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Chapter 20
Thirteen years later

"Is there anything else that needs to be addressed?" I ask, looking around the table at the members of the board. Everyone smiles and they all shake their heads no.

"Okay then, I will leave you in Renee's capable hands, and I will see you all next month." I pile up my paperwork as almost all of the people leave.

"You've got my number, and Caius said just to call if you need him," I say as I stand up.

"Yes, I know, you've told me a few times."

I look at Renee and she's just grinning at me.

"This is not the first time you left me to run things, you know?"

I sigh rubbing my face and smiling. "I know, and you always do great, it's just ..." I say trailing off.

She chuckles shaking her head. "Yeah, I get it, but we sniffed out all the rats. Everything has been running so much better these past few years. Now, go finish your work and get your kids," Renee says taking the paperwork from me.

The last thirteen years have come and gone fast. As much as I love being a CEO, I love being a father and husband more.

Being the CEO here is everything I ever dreamed of. However, in the first few years, I was feeling as if something was missing, even having Bella by my side. I was finding that I wanted more than what I was getting out of my job. It was only after Charlie, our son, was born and through talking to Bella, that I clicked on what it was. I missed teaching, as strange as it may sound; I loved teaching Bella the ins and outs of the business world.

After talking through everything, and researching how a lot of people fail those first few months when opening a new business, we decided that Denali Corporation would offer support classes, and help to anyone who needed it, free of charge. So, as a part of my job, I'm one of the teachers and I freaking love it, almost as much I love being a CEO.

I walk into my office, needing to do a few things before I leave. Just as I'm ready to walk out, my intercom buzzes.

"Hello," I say.

"Sir, your one o'clock has arrived."

I frown at the intercom. "What one o'clock, Sophia?" I ask as I look at my appointments, not seeing it, and Sophia is very good at her job.

"I'm sorry, Sir, but you have a one o'clock appointment. A Miss Isabella Swan is here to see you."

As soon as she says my wife's name, I grin.

"Show her in," I say as I hurry over and sit in my chair.

I watch Bella come in biting her lip.

"Please take a seat, Miss Swan," I say standing up.

Bella could still very easily pass as a teenager, and the way she dresses doesn't help change that opinion much.

"What can I do for you?" I ask huskily.

"I need to learn how to run a business and I know you give classes. Do you think you could help me?"

"What kind of business do you own?"

"A restaurant," she says shyly.

"Aren't you a little young to own a restaurant?"

"I'm twenty-one, Sir."

I raise my eyebrow at her.

"How old are you?" She fires back right away.

"I'm twenty-nine," I say and she tilts her head at me. Well, if she can lie, so can I.

"Hmm, well, there are many things I can teach you," I say getting up and walking around my desk to her.

~*FB*~

"Not that I am complaining, but," I ask waving my hand around, "what brought all this on?"

"I wanted some time with just you, before we leave, and I always love our time in here."

I grin, nodding, because I love when she comes by to play these little games. My favorite is still when she plays my boss.

"Come on, Little Chef, it's three, we need to get going."

We walk out of the office, hand in hand, going right to school to pick up Charlie and Carmen, our daughter. Charlie's now thirteen and looks so much like me—it's like we were separated at birth. Carmen came three years later and is now ten. She's my princess, and is as beautiful as her mother. A fact that I both love and hate, because I just know in a few years' time she's going to be hounded by guys.

They both attend New Dawn School, which is a parochial school that includes grades K through twelve, because Bella was unsure about sending them to Twilight, knowing that it's still filled with rich kids, and some are very snobby. Sending them to public school was a problem, since we're still in the media so much. In the end, we both felt it would put them at risk. It took us two years to decide what to do, just in time for Charlie to start school. We decided that the kids would attend New Dawn, but also attend and be involved in public social groups.

Bella didn't want them to feel as lost and unprepared as she did after her father died; therefore, we make sure they know the ins and outs of how a home is run. Charlie is able to do simple meals with supervision and Carmen is just learning.

Since we live modestly, and don't have a staff, the kids earn their allowances by doing a set number of chores. We made sure that they don't get too much, so they are truly learning the value of money.

I'm very happy to say that so far, our kids are very level headed and have their mother's giving heart.

"Hey, Mom, hey, Dad," Carmen says, getting in the car and kissing us both. Since it's their last day of school, she hands Bella her yearbook and report card, before sitting back in her seat and putting on her seatbelt.

"'Rents," Charlie says getting in with his sunglasses on.

"Do you have your yearbook and report card?" Bella asks and he smiles, handing them to her.

"I don't see why you want to look at the yearbook – it's just the same stuff as last time."

I raise my eyebrow at Charlie's odd behavior. As soon as he's buckled in, I start the car and drive off.

"Charlie, why is your yearbook filled with phone numbers? Numbers, I should say, that belong to soon-to-be, sixteen-year-old cheerleaders?"

I look at Bella and down to the book; sure enough every comment I can see has a number attached to it.

"The girls all love him, and as he put his name down for the football team next year, they are even more into him. They keep saying he has amazing, sexy, eyes."

"Carmen," Charlie yells, slapping her arm, not that it hurt her since she's still giggling.

