For the last time on this story, I don't own Twilight. I just like messing with the characters.

Cheer-Ball: August 10, 2035

Emmett POV

"Embry, would you stop wiggling." I said frustrated with him and his tuxedo bowtie. "I should have listened to Edward and let you have a clip-on."

Edward chuckled from the doorway behind me. "I have told you for years and years that I am the smart on in this friendship."

"Very funny, asshole!" I answered while throwing my hands in the air signaling my surrender to the bowtie. "Edward, would you please come tie my son's bowtie?"

"Of course, I will. He isn't afraid that I will strangle him for marrying my little girl and taking her away from me, is he?" Edward teased as I walked away to sit on the window seat in his childhood bedroom.

"Why do you always insist on saying it like that, Mr. Masen?" Embry almost whined as his future father-in-law made his way over to him. "Makenna and I were already going to college at U-Dub. Why does the two of us living together as a married couple make that much of a difference for you? It is not like we weren't living together before."

"Spoken like a true 21 year old male!" I laughed as Edward tightened Embry's collar a little too tightly.

Embry muttered loudly to himself. "Mrs. Masen doesn't seem to mind. She is even happy for us."

I smirked at Edward over my son's head. Embry and Makenna had yet to discover that Tanya Masen isn't Makenna's real mother.

Rose had tried to contact Edward to get him back for another month before Edward and his prestigious legal mind had been able to thwart her every attempt, gain sole custody, and strip Rose of all her parental rights. He had finally realized that Rose was only after him for his money and never truly cared for him or their daughter at all. Not able to win him or gain another teaching position after knowledge of her seducing her former boss came out, Rose ended up snagging some rich, Italian prince who left her stranded and friendless when he found her sleeping his drunken father.

Bella, who was no longer jealous of Tanya, introduced her to Edward at our wedding reception that we had at home just after the school year ended in 2013. They hit it off right away and were married in a small, picnic wedding a month later.

The kids have always known Tanya as Edward's wife and never questioned who Makenna came from. Edward did have a wacky plan about a fire in case the kids every asked to see pictures of Makenna's birth.

"Of course, she is happy about it. Everyone knows how much Tanya loves to throw a grand party." Edward said wryly. "There… your bowtie is done. Now, it is time to tie your father's."

"You caught that I hadn't quite gotten it right, had you?" I asked smiling and tugging on my lopsided bowtie.

Bella's POV

I turned away from my bay window and looked over at my future daughter-in-law. "Makenna, are you ready? Because it looks like my son is."

"He is down there already!" Makenna squealed as she jumped up and down with Tanya. "I can't believe my wedding is finally here!"

Trying to be the logical one, I started going through a check list to make sure everything would run smoothly. "Emmett, Edward, Jasper, Carlisle, and Embry are all milling around waiting to head to the front. Renee is stomping down the stairs yelling at her mother that she doesn't want to wear a dress. Alice is dragging her seven year old tomboy down the stairs and telling her that she better not stomp on the flower petals as she walks down the aisle. Most importantly of all, you look gorgeous and so much in love."

"Thanks, GiGi!" Makenna said giggling. Then, she whispered, "But now that Alice is out of the room, can I take off these ridiculous heels?"

"Of course, you can. I can't believe you let her talk you into wearing those 4 inch heels." I answered as I stepped over to my closet where I had hidden a pair of 2 inch heels. "You have to watch yourself with calling me GiGi all the time though."

I kneeled in front of her to change her shoes because we didn't want her sitting and wrinkling her dress. Tanya and Esme held up the dress and let her lean on their shoulders.

"I know." Makenna answered mockingly.

"She's right, Makenna." Tanya said smoothing out the non-existent wrinkles in the A-line skirt of the wedding dress. "Everyone in the family besides your fathers knows that are you pregnant. You have been able to keep this from them the last two months while we planned this wedding. Don't blow it now!"

Esme swatted their hands away gently. "Leave the poor girl alone. She hasn't slipped up in front of them in the past two months and she won't today. Those two men will find out at the right time and in the right moment."

"Can the right moment be after the babies are born when Embry and I are able to use them as cute, little, baby shields?" Makenna asked sheepishly.

"Yes, I believe that will be the perfect moment to …" Tanya started to say smiling brightly at Makenna.

"Shut the fuck up, Tanya! Makenna Masen almost McCarty, did you just say BABIES?" I asked floored. "As in you are going to give me more than one grandchild to spoil in a few months."

She nodded her head yes and the three of us engulfed her in a giant, but gently hug. When we let her go, a rush of questions started pouring out of Tanya, Esme, and my mouths.

"When did you find out?"

"Are you carrying boys or girls or one of each?"

"Why did you wait so long to tell us?"

Makenna held up her hands up to stop the barrage of questions. "I wanted to tell you since the day we found out two weeks ago. Embry wouldn't let me though. He said we should keep one secret from you all."

"Really, my son actually tried to keep a secret from me." I laughed. "I don't know why he thought that he could. He never could before. He even used to ask my advice on the best porn to look at."

"Are you serious?" Tanya asked trying to hold in her laughter.

I nodded my head yes. "But that is probably because I caught him jerking off to a picture he had found of my first cheerleading squad at Frost High. I mean Angela, my former student and co-worker, was in that picture." All of us burst out laughing at that. "The worst part was Angela had just gotten married to Ben and started teaching at Frost High after her own career as a Raider's cheerleader." We all cringed a little. "I couldn't look her in the eye for a month."

"That is priceless." Makenna said laughing with the rest of us. "I will have to use that against him at some point."

