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Cora POV

I was so distraught when Charlie got shot; I didn't know what to do. I was so scared that I was going to lose him. It scared me to know I had to call and inform Bella too; I knew she wasn't going to take it well. She and Charlie have always been really close. I called her; next thing I knew the whole family was on a plane at a moment's notice on their way back here to Forks to be with Charlie and me. Relieved did not even cover how I felt when I saw them walk into that hospital room.

We were all worried, but everything turned out fine. Bella and I finally convinced Charlie he needed to retire; he did it with a great deal of reluctance. His last official day was at the end of this week. All the guys at the station with the help of Alice, of course, were throwing him a party once he came home from the hospital.

Another relief came when the Cullens decided that it would make it much easier to get Charlie to go to physical therapy if he could do it at home; they began immediately building a gym onto our house.

It was going to be a fairly decent size and equipped with every kind of exercise machine imaginable. It would even have a sauna, a professional whirlpool, and one of those small indoor pools. It would be great for the both of us, and I was so thankful and grateful for such a wonderful family.

CS POV

Shot! I had been shot and now had a bullet in me. The more I thought about it, the angrier I became about it. This was ridiculous! I had been working this job for almost 40 years, and it took a tiny piece of metal to bring my career to an end. Oh well, I did have almost 40 years; I guess that was not so bad. It could have been worse I supposed. At least, I would heal; and no doubt Cora and Bella would be happy since I had agreed to retire. There were some positive things about retiring; one was that I would have more time to go fishing. I liked that a lot. One other good thing about getting shot was it had brought my huge extended family home to Forks.

Speaking of that family, I was blown away when I was told about what they were doing for me. God bless my sweet daughter; she knew I would detest taking time out of my day just to run over to the hospital to take physical therapy, so she told the family; and they decided to build me my own gym at home. Could a man ask for a better family than that? I just don't think so.

JB POV

I finally saw her again after 16 long years! My Nessie! She was even more beautiful than I imagined her to be. I had just laid eyes on her again and started to talk to her when those two punks came up and interrupted us. Who did they think they were any way? Next thing I knew Bella and Edward had popped up, the ones who took my Nessie away in the first place. I didn't want to get arrested, so I left the hospital with no fuss.

I could tell Nessie had been brainwashed. She didn't want to have anything to do with me. She clung to that dark haired freak like he was her lifeline. That should have been me she was wrapped around. I was going to have to try to get her by herself, so I could talk to her. I knew I could make her see the light, the fact that she and I belonged together. I didn't know how I was going to do that though. If I knew Bella, she wouldn't allow Nessie out on her own. If I could find her and that dark haired punk out on their own, I knew I could take him. Then, she and I would be together. She would never be able to reject the imprint, if she really knew what was going on.

Ren POV

"Hi, grandpa. How are you feeling today?" I asked, as I walked in his hospital room.

"I'm feeling okay. I'm ready to get sprung from this place and go home though," he answered.

"Don't worry, grandpa, you'll be out of here in another day or so," I told him.

"It can't come soon enough for me, princess. By the way young lady, what are you doing out and about by yourself?" he asked.

"Oh that, well I'm not technically all by myself. Mom and Grandma Esme are with me. They had some things to do before they come on up," I told him.

"Oh well, okay then," he replied.

"Guess what, grandpa?" I asked him.

"I give up. What?" he replied with a smile.

"Your new gym is nearly finished. Just wait until you see it. You're gonna love it. You and mawmaw Cora will be like all those stars in Hollywood!" I teased him.

"Hmph, yeah just what we need there, princess," he said with his natural sarcastic wit. It always made me giggle.

I stayed and visited for a while, and then mom and Nana Esme showed up. We all stayed for a while longer, then went back home.

BPOV

"Hey! How is Charlie doing this morning?" Rose asked, as we walked into the mostly finished gym area.

"As well as you can imagine; he is so ready to come home," I giggled.

I couldn't wait for him to come home. I was looking forward to Dad seeing his new gym. I knew he and Cora would enjoy it for years to come.

"Well, we are almost finished here, just a few more finishing touches; and it will be finished by tonight," Emmett said, as he stacked dumbbells in their rack.

I was looking around the room at all the work they completed while we were gone this morning. The room was outfitted with top of the line gym equipment. I knew for a fact it was better than the equipment down at the hospital's physical therapy department.

"He is going to love this guys; I can't thank you enough for getting this done while he is recovering in the hospital. You know if he was here he would feel like he needed to be right in the middle of things," Cora said, as I walked into the adjoining bathroom.

"We were happy to do it, Cora, and yes we made sure to have this done before Charlie came home," Carlisle told her with a chuckle.

"This bathroom is great guys." It was huge with a walk-in shower with eight adjustable heads and a giant jacuzzi bathtub. It seemed to be missing one thing.

"Umm, guys, where is the shelving for the bathroom? There is no place to put towels or any other toiletry items," I said walking out of the bathroom.

"Well, Bella, that would be those boxes stacked against the wall in the bathroom," Emmett said like he was talking to a five year old.

