Authors Note:

Hello Everybody! Have you guys gotten Midnight Sun yet? I haven't just yet. I'm finishing up the current books I'm reading. In personal news, I've been struggling with phone issues. I dropped mine on the kitchen floor and basically fucked it up, and trying to get it fixed became a whole ordeal. But on the plus side, my new computer is finally all set up, and I'm having a ball playing games (even though I'm pretty bad at them.) Of course, I don't own twilight, but I do own Lily.

Geranium

Lily POV

(January 19th, 2005)

"I swear if they hit that call button one more time," I growled while rubbing my temples. Today had been a stressful day with multiple cases that required direct focus. But it was Mr. Lee who kept me busy by constantly calling me to change the channel on TV or get him fresh ice even though I had given him some five minutes before. But the worst was the man kept trying to hit on me, and he's the age of a grandfather.

"If it makes you feel any better, Lily. Room 213 is also driving me up the wall. They keep questioning every move I make." Carol placed a hand on my shoulder.

"It's fine, Carol. I only have a couple more hours than I can go home. And I rather have that then being constantly harassed by my patient." I sighed.

"You know you can report him right. I'm sure Doctor Cullen wouldn't be too pleased with his behavior. Also, all you ever do is work and go home, honey. Don't you have a boyfriend to snuggle up with?" She said, wiggling her eyebrows.

"I don't have time for that right now," I said, lying through my teeth. Sam and I were as solid as a rock, and he was consistently on my mind. I felt my hand go up to my neck, stroking where his necklace would have laid. Still frustrated me that I couldn't wear it all the time but it was a danger at work.

"Everyone has time for love, Lily."

I gave her a small smile. "Eventually, I will Carol, but I'm only 20. I have plenty of time for love later." Then a buzz came through the speakers, and I immediately knew it was for me. I gritted my teeth and rushed out a quick, "I gotta go."

Putting on the brightest fake smile I could, I entered the room. "Is something the matter Mr. Lee?"

"I need more ice sweet-cheeks, and I wanted to see your pretty face." He responded with a raucous tone.

I bit back a groan and an eye roll. "Of course, Mr. Lee, I'll be right back with it."

I got to the ice machine, seeing that the machine was right down the hall, and began to beat my head against the cold metal.

"Is everything alright, Lily?" I heard a silken voice call out from behind me. It was Carlisle.

I immediately straightened up and pushed down a blush at being caught being so unprofessional. "Oh, yes. Sorry."

"Are you sure? Normally people don't beat their head against metal for nothing." He stated.

"It's just been a long day."

He nodded his head. "Alright, then. I can understand that it has been a busy day. You've been working pretty hard the last couple of days."

I just nodded in response.

"Well, if there is anything you need, let me know." With that, he walked into his office and shut the door.

"Could you ask Doctor Cullen?"

I knew Bella wouldn't let Edward's strange behavior go. Her ranting last night told me that. But what can I do? If I let them know that I knew their secret, I could be exposing that Sam had basically broken the treaty by telling me what they were. Yet I felt this need to warn them about Bella's curiosity. I was torn. I sighed and headed back to Mr. Lee's room.

The rest of my shift, my head was spinning. I couldn't bring myself to decided what to do. My urge to keep the treaty safe was strong, but this was my sister I was talking about. I needed to protect her seemed to be stronger. It was late by the time I got off of work. Night had fallen, and the light poles were shining brightly. I was finishing a cigarette by my car, which was parked in the very back of the parking lot, my usual spot when I saw Carlisle approaching his car. I needed answers, and only the Cullen's could give them to me. My mind was set, and I wasn't backing down.

"Carlisle! Wait a moment." I yelled as I ran up to the man.

"Lily. What are you still doing here?" He asked.

"I had to get caught up on charting. There's actually something I need from you." I asserted.

He raised an eyebrow. "And what would that be?"

"I need answers."

"Answers about a case. Honestly, you have to be one of the hardest workers I know." Carlisle remarked.

"Not those kind of answers." I took a pause and chose my next words very carefully. "Carlisle, I know."

"Know what?"

