The Flower Moon

Year Eight, Chapter Thirty-Four

Welcome

Renesmee's Point of View

Felicity wasn't planning on coming with us when we brought Janet home, but as we were piling into the cars to head to the Makah Reservation, Janet refused to get in or let go of my daughter's hand. It was understandable. Those two had become almost inseparable. I think Janet was just looking for someone her own age, or as close as there was to it in the house, to connect with. I felt bad for her. Not only for being bitten by Stefan, and the agonizing pain and changes to her that resulted, but she'd finally reconnected with her sister, and then for Claire's own safety, wasn't allowed to see her.

At first I thought Janet had bonded with me, when she asked for me to stay the first time Carlisle examined her, but that request turned out to be more pseudo mother/daughter, than sisters, or girlfriends, or... whatever. I guess made sense, since I was David's mother; a fact that Janet was well aware. And my daughter, Felicity, was one of the kindest, most loving, caring, and nurturing people I knew. Of course this was due in some part to her gift. Her being able to sense the essence of a person, she immediately was drawn to loving people, and clearly Janet was one. My son had Imprinted on a wonderful young lady.

Felicity seemed to have gone out of her way this past week and a half, ever since Janet woke up, to make her feel better... safer, more calm. Anything she could think of to take away some of the emotional, if not physical pain, she was grappling with.

"Don't worry Janet, I wouldn't dream of letting you go without me," my daughter smiled to her new friend.

Janet visibly relaxed, a smidge, as she released the breath she'd been holding, and climbed into the car, after Felicity.

Just over an hour and a half later we arrived at Janet's parent's house. And while they were happy to have their daughter returned to them, they were understandably and justifiably upset about what had happened to her.

We tried and tried to explain things delicately. If that was even possible. Turns out... it really wasn't. And the fact that we explained EVERYTHING was more than a little overwhelming. It might have gone better if they had been from the La Push Res instead of the Makah one. Then they would have grown up hearing the Tribes legends at least. This was all completely new to them. And the fact that Vampires existed in the world, and that there were Werewolves in La Push, and both of their daughters were Imprinted upon by them, that was a little too much.

Sam and Emily showed up after the first hour hadn't gone so well. My father had wisely decided to call them after hearing something in Mrs. Young's mind that worried him. He hoped having Emily, Mr. Young's sister, a relative that they knew and trusted, here to explain things would help. They confirmed everything we'd said, but when Emily revealed that Sam was also a Wolf, we lost whatever advantage we'd started to get.

"I'm going to prescribe you something to help with the shock," my grandfather said, pulling out his prescription pad after the second hour. My eyebrows shot up when I saw what he had written. Tranquilizers? She must be more freaked out than I realized. "It's just to calm you down, to help you process everything," he explained, then advised Mr. Young to take her to her regular doctor in a week if her... err, disposition hadn't improved.

Neither of them would take the piece of paper, so Emily did. Yikes! Hopefully she could convince her sister-in-law to fill it, or at least go see a doctor of her choosing.

And then there was Mr. Young. He'd actually threatened legal action against both of my grandfathers, and the entire Cullen clan as our third hour there was winding to a close. Luckily he was a man and it was nothing a little dazzling, on my part, couldn't handle, much to my father and Jacob's chagrin. But Jake had told me what had gone on downstairs with Officer Dan and the other cops, so what I did was nothing compared to that, and after a knowing look from me, they rightly held their tongues.

Quil tried to vouch for us; him having been at Claire's side for the past decade now, they trusted him before. But I don't think they believed him when he said that we were innocent through all of this, and we would never do anything to harm their daughter. It wasn't until Janet confirmed it as well that the Young's mood started to change.

Janet took everything, going on today, in stride. I think so that she was just so happy to be back home with her parents and sister that their current emotional state didn't bother her. She was doing tremendously, obliviously, well. She was probably going to break down soon, but she would have her parents, Claire, and David by her side when that happened.

We couldn't convince the Young's to uproot their lives and move to La Push. It was a long shot to begin with, and probably shouldn't have even been brought up this visit, but we didn't think we would be welcomed back. They didn't want to switch Reservations which meant that David was going to need to move to the Makah Reservation. That was going to be an issue, but it was something he was willing to do, of course, but it was an issue none the less.

"It'll be fine. I'll talk to Billy and Jared and work everything out," David told us as we were driving back to Forks.

He didn't want to leave Janet, but her parents needed some time with their daughter. They just got her back. And she needed time with them as well.

Quil said he'd stay, either in the house or as a Wolf outside, just in case. David only agreed to leave with the understanding that he would return tomorrow.

That night it was so nice to go to sleep and not have to worry about my son possibly killing his Imprint or himself. Peace.

For a little while anyway. The next day Jake got a call during lunch. It was Seth.

"Hey Jake," I overheard Seth say, it couldn't be helped with my enhanced hearing. If it was something private I knew Jake would excuse himself and go in another room. "Was wondering if you and Ness could pick us up at the airport… err, tonight?" Why were they flying back? Did someone forget to call them to let them know everything was fine?

