BPOV

I woke up one morning and Charlie was already downstairs. I usually made breakfast before he woke up and I wondered what had woken him so early. I sat down at the kitchen counter across from him and he looked up. I noticed he looked like he'd been crying and that shocked me because he didn't show his emotion. I knew from that one look that I'd have to call Alice and tell her I couldn't go with her today.

"Dad what's wrong?" I asked and he sighed.

"You know I have a brother who got married and lives in Oregon." He stated and I nodded.

"Yeah Uncle Frank and Aunt Mary. What about them?" I asked.

"They got in to a car wreck and…They're gone." He said and I froze.

"What about Marie and Noah?" I asked.

"Well I got a call this morning from the social worker and she said they had papers for the kids. If something happened to them and you were eighteen or older then the kids would go to you. You're eighteen so the social worker told me that she'd be here in the morning with the kids." He said and I stared at him stunned.

"Why did they leave the kids to me?" I asked.

"I don't know. I guess they thought you would be a good parent in the event that they weren't there." He said.

"Parent!?" My voice squeaked a little.

"Bells, Marie is a year old and Noah is four months old. You'll be the only parent they remember. They'll probably call you mommy when they start talking. I know you'll tell them about their real parents but not until they're old enough to understand. I know this is a lot but if you refuse to take them then they'll be put in the system." He said and it made me angry to even think about them being in the system.

"No I'll keep them. I just need a minute to process all of this. I'm going to go for a drive." I said and he nodded.

"And Bells the funerals are in two days. They're going to be here in Forks so we don't need to drive too far which is good for the kids. They're going to have enough adjusting to do." He said and I nodded.

I went out and stopped at the front porch just staring at my truck.

"Dad!" I called out and he came to the door.

"What?" He asked.

"I'm going to need a new car. I can't drive the kids around in this." I said. HE nodded.

"We'll go buy a new one when you get home." He said. "We might as well sell this one."

"But it's Jake's. He fixed it up for me." I protested.

"Maybe they can buy it back." He said and I shrugged. I got in to the truck and waved to Charlie. I was going to go over to the Cullen's and explain that I might be unavailable for a while now. A long while. The word was ringing in my head. Parent, I was suddenly out of the blue a mother. And all this without losing my virginity, clearly fate had a sense of humor. I rolled my eyes. I had just graduated from high school, now suddenly I had two kids to take care of? It was crazy. It also put my becoming a vampire plan on hold. I couldn't just abandon them. They were just children and they were family. I knew the Cullen's, especially Edward, would be thrilled I wasn't going to become a vampire anytime soon. I just wasn't sure they would like the reason why.

I finally got to their house in the middle of the forest and knocked on the door. Rosalie opened it and motioned for me to come in. She had been nicer to me lately and I didn't know why but it was a pleasant change.

"Everyone's in the living room." She said and I followed here to their enormous living room. Everyone turned to look at us. Alice bounded up to me.

"Are we ready to go shopping?" She asked.

"Actually I came by to tell you that I can't go shopping and I probably won't be able to for a while." I said.

"Is something wrong Bella." Esme asked sweetly. I was about to answer when I saw Alice's face. She was having a vision and we all waited for her to come back. When she did she gave me a strange look and steeped back.

"What?" I asked.

"I saw you holding a baby and you were human. Have you decided not to become part of our family?" She asked sadly and suddenly everyone was looking and me with sad faces. Especially Edward.

"I came here to tell you that my aunt and uncle died and left their two children to me. The baby you saw was probably Noah." I said.

"I'm sorry for your loss." Carlisle said and I nodded.

"You said children." Rosalie said.

"Yeah. There are two of them. Marie just turned one in April and Noah is only four months old." I said.

"Now you're their guardian?" Esme asked.

"Yes, which is why I can't become a vampire, I can't abandon them like that. I wouldn't be right." I said and She smiled and me. We were all quiet for a moment then Emmett spoke.

"So you're kind of like their mom now right?" He asked.

"Yeah, I am their mom now Emmett." I said and they smiled.

We talked for a little while before I stood.

"I have to go to the reservation." I said.

"Why?" Edward asked.

"I have to talk to Jake about the truck. I have to buy a new car for the kids and I thought I'd let Jake decide if he wanted to buy the truck or if I could sell it to someone else because, I mean it was his first." I explained.

"Be careful." Edward said and I nodded before leaving. I was off to tell Jake the news and I wondered how he'd take it.

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