*Zoey's P.O.V*

Things have started to feel normal again, my family was officially back in Forks. We enrolled back into school here, and Carlisle promised that we would stay long enough for me to graduate. I was going to hold him to it this time.

Carter and I have been so happy, after the intense fight we had outside my house in the front yard, that my dad yelled at me for about three hours. We have been more than happy. It's been wonderful and better than before. Although, he doesn't know everything about my family, he does know a little. Enough to keep him calm and understanding with why there are some days I can't tell him everything. Even if I wanted to.

The school year is winding down, it is the beginning of April and the weather is getting nicer, as we were all ready for summer. Bella and my dad have been planning her transformation into becoming a vampire. We are still a little stuck on how and when I will change into a full vampire. My dad wants to wait till I graduate, and get to experience the most human things possible. I know once I change, things will be so different. I won't be able to sleep, eat, or be around Carter without wanting to kill him. I hated thinking about it, but it was the reality of the situation.

I was laying out on the back porch, enjoying the sun. It was a Saturday, Carter had an all-day baseball tournament near Seattle. I wanted to go but my dad had me on some house arrest. I think it was because Bella was grounded, so he wanted to make me miserable as him when he can't be around her. That was okay, because whenever I wasn't with Carter. I could try to locate my mom. I have been trying to call Derek Loy for a few weeks, but his number must have been changed. It was a struggle, part of me wanted to tell my dad about my mom, but whenever I had the courage, something would stop me. Like she didn't want me to tell him. The only reason I've could keep it from his was ever since the incident with Aro, my dad hasn't been able to hear my thoughts anymore. We have no idea how, or what changed but it was if Bella and I share a similar trade to block him out. I wasn't going to complain since I loved the idea of being able to block him out.

I closed my laptop out of frustration. My mother was good, she didn't want to be found and it sucked.

"Anyone sitting here?" I looked up to see Rosalie standing about me. I haven't really spoke to her since we returned from Italy. I was still upset she put us through that, I know she hates Bella, but it was uncalled for.

"No." I grumbled as I shifted a little in my chair, to keep my space. We sat there in silence, more like awkward tension.

"I'm sorry," she finally spoke, and I looked at her. She was staring off in a tree, watching two birds sitting on a branch. "What happened, putting you in danger. I know why you're upset with me." Did she know why? Honestly, I was still unsure why I was upset with her. "I get it, you don't want to become one of us, and I don't blame you. You are so special, and different. You have the best of both worlds, you get to live forever, but still be a human." She looked at me finally, I didn't know what to say because she was right. I was pissed she is the reason the Volturi wants me to become a vampire or die. "I get it, and I am the one who put you there, in that danger. It was so unfair of me to inform my brother about Bella without knowing the full story." Looking down, "I just thought he would finally come home, I thought you would finally come home too." The last park shocked me.

"Rose," I began but she cut me off.

"No," shaking her head, "I get why you left, you hate being away from here. From Carter, from everything you've grown to love. That didn't make missing you every day any easier. You are a grown girl, but sometimes when I look at you. I still see the small frighten girl, who was as tall as my waist, looking up at me like she needed saving." I leaned over and pulled her into a hug.

"You did save me, you all did." I whispered into her ear. "You showed me what a real mother should be, and you love me like your own. I can never repay you for that, you did so much more than save me Rose. You raised me." I could feel her emotion change from guilt to happiness. I hugged her tighter. I never told her this, because I hated sharing my feelings.

"Zoey," she exhaled, "You are one of the best things to have ever happened to me, and to this family." I smiled to myself.

"We have a hugging fest or something?" Emmett came out, interrupting the moment.

I laughed, "Yeah, I was hugging her out of pity for having to deal with you." He chuckled, and came over to me.

"Is that so?" He raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms in front of him. Flexing his muscle slightly. I nodded and he grinned. Next thing I knew I was over his shoulder and he was carrying me upside down through the backyard.

"Emmett put me down!" I cried out in between giggles. He started to tickle me as he held me up in the hair with one hand. I couldn't breath as my body wiggled around in his grip. Rosalie was laughing from the porch, and the rest of my family finally joined to see what the commotion was. "please put me down." I begged, unable to breath from laughing so hard.

"As you wish," He grinned, next thing I knew I was lying flat on the grass, staring up at the blue sky. Trying to catch my breath. Sitting up slowly I looked at him.

"You're so annoying," I stuck my tongue out as I ran up to the porch, so I could be protected from him and his trickster ways.

"Don't use my wife as a body shield," He called out as he tried to come closer to me, I giggled and Rosalie wrapped her arms around me.

"She can use me as a shield if she wants," She smiled down at me, "Your big old bully," She joked to him, causing everyone to laugh.

My dad walking around the house stopped all of us, he seems strange and was giving off mixed signals, "Zoey," He looked at me, "can we please have a word."

I swallowed loudly, but followed him. Trying to figure out what I could have done wrong. I got all A's on my test last week, scored a 31 on my ACT, was home an hour earlier than curfew last night and I cleaned my room I know I haven't done anything wrong.

"I have to ask you a question, and I want you to be honest." He looked at me. Oh dear…

"Yes," My voice was weak. What if it was about Lillian? I didn't want to lie, but I didn't want to give him false hope.

"I want to marry Bella," He spoke. I gasped. "And I want to make sure it is okay with you."

I didn't know what to say, I love Bella, and she makes him so happy. I always knew he would find someone to spend forever with. I just didn't know when. I felt so much pride, and happiness for my dad. I couldn't even contain my laugh. He eyed me when it escaped my lips.

"What's so funny?" He quizzed me.

"Nothing," I waved it off, "Just think it's funny you would ask me if it is okay to marry the girl you love. I mean you were going to die because you thought she was dead." He flinched at the memory. "Look, if I didn't like Bella, then I wouldn't have come back to save her from Laurent or tried to save her from James."

"So…" My dad eyed me, "is that a yes?"

I smiled, "Yes dad, I would be so thrilled for you to marry the girl you love." I hugged him tightly as I rejoiced in the idea that he would finally be whole in the heart for the first time in a long time. A daughter, and a wife.