"I know your secret," I stated under my breath. Knowing that he could hear me.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he took me by my arm and gently pulled me closer. Leaning down, he articulated very clearly. "What secret?"

My heart started racing. I knew he could hear it. I gulped, and my throat constricted. "I know that you're not human."

He released me and took a step back. "That is ridiculous, Lily. I'm as human as you."

I shook my head. "No. No. You're not."

"And how do you know this?"

"Not here. I was wondering could I meet you and your family tomorrow at your house. I'll explain everything then." I, of course, lied a bit. Hoping he wouldn't be able to tell. I had no intention of telling him how I was told the secret.

"That's reasonable. Tomorrow after work, you can follow my car to the house."

I sighed in relief. I wasn't murdered on the spot. "Alright. Thank you." I turned and headed back to my car. I started the car and lit another cigarette. Praying that the nicotine would soothe my frazzled nerves. I started the short drive to La Push. Sam wouldn't be happy, that's for sure.

(January 19th, 2005. 9 PM)

"NO! No! No! No! Absolutely not Ana." Sam said as he jumped off the couch and began to pace.

"Sam, calm down. I'll be fine. It'll only be for half an hour or so." I reasoned as I took a step back, giving him his space.

"There is no way you're going. You won't be safe. I need you to be safe."

"Carlisle will never hurt me," I respond in a soothing voice, trying to calm the situation.

Sam turned towards me and threw his arms out. "What about the rest of his family of leeches? You don't know about them."

"Sam. I have to do this. Something is telling me that I need more information.."

Sam paused and sat back down. Pulling his short hair. "Ana, they're dangerous. Their bloodthirsty monsters."

"I'll be careful, my love, but I'm doing this," I said, sitting down beside him. Grabbing his hand and squeezing it.

He sighed, and his jaw clenched. "When did you agree to meet?"

"Tomorrow after work. I'm following Carlisle to his house."

"I don't agree with this, Ana. What if you never come back. It would literally kill me. You're the only thing tying me to this world." He worried.

"I believe in Carlisle. He will protect me. I know this is hard for you, but I need to find out about Edward's behavior. Something tells me that it's imperative to protect Bella." I consoled.

"Nothing I can say will change your mind, will it?" Sam disputed.

I kissed his forehead. "No."

He kissed my hand. "Alright, but know this, if they lay a hand on you, I will consider it a breach of the treaty, and nothing will stop me from slaughtering them."

"I understand, my love."

"I love you, Ana. You are my life."

"And you're mine. Now let's watch the hockey game."

(January 19th, 2005. 11 PM)

"Hey, Dad. I'm home." I announced as I walked through the door.

"Welcome home, Lily Pad. Did you catch the game at Sam's? It was pretty brutal." Dad remarked. He was sitting in his recliner, nursing a beer, and watching the late-night news.

"It was especially that last quarter. Did you have dinner already?" I responded as I headed into the living room.

He nodded. "Bella cooked even though I offered to take her to the diner."

I laughed. "Dad, you eat there way to often as it is."

"I do not."

"You would eat there every day if it wasn't for me and now Bella. Speaking of Bella, is she still up?"

"I think so. At least I saw her light on when I went to the bathroom five minutes ago."

"Good, I wanted to ask her how her day went before I went to bed. You going to bed soon?" I replied.

Dad shook his head. "She seemed pretty frustrated tonight at dinner. Wouldn't tell me why."

"I'll talk to her. It's probably just school." I stated with a simple, "night dad." I headed up the stairs.

I stood outside Bella's door. Hearing the gently tapping of a keyboard. "Knock, Knock."

I hear a quiet "Come in." and opened the door.

"Hey, Bella."

"Hi, Lily." She said as she turned around from the computer."

"Sending an email to mom?" I asked, seeing an email tab up.

"Yeah. I haven't sent her one since I arrived at Forks. She's sent me like 3 already. I'm telling her about how it's going here. Hopefully, it'll appease her."

Not knowing what to say in response, I simply say, " tell her I say Hi."

"Will do. You're home pretty late."

Untruthfully I answered. "Oh, I was down at La Push, visiting Leah."

She hummed. "Leah. Leah. Oh, she's the daughter of Harry Clearwater, right? I think she offered to teach me how to surf once. So was there something you wanted?"