"You don't need to come all the way here. Janet's back home with her p…" Jake started to tell him, thinking along the same lines as me, but Seth cut him off.

"Yeah, I heard the good news from Edward. That's not why were coming. We're actually moving back home. For good." So soon? I thought they were planning on moving home at the end of the summer. Carol had finally earned her Ph.D. after many years, and a lot of hard work. The plan had always been for them to move home once she graduated, but we (mostly Alice) had been planning on throwing them a good by party first. "Carol's received a job offer. It starts in a few weeks. It's so amazing, and she's so excited. She got a signing bonus and a company car, full medical and dental, end of the year bonus'… and the starting salary… I'm just… we… it's amazing. We began packing almost immediately. I probably should have mentioned it earlier, but you already had enough going on." His voice started to fade at the end, like he was afraid of getting into trouble for what he was saying. I don't know why.

It was so great for them. Money had been so tight with her putting herself through school and all. We helped out as much as we could but I'm glad things were working out so well.

I should go find Alice so she has enough time to whip up a welcome home party. That'll make her happy.

A small part of me was concerned that this might postpone our leaving. The plan had been to head back to New Hampshire within the next day or two. We didn't really want to leave Washington, but everyone was worried about remaining longer and creating more Wolves.

"So what do you intend to do now that you're back?" Charlie asked Seth when we met him up for lunch at his place, the next day.

Charlie, Sue, Felicity, Seth (minus Carol, who was meeting with her new bosses), and Jake and me were all scrunched into their small kitchen. Leah and Nahuel were still MIA. I was beginning to wonder if they were even still in the state, but my father scrunched his eyes and nodded. They were within his range and clearly still enjoying… err, the scenery. My parents had also been invited for lunch, but politely declined, since they don't eat, but would be stopping my later. And David was asked to come too, but was hanging out with Janet, whose parents refused to let her out of their sights so soon after getting her back. He was also trying to get on their good side while he figured out a plan to move closer to her. He wasn't sure where he was going to live, but had begun packing, nonetheless.

Charlie and Sue's table was really only big enough for four people, so Jake and I hopped up and sat on the counter with some plates in our laps. Sue had cooked salmon, which everyone seemed to think was delicious. Fish had never been one of the foods that agreed with my taste buds, so I ended up pushing it around on my plate for a while, until Jake and I traded his empty plate for my full one.

"Well first thing, Carol and I'll need to find a place to live. I've managed to save a little money and am hoping to find something around here that I can fix up. Maybe find some construction jobs to do. I liked doing that in New Hampshire. And," he blushed, "we want to start trying to have kids right away. Carol is so focused on her career and plans on working full time so I'm going to get to be a stay at home Dad... you know - eventually."

"That's' so great," "How wonderful," Felicity and I exclaimed.

"I'm really excited guys," Seth continued, ignoring the shocked looks they others were giving him. Carol was so smart and Seth just absolutely adored her. I think he would have fallen in love with her, with or without the Imprint, though the age gap might have made it a bit harder for them to initially get together. Carol was finally going to put her education to some good use and help the people of La Push, just like she wanted, when she first started college over a decade ago. But there were other things she'd planned for her life as well, children clearly being one of them. "I can't wait to be a Dad to as many pups as we're able to have," Seth chuckled and a blush fell over his face. "She... err, went off the pill a month ago," he barely got the words out as he turned even redder, "so hopefully it won't be long now."

Seth was going to be such a good father. But he raised an interesting point. If they wanted a big family as Seth implied, at her age they would need to get started right away.

"Well that's great kid," Charlie huffed and we all agreed, some more genuinely than others. I don't think his mother looked too happy.

"Yes, um… great," Sue hesitantly said. It was the first time she spoke us since Seth's announcement. "Who wants dessert? I made blueberry pie," she added as she dashed out of the room, presumably to retrieve it.

Normally the thought of blueberries, something I could eat, would have made me happy, but I was too worried about Sue. She didn't seem happy.

Was it because she didn't approve of Carol? Or was it the idea of grandchildren. Did she not think she was old enough to be a grandmother, or was she going off to cry tears of Joy? Or maybe she was just overwhelmed to have her son back.

I used my gift and silently asked Jake.

Instead of answering me he took out his phone, and eyed my back pants pocket, where mine was, letting me know to take out mine. Whatever he wanted to tell me was apparently so sensitive he didn't want to risk anyone overhearing. A second later I read the text he just sent - Sue was happy for Seth, but also sad. She'd been fine with them living together, but now that they were starting a family was upset that he and Carol weren't married.

Are you sure? I asked him. That seemed so silly to me. It was just a piece of paper. They would still be the same people after the ceremony as they were before.

"Pretty sure," he whispered. "It's a normal wish of parents for their kids."

I still didn't get it, but didn't have time to press him more about it. Sue was back and was dishing out the pie. We were about to start eating when Leah and Nahuel burst through the front door. This was the first time I'd seen them since they first arrived here. I was glad that they made an appearance, but it would have been nice to know that they were coming. Or that they had the decency to arrive at the beginning of the meal – almost an hour ago. But they were here now and Sue looked delighted to see her daughter. Had Leah not gone to see her mother since she'd been back?

