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Edward and Bella were sitting out of the front of the cottage that their family had built them when they had first got married, just chatting quietly as they reminisced about their early days together. They were laughing as they remembered the way Charlie had behaved early in their relationship when Edward's head suddenly snapped to attention.

"Edward, what is it?" Bella asked in alarm.

"Jacob is nearby," Edward growled. "He wants to speak to us about something but he is hiding what."

"How does he know how to hide his thoughts from you?" Bella frowned.

"I guess Nessie told him," Edward snapped.

"Be nice Edward," Bella sighed. "It must be important if he is risking approaching us."

"Maybe," Edward murmured.

"Edward," Bella warned as Jacob stepped out of the forest in human form.

"Edward, Bella," Jacob greeted them but stopped right near the trees and eyed them warily.

"It is okay Jacob," Bella smiled. "You're welcome here."

"Is he?" Edward growled.

"Edward!" Bella snapped.

"I have something important I would like to ask you," Jacob said nervously as he took a few steps closer to them.

"Go ahead," Bella smiled encouragingly.

"It is more a question for you, Edward," Jacob explained and turned to look at Edward. "You know that Nessie and I have been seeing each other for a long time."

"Yes, I am quite aware of that," Edward nodded tightly.

"I love her dearly," Jacob continued and glanced at Bella. "And Bells, you know how strong someone like myself feels for another when we have imprinted on them."

"I do," Bella agreed.

"I was wanting to ask permission, from both of you," Jacob added. "I would like your blessing to ask Nessie to marry me."

"You can't be serious," Edward snapped.

"I am very serious," Jacob nodded.

"Edward!" Bella warned and turned to look at her husband. "Renesmee is an adult now, it must be her decision. We know that Jacob loves her and that he would take care of her."

"There are other considerations," Edward growled.

"Like what?" Jacob pressed.

"You are not immortal," Edward pointed out. "If we were to allow this then one day Nessie would lose you."

"As long as I continue to phase regularly the aging process is virtually stopped," Jacob told him. "I could pretty much live forever."

"And again, it is Renesmee's decision," Bella added. "Edward, we should be happy that someone that loves Nessie as much as Jacob does wants to marry her."

"Should we?" Edward sighed.

"Edward?" Bella said, that one word loaded with so much. Edward turned and looked at her for a moment and then he let out a long sigh.

"Very well Jacob," Edward finally spoke. "You have our permission to ask her."

"Thank you!" Jacob grinned and jumped forward and hugged Bella and then turned to Edward.

"Don't push it," Edward warned when he noticed Jacob was about to hug him too.

"Of course," Jacob nodded and stuck his hand out formally. Edward glanced at it for a moment and then reached forward and shook his hand and Bella knew it was the best she could hope for.

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Letty walked slowly through the forest, ignoring everything around her as she focused on her thoughts. That morning she had got up with the idea of spending some time with Angel, wanting to put aside the jealous thoughts she had been having towards her sister. She had wandered through the house trying to find her sister and finally located her in the kitchen where Lucas was cooking them both pancakes.

"You want some Letty?" Lucas had offered graciously when she had entered the room but she could tell she had interrupted some secret, special moment and shook her head. She had raced from the house and now she was wandering alone in the forest, trying to stop the emotions charging through her.

"I don't want to feel this way anymore," she sobbed to herself and walked over to a tree and leaned against it. She slid down to sit at its base and pulled her knees to her chest before resting her head on her knees and sobbing her heart out.

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Oliver and Jasper were sitting in the living room, engrossed in a game of chess, with Stella sitting beside Oliver watching them. Jasper had just made a move and looked up at Oliver when he noticed his stepson's eye glaze over.

"He's having a vision," he said quickly to Stella and smiled as he watched Stella scoot closer to Oliver.

"What did you see?" Stella asked as soon as Oliver's eyes cleared.

"A stranger is coming to visit us," Oliver told them both although his gaze remained locked on Stella. "A male vampire. His eyes were red."

"Did you recognise him at all?' Stella asked softly.

"No, I don't know him," Oliver murmured. "But there was something about him."

"Could he be trouble?" Stella asked.

"I don't know," Oliver admitted. "All I saw was that he is coming."

"It must be something to do with you," Stella pointed out. "You wouldn't have seen it otherwise."

"True," Oliver nodded, his brow furrowed with worry.

"Your mother may have seen more," Jasper suggested. "I'll go ask her."

"Good idea," Oliver agreed.

Jasper knew Alice was up in their room, doing some online shopping on her laptop, and he headed straight up the stairs to the room. Just as he reached the door it opened and Alice stood in front of him. She offered him a smile but he could see her mind was taken by other things.

"Did you see him too?" Jasper asked instantly.

"See who?" Alice frowned.

"Oliver just had a vision of some visitor we are supposed to get soon," Jasper explained.

"I haven't seen anything," Alice murmured. "Well, not that anyway. I have seen that our niece needs me."

"Which one?" Jasper asked. "Is something wrong?"

"Nothing major," Alice assured him. "Letty just needs a chat with her aunt. Girl stuff. I've seen she is out in the forest. I won't be long."

"Okay," Jasper nodded and Alice leaned up on her toes and kissed him before hurrying off down the stairs to go out into the forest to find Letty.

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As Alice approached where Letty was sitting she could hear the young girl's sobs and it broke her heart almost as much as it would have if it had been Sierra upset. She raced quickly towards the sobbing sounds and sighed when she saw Letty sobbing on her knees.

"Letty, sweetheart, what is it?" she gasped as she raced over and dropped to her knees beside her niece.

"Aunty Alice!" Letty gasped as she lifted her head and quickly wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

"What is wrong?" Alice demanded softly.

