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Happy 50th Birthday and Last Letter
Where have the years gone I don't feel old enough to be fifty, my birthday always reminds of my eighteenth birthday and the events that happened that day.
"Bella are you ready the boys will be here soon?" Sam asked while I was sat on my old rocking chair on the back porch watching the clouds move and the sun come out.
"Yes I will wait for the boys out here" I replied, my boys Sam JR our honeymoon baby and then our other three sons who joined him one year after the other. Jack Noah and Adam they have all grown up in to gorgeous men, the wolf gene was never activated within them so they all went away to college before coming back home to La Push.
They all met and fell in love with girls from the Reservation, I was so happy when Sam JR gave me my first grandchild two years ago little Isabella Uley my little ray of sunshine.
"Nana where are you?" my little Isabella yelled from the house.
"I'm here Isabella"
"Nana I want to be called Bella instead of Isabella" she said coming to sit on my lap.
"Of course my little Bella" I replied she really was just like me.
"Happy Birthday mom" Sam Jr said coming out to the porch and kissing my cheek shortly followed by his brothers.
The day was spent with my family, Charlie and Sue stopped by for a short visit after lunch leaving when Charlie's arthritis starting causing him pain. I missed Renee sadly she left us fifteen years ago after fighting cancer for three years, she loved being a grandmother and my boys idolised her when she would visit.
Sat on the porch later that day after the boys had gone home watching the sun go down with Sam sat next to me, it always reminds me of the first time Sam forced me to come to his house and I sat out here finding it so peaceful.
Sam stopped phasing when Adam was three, since Victoria no other vampire has come near the Reservation meaning all the wolves could stop phasing. Sam was the first to stop and he helped the others when they were ready, he still doesn't look his age for a fifty four year old he looks like a forty year old. For some reason the imprints aging has also slowed down and I look around thirty five years old, we think it started slowing down the day he imprinted on me and that's why I looked seventeen for a while.
"Bella a letter came for you today" Sam said breaking me out of my thoughts while passing me the letter.
"It's been so long I thought you gave me the last one years ago" I commented while opening the letter.
"Look at the post mark on the envelope" Sam replied I flipped envelope over and saw that it was posted three days ago from Canada.
"Do you want me to leave you so you can read it alone?" Sam asked
"No stay we can read it together" I told him shifting closer to him.
Dear Bella
Happy Birthday Bella I hope you have a lovely day, this will be my last letter to you and it is one I sent myself. I have seen you Bella and I see that you are happy with your family, I don't regret leaving you I have seen the path your life has taken and it's the right one. I too have found my true happiness i did have a soul mate out there and Anna is that, just like you her thoughts are silent to me so I get my peace. Be happy Bella that is all I have ever wanted you to be.
From Edward
PS I LOVE YOU
"He is happy" I sighed wiping the tears from my cheeks.
"Yes he is" Sam agreed.
"Sam I want to write him a letter back."
"Bella we don't know his address" Sam replied sadly.
"Can we just leave it at their old house, if they come back every one hundred years they will return in fifty years?
"Ok if we seal it in a plastic wallet it should last."
Dear Edward
I am so happy that you have found your mate thank you for loving me enough to leave me with Sam, I have had a good life including having four wonderful boy.
When you come back here to live I have to ask that you don't stay long, it is you and your family's reason why the men on the tribe phase they know you are not a threat but it still activates the wolf gene.
It also changes the imprints I am fifty years old today but I don't look any older than thirty five Sam also doesn't look his age, I don't know if I will still be here when you return but if I am I would like to see you in person before you leave.
There will always be a special place in my heart for you; to read that you have moved on brings me peace.
Love Bella
I pass the letter to Sam so he can read it just in case he doesn't approve of Edward visiting me.
"That's a good idea about telling Edward about the wolf gene, I really don't want my great grandchildren phasing" Sam commented before putting the letter in a clear plastic wallet.
"You don't mind me asking Edward to visit if we are still here" I asked
"No I would like to speak to him as well"
The next day Sam and I got into his car and we made our way to the Cullen's property, I felt nervous when Sam turned on to their drive. We pulled up and at the end of the drive to see the front lawn was over grown; Sam helped me out of the car before I followed him as he made a path through the grass to the steps leading to the front porch.
I stopped at the top of the stairs staring at the front door I was suddenly scared of what I might find, the last time I was here was my eighteenth birthday.
"Bella are you ok?"
"Yes Sam I'm just remembering the last time I was here" I replied grabbing a hold of his hand for support.
"I can go in on my own if you want?" Sam offered.
"No its ok but I don't want to stay long" I replied as Sam lead me to the front door and opened it.
We were both surprised when the door opened discovering that it was not locked, Sam swung the door open and sniffed even though he has stopped phasing his senses are still sharp.
"No fresh scents its ok" Sam said before leading me through the door.
I was amazed that all the furniture was still there and that it was just covered in white sheets, I put the letter on the fire place before closing my eyes to stop the tears when I saw Edwards piano sat in the corner of the room partially covered.
"Shh Bella come on we need to leave" Sam urged me putting his arm across my shoulder and guided me out the house.