For lack of a better idea I'm skipping ahead in time…2 months later.

I'm working as fast as I can to get these out, please don't make me into a pie. Haha :)

For anyone who is wondering these are everyone's current ages…

Alice – 27

Paige – 8

Edward – 27

Bella – 24 (almost 25)

Noah – 2 months

Rose – 27

Emmett – 28

Owen – 1

Jasper – 26

Cole – 10

I never thought that I would have to walk these halls again. I had spent twelve years of my life waiting for the day that I would be done and never have to come back. But here I am enrolling Paige into the 3rd grade.

It's been 2 months since Alice's accident. She's made it through numerous surgeries not including the one to repair the hole in her heart. They're waiting for Alice to come out of the coma and Carlisle says that she's doing well and should wake up in no time.

I'm still getting to know Paige, which is helping me get to know Alice again. It amazes me that everyday I learn something new about them.

I held Paige's hand as we walked through the maze of hallways trying to find the main office as I let my thoughts wander.

"What if the other kids don't like me?" she asked cautiously looking at the ground after awhile.

I stopped walking and knelt down by her side. "That won't happen Paige. There's nothing not to like about you" I smiled brushing a strand of hair away from her ice blue eyes.

"But I won't have any friends. I don't know anyone here" she pouted not pealing her eyes from the ground.

"You'll make friend honey, and you'll know Cole" I assured her. After all her and Cole had become inseparable in the last month. They were always together.

She smiled but then shook her head, "Cole's in fifth grade. I won't see him." Her smile quickly turned into something of fear, "What if the other kids are mean?"

I put my hand on her cheek, "Cole will watch out for you. He'll make sure the others are nice to you."

My words seemed to reassure her, she seemed to relax. I stood up and grabbed her hand. "Anyway, were just signing you up today. School doesn't start for another 2 days."

She nodded and we went into the main office.

"Well hello there" a sweet old voice said from behind a desk, "I'll be able to help you in a minute, just sit tight please."
I nodded and looked at Paige who was slowly starting to relax.

An old nurse appeared in front of the desk. "Bella Swan?" she questioned.

I have gotten used to people calling me by my maiden name while in Forks, I guess no one remembered I had gotten married. I smiled and looked at her trying to figure out who she was. "Yes?" I questioned.

"I would remember you from anywhere. You were in my office all the time. I don't think I've ever seen someone so accident prone" she laughed.

"Ms. Heilm? I asked seeming to remember her.

"Yes sweetie. I suppose I've aged a bit" she grinned.

Of course how could I forget, she was the nurse when I went here. Let's just say that PE and the schools many stairs led to many trips to her when I was a kid.

"So, what can I help you with today?" she asked.

"I need to get Paige registered for school" I smiled patting Paige on the shoulder.

"And what grade would Paige be starting?" she asked never looking at Paige.

"Third" Paige said quickly.

The smile quickly left Ms. Heilm's face, "Oh, um I didn't know you had a daughter this old. Time must be escaping me, I would have only thought you to be 23 or 24."

"Oh, I am 24" I corrected her.

"I don't remember you having a kid in high…"

I raised my hand quickly to silence her. "Paige isn't my daughter" I said quickly.

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Step daughter?"

"No actually, um…"

Paige smiled and stepped forward, "My mom was in an accident and so while she gets better Bella and Edward are taking care of me" she said madder of factly.

I smiled, I couldn't have said it better myself.

Ms. Heilm smiled at Paige, "Well that was nice of them" she turned to me, "Would that be Edward Cullen? Now that I think of it I did hear of you marrying one of the Cullen boys."

I blushed. Paige nodded excitedly, "Yep, the Cullens have a HUGE house. They're so nice!"

Ms. Heilm smiled in a way only grandmothers could, "The Cullen's have always been nice…I'm sorry, what were you here for again?"
"To get Paige signed up for school" I reminded her.

She closed her eyes, "That's right, alright you just have to fill out a few papers and then you'll be all set."

"Ok" I mumbled taking the papers.

"So Paige, what's your favorite subject?" Ms. Heilm asked.

"Art!" Paige blurted out quickly. I heard Ms. Heilm chuckle and continue to ask her more questions.