Before anyone else could respond, Alice poked her head in and knocked on the door just loud enough for us to hear her. When we had quieted down and turned to her, she said, "You have about ten minutes before Renee starts complaining about her dress again. You might want to get her down the aisle before she does start again and I end up killing my youngest."

I chuckled amusedly. "I warned you. I told you that if you took all of my comfy, but not so trendy maternity clothes, it would come back to haunt you."

"But you were just wearing shirts that were too big and yoga pants!"

"I still warned you."

"I know. Believe me, I know" Alice groaned. "I still couldn't help myself. I had to make you wear the girlie, frilly pregnancy stuff. Still, I wish I had just one girlie girl. All I have are two of the biggest tomboys and a dude that cannot wait to ride his daddy's Harley."

Esme walked over to Alice and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Come on, Alice. We should give these three a moment of two. Let me see if I can work a little of my magic with Renee and Emmie."

The three of us that were left in the room wiped away our happy, laughter tears away as Esme and Alice shut the door behind them.

Makenna told us to sit on the end of the bed. She walked over to Emmett's closet and got two packages off of one of the shelves. She walked back two of us and handed each of us a present.

"What is this?" Tanya asked looking between Makenna's face and the present in her hands.

"This is just a little something to help me say thank you." Makenna said softly.

I started to give her back the present and say, "You shouldn't have. I am going to just give you and your mom a minute alone." But the young woman standing in front of me stopped me before I could even get out the first word.

"Bella, stop and listen. You were my mom until my dad married Tanya." She said shocking Tanya and I. "You took care of me of me and taught my dad what he needed to know to care for me. You were there for me when I was too embarrassed to talk to my parents. Plus, you found my dad the love of his life. I cannot say thank you enough for what you have done for me and my family."

I stood and wrapped her in a gentle hug. "How long have you known about Tanya not being your mom?"

"Forget how long," Tanya piped up. "How did you find out?

"I figured out everything out with Jasper and Alice's help about eight years ago. One night after I had thrown a massive fit about wanting a baby brother or sister, I heard dad comforting you. He was murmuring that we already had the perfect family, that he didn't need any more kids to make him happy, and that you love me more than Rosalie ever could. Over the next month, I pestered and pestered Alice until she cracked and explained almost everything."

"That wasn't very nice or fair to Alice. That was about the time Alice's defenses were low because she was pregnant with Renee."

"Exactly, why else do you think it only took me a month to crack her?" Makenna said mischievously.

Tanya muttered, "It is times like this that I wonder if they got the paternity tests wrong. She is so much like Emmett."

"According to Alice, that is entirely Emmett and dad's fault. After that Jacob Black attacked both of you, it is no wonder they wanted all of us to be together and protect each other." Makenna said as if the attack had meant nothing.

She had no idea that Jacob had come not to attack, but to steal. He had come when Tanya and I were alone with Embry, who was a month old preemie, and Makenna, who was a year old. He came on Emmett's first day back to work from winter break and Jacob took my son. Even though Jacob was killed by the police, Emmett and Edward become almost suffocating with their protectiveness.

I blinked back tears from the memories. I reached over and tweaked her nose. "You are way too smart for your own good sometimes."

"My poor, in the very near future son-in-law, he is going to have such a beautiful, smart, and cunning wife." Tanya giggled.

"Speaking of your future son-in-law, open these presents and we can get down there. Then, he can become your actual son-in-law." Makenna said setting us back on track.

Tanya and I tore into our presents trying to forget the past that had just been brought up. Inside each of the wrappings was a Tiffany necklace box. Makenna encouraged us to open the boxes. Lying in the boxes was a beautiful, silver, heart-shaped, locket with a diamond heart in the center of the front. I opened my locket and there were two pictures inside. There was a tiny picture of Makenna and Embry as kids on one side with a picture of them now on the other side.

"I wanted you two to have the two of us, your kids, with you always." Makenna quietly said, smiling with tears in her eyes.

Tanya and I both grabbed Makenna in a tight hug. We hadn't been in that position too long before Esme interrupted and scolded us not to wrinkle the dress. We helped each other put on the necklaces and headed down the stairs toward my son and husband.

The ceremony was beautiful and I cried through the whole thing. Emmett kept me from completely falling apart. He held my hand and let me rest my head on his shoulder as the tears streamed from my eyes.

The reception passed in a blur of toasts, food, dancing and laughter.

When the happy couple had left and all of the guests had gone home, Emmett and I climbed into our bed.

I stretched and then, snuggled into his side. "I love seeing all our friends and family, but I am so glad they are gone."

"I know what you mean. I can only take so much of your dad." Emmett said chuckling and causing my head to bounce.

I lightly slapped his chest. "That is not what I mean and you know it. I love being able to end the day with you no matter how crazy and nosey they are."

"I love having you all to myself, too." He said squeezing me even further into his side.

I sighed and closed my eyes preparing to fall asleep. "Can you believe a bump on the head and a trip to the hospital led to all of this?" I asked beginning to fall asleep.

Emmett laughter lightly and rubbed my back as he agree with me. "By the way, did I ever tell you about this time that old principal Greene asked me to choose between an average teacher applicant and a smoking hot, intelligent, beautiful, former NFL cheerleader for a coaching and Italian position. I'm so glad I made the right choice."

Author's Note!

I hope you enjoyed Bella and Emmett's road together.

I will begin posting my Alice/Jasper story, The Sounds of Silence, in a few months. I am going to fix some of the mistakes in the first chapters and write most of the rest before I begin posting again.

~ KaliCali77

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