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Chapter Seventeen

The rising sun brought Charlie out into the back yard to see if Hermione and Teddy were back. When he walked back there and saw them, he couldn't keep the small smile on his face. Hermione and Teddy were curled up in the grass sleeping with their hair honey brown and blue, respectively.

He looked at his watch to see that it was almost seven in the morning. He bent over and picked them both up and brought them to Hermione's room. Charlie put them both in the bed and covered them up, then walked out the door, closing it behind him.

He quickly called the school to let them know that 'Bella' wouldn't be making it to school today, and then he called Mrs. Grace to let her know that Teddy would be staying home.

Charlie had been sitting eating breakfast when he heard a car pull into the driveway. He looked out the window to see one of the Cullens get out of a Volvo. Charlie quickly stood up and answered the door before the Cullen could knock.

"Hello Mr. Swan, my name is Edward Cullen. I gave Bella a ride to school yesterday and I was just going to see if she wanted another ride today."

Charlie shook Edward's hand, slightly wincing at the coldness, "Well she won't be going to school today. She is feeling a little under the weather and wasn't able to get a lot of sleep last night. She is currently asleep right now."

"Is she okay? Do I need to call Carlisle?"

The look of worry on Edward's face made Charlie feel bad for lying to him only slightly, not that he was actively thinking about why Hermione was actually sleeping. Charlie kept thinking about bringing some food and meds for 'Bella' to take later. "She will be fine, it's just a little stomach bug. She will be back to school tomorrow."

Edward wrote down a number on a piece of paper, "This is our home number, Esme will be home all day today, and if Bella needs anything she can call her."

Charlie took the paper from him, "Thank you. I'll put it on the fridge. It was nice to meet you Edward, but you better get to school or you will be late."

Edward nodded and quickly left. Charlie walked back into the kitchen, clipping the number and a small note onto the fridge so that Hermione will see it.

Hermione woke up a little after two; she looked around and saw that she was in her bedroom with Teddy curled up against her. She carefully got out of bed, trying not to disturb her sleeping son.

She quietly walked down to the kitchen to get a glass of water. While drinking it, she leaned against the counter and noticed a stuck to the fridge. There was a phone number that said Cullen Residence under it and then a little note from Charlie.

Edward stopped by to give you a lift to school, but I told him that you weren't feeling well and were sleeping. He looked pretty worried. I kept the real reason you were sleeping out of mind while he was with me, didn't want him reading anything off of me. He left us their home number, Esme will be home all day, if you need anything he said to call her. I'll be home later tonight, but Billy and Jacob Black should be coming by tonight. They may beat me there, and if they do just try not to hex Billy. He may try to warn you away from the Cullens. Good luck!

Hermione smiled, Charlie was a very kind man and she hoped that Bella would get her act together and hopefully come see him once this whole Bellatrix mess was done and over with. Bellatrix, Hermione realized, she hadn't thought about in a while. Her thoughts had been mainly focused on Edward Cullen. Hermione knew that they couldn't send her an owl or anything, who knows who Bellatrix could have tried and recruited for her hunt.

After she had reapplied the glamour to her hair, the next thirty minutes or so was spent doing laundry and cleaning up and only stopped when she heard Teddy waking up. She walked into her room to see the familiar blue hair resting on his head as he sat up on her bed.

"Well good afternoon Teddy."

"Mummy!" he giggled.

Hermione smiled and picked him up a spun him around for a moment. "It seems like last night really tired you out! At least you aren't into solid foods yet, I don't think I could stand you eating a raw steak like Bill does."

He giggled again and then made a face, and Hermione instantly knew what that meant when a smell began to circulate the room. Hermione scrunched up her nose and said, "Very soon we will start trying to potty train you little mister. And go ahead and change your hair now so that we don't forget later."

They spent the next few hours just playing around the house. Hermione never thought she would get used to the fact that this amazing little boy was now her son, and had changed her life for the better.

She was startled out of her thoughts by a knocking on the door. She left Teddy on the floor in the front room to see who it was. She knew that Charlie said Billy and Jacob were supposed to be coming tonight but she didn't think it would be for another thirty minutes or so.

But when she opened the door, she wasn't confronted with the faces of Billy and Jacob, but of Edward and Rosalie.

"Come in," Hermione said while opening her door wider.

"You know it's probably not safe to invite vampires into your house." Edward said.

"Would a closed door stop you?" Hermione asked while walking back to Teddy.

"Of course not," Rosalie answered before Edward could.

"Then there is no point in not inviting you in."

As soon as Rosalie saw Teddy she walked towards him and picked him up giving him a kiss on his nose, which he responded by giving her a sloppy kiss on her cheek.

"How are you feeling Bella?" Edward asked gaining her attention.

"Oh I'm fine now, I'll be going back to school tomorrow, it was just a twenty-four hour thing or something."

They were interrupted by knocking on the door and Hermione inwardly cursed as she saw Rosalie and Edward tense up.

"That should be the Black's; they were coming over to watch a game with Charlie."

"Maybe we should go then." Rosalie said as she sat Teddy down on the floor.

"You don't have to go," Hermione mumbled as she followed them to the door.

"No it will be better this way." Rosalie whispered.

"Bella before I leave, would you and Teddy like to spend the day with me Saturday?"

Hermione nodded, "Yeah that sounds good."

"Goodbye," They both said as the door was opened. The man in the wheel chair who must be Billy saw them and tensed immediately, his eyes narrowing. "Bye Bella, we'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Bye! Hi Jacob, and hi Billy, Charlie isn't home yet but come on in."

"Mummy!" Teddy squealed from the front room.

"Make yourselves at home," she said as she turned and walked back into the front room.

"Hi Teddy," Jacob said with a smile as he followed Hermione into the front room.

"'Olf!" Teddy said while clapping his hands.

Billy seemed to tense again and Hermione rolled her eyes. "Your wolf is here somewhere, just give me a moment Teddy." Then she turned to Jacob, "Could you watch him for just a second? He left his stuffed wolf in the kitchen earlier."

Jacob nodded so Hermione walked into the kitchen to fetch the stuffed wolf, noticing Billy wheeling himself behind her.

"Your father forgot to mention that you had become friends with some of the Cullens," Billy began when he was sure that Jacob wouldn't overhear them.

"Oh yes, I've become great friends with all of them. And Teddy absolutely adores Rosalie."

"Well maybe you should make some other friends," Billy practically begged.

"I have other friends; I just find that I get along perfectly with the Cullens. There is nothing wrong with them, absolutely nothing. They have been wonderful, kind people since I got here. And no offense sir, but I am not going to quit being friends with them just because you don't seem to like them. Now if you excuse me, my son would like his wolf." Hermione left the kitchen, leaving a shocked Billy Black behind her.

The rest of the evening, Hermione felt slightly awkward around Billy. Jacob got along famously with Teddy; he sat on the floor with Teddy just playing with him. Billy kept trying to talk to Charlie about my friendship with the Cullens, but he was shot down every time. Hermione was slightly relieved when the game ended and Billy left, though she liked spending time with Jacob, his father was proving to be way too nosy. She understood that he was trying to protect her, but honestly she had faced worse than seven vegetarian vampires. She just hoped that he wouldn't try to interfere anymore.