Hi everyone! This fic was inspired from an idea by Silverian Rose, so I thank you very much for the plot bunny!!!

This lovely little story (ha ha ha) is going to take place from the POV of all the main characters, with possibly some female POV. The intro – this chapter – is pretty obvious whose POV this is.

As a little note for my style of writing fic, if I change POV, I usually indicate so by doing this:

*****

Then the next part is in the next character's POV. Just a little tip for you all. If the POV doesn't change, then it's just to separate two different events or to show time passing or something along those lines. I love those little dots – they're good for so many things!

Thanks to everyone who has added me as a favorite author, and added my stories to your story alerts! It's great that you did that and means a lot! Just make sure that you review, 'cause it really does inspire the next chapter or story!

Same stuff as usual, I'm not SM, don't own her characters. I just like to play with them!

*****

I walked into the house after a good hour of hunting. I had caught two deer and a really small bear, so my thirst had been quenched fully. I walked in the door to the sounds of laughter coming from upstairs. It made my non beating heart swell to hear my two girls laughing together. I walked up the stairs and followed the laughter as it got louder. I found my two girls, the younger of the two in the tub surrounded by a mountain of bubbles, and the eldest of my two girls playing with our daughter in the tub.

"Well now. What is going on in here?"

They both looked up at me with beautiful smiles on their faces.

"I'm having a bath, Daddy."

I smiled at how amazing she was.

"I can see that. Are you having fun?"

"Yes. Mommy said I was dirty so I had to have a bath. Come play with us, Dad!"

I sat on the side of the tub as Nessie scrubbed up and played with the bubbles. I put my hand on Bella's back and rubbed it gently.

"Did you have a good time?"

"I did. I was thinking of going over to Grandma and Grandpa's house a little later. Would you girls like to join me?"

"YES DADDY!!!"

She threw her arms up in the air and brought them down onto the bubbles with a thud, resulting in bubbles being blown everywhere. She may be young, but she's half human half vampire, and she is a powerful little girl.

"You can come on one condition. You have to promise that you won't throw bubbles all over the bathroom anymore, ok?"

"Ok, Daddy."

I leaned over and gave her a kiss on the forehead, and kissed Bella on the side of the face.

"I'll tidy this up. Will you be ok to come over on your own?"

"Absolutely, my love. We'll meet you there, pending any more bubble explosions."

I smiled at both of them. I am a very lucky man.

"Ok. I'll tidy this up and I'll meet you there. I know Grandpa and Grandma will be happy to see you."

"See you soon, Daddy!"

I tidied the bubbles up quickly and headed over to Carlisle and Esme's house. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted with a hug from Esme.

"Edward!"

"Hi."

"It seems like we haven't seen you in such a long time. Where are Bella and Renesmee?"

"Nessie was having a bath when I got back from hunting. She had been playing outside and got a little dirty, so they'll both be along soon."

"Good. I feel like spoiling my granddaughter a little."

I smiled at my mom.

"I'm sure she won't object. Where is everyone?"

"They're all in the living room having a very deep discussion. Rosalie and Alice are just cleaning themselves up from hunting. They needed a little sister bonding time."

She walked me to the Living Room, and I saw Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle sitting down having what appeared to be quite a deep discussion.

"Hey Edward."

"Carlisle. You three seem to be deep in a discussion. I don't want to interrupt."

"Not at all, Edward. You could provide us with a different opinion I'm sure."

"What's the topic?"

"We saw something on the news about how there was a bill being brought forward in regards to women's rights, and we got on the subject of how women's rights have changed over the years. It's been interesting to say the least."

I glanced at Emmett.

"I'm sure of it."

"What are your thoughts, Edward?"

"Well, I've only been in existence for 100 years, so I don't have much of a say in the matter. I'm sure that you have more to say about it than I would."

Jasper spoke up at this.

"I remember during the war that women were not allowed to be anywhere near the battlefront, yet in today's society they are out there doing more than the men are. I think that's the one thing that I miss about my human days."

