I wasn't going to write this chapter, actually, I was going to skip ahead a little in the story, but I got quite a few requests for this chapter. So I figured, why not! A huge thanks to Kandle for that email. I used some ideas, but mixed them up a little. I hope you like it! Also a lot of you wanted to hear what Edward and Alyssa talked about, so I added some of that info also. So in the end this chapter is fully based off of all of your requests. I hope all of you like it! :) Also I wanted to throw out a shout out to whoever keeps sending me reviews asking me to email them back. The links don't show up on this site, so I have no idea how to get a hold of you since you don't have a FF account. If you want to get a hold of me, the best way to do so is my side. The link is on my profile.

I sat on the floor at my mom's feet. She played with a strand of my hair as she talked with the rest of my family. My aunts chimed in every so often. I kept glancing over my shoulder at my dad as he listened intently, and I knew he was searching my aunts thoughts for anything my mom might be leaving out.

"So, Bella was the only girl at the Texas Hold'em table and she only thought she was winning all the hands. All of the guys were not looking at their cards, I'll tell you that much." Aunt Alice chuckled. My dad growled lowly and I rolled my eyes.

"Relax," my mom groaned. "I didn't know that's what they were doing, but I won, so that's all that matters."

"Yeah, says the only vampire in the world who sucks at poker." Uncle Emmett boomed with laughter.

"I won didn't I?"

Uncle Emmett opened his mouth to speak, but snapped it shut, shaking his head. "Too easy." He snorted and put his arm around Aunt Rosalie. "What did you do?" He asked her.

"A little bit of everything." She shrugged. "Alice was the maniac."

"What else is new." My dad reached over and punched her arm.

"I cant help that I know the outcome of things. It's a gift. It would be a shame to waist it." She smirked.

"How much did you all bring home?" I asked.

The four of them got quiet. My grandma smiled to herself, my aunts both bit their bottom lips, and my mom continued playing with my hair as if she didn't hear me.

"That much?" My dad gasped. "Did you let anyone in the casino win anything?"

"Esme gave a thousand dollar chip to an older man." My mom pointed out.

"He was losing terribly and I felt horrible." She shrugged.

I smiled up at my grandma and she winked at me.

"Rosalie and Bella competed against each other to see how many men they could get to buy them drinks," Alice laughed. "They would receive the drinks and send them off to some girl telling the cocktail waiter to say it was from the guy who bought it for them."

My mom suddenly tugged on my hair and I yanked it out of her hands. When I turned to see why, I had to stifle a laugh. My dad was glaring at her and she leaned away from him smiling innocently.

"Who won?" He asked her.

"It had to be my Rose, she always plays that." Uncle Emmett said smugly.

"Not this time," Aunt Rosalie grumbled.

"Bella?" My dad asked, his voice rising with surprise.

"It was nothing." She shrugged.

I couldn't hold my laughter in anymore.

"Why are you laughing?" My dad pushed my shoulder.

"Because it's weird! I know mom is forever frozen at eighteen, but do these men know she's really almost 30?" I shuddered.

"You'll be forever young too, you know." My mom pointed out.

"Yeah, but you're my mom" She rolled her eyes at me and I glanced at my dad. His gaze was locked on something and I decided to follow it, oblivious to the conversation continuing around me.

Alyssa also sat on the floor in front of her parents, her knees hugged tightly to her chest as she stared down at the floor. She looked upset over something.

I'm sorry I brought that up. You want to go to my room and talk? I asked her silently. Without looking up she nodded. My dad patted my shoulder and I looked over my shoulder at him. His smile told me that he heard what I said through her thoughts and approved.

Alyssa and I got up at the same time and walked towards the stairs. Jacob grabbed my arm and threw me a confused look. It's fine, we're just going to talk. Nothing bad. I love you. He dropped my hand and let me walk by.

"I cant take this!" Alyssa burst into tears as soon as I closed my door. I quickly turned on my radio to drowned out some of our conversation. Then guided her over to my bed and we sat down.

"What exactly did you and my dad talk about?"

"That my mom would never want to change me, but when it comes time to talk about it, he will be on my side," she sniffed. "I want to me changed right now! It's not fair!"

I leaned away from her in surprise. "My dad, Edward Cullen, said that? Are you sure it was him?"

Alyssa laughed and nodded. "He understands where I'm coming from and said your mom would probably be on my side too. The only thing is, Seth. I know he doesn't mind vampires, but will he be able to handle me?"

