rose wouldn't let the boys suffer."

"That would be Rose that just walked into your station. Yeah, she's a looker all right and Emmett's wife. The other ones? Most likely Ben and Tia Khamen, if they look like Egyptian royalty. The other blonde and her pirate?" Charlie's eyebrows rose, so floored was he by the new arrivals that he had to sit down on one of the deck chairs. "Uh, not sure, but that could be Rose's cousin Kate and her husband Garrett…I think was his name. They're from Denali, Alaska. No. I wasn't kidding when I said all of Edward's family are all lookers."

"Dad, looks like we're having one hell of a family reunion." Jazz felt like pulling his hair out.

"Seth's the youngest of the Pack. Yeah, the high-strung sensitive one. He was crying so Em reacted as any big brother should and got him out of the cell…Yeah, he and Leah are all mine now and she's expecting twins. Pray for me… The other two are Embry Call and Quil Ateara. Never had a blemish on their records in their lives. Go ahead run the names. Emmett's clean too. The bikes were gifts from Bells. Yeah, real beauties. Kent's what? Yeah, Rose has that affect on men." Charlie laughed shaking his head, the boy was putty in her hands.

"Rose and Emmett may be rowing, but she adores the boys. Seth is one of her favorites. Perhaps what's needed is a new focus for our Rose. I'll have to talk with Edward and Bella about lifting their probation." Carlisle was at a loss, as Rose and Emmett had never rowed a day in their lives.

"She's always wanted a baby, it might just settle her down." Jazz nodded in agreement.

"Em's her slave, so what went down before was most likely her doing. She's like Lola from Damn Yankees, but a baby or two, one never knows, should give her a new direction besides dominating poor Emmett to do her bidding." Logan thoughtfully scratched his chin.

"She was wonderful with Ness. Motherhood could be the answer to reining in her selfish habits." Carlisle's mind was set.

"Leaving Em to fend for himself with the boys is pretty damn selfish. We're lucky we have a home to go back to."

"Nah, Em's too good at rebuilding things, none of you would have been any the wiser." Logan smirked.

"I told you they were good kids. Yeah, Terry, Rose makes a fierce lawyer. Temporary Insanity sounds about right…" Charlie finally noticed that he had company.

"Hold on a sec, Terry. I need to talk to Carlisle about what's up. Who's that crying? Seth? He's that worked up over all of this? Give him the phone…Seth. Calm down, son. Everything is going to be fine. Sue's sleeping, so are Jake and Billy. I'm taking care of it. No. You're not going to jail. I can't say you're not losing your driving privileges for the rest of the year, but other than that and being grounded until your graduation you're in the clear. It's our fault for not taking you with us. You're still a kid, no matter how mature you act, all of your are. Bringing Brady and leaving you three behind was wrong. The Pack needs one another like Emmett needs his family around him. We were all focusing on Bella and Lori. You've got two new Pack members. Brady bonded with Lori after we arrived. She's a real wolf lover like all of you and came face-to-face with a beauty of a female here on the ranch. No. She's a natural like my Bells. You okay now, kiddo? I know that you were trying to be brave, but jail is a scary place. It's meant to be that way so you never wish to visit again."

"Mom and Billy are coming back from their midnight stroll…from the sounds of things Sam just called Billy." Logan gave them the heads up on what they were about to hear.

"This ought to be interesting." Carlisle buried his face in his hands.

"Leah, would take great pleasure in getting the three of them into trouble. What better time than when her baby brother and his buddies land themselves in jail." Jazz reminded them, just as Billy's voice echoed into the night.

"Sam, calm down. You're not making sense. No, I haven't been keeping tabs on Jake's Pack." Billy growled into the phone, annoyed that it had ruined his alone time with Lily. "They're where? What the hell happened? Who the hell told you…Leah? That figures she'd be the one to nark on her brothers. I should have ordered them to stay put and taken Seth with us. Poor kid must be freaking out."

"Billy, children do foolish things and learn from their experiences. The boys and Emmett will think twice before barreling through towns in the dead of night at ungodly speeds. It's clear to me that they are lost without their leader. All will be well again once they see Jake." Lily calmly accessed the situation.

"Yeah, Lil's. I see your point. We should have brought them with us. Quil is lost without Claire and the twins are too busy to pay attention to Embry and Seth." Billy took a deep calming breath.

