Seth and I phased just before the tree line ended. Hand in hand, we walked up to the big house. Jacob and Leah joined us. Leah glared at me.

"Leah, knock it off!" Seth complained. "You'll find someone! Calm down."

I glanced at Seth, confused. He looked at me apologetically.

I didn't have time to think about it. Jacob opened the door and ushered me inside.

I was struck again by how open and light it was. Dr. Cullen and a woman I didn't know were standing by the back door. She had soft brown hair and was more curvy then the others. You could almost say she was plump.

A very muscular man was standing next to a beautiful blonde. Next to them were another woman, short, with spiky black hair, and a blonde male.

Edward, Bella and Nessie stood by the door. Nessie ran into Jacob's arms.

"Welcome," said the woman next to Dr. Cullen. "I'm Esme."

I smiled tentatively. Esme came over and took my hand. Her hand was icy cold, but it felt nice how she accepted me.

"Come meet everyone," she said. I immediately had her pegged as the maternal type. Seth followed as Esme towed me over to the others. My smile was real now.

"Anne, this is Jasper and Alice."

Jasper smiled and a feeling of peace swept through me. I knew what he was doing and raised an eyebrow. "I was doing fine, but thanks," I said.

Alice laughed the sound was like bells. She came forward. "He can be annoying can't he?" She smiled at Jasper, who was trying to look remorseful. He failed miserably.

I smiled, "It's okay. I have a feeling I'll have to get used to irritation." I glanced teasingly at Seth. Alice laughed again, this time she was joined by Jacob and Leah.

Esme towed me along to meet the other two. "This is Emmett and Rosalie."

Emmett smiled. "Run while you can. This place is a madhouse."

I rolled my eyes. "No, not really. You should see my house on Saturdays."

He laughed. Rosalie scowled. "Great, another one. We'll never get the smell out!"

I looked at her earnestly, "I'm really sorry for the inconvenience."

Her mouth twitched, like she was trying not to smile. "A sense of humor," she leveled a glare at Jacob. "At least it's not dumb blonde jokes."

"Dumb blonde jokes are awful," I agreed. "I know a blonde. She's obviously very intelligent and won't take any guff."

"And who is this blonde?" Edward asked.

I looked at Rosalie. "I'm looking right at her."

Rosalie smiled at me. "Well, that's a first."

I smiled back. It seemed like I had found a friend.

"Oh!" Alice said. Her eyes glazed over and then she sighed. "Charlie's coming to visit. Sue's with him."

Bella sighed. "At least my eyes are dark enough that they won't bother him."

I was confused, and then I remembered Seth's memories of newborns. They had bright red eyes.

"Can I go?" Leah asked Jacob.

"Of course."

Leah stalked out. "Oh, hey Charlie, hi Mom." We heard her say just outside the door.

A knock reverberated through the house. Emmett dragged all the werewolves over to the huge flatscreen to play with an X-box. I followed and shook my head at the game. Again with the violence, I thought.

Instead I focused on Seth, and how he was enjoying himself. I half-heartedly listened to the conversation at the door.

"Nessie, I swear you've grown another foot! Here," a grunt as Charlie picked her up, "I got you an early birthday present."

Nessie clapped her hands and there were sounds of paper being torn. Exclamations of awe filled the front room.

"That's beautiful Charlie," came Bella's voice. All of them appeared in the doorway.

I immediately noticed the present. On Nessie's bronze curls, lay a tiny tiara. My keen eyesight read the inscription on the bottom. 'To my little Princess'

Awww. Okay, that was sweet.

Charlie's eyes widened when they saw me. Sue's tightened. I gave them a smile.

"Anne, what are you doing here?" Charlie asked.

I remembered the 'need to know' agreement that he had made with Jacob. "Seth invited me. I don't know why, since he's playing an incredibly violent game and is ignoring me. But it's nice to be invited."

Seth heard this and abandoned the game to sit next to me. He proceeded to kiss me thoroughly until I was gasping for breath.

I blushed at the expression on Charlie and Sue's faces. He looked a little shocked, Sue looked like she was planning on having a sex talk with her son. Edward nodded slightly at my thoughts. Jeese, I hope I'm not around for that one, I thought.

Seth gave me a pleading look until I rolled my eyes and sent him back to the video game. Rosalie settled in next to me.

"Edward told me that you're part Abenaki. What's that tribe like?" she asked.

This started a long conversation about Abenaki history, which morphed into a conversation about state parks and how they needed to be protected.

"Soon there will be no places where we can hunt!" Rosalie said. I shook my head. "What?" she asked.

I pointed to myself, "Animal rights activist and a vegetarian. That argument is definitely not going to work on me." This started up a whole new discussion about morals and ethics. We finally noticed that everyone was staring at us.

I also realized that it was 2:00. I had to get ready to go to work. I said my goodbyes; Rosalie gave me a hug, which shocked everyone.

Seth walked me out the door and we took off running. This time we didn't phase, but stayed human.

"I can't believe that Rosalie didn't bite your head off!" he exclaimed.

"Why? She's nice."

Seth looked at me in awe. I rolled my eyes. Soon we were at the border. Paul walked us across and left us at Sue's house. I went upstairs, while Seth got something to eat.

Soon I headed down, was kissed by Seth, and went to work.