As I looked down the sheet of paper in front of me I realized I didn't know the answers to half the questions. I didn't know her history, I didn't know if she had this shot or that one, I didn't know if she was allergic to anything or her social security number or how well she did in school.

"Hey Paige" I called, "When's your birthday?" I felt stupid for asking such a simple question, but I honestly didn't know.

"January 18th" she answered like it was no big deal, thank God.

I filled out as much as I could and attached the number of Paige's social worker with a note telling them to call her for the rest of the information.

I thanked Ms. Heilm and headed towards my car.

"I like her" Paige smiled as she hopped into the back seat of the car.

I chuckled, "She was always nice when I was in school."

"Wow, she's been there a long time then" Paige said quietly like I wasn't supposed to hear.

"Are you calling me old then?" I laughed reaching back to tickle her.

She chuckled, "Maybe, my moms old."

I turned around again to continue driving, "Well, I'm three years younger than your mom."

"Really?" she questioned.

I nodded, "Yep. Edward's the same age as her though."

"Oh" she mumbled, "I thought you were all the same age."
"Nope I'm the youngest."

"So what about Emmett and Rosalie, how old are they?"

"Rose is the same age as Edward and your mom and Emmett's a year older" I explained.

"Oh, I see" she smiled as the conversation ended. We drove in silence for a while. I took in the sights of the town I learned hate. But it wasn't really the town that I hated so much it's what happened while I was there and everything about it reminded me of her.

"Aren't we going home?" Paige questioned when we turned off the main road and into a neighborhood.

I shook my head, "We have to go and get Noah and we're eating at Renee and Phil's tonight."

"Will Cole be there?" she asked full of hope.

I grinned, "I think so."

"Yes!" she giggled jumping in her seat.

The car was barely in park and Paige was already out and at the front door. I followed her in and to the back porch.

Cole was feeding Noah a bottle. "What a good uncle you are" I laughed.

Cole just stuck his tongue out at me. "Sibling love I can feel it" Renee chuckled from behind me.

I turned and gave her a hug. "Was he ok?" I asked pointing at Noah.

Renee rolled her eyes, "He's a baby Bella, what's the worst he can do, spit up on my new couch?"

"Well, I…never mind. Thanks for watching him."

"He's my grandson, I'll always watch him. It's perfect because I can hold him and play with him, but as soon as night comes I get to ship him back off to you and you get to deal with all the tough stuff" she laughed.

I rolled my eyes sinking into a patio chair, "Don't remind me. I've had enough sleepless nights."

"When's Edward coming back up next?" she asked cautiously.

"I don't know" I said putting my hands in the air, "He's been on call the last couple of weekends, I think he is again this weekend."

Edward had planned on coming back every weekend and he did for the first two weeks but since then he was been unable to get off or gets stuck with being on call. So I've been on my own and missing him like crazy.

"Bella" Renee said calmly putting her arm around me, "If not seeing him is bothering you, then you need to talk to him."

"He has to work mom, he'd have the same schedule if I was home. It's just been hard lately. I never thought that I'd be doing this baby thing by myself. I haven't gotten more than 3-4 hours of sleep a night. That kid just doesn't like to sleep."

"He's just colicky Bella, he'll grow out of it."

"I know that, but the doctors said that some babies don't grow out of it until there eighteen months old. I don't think I can handle that many sleepless nights."

"Talk to Edward Bella. You know he doesn't like it when your upset. He'll come help you."

"That's the thing, he'll come back here and take more time off from work. Which he can't do, his boss doesn't like it. He'll risk loosing his job to make me happy and he loves that job. I can't do that."

Renee sighed, "Well, I still think you should talk to him. I didn't with Charlie and look where that got me."

"Mom" I screamed throwing my hands in the air. "It's nothing like that; I'm just overwhelmed and stressed. That's it."

"Are you sure Bella?"

"Ugh!" I sighed taking Noah out of Cole's arms to burp him. "I'm sure mom. I'm just complaining, you know me." Cole ran off into the backyard with Paige.

"Yeah I know you Bella, that's why I think that there's something else that you're not telling me."

I rolled my eyes as I readjusted Noah to continue feeding him, "I'm fine, we're fine."