I chuckled. "That's right. I was just wondering how was school today? Did it go any better?"

"Not well. I went in fully ready to give that Edward Cullen a piece of my mind, but he wasn't there." She huffed.

"Maybe he was sick. Could explain his behavior yesterday." I guessed. Knowing it was a lie. Vampires can never get sick.

"Unlikely. I think he's avoiding me."

"I doubt he's doing that, Bella. He'll probably be back tomorrow, then you can give him his dues."

"Something in my gut tells me that's not it. Did you speak to Doctor Cullen?" She pondered.

"No, today was pretty busy, so I didn't get a chance. Maybe tomorrow."

She sighed. "That's okay. Let me know what he says."

I smiled. Hoping the smile reached my eyes. "Of course. Well, don't stay up too late. You have school tomorrow."

She grinned back. "I'm going to sleep right after I finish this email."

"Well, I'll leave you to it." With that, I headed to take a shower and bed.

Lily POV

(January 20th, 2005)

I had been sitting in my car for 20 minutes, waiting for Carlisle to come out of the hospital. I had smoked probably 4 cigarettes in succession. Sam would be nagging me, but I couldn't calm down, this may be the day I very well die. Would last night be the last time Sam held me or told me that he loved me? Would last night be the last time dad called me Lily Pad? I have trust in Carlisle, but what if they deem I'm too much of a threat to their secret. I flicked the ash off and stared out at night. I jumped at the sudden knock at my passenger window. I saw Carlisle standing there and sighed in relief that it wasn't a crazy killer. Although I could be wrong depending on how tonight goes. I roll down the window.

"Are you ready?" He queried with a smile.

"Yes, sir," I responded with a shaky smile.

"There is no need to worry. I can promise that no harm will come to you." He avowed.

"Shall we go then?"

"Yes." I concurred

"Alright, then. Follow me." Carlisle conceded.

The drive was shorter than expected, taking about 11 minutes. Carlisle kept slowly for me to keep up. We got to a gravel road and went further into the forest. This is not creepy at all. Not like a murder novel. I thought to myself. It was another five minutes to reach the house, but I was in awe when we did. It was a white three-story house, rectangular in shape but well proportioned. I stepped out of my car and saw Carlisle beckoning me out of the rain. I hadn't even seen him get to the wrap-around porch. It had started to downpour, and I had no interest in being dripping wet.

Entering the home, I couldn't help but marvel at the glass wall that lined the southern wall giving the perfect view of the river and lush forest.

"Welcome to our home." I heard a singsong voice call out. I then registered an angelic woman standing by a grand black piano. She slowly walked up to me and extended her hand.

"Thank you for having me. Mrs. Cullen," I replied in response and took her hand over minding the cold temperature.

"No, Mrs. Cullen, simply call me Esme."

"So, this is the human." A sneering voice came from behind. Other otherworldly women stepped out from what I could tell was the kitchen. She was followed by a hulking man with a devilish grin.

"Rosalie, be nice." Esme chastised.

"Yes, Rosalie, I can see that she won't be a problem for our family." I turned to look at a small pixie-like girl walking down the stairs with a boy with sandy hair walking behind her. While the small pixie girl had a slight smile on her face, the boy behind her looked like he was in pain. From what Carlisle had told me about his family, I quickly knew that this must be Alice and Jasper with the man behind Rosalie being Emmet. The only one who was missing was Edward. This raised another question.

Rosalie scoffed in response. "Your predictions can be wrong, you know. They're subjective.

Carlisle motioned to the couch. "Why don't you sit down."

I slowly sat down and wrung my hands. The rest of the family did not sit but stood around the room. Making my nerves increase. Suddenly I felt more relaxed and calm.

"There is no need to be nervous, dear. We won't cause you any harm." Esme assured.

Rosalie glared at me and sniffed. "Yes, your scent is getting worse. Not that it wasn't already terrible. You reek of cigarettes and wet dog."

"Rosalie, if you can't hold your tongue, you can leave." Esme reprimanded.

"No. I want to know how this human figured it out and what kind of danger she poses."

"I'm not a danger. I'm just here for answers." I defended.

