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IPOV

"You can't mean an immortal child? No, Tanya! They all know better. Why would they do that? They know the consequences!" I screamed. I started pacing around the room.

I couldn't believe what Tanya was telling me. She must be wrong, but she wouldn't lie to me; she was my sister. All the Cullens knew the rules. Why would they create an immortal child? They knew what happened to our mother; it must be that human.

"We can't let that happen, Tanya!" I told her as I grabbed her arms.

"It is too late sister, and Edward and the whole family are already so protective of his new wife and child. We wouldn't be able to get to them ourselves," she said looking sad.

"We only have one choice, don't we?" I asked her. If I could get sick, this would be the time. We had to turn the Cullens in. But maybe if we explained to Aro that it was Edward's newborn wife; they wouldn't destroy the whole family. Aro always had a soft spot for Carlisle, I had been told; and he showed mercy on my sisters and me those hundreds of years ago.

"We need to be careful about this though, sister," Tanya said.

"We can't just make a decision to go; you know Alice will see, and then someone will come and stop us. We can't let that happen. We have to tell Aro what Bella did," she declared. She was being so forceful about this; I was almost suspicious. I watched her for a few minutes; there was nothing deceitful in her eyes, just hurt and anger. I shouldn't be suspicious of my sister. She was just as hurt as I was that the Cullens would allow this.

"I say we split up; wander around for a few weeks. Don't make decisions; just do things and survive on instinct only. That should throw Alice off," I told her.

"That would be perfect, sister; we can meet up in a few weeks. Remember, don't dwell on anything; just roam aimlessly," Tanya reminded me. This was going to be dangerous, but I think we could pull it off. I hated to have to do it because I thought of the Cullens as family. But they broke one of our most sacred laws; they must be turned in. I started running with a heavy heart.

APOV

I was in mine and Jazz's room rearranging our closet and getting ready for the new fall collections when I saw Tanya and Irina. They were going to the Volturi. Tanya had lied to Irina and led her to believe we had created an immortal child.

"That lying, hateful, no good..," I was ranting to myself. I knew everyone in the house heard me, and Edward had seen my vision. I was met with six pairs of curious eyes and one pair of enraged ones.

"Tanya, again," I said exasperated.

"What is she doing now? We should have destroyed her when we had the chance," Rose ranted. She was not going to be happy when she found out what was going on.

"Tanya found Irina and lied to her. She led her to believe we created an immortal child," I told them.

"WHAT!" they all shouted.

I told them the rest of the vision. Emmett immediately wanted to go find them. I then explained that they were wandering aimlessly around. That part of their plan worked; I had no idea where they were.

"They didn't plan on me seeing their conversation and finding out they are going to the Volturi. This gives us time to plan," I said, beaming.

"Why does she keep on doing this?" Bella cried out. She buried her face in Edward's neck. Poor thing, her hormones were all over the place. You never knew if she is going to laugh, cry, or get angry.

"Calm down, Bella. They aren't going to get to Volterra for a few weeks. Then, the Volturi are so involved with this battle with the Romanians that unless they start hearing of mass killings by a demon child they aren't going to come right away. In fact, I have seen they don't come until after the baby is born," I told her, trying to ease her fears.

"Well, that is good then. But what do we do in the meantime?" she asked wiping her tears away.

"We have done nothing wrong. But we still need to be wary of Aro. He will be very interested in you. He already wants Edward and me; but with you and the baby, he is going to be relentless in his pursuit," I said grimly.

"He is not going to rip apart my family. We are finally whole and happy. He can't have any of you!" Esme said fiercely.

"I agree," Carlisle said.

"We need to come up with a plan," he said.

"We do, but we all need to get to work. Charlie is expecting us down at the station," Edward chimed in.

Esme, along with Edward, Jasper, and Emmett had started an architectural design and construction business. They were mainly doing it to help Charlie, but I saw it turning into a fun project until we had to leave the area.

"I am due at the hospital, as well," Carlisle said.

Everyone went their own separate ways, which only left Bella, Rose, and me to do our own strategizing.