"Congrats, little bro," Leah teased Seth, using her hand to mess up his hair. I guess they had heard his news. At least the tail end of it anyway. "Nahuel has some exciting news too." Jennifer had got in contact with him and she was looking to come back for a little while to visit her brother and was headed to New Hampshire. "Will Edward or Carlisle, or whoever arranges these things be able to get us tickets on your flight? We don't want her turning up at the house and not be there."

Jasper would be the one to talk to about that, but before I could tell her so, Sue spoke up. "You're not staying? I've barely seen you. Why don't you stay a few weeks and then you can join your boyfriend later. I'm sure he would like some alone time with his sister to catch up."

"I do not think I could bear to be away from my precious Angel for that long," Nahuel cooed in Leah's ear. Precious Angel? Ew! "It was torture being away from her when she came here at Jacob's orders."

"I didn't order her, it was her choice to come," Jake objected. "She's free to do what she wants."

He squinted his eyes. "So you've never ordered her to do something with those Alpha powers of yours?"

"Leah is a big girl; she can make her own decisions."

"Did, too," Leah then huffed, under her breath. Every supernatural person in the room heard her perfectly. She glared at him, taunting him to deny the truth again, which caused Jake's temper to flare, and his body began to shake as he struggled to control himself.

Oh no! Why would she goad Jake, for the one time he ordered her to do something? It was for her own good. He only made her phase, after she broke up with Nahuel, because she was so miserable without him, just so she could see that there was nothing going on between me and Nahuel, and would take him back. It was the reason they were together now.

Nahuel crossed the room in less than a heartbeat, getting within an inch of Jake. Fists clenched, veins popping. "WHAT DID YOU MAKE HER DO?" It was impressive that he able to scream as loud as he did with his jaw clenched so tightly.

Charlie tried to step between them, but he was no match for their supernatural strength. "Now boys, let's all take a step back," he tried anyways. His hand fell on their immovable masses.

I don't think they even noticed, and he eventually gave up, muttering how stubborn they were being, under his breath.

This was getting ridiculous. Before it could get any more out of hand I grabbed Nahuel's arm and used my gift to show him exactly what happened. Leah's too, so she could confirm it.

"That's all?" Nahuel growled over to her. She nodded and his anger died down, a smidge. "Err... um, okay, thanks," he then begrudgingly conceded to Jake with a huff. "My sister is one her way to New Hampshire. I'm not leaving here without Leah, so I guess I'll just have to call Jennifer and have her come here instead. It seems there will be a few new Wolves phasing after all." His smile seemed more on the mischievous, than humorous side. Was that a threat?

Jake started to growl, and looked like he was about to yell something at Nahuel when Felicity attempted to change the subject. "Seth, why don't you tell me when you and Carol are planning on getting married?"

"Oh, I um… we, well…" he started to stammer. He seemed even more embarrassed than when he mentioned the possibility of starting a family. Everyone felt it.

At least it broke some of the tension in the room. Nahuel and Jake retreated to their various corners when Sue spoke up, "So I was thinking we could rent out the function hall at -"

She hadn't exactly eloped with my grandfather, but did have a quickie wedding at the courthouse. Now, though she saw her opportunity, with Jake and Nahuel's standoff temporarily forgotten, and was pushing for a real wedding between her son and his Imprint.

"I don't know, Mom," Seth eventually cut her off, while shoving another forkful of pie into his mouth. Sue had been going on with wedding locations, flower colors, and other suggestions for awhile now. He was starting to look a little pale. "Carol is so focused on her career right now, I think a big wedding would just take too much time. Don't get me wrong, I would love to marry her, I would do it in a heartbeat, but it's not just up to me. And I haven't even asked her, yet."

"Why not? You too have been together now for... how many years? Two, almost three. Now's the perfect time to propose. And she's your soulmate. It's not like either of you are going to find anyone else. Seth you're twenty-four now. It's time to start acting like the adult you are. Especially if you're planning on having children."

Jake was right. For whatever reason it was important to her that at least one of her children were married properly.

"Yeah, I know Mom, I just don't know if marriage is something that Carol is interested in."

"You'll never know unless you ask," she smirked back to her son.

"What about you two," Charlie asked turning to Jake and I.

"No thanks, Grandpa, we're good!" I definitively said, ending his ridiculous line of questioning before it even started, as I turned to clear the table. I wasn't going to be bullied or guilt tripped into marriage. I was so glad Jake and I were on the same page about this.

A.N. This chapter was originally the first half of the last chapter in this story, but as i edited it it kept growing and growing and i dad to split it in two. (I will be posting both halves - Welcome/UnWelcome on Sunrise next Wednesday) The second half - Chapter 24 will be posted next week. That will be the last chapter in Orbiting Satellites - Book Three. The next three books will be the Revolving Worlds Trilogy and picks up right where this leaves off.