BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 3

SAVANNAH P.O.V

Today was my first day of homeschooling and I was more than nervous. I knew that Esme was not going to be hard on me but I knew that it was going to be so much different from regular school.

"You look cute." Mom said when I came down the stairs in a pair of jeans and sweater.

"Thanks. Did Seth come over?" I asked.

"Yes. He's waiting for you outside." She smiled. I walked out the front door after touching her big round belly.

"Hi!" I shouted to Seth rushing to his car.

"Hi. Need a ride?"

"Sure." I climbed into his car and he pulled out of the driveway. "And you brought me a coffee? You're the best." I smiled kissing his cheek.

"But I'm just dropping you off. I have to go to work after." I pouted looking at him. "Darling, if you want a big fancy wedding, I have to work."

"You act like Alice will let you pay for our wedding." I knew that my parents have some money saved for our wedding but I also knew that the Cullen's would most likely pay and plan our wedding. I knew that I wanted to have some traditional things in our wedding but I also wanted some Quileute traditions in our wedding.

"I will pay for what I can." He smiled at me.

"We aren't even engaged yet."

"I know this." I had a feeling that it was going to be coming soon. He had been waiting a very long time for this. I wanted to be engaged for at least a year. I also wanted to be living with him before we got married.

He pulled up to the Cullen's and I quickly kissed him before heading inside.

"Good morning." Esme commented as she set a plate of food in front of me before we got to work. Around noon we took a break so I could eat lunch.

My phone rang and mom was calling.

"Hi." I answered.

"Hey, can you pick the kids up from school for me?" She questioned. I knew that she wasn't feeling good today. Before I left she looked drained.

"Yeah. Is everything okay?"

"I think today is the day." She commented. I finally realized that Carlisle wasn't here. He must have been at the house with mom.

"Oh my god!" I shouted excited. I was so ready for my little brother to be here.

"What's going on?" Esme asked as she looked away from cooking me lunch. I knew she heard everything mom told me she was just being polite.

"Mom thinks today is the day that Finn is gonna come." I smiled. "I have to go pick the kids up from school once we're done." I commented as I ate quickly so that we could get back to work. I was so excited for Finn to be here.

"I think we are all set for the day." Esme said. Of course she wasn't just going to jump right into work, we needed to ease into it.

"Awesome. Thank you, Esme." I smiled before heading out the door. Dad had dropped a car off for me and then ran back home so that I could go pick up the little kids. I quickly drove to pick them up, standing outside the school as they both came running.

"Where's Mommy?" Peyton asked as I got her into her seat.

"She's at home with Daddy. We're gonna go and hang at Seth's for a little while." I commented as Ashton got himself into his seat. "We just have to go get the keys from him at work." I drove over to the address that he sent me. I got the kids out and we walked inside.

"Can I help you?"

"Hi, I'm looking for Seth Clearwater. I'm his girlfriend." I commented.

"I'll page him. One minute." She smiled. Seth came down a few minutes later. He quickly kissed me before greeting the kids.

"How was homeschooling?" He questioned. I'm sure his company frowned upon the fact that I was 17 and he was a grown man. Of course he looks about he was 32. He wasn't aging but that didn't mean anything, he was still 32.

"Good. Moms in labor." I commented. If the baby still wasn't here by tonight, we could go stay with Grandpa Billy. He lived the closest to Ash and Pey's school.

"Are you guys staying at my place?" His apartment was not ready for guests to sleepover.

"No. We're gonna stay with Grandpa Billy." I commented. "If they baby isn't born by 7 tonight." I added. "Can we eat dinner with you?"

"I would love that." He smiled holding my hips and kissing me.

"I need your key."

"Don't lose it. But I will make you a copy." He handed it to me. "Don't trash my place."

"I won't trash your place." I rolled my eyes smiling. "What would you like for dinner? I'll cook something simple." I commented reading texts from my mom with updates.

"Pasta or something easy is fine. I'll probably be back around 6."

"Got it." I commented standing on my tippy toes to kiss him. "My mom is dilated to a six so the baby will probably be here soon." I commented. As much as I would have loved to stay the night at Seth's, I would much rather go home and see my baby brother.

I kissed Seth one last time before I got the kids back in his car and we drove back to his place. It felt weird being here without him. I could probably search through his stuff and he would have no idea.

Two hours after we got back to Seth's, I started on dinner. Just as the water began to boil, Dad called.

"Any news?" I asked answering the phone.

"He's a little guy. Only 6 pounds." Dad commented and I could hear the smile in his voice. I shrieked and jumped. "Can you just give us an hour or two to get things cleaned and settled before bringing Peyton and Ashton back?"

"Of course. We're gonna eat with Seth. Want me to bring you guys something?"

"A pizza would be awesome." He commented. "I'll send you some pictures." Seth walked in the door just as I hung up.

"Finnley was born!" I shouted hugging him. I was so very excited for our family.

We quickly ate dinner before we all rushed over to see the baby. Seth thankfully stopped for a pizza for my parents but I just wanted to get home already.

"How's mom? Is she okay?" I questioned dad as soon as I walked in the house.