"NO cheerleaders! Make that no older girls! Wait, let's just go with no girls," Bella says looking at Charlie whose face has gone red. "And, no more hitting your sister. Carmen, it 's not nice to repeat things you hear said, but thank you for telling me."

"I know – I won't hit her. I'm sorry, Carmen. As for the girls, Mom, it's not my fault," he says in a huff.

The rest of the ride and evening at home are quiet, but I can see that Bella's not happy.

"I can't believe sixteen-year-olds are hitting on him."

"He's a good looking boy, just like his dad – it's not his fault."

Bella just glares at me and I try to make her smile by making a suggestive face at her.

"I just don't want him to do the shit most of the popular jocks and good looking high school boys do," Bella sighs and looks at me. "How bad were you? How many girls did you have sex with in high school?"

"Four," I say, "and then there were the three in college. After that it was you and only you. So, over all, there have only been eight girls, but I'm really fond of the last one and never plan to replace her. At high school I may have been a bit of an ass in my final year, but I still respected them. I never pushed them into doing anything they didn't want. And, I never jumped out of bed with one to land in bed with another."

Bella nods at me. "Sorry, all of it just makes me think of Tyler and Michael."

I sigh, pushing her hair out her face. Over the years, Bella has told me more about what they said and did to her, so I can understand a little of where she's coming from.

"I'll talk to him," I say with a wink. "I'll make sure he understands that he should treat girls the way he wants his little sister treated."

"Thank you," Bella says with a kiss. "But… I'm still going to use a black Sharpie to cover over those numbers just the same."

I chuckle and kiss her as I roll on top of her.

*~FB~*

The next morning we were up early, and out the door before seven. We are spending the next thirty days on the island. It won't just be the four of us, because Emmett and Rose, along with the twins - Theo and Alice-Bell, are coming along with us, as are Alice and Jasper, their daughter Frankie, who is twelve and son Peter, who is eleven. Mom and Dad will be there, too. Aro is planning on joining us, but does not like the sun or heat, so will only be there for a short time in the middle of the week.

We board the private plane taking our seat as the rest of them come in and sit down. It doesn't take too long for them to join us and we take off. Just like we thought, Rose loves the island very much, and often says she going to move there when the kids are off at college. Alice loves it, too, but does miss her shopping. She missed it so much she learned how to drive a boat, so that she could go to the mainland as often as she pleases. My parents love the island, too, and we all vacation here often.

We arrive at the island a little after five in the evening. When we started coming here as a family, Bella had four more houses built that are all close to the main house. There's one for each family, leaving one for any other guests, like Renee and her husband, to use when they visit.

"Can we get everyone to go for a swim?" Charlie asks, already dressed in his swim trunks.

"That's fine, keep an eye on each other."

Charlie and Carmen nod and run out to get their cousins. They only get to the middle, and are met by the rest who must have had the same idea to go for a swim.

I am very pleased they're all so close and act like best friends as well as cousins. They, of course, have fights and have fall outs, but they get over it. We grownups try not to get involved when they have arguments, to allow them the chance to sort it out, which they seem to do most of the time.

"What do you say to a big Bar-B-Que?" Bella asks and I smile, pulling her to me.

"Do I get to man the grill?" I ask, kissing her neck.

"But I am the Chef!"

I smile, loving my girl being a chef; it took her four years to get her degree. We made sure to celebrate it big time, since she never really got a high school graduation party.

"I know, but this is the island, and you're on vacation; besides, grilling and the Bar-B-Que we're talking about, that's a man's job."

Bella just looks at me with a raised brow.

"Me man, me build fire, you woman, you make salad."

Bella laughs, walking away from me.

"Is that a yes, woman?"

"Yes, Mr. Caveman," Bella yells, and I grin, walking out to start up the smoker and grill.

"Woo-hoo, we're grilling tonight," Emmett says as he joins me, almost as soon as I light the flames. "Hope you told her this job here is ours? I love Bella's cooking, but grilling is for men," Emmett says hitting his chest and Jasper and my dad agree with a "here – here."

"Yeah, I told her."

I hear sniggers and look up to see Rose, Alice and my mom helping Bella set up the table. Something must be up, because they keep looking at us and laughing.

With the four of us manning the grill, it doesn't take us too long to get the meat cooking on it. "Okay, first set of burgers and dogs are ready for buns," I yell.

"See, we're just in time," Alice-Bell says taking the plate from me.

I watch her from the corner of my eye as she eats two cheeseburgers, a hot dog and two or three kinds of salads almost as fast as her father does. You would never know that this skinny, five-foot-five girl, can put away that much food. Where she physically takes after her mother, she has her father's appetite.

"Uncle Edward, when are we getting more meat, the plate is empty over here?"

I chuckle and shake my head as Alice-Bell just pouts at me. "It's coming, bottomless pit."

"Auntie Bella, can I help make cakes tomorrow?" Frankie asks softly. Emmett was not too happy when he found out Alice used his middle name for her daughter. The kid, of course, grew on him, and she really is the sweetest little thing ever. She's very shy and hides behind her brother and her cousins most of the time. She even uses Carmen as a shield, even though she's two years older than her.