I shrugged. "Maybe you wouldn't be a normal newborn. My mom wasn't. It was easy for her to be around Jacob and I."

"That's what I'm hoping, but what if Seth wants kids?" She sighed heavily.

"So get married first. That's what my parents did. I just happened to be a bonus." I smirked.

"That's not a bad idea, your dad mentioned that also." She smiled through her tears, a glimmer of hope in her tear-filled eyes.

"What did Seth say about it all?" I asked.

The smile on Alyssa's face grew wider and I waited patiently for her to speak. "He's very supportive over it all. He wants me to be happy." She paused to take a breath. "He also asked about the marriage thing. He asked if I could wait until after high school."

I grabbed her hands and used everything I had in me not to scream. "You're going to get married right after high school?!"

She bit her bottom my lip and nodded. "I think so."

"Wow," I breathed.

"Your dad says I need to talk to my parents first though.

"Understandable," I nodded.

"Er, Ness, have you met my parents?" Alyssa hissed. "My mother is the number one werewolf hater, and my father thinks I'm still five! They'll never go for it."

"Don't worry about it, we've only just finished our sophomore year. You have two more years to figure it out," I paused to sigh heavily. "At least you don't have a dad who will hear it in Seth's thoughts and flip over it. If that was Jacob thinking something like that, I'd be planning a funeral instead of a wedding."

"I'm happy about that," She chuckled. "Plus Uncle Edward said he wouldn't say anything until I was ready to talk to them about it."

"Again, we're talking about my dad?"

Alyssa laughed and nodded.

"Why can't he be this understanding with me?" I wondered.

She rolled her eyes. "Because I'm not his baby."

"Neither am I." I gestured to my well grown body.

"In theory," she corrected.

"Whatever," I groaned.

There was a light knock on the door and my dad's voice came from the other side. "You ladies ok in there?"

"Yeah, Dad, you can come in."

The door opened slowly and he poked his head in. "Feeling any better?" He asked Alyssa.

She nodded and walked over to him. "Thanks for the talk, Uncle Edward."

"Anytime, sweetie." He hugged her, and she walked back over to the bed. "Your parents are going home soon, I think Jacob and Seth wanted to take you girls out."

I glanced at my clock then back at my dad. He immediately read the confusion on my face and spoke quickly. "It's summer vacation, no curfew tonight as long as the four of you stay together."

I opened my mouth to talk, but he moved too quick, shutting my door behind him. Alyssa and I both looked at each other and shuttered.

"You know they all want us out of the house, right?" Alyssa scrunched up her nose.

I nodded and rolled my eyes. "Wonder where they are planning on taking us." I wondered.

"I figured we could go get something to eat, and then walk the harbor." Jacob said as he walked into my room. Seth trailed in behind him.

"Sounds romantic," Alyssa gushed and was lost in Seth's eyes.

I stood up on my bed and Jacob wrapped his arms around me. "I love it," I said softly and brought my lips to his. "Oh," I said and pulled away quickly.

"What's wrong?" Jacob asked, looking me over once.

"I can't wear this!" I gestured towards me jeans and tank top.

"I'm changing if you are." Alyssa added.

"This is going to take all night," Jacob moaned. Seth laughed at him and nodded.

I ignored him, too excited that my dad was letting me out three hours before my curfew. Plus the fact that he said I didn't have one tonight. I didn't care what they were planning on doing, I was happy to be able to spend all this time with Jacob and no daddy watching our every movement. "I know just the closet." I grabbed onto Jacob's shoulders and smirked. "Down please." He lifted me off my bed and set me down on the floor. I took Alyssa's hand and we raced out of my room and down to my mom's room.

We were halfway down the hall to their room, when I felt the familiar cool breeze then my mom's scent.

"No," I groaned when she appeared in front of her bedroom door, arms tight against her chest.

"Haven't we had this conversation before?" She asked me.

"Aren't you kicking me out of my own house?" I countered.

"You have a closet full of clothes!"

"Yours are better."

"Stay out of the bottom draw." She warned.

I rolled my eyes. "Why would I want your lingerie anyway?"

"Ew," Alyssa groaned beside me.

My mom stepped aside to let us pass. "And not anything strapless!" She called after us.

"I know," I groaned.

"And no skirts above your knees," she added.

"Why don't I just put on your winter coat? That's all that's left."

"Sounds good to me!"

"Mom!" I wined.

"I'm kidding, just let me see it before you run out the door."

I sighed, relieved. "Ok, thanks." I said and pulled Alyssa into my mothers closet.