"What? I was talking to Lily Greywolf. My future wife, if she'll have me. Fast. Nah, not really. We imprinted when I was nineteen, so it's called making up for lost time. She reached out to me after Di died, but I was too hardheaded to listen. I'll take care of it. Go back to sleep, Sam. Tell Dora and Sel the boys will be fine. Terry is an old friend of Charlie and I. Night, Sam, try not to worry so much. Knowing the Cullens it's probably all handled already." He tucked the phone back into the pocket of his denim shirt.

"To answer your question. Yes, I'll have you as my life mate. I would love to be your wife. Logan and I are retiring from our Watcher duties. I can't think of a better place to put down roots than La Push." Lily smiled up at him.

"I wasn't worthy before. My eyes, heart, and mind were closed. My eyes are wide open now and my heart and mind are clear of the hate. After the Newborn crushed one whole side of Jake, Carlisle patched him up. Edward helped take care of him too, talked me down when I thought I might lose him. Even after all the crap Jake pulled they took him in as family. Seth and Leah too. I called off Sam, but the damage had already been done. Our tribe was split. Nessie's birth made us all see how wrong we were about the Cullens and how good they actually were. They reined in the vampires, keeping all of us off their radar. Jake could even live in their house among them without any threat to his life and this went on for weeks. He was part of the family, a son to Edward. They are good people and I consider all of them members of my tribe." Billy laid his forehead against her own.

"I am so sorry that I hurt you. I promise to cherish you all of our lives. I know exactly how Bella felt when Jake and Edward were trying to win her hand. They both had her heart. Edward being her forever. Jake being her calm in the chaos around them. Bella was already imprinted to Edward, like Sam imprinted to Emily. Leah couldn't fight against that strong of a bond, and Jake didn't have a chance in hell of breaking the everlasting bond between Bella and her Lion. Edward wasn't going to give her up without a fight, she was his life and he hers. His resolve reinforced their bond to the point where nothing and no one could break it. Yet, he would have stepped aside if she had chosen my son. Just like you stepped aside, giving me what I needed at the time, even though I didn't know what I wanted. What I had with Sarah was wonderful and then it was gone. I had to go from hell and back to realize the error of my ways…."

"Yeah, we get it! You were an ass and now you aren't! Kiss her already!" Logan leaned over the deck railing, grinning down at the two of them. "At least there's some good news that's come out of this disaster of a morning. I say we go back to bed before something else hits the fan."

"Bella strikes again or worse?" Billy arched a brow at him.

"A little of both," Logan gave the two of them a quick play-by-play.

"Bella's not at fault for any of that and it's rude of you to keep blaming her bad luck curse on anything that goes wrong. Things happen in life and we deal with them." Lily glowered at her son.

"Lil's, it's just that the hits keep coming and coming and that ain't normal. Oberon's curse is real and he did say forever, so it's a good bet now that she's half-human again the curse is back in full force. No one's blaming Bells in the least, we just deal with each situation as it comes like always. I've dealt with them nearly all of her life and everyone else has had more than enough practice in the last few years. Right now Rose is taking care of the situation that Jasper and Charlie had already rectified. Edward and Bella are off hunting. The two of them will be able to work out their tiff by the time they return, so all we can do is get some sleep and deal with the rest in the morning." Logan pleaded his case, the last thing he wanted was his Mom mad at him. He did the wise thing and flashed off to his room.

"It's all taken care of." Charlie finally hung up the phone. "They're going to stay at the Destiny motel for the night and then arrive here sometime late tomorrow morning. No one is going to have a record, as they've never broken the law before this time. Terry saw what's up between Rose and Em and chalks it up to a lovers quarrel and having met Edward can understand why he was in a hurry to see what was up with his brother. I don't know about all of you, but I'm going back to bed. Congrats, Billy, Lily, on the engagement. Night. I'll see you in the morning." He went back to bed, praying that Sue was still asleep.

"Well, then I'm going back to bed. Lily, Billy, Esme will be thrilled to hear your happy news. Night, everyone." Carlisle went back to bed.

"Billy, Lily, I wish you all the happiness in the world on your engagement." Jazz looked down at the two of them. "Alice will no doubt endeavor in giving the two of you a magical day. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to go raid the kitchen for an early morning snack." He winked at them and in a flash he was gone.

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Chapter Thirty-six

Fred

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