Frankie was getting bullied and no one knew. It was Carmen that found out first and went off about it, ranting and raving. I'm still so pleased that she called me to ask if I would pick her up. When I asked why, she said that she was giving some girls a beat down after school and she didn't want her mom to see it and be upset, or be upset if she got hurt in the process.

I told her I would be there, and I was there at the school within twenty minutes of the call. I got her to tell myself, as well as Mrs. Rain, the principal, what was going on.

She told us that six girls were picking on Frankie, and she named them. One of the girls had pulled Frankie into the showers by her hair, as well as thrown her clothes in after her. She carried on and said that they told Frankie they would only let her go if she would fight them after school. Carmen said that is when she walked in on them, and she told them she would fight them.

Apparently, she made it known that she was going to beat their asses, because no one picks on her family. Mrs. Rain told Carmen that there would be no fighting and called all the girls to her office. Once she questioned them about bullying, and found out that they had done it in front of people, she made them get up on stage and publicly apologize to Frankie. Their punishment didn't stop there. She sent them to a group meeting to listen to others that had been bullied as they told what it did to them.

From then on all the others have been making sure they are keeping a close eye on Frankie, and it was made clear to the kids at school, you mess with one, and you mess with them all.

The six of them make quite a group. Peter takes after Jasper and is nice and calm, very laid back. He has the uncanny ability to adapt to anything. Theo is the smart one, a total genius, which is strange, because Charlie's the one who is into sports. It's almost like Emmett and I got each others' sons. Carmen is the heart of the group. She's the one that would run into a building on fire if she had to. Frankie is the shy, smart one, and lastly Alice-Bell is the golden-haired model, who's not only smart, but very tough.

"Okay, more food is up," I yell as I put it down and make my way to my wife. I lift her up and slide under her, watching the others talk, laugh and just enjoy the food.

"I love watching this," Bella says, as if she's read my mind.

"Me, too, love – me, too."

"Just think, in twenty years they will all be married and have kids of their own. Do you think they'll all still be this close?" I turn from Bella and look at the six of them. I grin as they hug and talk to each other as they plan a camp-out for tonight. "I think they will. They have a strong bond, and whoever wins their hearts will see this and become a part of it."

"Well, if they're all camping out, what do you think we should do with our night?"

I grin at her and raise my brow suggestively.

"We should have an all-nighter and play games like Truth or Dare, and Never Have I Ever!" Emmett yells. I turn my head toward him to see that he's grinning at me and Alice is clapping her hands looking at me with hope.

"Well, it looks like we're playing games with the family." Then I lean closer to my wife's ear. "Later though, you will tell me what you were giggling about, right?"

"Yeah, but no drinking for me – it's not advised you know," she whispers back.

I look at her in shock. "Are you...?"

She nods, and I whoop as I pick her up, run around the table and into the house. I carry her to our room and kick the door shut. Family games can wait – I've got a bit of celebrating to do. I put her down and drop to my knees. I kiss her belly and whisper, "I love you," to my son or daughter.

I stand and hug my wife. "I know I tell you all the time, but thank you for loving me and forgiving me of my stupidity."

"I guess the young man and the princess were always meant to have their happily ever after," she whispers, just before our lips meet.

A/N: And so it ends. What are your thoughts?

Be sure to be on the watch for some really great upcoming stories:

1. The Viper - a companion piece to Family Business
Summary: Everyone wanted to know why Tanya faces the death penalty in Russia, and wanted to know what happened to her after being sent to prison, this is your answer.

2. Concealed Defense (this will be our Halloween story)
Summary: Bella just graduated from the Police academy and after being a probee, her first actual assignment puts her working under Detective Edward Cullen.

3. Chimera
Summary: Bella and Edward hook up. Bella is attacked and a month later finds out she is pregnant. Is the baby Edward's or is it from the attack she chooses to not remember? What will happen when Bella is disowned by her reverend mother and strict father. When everyone leaves her, what will happen when two years later Edward seeks out Bella, having found out about the rape and is now the States attorney in charge of the case. Who is Ethan's daddy?

4. Untitled as of yet Christmas 2014 story (Our own take on the movie Ghost, without main character death, because well we are sappy, HEA kind of gals.)
Summary: Edward gets in with the wrong kind of group and when they attempt to kill him his spirit leaves his body. Now he is on a journey to find his body, before it is too late and keep the ones he cares the most about safe in the process.

5. Untitled story for the Fandom 4 Soldiers - (very worth cause, Google Fandom 4 Soldiers for more information.)
Summary: Bella has written to Edward Cullen stationed all over for a few years. After her brother dies, she decides to take her medical training and enlist in the Army. After boot camp and finishing her training she ends up stationed at the same base in active duty as Edward Cullen. Will she be able to get past she is the little sister of his dead best friend, and his own brothers sister-in-law to let her feelings be know. Will he struggle with the same issues as she does and let his age and rank stop him from finally finding true love.

OH, AND SO MANY, MANY MORE. WeeKittyAndTAT aren't going anywhere and we have lots of stories to tell. See you all soon, Nikky and Kasi~