A/N: Well one month ago today is the day this story had it's birth in my mind... so in celebration of its sucess, here's an update. :) This chapter goes out to jememj, thanks for your wonderful review earlier today, I wrote this one for you. :) Hope you like it. A special thanks to all my reviewers! luv2beloved, kass, kmddeprez, xxjakenessiexx, trex, a new reviewer - flame 55, and of course jem, thanks you guys for leaving your notes! I love to hear from you! xoxo

**Explanations**

The idea of Rosalie having a baby left Rose stood stunned where she stood. "Tell me exactly what you mean," she managed to say after a moment, "What do you mean it would be painful?"

"I don't know that I can explain it correctly," Nessie began.

"Try," Rosalie begged.

Renesmee shifted uncomfortably in her bed, unsure if what she was trying to say would be a good thing or not… in truth she was terrified of scaring Rosalie… so she attempted to find other words to use…"I can carry a baby for you… "

"You want to give me a baby?" Rosalie asked trying to clarify.

"No, not exactly…" Renesmee said shifting in her bed as horror spread across her daughters face. "Why don't you go talk to the count… he should explain it for you… it's artificial insemination…"

"How would it be my baby?" Rosalie asked missing the vital point that Nessie was failing to make clear...

"All I can say is, you were frozen at the state in which you were… everything inside of you remains the same, including your ovaries…Just go talk to him…you may want to take Emmett with you."

Rosalie agreed and left directly to find Emmett and talk to the Count.

"Mommy… would she do that? I mean… would she actually let him separate her?" Xenia asked with fright written all across her face.

"I don't know baby… I think she would do anything to have a child. So … yes, I think she would. But enough about her, let's talk about you. How's my angel?" She asked reaching for Xenia to come sit with her on the bed.

"I'm well, thank you," she responded politely.

"Have you been playing chess lately?" Nessie asked her daughter, to which Xeni frowned up instantly. "What's the matter baby?"

"Damian is being an ass," Xeni pouted.

"Whoa, whoa, language. You have a supreme vocabulary, use it." Ness chided.

"Sorry mommy," she said, "he's being asinine," she amended.

Nessie laughed and rolled her eyes unable to object.

"On top of his idiocy which he is using to hide his insecurities, I have to deal with Josiah, who is really jealous. Too much drama, whatever. How's baby?"

"She's fine." Nessie said as Xenia rested her head against her mother's tummy.

"Hi baby girl…I'm your sister," Xenia said rubbing Nessie's bulging belly. Xenia strained to hear anything from the little girl, but all was silent but the beating of the hearts in the room. They lay together silently for a long while before being interrupted.

A knock on the door startled the pair as Edmond entered the room. "I beg your pardon, if you would like me to come back later, I would be happy to."

"No, no, no, please, come in." Ness said sitting up.

Edmond felt her stomach and took measurements. His usual notebook contained notes that he added to - the recent changes in her size. "How do you feel today Renesmee?" he asked pressing against her lower abdomen.

"Fine, irritable, but okay."

"Well, I'm sure that's to be expected. Everything looks fine. I'll come back and see you tomorrow, unless you send for me sooner. Oh by the way," he added, "I spoke briefly with Rosalie and Emmett, and they are discussing the possibility. I've explained to them what it will mean and the fact that Haydee has a serum that may have perfect application. It causes paralysis in our kind. So the only actual pain would be emotional and mental… I can't imagine someone would want to be severed in order to extract eggs. I've only extracted eggs from a dead vampire..." Edmond chuckled, "no pun intended," he amended dropping his rather insensitive smile. "In the event that they choose to go ahead with the procedure, and you are willing, we can do it as soon as a week after your delivery…or if you choose to wait until after the trip to Italy we can do that too."

"I was wondering Count," Nessie said, "Would it even be necessary for me to go? I mean really, what's the point?"

"Well, it's a good strategic move on our part, however I suppose it could be done without you."

"How is that?" Nessie prodded as the count rubbed his chin.

"I know someone who can make a vision appear before you…"

"Zafrina?" Nessie asked her face lighting up.

"Why yes, you know her?"

"She is a good friend. She helped our family before when Aro was coming to destroy us."

"Wonderful," said the Count clasping his hands together, "she could come and employ her skill in your stead… he would never know the difference…" Edmond mused. "I will make the necessary arrangements. It's a wonder we didn't think of this before… this presents so many more possibilities…" Edmond muttered to himself, absorbed in thought.

"Thank you Count," Nessie said.

"And how about you young one, how are you doing these days?" he asked turning his attention to Xenia. "Do you mind if I measure you today, since you happen to be here?" he asked pulling out a tape.

"Sure." She said hopping up to a standing position, extending her arms to her sides.