"I'm just being silly," Letty shrugged.

"It can't be silly if you feel this bad about it," Alice sighed. "Why don't you talk to me sweetheart, maybe I can help?"

"I doubt it," Letty whispered.

"Try me?" Alice smiled.

"I'm a horrible person," Letty announced dramatically.

"I sincerely doubt that," Alice chided but managed to hide the smile that threatened to spread on her face at the absurdity of Letty's statement. "What makes you think that?"

"I'm jealous of my own sister," Letty whispered.

"Why?" Alice prodded.

"Lucas likes her," Letty sighed. "And he should. She is pretty and fun."

"Oh," Alice murmured, seeing much more that what Letty had actually spoken now that the young girl had decided to open up to her. "And you like Lucas?"

"Yes," Letty whispered shyly.

"Have you spoken to Angel?" Alice asked and saw the answer immediately. "Of course not. You don't want to do that."

"No," Letty admitted.

"What about your mother?" Alice smiled. "Rose would help you with this Letty."

"She might be mad that I feel this way towards my sister," Letty whispered.

"No she wouldn't," Alice said surely. "Rose will only be upset if you don't go to her with this. She is your mother sweetheart, she would want to help you through this."

"I guess so," Letty nodded and smiled at her. "Thanks Aunty Alice."

"You're welcome sweetheart," Alice smiled and watched as Letty jumped up and raced off in search of Rosalie and Alice was pleased when her visions showed her that Rosalie would be able to help her daughter through the pain of an unrequited first love.

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When Alice returned to the house she noticed that Emmett and Jackson had joined Oliver, Stella and Jasper in the living room and she headed inside to join them. Just as she sank down on the couch next to Jasper, Oliver's eyes glazed over with another vision and when his eyes refocused he looked around the room in a panic.

"What did you see?" Stella asked immediately.

"The male vampire I saw earlier," Oliver said quickly. "He will arrive in ten minutes."

"Alice?" Jasper murmured and turned to look at his wife, knowing her visions were often more detailed than Oliver's.

"Oliver is right," Alice nodded as she checked her own visions. "He will be here in exactly eight and a half minutes."

"Do either of you recognise him?" Jackson asked.

"He is a stranger to me," Oliver replied.

"Me too," Alice added. "But there is something familiar about him."

"Is he a threat?" Jasper asked.

"I'm not sure," Alice admitted.

"What about the rest of the family?" Emmett asked worriedly, his thoughts turning to the safety of Rosalie and their daughters. "Where are they all?"

"Rose and Letty are out in the forest," Alice replied as she checked her visions again for their family members' whereabouts. "They are nowhere near the vampire's path. Edward and Bella are at the cottage. They are safe, he will not come that way. Nessie must be with Jacob, her future is blank. Carlisle and Esme took Lucas and Angel hunting. They are a few miles to the north and the vampire will be coming from the south. They should be safe there."

"What about Brandon and Sierra?" Jasper asked quickly.

"They are out the back near the pond," Alice answered and her eyes went wide. "The vampire will approach the house from that direction."

"No," Jasper growled and jumped to his feet and raced towards the back of the house. The others jumped up and followed him and by the time they reached where the Whitlock children were Oliver had caught up to Jasper.

"What's wrong?" Sierra asked in alarm as they noticed the people racing towards them and Jasper reached her and grabbed her and pulled her to her feet.

"Go to your mother!" Jasper snapped lightly as his eyes began to scan the forest's edge.

"You too," Oliver added as he reached Brandon's side.

"Mom?" Sierra whimpered as she raced to Alice.

"It's okay," Alice assured her as she pulled her daughter into her arms.

"What is going on?" Brandon asked as he walked over to join his mother and his sister.

"Oliver and your Mom have seen visions that we are about to have a visitor," Stella explained to him. "Another vampire."

"Male or female?" Brandon asked, automatically thinking of Candice, the vampire he had met a couple of days earlier.

"Male," Stella replied.

"How long now Alice?" Jasper asked, his eyes still trained on the forest.

"Less than a minute," Alice said, her grip still tight on Sierra.

"And everyone else is still safe?" Emmett asked.

"Yes," Alice assured him after checking her visions again.

"Good," Emmett nodded and moved over to join Jasper and Oliver, and Jackson followed him so the four men were between where the vampire would approach and the women and children.

"Any moment now," Alice whispered. "He is within hearing distance."

"I can sense him," Jasper nodded.

A few seconds later the man stepped through the trees and came to a stop when he saw the group that had gathered. His eyes moved around to take in each person before he focused on the line of men at the front.

"I mean no harm," he assured them in a silky smooth voice.

"Who are you," Emmett demanded.

"My name is Eric," the man introduced himself. "I am seeking a vampire who is part of your coven."

"Who?" Jasper growled. "And what is your business with them."

"Oliver," Eric replied as he glanced at the four men. "Are one of you him?"

"I am Oliver," Oliver said as he stepped forward a little. "But I do not know you."

"No you don't," Eric agreed. "We have not met but I have been aware of your existence for a long time. James told me about you years ago."

"Who are you?" Jasper growled, his anger growing at the mention of James' name.

"I am Oliver's father," Eric smiled.

"You're what?" Oliver gasped as he looked at him wide eyed.

"I am your father," Eric repeated. Oliver stared at him for a moment and then suddenly he heard a small gasp from Alice and he turned to look at his mother and realised why she looked so scared.

"But that means…." Oliver stammered as he looked from Alice to Eric.

"He is the man that attacked me in the asylum," Alice whimpered as she shrank back towards Brandon and her fear flooded both her children and Jasper.