Thank you for reading and reviewing and all that good stuff! The last chapter brought in more hits than ever (: I especially want to thank those who have been here since chapter one. I added in a Bella bit I loved writing at the end so it's not all about Jacob's little love life (which if you remember BD, you know he loves to go on about that).

JPoV

Giving up Bella was surprisingly easy, the first time. Luckily, I had gotten out before I was in too deep. I stepped aside and let Edward step in, pretending he hadn't already won.

Bella was very happy with me, and we became best friends instead of me being the guy who wanted to ask her out. I figured that if she and Edward ever broke up, I would be her shoulder to cry on. I'm not saying I have an explicit desire to be her boyfriend, but if it was on the table I'd say yes.

In retrospect, I'm glad I spent this time on a Bella break. Watching the two fall in love would have killed me were I still infatuated with her.

On Saturday, Edward took Bella somewhere he wouldn't tell me. I kept pestering him. I hated secrets. Alice had promised to tell me once Edward left.

My friends and I took a few girls to the movies. My best friend, Devon, had told me that this girl Gwen liked me. She was really cute, a basketball player, and funny. I kind of liked her and dating her would be easy, effortless, a way to forget. My mom was ecstatic when Alice told her(a con of having your aunt at your high school-she hears things). She and Esme gave me loads of information on how to be a "gentleman." It went one ear and out the other. Gwen and I had a really fun time though. I came home happy.

When Edward came home, he regaled us all with mushy Bella stories. He was such a marshmallow. He told us how he took Bella to a secret meadow and how they lied in the grass and how she watched him sparkle and how he kissed her. I asked him if all the woodland creatures danced around them afterwards. My parents thought it was funny. He left soon after he came. Back to watching Bella. He told me that she knew about it and was flattered by it. I keep weird company.

Before Edward left, he asked Carlisle if he could bring Bella home to meet the rest of the family. I enthusiastically agreed. When I did, my mom tried to smile, but it came out as a grimace. If I wasn't friends with Bella, I know she would hate her.

BPoV

"I have another question," I said to the god in my bed.

"Ask away," he said in his velvet voice.

"Where does Jacob fit in your family? He isn't a vampire, I'm guessing." The question had bothered me from day one.

"Jacob is one-hundred percent human, just like you. He was adopted by Rosalie and Emmett when he was a baby," Edward said.

"Isn't it weird having teenagers raising a teenager?" I asked. I guess it made sense to them. I had seen Dr. Cullen. He was closer to being Edward's brother than his father.

"Jacob sees us differently than you do. He thinks of Rosalie the exact same way you think of Renee. From his point of view, his parents are old. He calls Esme and Carlisle Grandma and Grandpa."

"And you?" I asked.

"Uncle Eddie," he said with a dazzling smirk.

"Why did they adopt him? What about the secret?" I asked. When Jacob was little, how could he not spill the beans?

"Rosalie has only ever wanted a child, but vampires cannot have children. She found Jacob, the only survivor in a car crash that killed his family. She saved his life and didn't want to give him up. We didn't tell him a lot about us for a while. Rosalie and Emmett would sometimes eat and then regurgitate it later. They told people he was Emmett's orphaned nephew. Thankfully, his questions phase was short-lived. I think the reason we kept him though was because we believe he has a gift."

"A gift? You mean like your mind-reading?" I asked, "Can humans have those?"

"In very rare cases, yes, although his isn't nearly as cool. His gift is that he is the only person Alice can't see. Her visions disappear where he affects them. It drives her nuts, but she really wanted a nephew," Edward said.

"How does that work? Vampires raising a human baby?" I asked. It sounded like more trouble than what it was worth.

"There were challenges, but it made Rosalie and Esme happier than they ever thought they could be. The constant temptation was an issue so Carlisle and I gave her and Emmett breaks a lot since our control is better. But now when they want to feed, they just think of Jacob and the value of human life," he explained to me.

"Jacob doesn't find it weird?" I asked. I think I was pushing the limit on my questions, but the situation was very odd.

"Not at all. Weird has always been his normal. Plus, Rosalie, Alice, and Esme spoiled him. He was too happy to complain," Edward said.

Something occurred to me. What would the Cullens do when Jacob started aging far past them? Could a mother watch her child die while she lived on forever? There was one option to avoid that, but it sounded too personal to ask.

"You're probably wondering what we will do when Jacob starts to get older," Edward said. He made it hard to believe he couldn't read my mind. I nodded.

"It's usually what people ask first. We've offered it to him. I've heard Jacob's thoughts. He can't picture himself as one of us. Rosalie isn't sure how to feel. She loves Jacob, but she hates what we are. If Jacob died an old man, she thinks it would be better for him than him being a vampire. But she doesn't want to watch her son die. It is a hard choice, but she won't do anything against his will."

"Why wouldn't he want to be a vampire?" I asked. Once you got past the thirst, what wasn't to like about being super strong and fast and brilliant?

Edward smiled his best smile, the crooked grin. "Some people have normal perceptions of monsters."

Great, now I'm weird compared to the kid raised by vampires.

Yes, Bella will always be weirdest. I hope you liked it (: Next chapter I'm super-excited about. It's going to be a homerun. LOL lame pun, I know, but I love puns.

Okay, I'm rambling. Rate, review, and return (: Have a great day!