I got back to Sue's house around 7:00. I blinked sleepily. There had been three births. Three! I was exhausted.

I stumbled through the front door. Seth caught me up in a hug.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"Just a long shift. I'm so tired." I said. Seth helped me through the living room. I was too sleepy to fully acknowledge Sam and Emily. I gave them a half wave. Seth gently guided me up the stairs. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

It was 9:00 when I woke up. Seth snored beside me. I got out of bed carefully. Quickly I got dressed and headed downstairs. Voices out of the kitchen distracted me.

"Anne is a lovely girl. I'm enjoying having her live here," Sue said.

"She's the sweetest soul," an aged cracked voice said. I froze. I knew that voice. I barreled through the doorway and threw my arms around my Grandmother.

"Grandmother! What are you doing here?" I asked.

She laughed. I took in her appearance. She was wearing her usual ripped jeans and tee shirt. Her face was a mass of wrinkles, but her eyes were as sharp as ever. Her hair was silver. She wore it in a braid down her back.

"I came to visit you. I missed you too much! You can't expect to just walk out of my life and have me not see you anymore," Grandmother chuckled.

I threw my arms around her again. "I missed you too."

"Why don't you show me your bedroom?" she asked.

I bit my lip. "I don't think that's such a good idea."

"And why not?"

I hung my head. "Because Seth's still sleeping."

I braced myself for the response I knew was coming.

"Anne Morningstar Simon-Uley! What do you mean, 'Seth's still sleeping'? Why do you have a young man in your bedroom?!" Grandmother screeched. I heard a thud upstairs as Seth fell out of bed.

Sue got up. "I think I'll leave you two alone." Smiling, she trotted upstairs.

Grandmother got up and shook me. "I should take you home right now! Don't think I can't!"

A low growl came from behind her. I looked over Grandmother's shoulder and saw Seth. His entire body was shaking. The growl built in volume.

I broke Grandmother's grip and went to him. "Calm down Seth! She's my grandmother. Calm." I begged.

His shaking subsided. He still glared at the old woman. She glared back.

Okay, damage control, I thought. "Seth, this is my grandmother, Caroline Simon Morningstar. Grandmother, this is Seth, my---" I trailed off.

"Boyfriend?" Grandmother asked sourly.

I shook my head. "Soul mate." I said sheepishly. I looked directly at her. "Grandmother I found what I was looking for."

Grandmother was always one to catch on quickly. She glanced at Seth, still glowering. "And is he— part of it?

I nodded. Grandmother smiled and sat back down. "Alright. Why don't you tell me what happened."

I pulled Seth over to sit next to me. "I found out what I am, where I get it from, who my father was and that I have soul mate."

Seth looked at me worriedly. "We can't tell her---"

I cut him off. "I'm sure Jacob will understand. I'm not going to tell her anything that will break the treaty. She's my grandmother. She knows that I'm a wolf."

Grandmother straightened and her face paled. Seth pursed his lips.

I started telling her the short version of the story. I left out the parts about the vampires. Once I was done, I looked at her for her reaction.

Grandmother's face was composed. "You left out the Cold Ones."

Seth and I gaped at her. "How? What?" I said.

She grinned at our reactions. "I was a rebellious youth. I hitch hiked around the U.S, staying at various reservations. During my early twenties, I stayed here at La Push. Is George Black still alive?"

Seth and I couldn't remember how to close our mouths. Seth shook his head, slowly.

"Pity, he was great in bed." Grandmother said.

I shrieked, "Grandmother!"

She laughed. "You don't think that your old lady had fun in her younger days?" She sobered. "It was George that told me the legends. He believed in them. He had seen his father make the change."

I gritted my teeth. "And why didn't you tell me this when I phased?"

Grandmother looked at me steadily. "I wasn't sure. I guessed that your father was Quiluete. I helped you as much as I could. But you needed to find out on your own."

I rolled my eyes. Were all elders this annoying?

Seth and I exchanged glances. What should we do? Before we could decide anything, a knock came from the front door. Sue barreled down the stairs and answered it. I heard Billy's voice, "They caught a trail. They headed out to follow it. Collin and Brady are staying in town."

The three of us in the kitchen stood up and went to the door. Sue looked uncomfortable.

"I assume that the trail was that of a vampire." Grandmother said. I smacked my face with my hand.

"Who are you?" Billy asked as he glared at Seth and me.

"I am Caroline Simon Morningstar. I'm Anne's grandmother." Grandmother said coolly.

Billy glared at Seth and I. "You broke the treaty!"

My temper flared. "No I didn't! She already knew everything because of your father!"

That shut him up, I noted with satisfaction.

Grandmother sighed and said, "Let's all go sit down and I'll explain." We all went into the living room and Grandmother told her story.

After that there was a few minutes of silence. Billy leaned back. "Hmm."

We looked at him. "Well," he said, looking at my grandmother, "You know everything. What are you going to do about it?"

Grandmother smiled. "I'm going to go back to Vermont and pretend I know absolutely nothing. I've gotten quite good at it. I'm going to occasionally visit Anne and demand that she visits me."

"Sure, sure." Billy said absently. He chewed on his lip. Then he grinned. "Charlie should take lessons from you."

"Charlie?" Grandmother asked.

"My best friend. He's the dad of one of the vampires." Billy said.

Grandmother blinked.

Billy told her the story. Seth and I added as we saw fit. Billy wasn't quite as biased as Sam was, but he still left things out.

Grandmother sighed when we were done. "I'd be happy to talk to Charlie. But my flight is tomorrow. I was lucky to get away this long."

Seth got up. "If there's a trail, then we should head over to the Cullen's. Maybe it's one of their friends that doesn't know about the treaty. Anyway, we should be over there."

I sighed as I got to my feet. "Today's my day off. I can stay as long as I have to. I just want to remind you that I'm not killing anything!"

Seth rolled his eyes. "As if I would forget."

"Grandmother, I'll be back as soon as I can." I said. "Unless… Can she come?" I asked Seth.

He frowned. "I don't see why not. We should ask Jake before hand."

I nodded. "Be back in a second," I told Grandmother.

Seth and I trotted outside to phase.

What's up? Jacob asked.

We thought the morning's events at him.

Great. One sec, he was speaking to Edward. Can Anne's grandmother come here? She knows about the treaty. Jacob ran through what we had told him. Yeah, she can come. Esme wants to meet her. How will she get here?

I laughed. Oh, ye of little faith. She'll ride.