"What boxes, Emmett? There are no boxes in the there. If there were, I wouldn't have asked," I shot right back at him.

"What do you mean there are no boxes in there? I sent Alyssa and Demetri to get the shelving this morning while you went to see Charlie," Emmett said looking confused.

I looked over at Alyssa; her face was bright red, and she was looking down. Demetri looked extremely sheepish; I knew I didn't want to know what happened to keep them from running that errand, so I turned off my mind reading. It was too bad for my poor Edward that he couldn't do the same. He was up on a ladder nailing up some crown molding when he turned with a look of complete horror on his face as he swung the hammer to hit the nail; but with his attention otherwise occupied, he missed the tiny nail and hit his hand instead. Well instead of shrieks of pain, like you would hear from a human, the hammer broke into pieces like it was made of ceramic instead of metal. His arm went straight through the sheet rock up to his shoulder. That combined with the look on my husband's face had the entire room bursting out laughing.

"You two had better run. Go to the hardware store and get that shelving. Ren, you and Colin go too to keep them from getting distracted again," I told Dem and Alyssa laughing and winking at them.

I didn't need to tell them twice, as they ran from the room with Ren and Colin right after them.

E POV

Dead meat! That kid is so dead, when I get my hands on him! Once he brings that shelving back, he had better keep running.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen! You will do no such thing, and I mean it!" Bella said after hearing my thoughts.

"B-but, angel, he - that's my - I mean she's just a little girl," I tried to explain.

"Get over it, Bro; he's got the mom on his side; you will not win that battle. You might as well quit now and pick one you can win," Emmett told me.

"You should choose now to shut up, brother. If you had gone with them like I told you to at the beginning we wouldn't be having this conversation," I warned him.

"Come on, Eddie, you know as well as I do that the dipstick is going to get dipped at some point. At least you know the guy, and you know he won't use her and walk away leaving her heartbroken," Emmett explained.

"Emmett, please if you value your life and my sanity do not ever again put that mental picture in my head. That is just so not something I need to see or even want to think about. Besides, if he knows what's good for him he will keep it in his pants," I said.

"Well, I guess now we know what dad went through when you and I got together. Don't we, babe?" Bella asked with a smirk.

Damn, Em was right; it was a losing battle now that little shit had my Bella on his side. Little fucker knew just exactly how to get around me, and I can't even be pissed off about it. Smart fucker, he was doing it that way. Well, I guessed now I needed to do some more dry walling and repair that hole I made.

Dem POV

Whew, that was close! I just knew I was about to be deader than dead when Edward saw what happened this morning. I was thanking my lucky stars that Bella was so understanding and remembered what it was like when she and Edward were dating. I probably would be deader than dead, if she didn't.

Can the guy really blame me though? I mean Alyssa is just so incredibly beautiful and sweet; she just made it impossible for me to resist her sweet call. Oh well, I think I will pass on anymore close calls for a while and get my ass in gear.

We drove Charlie's truck down to Newton's Building and Supply store. The girls were walking in front of Colin and me when we entered the store. I was quickly assaulted with heavy breathing from the male cashier.

His eyes were traveling up and down the bodies of the girls; they were heavy with lust, and that pissed me off. Nobody looks at my girl like that but me.

Colin walked over to him and asked him if he had a staring problem.

"No, I don't have a staring problem, and I wasn't looking at you anyway. I was looking at those fine pieces of female flesh that just walked in ahead of you," he answered.

Oh fuck no, he did not just say some stupid shit like that! I seriously had to catch myself from flying over that counter and ripping him to pieces. That might not look too good. I took a minute to calm myself a bit, then made my way over.

"Excuse me, but I couldn't help but overhear what you just said. I would suggest you keep those kinds of thoughts and comments to yourself. They could get you into serious trouble," I told him.

"Oh yeah and just who are you to tell me what I can and can't do in my own store?" he asked with so much fake bravery it was pathetic.

"Let's put it this way. It doesn't matter who I am, but I do know who you are Michael Edward Newton. It matters that you keep your eyes and hands off those two females because they are taken. I will tell you who the daddy of those two girls is. Does the name Edward Cullen mean anything to you? If it doesn't, why don't you ask your momma or better your daddy what that name means," I told him.

"Uh-I kn-know who he is. I'm uh - I mean I apologize, and what can I help you with today?" he stuttered.

Now that's more like it. Damn! Edward must have put the fear of the devil in this dude's old man. Shit, another reminder to behave myself. If a vampire can have blue balls, mine are going to look like a smurf's before I get anywhere close to Lyssie.

We told him what we wanted, and he rung up our order. We pulled the truck around to the loading dock where we loaded the supplies, and then we were on our way back to Charlie's house.

When we walked through the door with the shelving supplies, Emmett turned around and looked at us and busted out laughing and shook his head.

"I honestly feel for you, dude," he said chuckling to himself.

I was slightly afraid of what he meant by that. I could only imagine what went on here after we left. Edward wasn't exactly known for his docile temperament.

"Colin, Demetri, can we have a word with you please?" Bella called us from the living room.

I knew this talk was coming, and I was slightly less nervous now that Bella would be in the room with us. The four of us started toward the living room.