"Killing people unnecessarily?"

Nice, Emmett. If Jasper didn't have issues before, he sure will now.

"War is hardly ever unnecessary, Emmett. I thought I had explained this to you before."

"But dude, you SO lost!"

"Surrender is not the same as a loss."

"Did slavery win in the long run?"

"No."

"Then you lost."

"The war was about more than slavery, Emmett."

I looked at Carlisle and he was giving me the same frustrated expression. He decided to speak up.

"Boys, I think our main topic of discussion was women's rights and how they have changed. If you want to have a discussion about history, we can do that, but let's try and keep this somewhat civilized, alright?"

"Thank you, Carlisle."

Emmett mumbled.

"Emancipation Proclamation."

I glared over at my brother.

"Shut up, Emmett."

"Dude, I'm just sayin'…"

Jasper looked upset, but he took a deep unnecessary breath and calmed his emotions down, as well as in the rest of the room. I smiled at him.

"Thank you, Jasper."

"As I was saying, during the war, women were not allowed to be on the battle field, and were not allowed to be anywhere near the action. However, there were many women that would dress as men in order to be in the midst of the fighting, to assist the brave men that were fighting."

"I read about that, actually. That's really quite fascinating."

"It is, Edward. I knew that there were a few women serving under me during the war, but they were so good at what they did that I couldn't divulge their secret to anyone. I insisted that they had separate quarters from the men, of course, so that their secret wouldn't be exposed to the rest of the troops."

"Dude, they should have been at home with the kids where they should have been. I mean, it was brutal back then."

Carlisle couldn't help but speak up at this.

"Emmett, what are you saying - that women should be at home with the children?"

He looked at Carlisle with a smile on his face.

"Why not?"

I was not going to get involved in this part of the conversation. I knew Bella was coming soon and I was not about to face the wrath of my wife.

"So you think that a human woman's place is in the home?"

"Yeah, and while they're there, they should be cooking their men dinner too."

"EMMETT MCCARTY CULLEN!"

Well done, Emmett. Well done. Carlisle looked at me with an expression of anxiety on his face, and I definitely echoed that statement. I couldn't help but laugh.

"And just what are YOU laughing at Edward Anthony Masen Cullen?"

I didn't even bother to say anything.

"You'd better not say anything, Jasper Whitlock, or you're in it waist high too."

Alice was livid.

"I didn't say anything, Alice. Honestly! I was merely stating the fact that there were women under my command during the war and…"

"Didn't I just tell you to NOT say anything?"

"Yes, Alice."

"Then listen to what I tell you. Shut. Up."

Jasper nodded his head to acknowledge that he was not saying anything.

"ESME?"

She came into the room as soon as she heard her name.

"What happened? What's wrong?"

Rosalie took it upon herself to tell Esme about our discussion.

"Do you have any idea about what these Neanderthals were talking about?"

Two beautiful brown eyes looked up at me.

"Daddy, what's a Neanderthal?"

I responded softly.

"I'll tell you later, sweetheart. Come sit on my lap."

"Ok."

Esme smiled over at Nessie, and then responded to Rosalie.

"No, I don't know what they were talking about. What's going on?"

"These… these…"

"Little ears, Rosalie."

She shot an evil look at me, seeing Nessie sitting on my lap.

"These MEN were sitting here talking about how women should be barefooted, pregnant, and staying at home cooking dinner while their men were out bringing home our vegetarian bacon."

Esme got a look on her face that I had never seen before, in my 90 years of being a vampire. She looked directly at Carlisle and spoke very softly.

"Stregoni Benefici. Dovreste potere spiegarti. Venuto con me."

Oh my. He was in trouble. Esme never used his nick name, and she hardly EVER spoke to him in Italian - except when she meant business.

Carlisle immediately got up and followed her upstairs. Jasper tried to ease the tension in the room, and failed miserably.

We're in for a very long night.

*******

The English translation of what Esme said to Carlisle:

"You'd better be able to explain yourself. Come with me."