Carlisle

My shift at the hospital ended 10 minutes before the school day did, so I picked Violetta and Renesmee up. They couldn't drive themselves; they were taking the ages of 16.

I texted Jasper as I waited for them to walk across the lot to the car. "Are you home?"

He answered almost immediately, "Just got back, why?"

"Do you think you're able to talk to Vi today?"

"Sure, I don't know how she'll like it."

"Thanks."

I put my phone back down as the got in.

"Your daughter is one boy magnet…" Renesmee said from beside me.

I raised my eyebrows and looked over my shoulder at Violetta. She rolled her eyes, "Low standards."

"Don't do that." Renesmee said to her, "I wish I looked like you."

"Just think, all those guys who were following me around like loyal puppies would like Carlisle just as much." She smirked.

Renesmee laughed, "Imagine their reactions when they see Mason with you."

Violetta smirked, "He'd scare them all away with just one glance…"

I drove out of the lot and towards the house.

A herd of deer ran across the road.

"Grandpa!"

"Shit!" I swerved the car and came to a sideways stop just in front of them. My arm was across Renesmee in case we crashed.

I dropped my arm and took a breath.

"You're lucky the roads weren't icy…" Violetta said quietly. "That would have ruined your car…"

"The car isn't the priority, Letty." I looked back at her.

I beeped the horn and the deer ran off the road and into the forest on the other side. I started driving again, but slower this time.

"Has Mason called you?" Renesmee asked, "Or Leah or Seth?"

"No…" Violetta replied.

"Have any of them called the house?" She asked me.

"I don't know sweetheart, I was at work today. Jacob didn't call?"

She shook her head. She dialled and held her phone to her ear. It rang out and we were back at the house by the time her second call rang out.

"Not picking up?"

"Sometimes he doesn't take his phone because it's too hard to carry it while he's phased."

"Or he is phased and couldn't pick up…"

We got out of the car and walked inside.

Esme greeted us at the door, "How was everyone's day?"

"Did any if the wolves call?" Renesmee asked, skipping her question.

"No…" Esme shook her head.

Violetta checked her phone subtly. She slipped into her pocket with a sigh. I heard Renesmee calling Jacob again, and leaving a message this time.

"My day was slow, yours?"

"I cleaned." She smiled.

"So, the usual then?"

She nodded and smiled again. "How was your day?" She asked Violetta.

"It was okay."

"Apparently boys have been all over her." I said.

"Following like little puppy dogs."

"Edward! Vi has a Mike!" I heard Bella call, followed by all of their laughter.

"She had several…" Renesmee said as she walked into the living room.

Esme, Violetta and I walked in too.

Violetta sat down and snatched her phone out of her pocket as soon as it started ringing. "Mason?"

I could hear his voice on the other end, "Hey babe. How was your day?"

"It was good, where are you and when are you getting back?"

Renesmee motioned for her to put it on speaker.

"Look, we have to be out of town for a few days…"

"Where and why?"

"Sam said I can't tell you where, but we'll be back by Friday at the latest."

"Did Sam tell Emily?" Renesmee asked.

"…Yes…"

"Then you can tell us." Renesmee said.

"I can't disobey his orders, Ness."

"Did he really enforce the order though? Sam hates enforcing orders…"

"Yes Ness, he did. This is something serious."

Renesmee and Violetta looked at each other for a second. "Is it dangerous?" Violetta asked him.

"If I told you it was, would you be worried?"

"Yes."

"Then no, it's completely safe."

"You didn't even try to make that believable…"

"Vi, take me off speaker."

She took it off speaker and walked out of the room.

I sat down at Esme's side.

"Carlisle, we have something tonight that you have to participate in…" Garrett said.

"…What is it?"

They all smirked at each other.

"We're having a bonfire and playing Never Have I Ever…" Esme said.

"Aw, no."

"Yes." Rosalie and Alice said at the same time.

"Last time we played that, I couldn't look at any of you for 2 days…"

"Hey, same here. You and Esme are a lot wilder than we had ever though…" Emmett said.

"Why were you thinking about it?" Esme asked him.

He looked at Rosalie. She bit her lip, "There have been a few times that Emmett has gone through your phones…"

"Emmett!" Esme scolded.

"You weren't meant to tell them that!" He said to Rosalie.

"Dude you're busted…" Jasper smirked.

"Don't act like you never looked through them with me on multiple occasions."

"Oh god…" I put my hand over my mouth to cover my smile.

"Invasion of privacy." Esme said.

"You looked through Bella's phone once…" Alice said.

"That was reasonable! Edward was acting all shady and suspicious!"

"Esme." I scolded.

"Oh, don't be like that; you went through Alice's once."

"I wanted to make sure she wasn't fighting with Jasper! They weren't talking to each other or anyone for like a week! I didn't realise it was because they were so…" I cleared my throat.

"When did you go through her phone?" Jasper asked hesitantly.

"It was like last year." I said.

Jasper looked relieved, "Good." His eyes widened after he said it.

"Yeah, that didn't sound like we're being inappropriate at all…"

"Now I'm curious…" Emmett said.

"Same here." Garrett smirked.