"My goodness you are getting tall for such a young one," he smiled. "Do you feel any pain?" he asked creasing his brow.

"Only at night, but it's not enough to concern myself with," said she with a grin.

"No new abilities?" the count asked noting the length of her arms and her height in his notebook.

"Nope," she smiled.

"Well alright then," the count said closing his bag, "I'll see you tomorrow Nessie. You look well on your way…"

"Thank you again," Nessie called out after the doctor. "Are you hungry baby?" Nessie asked her daughter.

"No momma, just sleepy," Xeni said yawning.

"Me too honey, shall we go take a rest by the pool?" Ness offered pushing her bloated body up from the bed and offering her daughter her hand.

As our readers will recall we had left Jacob and Josiah out in the woods during a most extraordinary event… we will once again join them to see what has become of them.

Jake stood glued to the forest floor, eyes widened in disbelief, for never had he witnessed such a thing. "Josiah!" he called out. Looking through the misty woods, there was no sign of his son. "EDWARD JOSIAH!" he yelled.

Kicking off his shorts, Jake phased, in hopes that he would be able to find him.

Dad! Jake heard in his head.

Josiah!

Dad! What happened?

You phased. Jake said sniffing the ground where his son had disappeared. Where are you? Jake asked looking around into the mist.

I'm right in front of you dad. Josiah said with a laugh.

Jake swiveled his head around looking but there was no sign of him. Trotting around the mist he circled back to where EJ had first disappeared and then saw a pair of eyes in the mist. Whoa! Freaky…

Can you see me now? Josiah asked as the shape of a body seemed to appear in the mist.

How are you doing that? Jake asked his son.

Doing what?

Jake phased back, standing up in his human form, all he could see was the mist but no sign of his son or the presence of his voice. "Can you hear me?" Jake asked out into the defused light of the misty forest, but silence was his only reply. "Are you the mist?" he asked completely confused, but there was no form, no eyes, no sound but the chirping of the animals that called the wood home.

Phasing back to the majestic russet wolf Jake was greeted by his son, who was still an apparition in the mist. That's so weird…

No, what's weird is…

I know right? That totally threw me for a loop the first time too.

So what's that mean?

When you are phased, you share the minds of the pack you are part of. So I guess this means we share minds this way. Welcome to the pack! Jake coughed a barking laugh.

Hey Jake! Embry called out in their minds.

Whoa! Weird. Josiah laughed.

Josiah? Is that you? Seth asked.

Of course it's him stupid. Embry laughed.

So you joined the pack, aye? Seth deduced.

Kind of… Jake responded. Instantly the vision of what happened appeared to Embry and Seth as thunder rumbled in the heavens.

Wow… that's… unusual…. They all thought in unison.

Was that you? The thunder… Jake asked his son having felt a sensation that coincided with the natural phenomena.

I don't know… I think so… Josiah said. Then lightning flashed in the sky landing near enough to strike a tree and light it on fire as the thunder sounded shaking the ground beneath them.

Awesome! Embry and Seth hollered in unison to which Jake and Josiah chuckled.

How do I change back? Josiah asked with slight fear in his tone as more thunder sounded in the sky.

You have to calm down… Embry said.

Go to a happy place, suggested Seth.

Put your mind someplace where you feel safe and comfortable, said Jake. Take deep breaths, and visualize yourself coming back together…

The apparition of Josiah began to fade into the mist while the three wolves waited silently; Jake there presently while Seth and Embry were on their way back from their patrol wherever they were.

After a few minutes Jake began to worry. Son, can you hear me?

Yes…

You have to stop dwelling on your sister and her relationship with Damian…

But you said to think of where I feel safe. I feel safe with her.

Well those feelings are over shadowed by your jealousy of Damian… and that will keep you from phasing back…

Josiah remained silent.

Have I ever told you about the first time I phased? Jake asked realizing after a few minutes that Josiah was feeling lost.

No… Josiah whispered.

Jake sat down on his hind legs and lay down, resting his head to the side of his paws.

The fever set in one evening when I had gone to the movies with Bella and her friend from school, Mike Newton. This was while we were still just buddies…before the complications. Jake's mind filled with the memory of Bella then, the times they had spent together and the easiness of their friendship. The complications of the angst and frustration were only mild overtures occasionally and within an instant, Josiah could feel all the emotion that was tied with the event for his father.

Mike had begun to get sick from the flu and after running out of the movie like a pansy ass, Bella and I sat and talked for a few moments in the hallway before he returned. We were already an uncomfortable trio, and Mike no doubt felt like the third wheel, even though the movies had been his idea. Jake said mentally adding an ironic chortle.