"Girls, stay in the gym and help out; this won't take long," Edward said.

I couldn't tell from his tone of voice if he was still angry or not; but this couldn't be good, if the girls had to stay out.

"Why am I being called too? I haven't done anything," Colin mumbled to himself like a petulant child.

"If that were true, then why are you singing the Canadian National Anthem in Spanish?" Edward asked with a knowing look, as we entered the room.

Colin looked sheepish but didn't say anything.

"Look, we didn't call you up here to lecture you like school children," Bella began.

"But we would like to remind you that our daughters are just sixteen years old," Edward interjected.

"I have calmed down now, and I can look at this with a clearer head. As much as I would love to lock those two up and make them stay little girls forever, I know that can't happen. Also, as much as I hate to admit this right now, you are two good men and their mates. I know you won't hurt them, and you love them as much as I love Bella," Edward said

"We won't hurt them, Edward. I love Ren with everything that is in me, and I know Dem feels the same way about Lyssie," Colin said; I nodded my head in agreement.

"Alyssa and I didn't mean to upset you, Edward, but..," I began when Bella cut me off.

"Oh trust us, Dem; we completely understand about getting carried away," Bella said with a laugh.

"But please remember they are young and be careful with them. Take your cues from them and talk about everything. They may think they are ready to go further in your relationship, but just talk things out with them and take things slow. Be respectful of their feelings and wishes. That is all we ask," Bella said.

With that she grabbed Edward's hand and pulled him back to the gym to finish the work. Charlie was coming home in two days; we wanted the work completed before he arrived home.

"Well, that went better than expected," Colin said and let out a long breath.

"Yes, it did, by all rights Edward could have ripped us to pieces," I said laughing nervously.

"But Daddy would never do that to us," Ren said, as she and Lyssie came into the room and sat in our laps.

"Are you boys okay?" Lyssie asked, while running her fingers through my hair.

"Yes, we are fine. Your parents love you so much, and they just wanted to be sure we took proper care of you," I said kissing her lightly on the lips.

Lyssie just smiled at me sweetly, and my heart melted. I knew I could never hurt my love, and I would do anything to keep that beautiful smile on her face.

CS POV

I was finally getting to go home! I couldn't wait to get out of this hospital. I was sick of this bed, the food, the nurses coming in at all hours of the night, the gowns, and especially not getting to lay beside my Cora and hold her at night. Don't get me wrong; I was grateful to the Docs that saved my arm, but I was ready for my own bed.

"Alright, Chief, you are all signed out; time for you to go home!" said a too chipper nurse rolling a wheelchair into my room.

"What are you doing with that wheelchair? I hurt my shoulder not my leg. I can walk out of here, thank you very much," I said stubbornly.

"Dad, it is hospital policy. You can't leave unless you let them roll you out," Bella tried to say soothingly.

"But I don't need..," I began, but Cora interrupted me.

"Charlie Swan, you sit in that wheelchair right now. I will not stay in that house one more night without you; now you do what this nice young nurse says, so I can get you home," Cora said sternly, but with a slight tremor to her voice.

I knew she had been through a lot these past couple of weeks, so I grudgingly sat in the chair and let the nurse wheel me out to the car without anymore fuss.

When we got home, there was a huge "Welcome Home Charlie" banner out front; the whole family was out in the front yard waiting for me. I had to laugh at their silliness, clapping as I got out of the vehicle. I was drawn into a bunch of hugs and gentle pats on the back. I could feel my face burning with embarrassment, but I returned each hug gladly. Carlisle had told me how close they were to loosing me.

"Welcome back, Charlie! This house hasn't been the same without you," Carlisle said cheerfully.

"Come on, Papaw Charlie, you need to go see your new gym," Ren said.

Truthfully, I could have sat down, but there was no way I was going to disappoint my granddaughter by making them wait to show me the room. I noticed Edward was about to say something, but I got his attention and shook my head. I told him I would be alright for a few minutes more. He grinned and shook his head. Yeah, that was right; I was stubborn, I thought. He just laughed and shook his head some more.

When we got to the closed door of the gym, they made me close my eyes and led me into the room.

"Alright, Charlie, open your eyes!" Cora said excitedly.

When I opened them, I couldn't believe my eyes. This was not some little home gym with a few pieces of equipment. No, this was a home gym Cullen style! It had every piece of state of the art equipment I could think of. The hospital didn't even have equipment this good.

"They do now," Bella whispered in my ear.

I laughed. I should have known they would do something good while they were here. They may have been gone for the past sixteen years, but the Cullens still loved Forks.

"This is beyond anything I could have imagined. Thank you guys so much," I said, feeling myself getting a little emotional.

"You are most welcome, Charlie," Esme said giving me a hug followed by the rest of the family.

I couldn't believe all the trouble my wonderful family went to; to make sure I was comfortable. The rest of the day I rested while I talked and got caught up with all that was going on with the family. It was wonderful to hear the kids enrolled in high school and would be with me until they graduated. I was thrilled to know I was going to make a full recovery, and my family was with me for a few years. Life was good.