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Peter POV
I leaned back against his firm, cool chest, relishing in the feel of his textured scars touching the bare skin of my back. The sun was peeking over the horizon signaling an end to our brief respite of night, and the need to hide from the light of day. I focused on my feelings of love, peace, and tranquility to send them to my empathic mate, and smiled as he shared them with Bella, curled up in my arms.

"It was right here, darlin'. Right here was where Pete and I made our escape that eventually led us to you. We had no idea you were even comin' but we knew we were missin' somethin'. I'm so glad we found you."

My baby girl tucked her head down and rubbed her hand across the newer scars on my chest. The ones I gained in Forks, not Texas. "I'm so glad you did escape. I wish neither of you had to suffer through this time but I'm glad you made it safely to me. I love you both so much."

We sat together for a few more minutes before Jasper sighed and said, "We better run before somebody spots us. I can't believe how many people live here now, it's only been eighty years since we were here last." I nodded against him before sitting up to pull my mates to their feet. We ran toward the farm house fifty miles away, where we would be spending the foreseeable future.

It took us more than fifteen years to raise our coven up enough to let them spread their wings and find their own way in the world. James was doing occasional work for the Volturi, when they needed a tracker on American soil. Rose and Emmett were vacationing together, seeing the world; they were virtual nomads these days. Esme and Alistair had moved to England last month, but I had a feeling we would be racking up the frequent flyer miles between here and there. They wouldn't give up their daughter easily.

Garrett was back to traveling. He was such a social butterfly. He wandered the country, spreading gossip and visiting his lovers. We kept hoping he would find a mate and settle down soon, but it didn't look very likely. Edward left for college in New York at the same time we moved down to Texas. He was sad to be so far away from us, but wanted to give us our space as well. He was ready to live on his own for the first time. My boy was all grown up now.

Marcus and Caius had turned the vampire world on its head since Aro's death. They were stern rulers, but very fair. They brought in Maggie to work trials with them; her gift of knowing truth was more foolproof and less biased than Aro's. One of the first things they had done was come down and clear out the Southern warlords. Jasper and James convinced the kings they were a threat to exposure, and that the use of newborn armies was wasteful of human resources. They gained a few new guards from the officers down here, but most were executed as they were too indoctrinated to change.

When we were assured of the freedom down here, Jasper volunteered us to move south to keep an eye on things. We were to make sure no one started the wars up again, and everyone lived in peace. When we started house hunting, Bella got on her computer and did some research. She managed to find Jasper's childhood home for sale; it was now listed as a historical landmark since it was a pre-Civil War era home. The thousands of acres his father had owned were parceled out, but the Whitlock House sat on a respectable twenty acres at the edge of town. There was a huge oak tree shading the backyard that Jasper remembered from his childhood and we even found a drawing on the attic wall that was penciled by his own childish hand.

The day we walked up the front steps, I thought he was going to collapse under his emotions. He was bombarded with memories as he walked through the rooms. Things he thought he'd lost forever came flooding back as he ran his hand over the familiar walls. Bella did some more research and found his sisters' names for him. Mary, Margaret, and Caroline had all married and lived long, full lives. They bore many children and we were currently tracing the lines to find his living relatives. While the Whitlock name died with him, he had passed it on to all of us and that would have to be enough for now. He was overwhelmed when he found out all of his sisters named their first sons Jasper. There was at least one more Jasper in each generation after that and we couldn't wait to find one living to see if there was any resemblance.

We visited the local cemetary and found his parents' graves, with his empty one right next to them. Bella thought it would be hilarious to take a picture of him next to his tombstone, and even made a joke about going back to Forks to do the same with hers. I hope she was joking anyway, I wouldn't be setting foot in that state within the next century.

As we made our way back home, we were interrupted by Bella's phone ringing. "Hello?"

Hey Princess.

"Oh, hey Eddie! What's up? How do you like New York?"

Um, it's great. I kinda have some news.

"Really? What's that?"

Well, I sort of met my mate last night.

"What? That's awesome Eddie! Tell me all about her, is she human or vampire? How did you meet? What does she look like?"

Well, we met at a frat house party, we were drawn to each other instantly. The attraction was impossible to resist. He, um, he invited me back to his house and we spent the whole night together. He's human, but I don't know how long I'll be able to hold off on biting him. It was such a strong urge when we had sex, I've never felt that urge before. He's having a hard time accepting things right now. He keeps swearing he's not gay, but his thoughts tell me he's just as attracted to me as I am to him. I told him he was my first time with a guy but I'm not sure he believed me. I guess I kinda looked like I knew what I was doing, thanks to you guys. Anyway, I'll be telling him all about me pretty soon and I'd like to bring him to meet the three of you. I think he might feel better once he knows we'll have another mate as well, eventually. So, yeah, that's it. Oh, his name is Riley.

We had all stopped dead in our tracks and I'm sure Jasper was blown away by the shock we were putting out. Edward's mate was a male? How fucking awesome is that?

Guys, you still there? Bella? Pete? Jasper? Hey, can you do me a favor? Don't tell the rest of the family yet. I don't want to overwhelm him. The whole "I'm a vampire" thing is gonna be hard enough to swallow without the giant family as well. I don't even know how I'll tell him about the kings, either. So, guys? What do you think?

Bella recovered first with a happy squeal. "Congrats Eddie, I'm so happy for you! I get a new brother and eventually a new sister! You're the best! I can't wait to meet him! And don't worry about the family, we'll just keep it between us, for now."

AN: Ok, that's really it! I'm moving the outtakes over here, and I have one more I will post within the next week I hope. Hope you have enjoyed the ride!