Anyway, when he came back I could feel my blood begin to boil… just the way he looked at her. I thought I was just getting the flu too, and I went home in a state of agitation. That night I went straight to bed but my fever began. I spent a day in the bed, sweating like a pig and in so much pain… My father, your grandfather, came in and didn't know what was wrong with me. He said 'what are you still doing in the bed, why are you so lazy?' and that was it. I was furious.

I sprung up out of bed and jumped out of the window. It was a good thing I did, because a moment later I was all out of myself. I couldn't see, I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't think. All I could feel was the red heat the burned in my blood. I was so angry, and I couldn't figure out why. All this seemed to happen in slow motion and then I landed on four legs. Then I was TERRIFIED as I looked down at limbs that I could clearly feel attached to me and saw fur.

Jake got up with the intense emotions of the memory and began pacing back and forth.

I felt myself dart into the woods as a reflex and then I heard Sam in my head. He told me, 'don't freak out buddy, it's me, Sam.' Jake barked a laugh, how could I not feel freaked out. I was hearing a voice in my head on top of the fact that I looked at myself and saw animal limbs. Then Paul jumped with his donkey laughing, and Embry was crakin' up too.

Josiah could then feel the memory from Embry's side, how Jake felt having phased and the confusion behind it, but Embry remained silent.

Sam stayed with me and chased the others away, Jake continued, he told me what we were and his explanation. He told me about the first time he phased and the trauma behind it because there was no one to tell him what was happening to him…

Edmond and I guess that because of the duality of your genes you have been brought along to this point a lot sooner than anyone would have ever thought; that is if we could have imagined such a thing to be possible…

A movement in the mist caught Jake's eye and pulled him from his reverie. Josiah approached having returned in his human shape and wrapped his long arms around his wolf dad.

"Thank you father," Josiah said, tears spilling over his eyes.

Jake's trembled as his form returned to his human stature and he hugged his son. "I love you, son."

They remained for a moment thus until Jake broke the embrace. He handed his son his pair of jeans which were nearby, since Josiah had busted out of his, "I love you, but not enough to stand here hugging you while we're both naked," he laughed. "Let's go home and get some more clothes," he chuckled, folding back into his wolf self.

Along through the forest they went for hours as the night approached and stars dotted the sky.

Josiah ran up the stairs to the side of the house, there he saw his sister and mother who were still sitting by the pool. "Hey Jo," Xeni called out.

"Be right back," he said flying through the door of the house and returned with a pair of pants for his father who awaited his return in the brush less than an acre away. "Be right back…" he said again as he passed them on the way back.

When Josiah returned with Jake, he was no longer the boy who had left. Josiah stood well over six feet tall, lean and muscular like his father.

"What happened out there?" Renesmee asked in wonder.

"Josiah joined the pack," Jake said with a huge smile patting his son on the shoulder.

Embry and Seth ran up behind them.

"How did you guys get here so fast?" Jake asked laughing when Embry circled his arm around his neck. "Don't even dream it," Jake amended knowingly, maneuvering away so as not to get caught in a lock.

"That's how we roll," Seth said dusting off his shoulder, "man I'm starved," he said turning toward the door. At that moment he came face to face with Sasha…for the first time.

Sasha eyed him from top to bottom in his bare chest and denim jeans. "Who's this?" she asked with a smile.

"Sasha, this is a friend who's more of an uncle, Seth Clearwater. Seth, Sasha," Xenia said standing up introducing the pair officially. A smile spread across Xeni's face as she saw what went through Seth's mind and the complete alteration of his world, as he imprinted on the vampire.

Embry punched Seth in the shoulder to break his hypnotized state of staring. "Earth to Seth," he laughed.

"Nice to meet you," Seth said with a smile taking her hand and placing a kiss on her knuckles.

Sasha smiled at the spectacle, again noting his bulging chest and tall stature as Damian walked up behind her.

"Oh geez," he muttered knowing immediately what had passed. "We're going to NY and just wanted to know if any of you wanted to join us… I'm sure you are all going crazy with boredom here…" he said with an ironic smile.

"Care to join me in the big apple Seth Clearwater?" Sasha said with a grin.

"Absolutely," Seth said, "let me go shower and dress," said he, excusing himself.

"How 'bout it kid, wanna go?" Jake asked his son.

His automatic glare at his father made him laugh under his breath, "Oh come on it'll be good for you…maybe you'll learn something you didn't know before." Jake said quietly to his son.

"No thanks, I'll pass…" Josiah said and stepped past to walk inside the house.

"Hey Josiah, wait up," Xeni called after her brother.

Jake signaled with his head for Embry to follow them with a sign to make sure he was quiet about it.

"Spying is pointless in this family dad," Xenia called out behind her.

"Well good, then at least you know. I'm keeping an eye on you kids. Behave yourselves." He said with a smile.