"She's okay. Her face is a little bruised, she popped a blood vessel while pushing. He was breech, he got stuck. He's perfect. He's in the bedroom with mom." Dad commented. I wasn't sure if they had told people yet so I would make sure I kept this to myself. I rushed over to their room but quickly knocked on the door waiting for mom to respond.

"Come in." I could hear the smile in her voice but couldn't see it until I opened the door. I giggled and rushed over to the bed where she was sitting up and feed him.

"Hi, Finn." I smiled grabbing his hand. His eyes were closed but he squeezed my finger. Dad quickly sent Ash and Pey in to meet Finn but then rushed them off to bed. I offered to drive them to school in the morning and then I would head over to Esme's.

"I'm going to phase real quick and tell everyone to hold down the fort for tonight." Dad commented before running out the back door.

"Can you take him?" Mom asked. I could tell she was suddenly feeling uncomfortable. "Rosalie?" She called. I had no idea she was even here. I quickly took the baby for her as Rose came into the room at vampire speed.

"What's wrong?"

"Have to pee." I giggled a little before settling down on dads side of the bed with Finn in my arms. He was sleeping peacefully and I was enjoying every minute of it. Seth came into the room and stood beside the bed looking down at him. I smiled up at Seth before kissing him.

"Oh jesus christ." Dad groaned. "It looks like you two had a baby had were kissing after it being born." He made throw up sounds. "Where's mom?"

"Bathroom with Rose." I'm sure the Cullen's would be over tomorrow morning bright and early to meet him.

"I'm gonna head out." Seth commented kissing my head. "I'll text you tomorrow."

"Okay." I smiled watching him leave. I knew that I should probably take a shower and get ready for bed, but I really did not want to. I sat with mom and Finn for a while as she slept. Dad came in from checking on the kids.

"I'm gonna head to bed. You probably should too." He commented taking the baby from me. "He'll be here in the morning."

"But I will miss him." I commented getting off the bed. I went upstairs and decided to shower before calling Seth.

"Hello?" He mumbled into the phone.

"Were you asleep?"

"Yeah."

"Oh sorry. Good night."

"Good night baby."

"I love you." The words slipped from my mouth and there was silence on the other side of the phone.

"I'm coming over." He rushed into the phone. That was the first time that I had said it to him in a boyfriend girlfriend type of way.

"Are you gonna say it back?" I asked shocked that he hadn't repeated the words back to me.

"I love you too." I could hear him running as I stood by my open window waiting for him to come through it. I hung up once I could hear him getting closer. I opened the screen to my window so that he could jump in. I knew that if Dad was still awake, he would come flying in here and kick Seth out. "I can't believe you said that to me." He commented as soon as he got in the window.

I sat down on the bed looking up at him.

"Why? We used to say it to each other all the time."

"I know but it's different now because you're my girlfriend." He commented moving me back on the bed and hovering over me.

"How? Because now it actually means something?" I wrapped my arms around him as he kissed me.

"Yeah." He smiled. Even though he was much older than me, he had an innocent side to him. He was so innocent.

"You're so cute." I giggled as I cuddled into him. I was going to be tired tomorrow.

The next day I quickly rushed through my work with Esme so that I could go home and see Finn. Dad was taking Ashton and Peyton out so mom could rest and I would watch the baby for her.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Savannah." Esme said as I got into the car with Alice. I knew that she wanted to talk about about the events that occurred last night. I know she saw them before it actually happened.

"Did you see?" I asked her as I put my buckle on and she quickly pulled out of the garage and down the driveway.

"I did! What did he say?"

"He came running over and said he loved me too." I smiled. "I really do love him."

"Well, duh! He's your imprint!" She shouted excited. "I can't wait to plan your wedding."

"Slow your roll with that. We're waiting at least another year to get engaged." I knew that Seth would be with me for the rest of my life and I knew that it didn't matter how long we were together we could probably get married at any point and not get divorced but I wanted to be a normal couple for a little while at least.

"Why are you waiting so long?"

"Cause we want to." I commented. "He won't do anything until I'm 18. Which is really annoying but he is technically 32 so if something happens, not saying it will, he could get charged with some legal stuff. So we are waiting."

"That pointless. He isn't getting any younger."

"Have you seen him decide to propose?" She was silent. I wasn't sure if she was watching him or if she just didn't want to ruin it for me. "Alice?"

"I was told that if I said anything, he would bite my throat out." I sighed. I knew that he had every intention of marrying me. I knew it deep inside of me.

"He won't hurt you. He's harmless." I sighed. I wasn't even sure if Seth had ever actually killed someone. He was suppose to hunt vampires. Maybe I would have to ask him.

I got a text from Edward.

'He has kissed vampires. He doesn't talk about it. Don't ask.'

"Seth has killed vampires?"

"Yes." Alice answered. "A few years before you were born this vampire, Victoria, came to town to kill your mom because Edward killed her mate, James. A clan of newborns came for her. We were ready to fight. This guy, Riley, went after your mom and Edward but Seth was there and killed him." I nodded. My parents never really told us about anything having to do with Vampires. Of course we got along with the Cullen's but any other vampire was not welcome here.

It was in my blood that I was suppose to hate vampires but I wasn't sure if I could.

"He never told me."

"He doesn't talk about, Sav. You can ask him about it but he doesn't really talk about it at all."

"I won't ask." I would probably ask.