Cora POV

It had been a couple of days since Charlie had come in and ate dinner. I could hardly wait to see him again. Maybe if I was lucky he would ask me out on a date the next time we saw each other. I had run into Bella and her husband the next night after seeing Charlie at the diner. That girl got herself a fine looking man. I could tell by the way he looked at her and treated her that he loved her to pieces and was absolutely thrilled about being a daddy. They both looked great and so happy.

Flashback

I was walking down the produce aisle of the Thriftway when I saw them. I couldn't resist going over and saying "hello" to them. Bella smiled brightly at me, and then reached out to hug me.

"Cora, it's so good to see you. How are you?" she asked.

"Oh Bella, you are even more gorgeous than ever. I am fine, sweetheart. Congratulations on your marriage and pregnancy. You are going to make a wonderful mommy," I told her.

"Thank you; let me introduce you to my husband. This is Edward," she said.

"It is so nice to meet you, Edward. I'm so happy for you both," I said to him.

He smiled brightly and his gold eyes shone with friendliness and sincerity as he replied back with a quiet thank you.

"Your dad came in and ate last night at the diner, and it was so good to see him," I told her wanting to see what reaction she would give.

"Yes, he told me; and I'm so glad you were there. You'll probably be seeing him a lot since I am married now. He knows he's welcome at our house any time, but he doesn't like to intrude on us; so, it's really good that he will have you to take care of him," she said.

From her words and the way she smiled, I got the distinct impression she was saying she knew of my crush on her dad and that she approved. I could only hope that was the case. If it was, maybe that meant Charlie had told her about more than just him eating at the diner. Maybe, and I could only hope that he told her he had a crush on me too.

End Flashback

It was nearly time for my shift to end when I looked up, and Charlie was walking through the door. I went over and greeted him; I could get so lost in those deep brown eyes of his.

Ch POV

Today had been a busy day at the station. The office was a mess because we had to do some remodeling due to rain damage. Everything was moved around and out of order. It had been crazy trying to do paperwork and reports. I was trying to get through, but I wasn't getting anywhere; and my stomach was gnawing its way through to my spine. I looked up at the clock and no wonder I was so hungry; it was almost two in the afternoon.

I stopped working and let Mark know I was going to lunch. I arrived at the diner, and Cora came to greet me. I smiled at her and followed as she led me to my table.

"You are late mister," she scolded playfully.

"I know it's been a crazy day at the station. The whole place is turned upside down because of the remodeling job," I said.

"Oh, I didn't know about that. What happened to cause that?" she asked.

"The roof already had needed some work. We just hadn't got around to it; and now it has leaked and caused damage to the back of my office. I was over at the Cullens, and Esme mentioned that she and the boys were starting a business doing that kind of work. They asked me if I'd consider letting them do it, and I said why not," I explained.

"Those are good folks. Speaking of Bella, I saw her and her husband the other night at the Thriftway. We talked for a few minutes; she was thanking me for taking care of you. She's a good girl," she told me.

"Yeah, they are good people; I'm proud to say I'm kin to them, and those boys are doing a fine job from what I can see so far," I replied.

I ordered, and she left to take it to the cook and brought me back my glass of iced tea.

"Well, my shift is over; so, I guess I'll be seeing you later," she said it like she didn't want to leave.

I wasn't ready to see her go either. I knew Bella didn't mind me seeing somebody; and I knew she liked Cora, so I took the initiative and invited her to sit down with me. I was thrilled when she accepted. We sat and talked while I ate after my order arrived. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. When I was finished, I went to pay my bill; then, I escorted her to her car.

"Cora, I um, you know, we well, I was kind of wondering if you might want to go out sometime? You know, like me and you on a date," I asked her, stumbling over the words.

I was so nervous. I had not been on a date since I had dated Bella's mother. Did I even remember how to date a woman anymore? I thought, as I waited anxiously for her answer.

"Charlie, I would be honored to go out with you any time; thank you for asking," she said giving me a shy smile.

"Really, well, is um, this Friday night okay with you?" I asked her, smiling back.

"That will be more than fine. Do you have a plan for what we will be doing? So I'll know what to wear," she asked.

"Does a simple dinner and a movie in Port Angeles sound good?" I asked her.

"Sounds great, what time should I expect you?" she asked.

We set a time, and then I helped her into her car. We exchanged phone numbers and parted ways. I went back to work a very happy man.

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