"We are here for answers too Liliana. Let's start. We don't wish to keep you longer than needed, you do have work tomorrow, and humans need sleep." Carlisle affirmed softly.

I signal my agreement with a nod. "Alright. Would you like to start?"

Esme smiled. "How did you figure out what we are?"

I swallowed the lump in my throat, hoping my scent would give away my deception. "I was suspicious. Something about Carlisle didn't sit right in my stomach. I started to pay closer attention to him, and my questions increased. The more I observed, the more I noticed subtle differences and his behavior. So I quickly deduced that he wasn't human, so I researched the possibilities I concluded the answer."

Carlisle was the next to speak up. "You truly are a genius. Most people are too enamored to look past the dissimilarities of us."

I blushed. "Thank you. Can I start on my questions now?"

"Yes, you may." Replied Carlisle.

"In my research, I found out that your eyes are typically blood red. Why are yours not?" I asked, starting with a simple question to figure out if they would lie to me. I already knew the answer, but I needed to feign innocence.

"Normally they are, but we observe a different kind of lifestyle. We do not feed on humans but animals. This changes the color of our eyes and allows us to maintain a human-like appearance." Esme responded with a soft voice.

"That makes sense. There must be a drawback, however?"

Alice was the one who answered my question. "We must feed more often, but it is worth it."

I responded quickly, hoping to obtain the real reason I was here. "I've noticed that one of your family members is missing. Where is Edward?"

Rosalie's eyes became slit-like. "Why does it matter where Edward is? We can easily kill you with the 6 of us."

I blanched, but Emmet was the first to reply to Rosalie's threat. "Babe, we're not going to kill her."

"I wanted to ask why he treated my sister with disdain yesterday. She is even more obsessed with his behavior that I am, and I feel it wasn't just because she is new. I need a lie to calm her behavior."

"That is a little more complicated, and I don't know if we should tell you." Carlisle sighed.

"I promise that I won't tell anyone, but I need to protect her. I've already kept your secret for a while. You can trust me." I pleaded.

"Yes, let's just tell the human everything." Snorted Rosalie.

"Rosalie," Esme warned in a tone that suggested she would be leaving soon if she didn't behave.

Carlisle cleared his throat. "Within our kind, there is something that is called a La tua cantante. It is basically a human whose blood is overpowering, and the need to feed is overwhelming. Your sister is Edwards. He fought valiantly to not harm her, and currently, he is with another coven to clear his head."

I responded quickly, rushing out my questions. "Will he harm my sister? Is there something I can do to protect her?"

Carlisle shook his head. "Edward will not harm her. He's stronger than he thinks. Your sister is safe."

I took a breath. "Are you sure. She is important to me. I can't lose a member of my family."

Esme walked over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "You can trust us to keep her safe."

I felt an overwhelming feeling of trust and relaxed into it. "Alright."

"Is there anything else you would like to ask? It is pretty late, and you should be home."

I stood up. "No, I asked basically everything I need to know tonight. You are right; I should be heading home. Thank you for answering my questions."

"You're welcome, Liliana," Esme said while walking me to the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow at work, Carlisle," I called out softly as I walked out the front door.

I took a deep breath as I got into my car. I knew the answers that I needed. Now the only question I have is, will my sister really be safe.

Jasper POV

(January 20th, 2005)

"She was lying," I announced as I heard Liliana's car start down the gravel driveway.

"Jasper. What do you mean?" Alice responded.

"When she responded to how she knew about us, she was lying."

"No one else knows about us. How else could she figure it out?" Esme asked kindly.

"I don't know. Alice, do you know?"

Alice shook her head. "No. What is most curious is my visions disappear when it comes to her."

Rosalie growled. "She's a danger to us. We should have a plan when it comes to her. Who's to say she won't tell her sister?"

Emmet was the next to speak. "If only Edward was here. He would be able to figure it out."

"I trust in Lily. She is able to hold her tongue when it comes to patients. She will be able to keep our secret." Carlisle announced with certainty.

"She was telling the truth when she said she would not tell anyone. We can trust her." I reassured.

Alice nodded her head and said in a cryptically. "We can only wait to see what the future holds."