"See? Now they're going to wait until our phones are unattended."

I realised that Jasper's was sitting on the table. Emmett noticed too and snatched it up before Jasper could even react. He was across the room and opening it.

His face filled with surprise as he read through some messages.

"Oh!" Edward looked disgusted.

Alice had her face in her hands, and Jasper had his hand over his mouth with his eyes closed.

"You deleted the...right?" She asked Jasper.

He thought for a second before nodding.

"Photos? Gross." Edward said.

"Oh man, you never went through Esme's phone. That was a photo that I never wanted to see, and that I am scarred with for the rest of my life…" Emmett said as he kept reading.

I stared at her and tried to hide my smirk and laugh.

"Hey, it could have easily been you…"

"Nope, it was you Esme."

"Ah shit."

Emmett sat back down and threw Jasper's phone at him, "That is some intense shit."

Tanya laughed to herself while she was reading something on her phone. She typed for a few seconds before looking up and seeing us all staring at her, "What?"

"Who are you texting?" Carmen asked.

"No one." Tanya denied, although the lie was too obvious.

Carmen stood up with Kate.

"No, no, no, no. Sit back down." Tanya said as she stood and appeared on the other side of the couch, holding her phone close.

Bella and Rosalie flashed to Tanya's sides, taking her arms. Kate took the phone from her hand and passed it to Carmen.

Carmen's face lit up and she tried to not to laugh. Bella moved from Tanya's side to Carmen's, and made a small high pitched squeal when she read the contact.

"What was that?" I laughed at Bella.

"Whoa Bella, your girly side is surfacing…" Eleazar smirked.

"Who is it?" Alice asked.

"The attic hermit…" Carmen said.

"Alistair again!?" Esme asked. Her face lit up.

Tanya shook Rosalie off her arm and snatched her phone back off Carmen. She sat down and put her phone in her bra.

"Don't think that keeping it in your bra will stop me from retrieving it." Kate said as she sat back down too.

"No Kate, you can't. That is reserved for Alistair only." Esme smirked.

"Stop." Tanya said.

"So, what are you guys talking about?" Alice asked.

"Nothing. He was just going to come and visit. I told him that we weren't home."

"He can come here!" Rosalie said excitedly. She looked at Esme and I, "Right?"

"Of course." I smiled.

Violetta walked back into the room, "Renesmee?"

"Yes?" She had been waiting for her to get back.

Violetta looked like she didn't know who to say what she wanted, "They had to split up. The pack. They were hunting a coven of nomadic vampires up near the Makah reservation. They had already killed 2 of the wolves, so the pack went to help."

Fear spread through Renesmee's eyes.

Violetta had a tear in her eye but she blinked it away, "They can't find Jacob or Seth."

Renesmee took in a sharp breath and a tear ran down her cheek. Bella appeared at her side and hugged her.

I glanced at Esme out the corner of my eye. She was scared and worried too, they were her sons.

"And Mason and Leah?" Renesmee asked.

"Sam tried to send them back here. They think the vampires are targeting whoever was close to us…They refused to come back, though…"

More tears ran down her cheeks before she sniffed and stood up. She walked towards the staircase.

"You're not going Renesmee." Edward said.

"Watch me." She said harshly as she disappeared up the staircase.

Violetta glanced at Esme and I.

"No." I shook my head.

"I'm sorry." She shook my head and walked towards the stairs quickly.

"Violetta, you are not—"

"What if it was Esme?" She cut me off. If it were Esme, I wouldn't even have grabbed clothes; I would already be out the door and on my way there.

Renesmee came back down the stairs with a bag.

"I'm coming with you." Violetta said to her as she ran up the stairs.

"Renesmee, Jacob would want you to stay here." Bella said.

"Jacob could be dead for all we know. I'm going, and I swear to god if you even so much as try to stop me I will rip you to pieces."

Bella was taken aback by her violent words, but she didn't try to talk her out of it again.

"Then we're all going." Jasper said.

"No." Violetta spoke again as she descended the stairs. "If they're targeting who's close to our family, I'm assuming they wouldn't hesitate to kill you either."

"Well we're not just going to let you go by yourselves." I said.

"Yes, you are. It's not up to you whether we go or not, Carlisle. But you're not coming with us."

'If it isn't up to us if you go, why is it up to you if we go?" Esme asked.

"Double standards." Emmett said.

"We'll be back in a few days." Renesmee said as she walked to the front door.

Violetta followed her and I followed them with Edward a step in front of me.

"Violetta—"

"Don't make me say something that'll hurt your feelings." She said.

"Grandpa, she'll be fine."

"I don't feel comfortable letting either of you go."

"You're not letting us do anything." Violetta said as she turned back around and walked down the stairs. She threw her bag over her back and headed for the trees, followed by Renesmee.

I didn't know whether to follow them or stay here.

Esme walked to my side, "Seth's too young…"

I put my arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

"We have to go with them." Bella said. She was standing at the door.

"The Makah wolves might not be so fond of vampires. Vi and Ness are imprintee's. They should be okay there." Edward said.

I guided Esme back inside. She looked so upset. She couldn't go find her sons, and she couldn't be there for her daughters, granddaughter or son.