Author notes: So here's one with Seth. I felt that he would be too curious about why Edward would ask Jacob to do that and that he would want to be reassured by the closest thing he has to a mother right then.

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Chapter 7: Seth to Esme

"Why?"

"Why what?" Esme question Seth back absently taking his empty plate to wash. "Did you get enough to eat, dear?"

"Yes, thank-you, Mrs. Cullen."

"Please, Seth, call me Esme."

"Umm…"

"What?" she question then softly commanded. "Tell me."

"I can't Mrs. Cullen. It would be like calling my mom, Sue.

"I see." She smiled, although she wished it, she knew couldn't ask him to call her mom. "Well, you call Carlisle 'Dr. C.' how about you call me, 'Mrs. C.' alright?"

"Yeah, I like that!" Seth smiled back at her. "Thanks, Mrs. C."

"You're welcome, Seth." She answered cheerfully. "Now, what did you ask before?"

"Oh, umm, why did Edward ask Jacob to, umm – you know – give – replace the – umm." He stuttered over the question, realizing as he spoke he was being too personal. It wasn't any of his business but he hoped that she would answer because he really needed to understand. What he wanted to understand was why Bella turned it down.

"Well." Esme began. "Edward doesn't know how the baby will turn out, so he fears it and…"

"He thinks it's a monster." Seth corrected.

"Yes." Esme said sadly. "I'm afraid he does but we really don't know."

"Bella thinks he wrong." He added.

"Yes, I do too."

"Rosalie too."

"Yes. Rosalie too."

"But what if he's not wrong?"

"It's still just a baby. We can't truly know until it's born or maybe until it's older."

"If she knew – so because she doesn't know, she won't…"

"No, Seth." Esme interrupted him. "Even if she knew she would do all she could to protect the baby and hope that she was wrong."

"My mom didn't know." Seth said barely above a whisper but of course Esme heard him.

"No Seth." She repeated firmly. "You are not a monster."

"Oh, come on, Mrs. C, I turn into a wolf, not just a regular one but a giant one to boot. That's just not normal."

"Yes, but being not normal is not what makes one a monster. We, all us Cullen's, are not normal does that make us monsters."

"No, but…"

"Bella fell in love and married a vampire and is now carrying his child is that anywhere near what a normal person would do?"

"No, but…"

So, is she a monster, is Edward, your best friend, a monster?"

"No, of course not!"

"Seth, your mother does not and has never thought of you or your sister as monsters. - Never!" she added firmly when he seem about to protest.

"I'm sure she is very proud of you right now." She stated after a short pause.

"Sure, she is." Seth countered.

"She is!" Esme insisted. "You are a very good young man."

"Good?" Seth questioned. "Mrs. C, I turn my back on the pack, the alpha of my pack, my people, and my mom to protect what they fear most."

"Why?" she asked him.

"Because, what Sam had chosen was wrong and I couldn't – and when, when Jacob broke free I knew I could follow him."

"And that is why she is proud of you, Seth. You took a stand against something you felt was wrong, even though it cost you everything." She paused while Seth took that in then continued. "See, moms are like that. They see pass the 'monster' others see in their child and see the good. Edward is only seeing the monster in himself, right now and fears the child will take after him. Bella can look pass what Edward see as a monster and sees the good man and hopes her child will take after him."