"Oh my god, Uncle Charlie! That pizza was amazing!" I rubbed my stomach. It grumbled slightly in satisfaction. Uncle Charlie chuckled as he put the dishes in the sink.

"I'm glad you liked it"

"You're lucky I know how to cook or we would be eating pizza every night for dinner" I told him, smirking.

He laughed louder this time. I got up from the table and nudged him playfully away from the sink. "Go watch the game on TV. I'll do the dishes. I'll join you in a minute"

He raised an eyebrow. "You like baseball?"

I laughed. "Oh course. I am the athletic version of Bella, remember?"

Uncle Charlie chuckled before following my orders and walked into the living room. I wasn't satisfied until I heard the sound of a crowd cheering for the winning team. I smiled and washed the dishes. There was no dishwasher so I had to rinse and dry them by hand.

I had put the last plate in the cabinet when I heard the doorbell ring.

"Uncle Charlie, are you expecting someone?" I yelled.

"It's probably Billy and Jacob Black. You can go ahead and answer it Thia!" he yelled back.

I shrugged and threw the dish rag on the counter. I made my way to the front of the house and opened the door. There in the doorway stood two men with russet-colored skin, silky black hair and dark eyes. One of them was older, I guessed that he must be Billy Black, and he was sitting in a wheelchair. The other man was definitely younger and really tall, maybe a little younger than me. Another fact that I realized, he was hot. And not just his looks. I mean he was exactly hot. I could feel his body heat even though I was only a few feet away.

"Um hello" I smiled at them.

"Hello, I'm Billy Black and a friend of Charlie's. This is my son Jacob. And may I ask who you are?" Billy Black smiled and reached out to shake my hand.

I took his hand and shook it, smiling. "Hi Billy. My name is Thia Swan. I was Bella's cousin and I am going to live with my Uncle Charlie for my senior year of high school"

"Well it's nice to meet you, Thia. May we come in?"

I widened my eyes for a moment and moved out of the way. "Of course, come right in"