Renee sighed walking away. "You're so stubborn, just like your father" She continued to mumble to herself about how stubborn I was.

I finished feeding Noah and went outside to enjoy one of the rare sunny days in Forks. Cole and Paige were playing soccer in the backyard and Phil was grilling burgers by the garage.

I sat down of the back step and let the sun hit my face. Noah squinted when he tried to open his eyes. As the sun hit his little body he seemed to relax.

I laughed, "Don't get too used to buddy, it'll be gone tomorrow. And as long as we're in Forks you probably won't see the sun again."

I leaned down to kiss his forehead and watched Cole and Paige kick a soccer ball around in the backyard.

I watched as Paige's long black hair fluttered around behind her as she ran after the ball. And for the first time I noticed hits of orange in it as the sun hit it.

It took me a while to remember why it seemed so eerie to me. Her father, the one at the hospital who had denied me the right to see Alice had orange hair. I shuddered at the thought, so far in everything Paige did and all her features were Alice's. I never wanted Paige to be in anyway like her father. He was not a good man.

"Come and eat kids" Renee called from the door pulling me away from my thoughts. Cole and Paige came running as I set Noah back into his car seat to eat.

Dinner passed uneventfully and pretty silently. Few words were exchanged except for the one's between Cole and Paige. They kind of reminded me of Edward and I when we were younger.

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"Bella, I found some more of your old clothes in the basement. There in your room if you want them" Renee explained as we did the dishes.

You see. I never really thought that I would be staying in Forks when I left my house two months ago. I only brought with me an extra pair of clothes and a toothbrush.

When Edward came back he brought with everything necessary for Noah but kind of forgot about clothes for me. So I asked Renee to try to find some of my old stuff, hopefully some will still fit.

"Thanks mom" I smiled as I loaded the last dish into the dishwasher.

She nodded and disappeared into the living room. She was still frustrated with me, it happened a lot when I was a kid and she would just stay away from me for a while until she cooled down a bit. It was normal for us.

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"Bella?" Paige started unsure as if she really wanted to ask me.

"Yes sweetie" I smiled tucking her into bed.

"What's an uncle?" she asked cautiously.

My smiled widened as I brush through her hair with my fingers. "An uncle would be your parent's brothers. Why?"

"Well I heard you tell Cole he was a good uncle. I didn't know what that is" she said sheepishly.

"Well Cole is my brother which makes him Noah's uncle."

She nodded, "Can a girl be an uncle too?"

I grinned, "No but they can be aunts."

She sat up quickly and looked me straight in the eye, "What do aunts and uncles do?"

I smiled moving to sit on the edge of her bed, "I guess they are people who love you, care for you and help you."

She looked at me like she wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it. "Um…could you um…could you be…could you be my aunt?" she stuttered.

I looked at her perplexed, not sure what to say. But my mind slowly came around to realize that it didn't I didn't need to be blood related to be her aunt. It doesn't matter as long as they love you and care for you they can be your aunt or uncle.

I must have taken to long as I thought because Paige became red in the face and was looking down as she murmured, "I just thought you could because you are taking care of me and helping me and you love me like my mommy does."

I smiled as I was on the verge of tears, "I guess so Paige. As long as someone loves you and takes care of you they can be your aunt or uncle." I wiped a few tears from my eyes, "Now, you better get to sleep, it's late."
She nodded as she lay back down and I tucked her in again. "Good night Paige" I whispered as I turned the light off.
"Night Auntie Bella" she whispered under her breath.

I smiled as I shut her door and headed downstairs.

I found both Esme and Carlisle in the kitchen. Esme was making Noah a bottle and Carlisle was sitting at the counter.

When he saw me he got up and ran to me with the biggest smile I have ever seen. He pulled me into a big hug which lifted me off the ground. I laughed and asked, "What's got you so happy?"

His smile just got bigger. "She's awake Bella!" he said full of joy.

"What" I questioned.

"Bella! She's awake, she's alive. Alice is out of the coma" he screamed with the smile never leaving his face. I turned to truly see Esme's face for the first time, it mirrored Carlilses.

"She's awake?" I whispered. They both nodded and I felt a smile spread across my face too. "She's awake" I yelled hugged Carlisle again, "She's awake!"