Hi, anda guys!!! Okay, so I know it's been about three days since I last posted, and I'm so sorry. I'll try to post every two days, but sometimes I'm busy, unfortunately :( What a GREAT bunch y'all are! I Cinta anda guys so much, and thanks for all the WONDERFUL and helpful feedback. I write these chpaters for your enjoyment, so please feel free to let me know what anda think ;) I do hope anda enjoy! :D
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Jake and Summer walked down the dimly lit jalan hand in hand. Summer tried to think positive thoughts. What had she done? She couldn’t believe that it was this painful to part with Anakin for a mere seven days. Her agreement with Marcus and Caius didn’t specifically state that she wasn’t allowed to see her son during that time, so maybe they would let her visit, right? Oh, Summer thought to herself, this is quite hopeless. I just need to calm down. I have Jake with me; what lebih could I possibly ask for? Jake noticed her odd silence and glanced down at her. Summer’s eyes were filled with frustration. He stopped in front of her and bundled her in his arms. The couple remained silent, but the moment was comforting. The anxiety slowly vanished, and Summer simply focused on her charming husband and his warm embrace. She smiled happily, “You always know what to do.” Jake smirked as he gazed into her bright, golden eyes, “It’s ‘cause you’re the Cinta of my life. Just because it’s been eighteen years of marriage doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped loving anda as passionately as I did the moment I met you, Summer.”

Summer blushed and let out a light laugh, “Passionately?” Jake leaned in closer to her, “Yes. Passionately. Everything about anda is so alluring. Your character, your strength, your intelligence, your heart,” Jake twisted a strand of Summer’s curls around his finger, “And, of course, your unparalleled beauty.” Summer giggled, “You know, anda give me way too much credit, Jake. I’m just a simple vampire who’s luck enough to be married to you.” Jake’s lips nearly touched her own, “No,” he whispered, “your also my perfect angel.” Jake kissed her with the same Cinta and fervor as he did when they took their first stroll together in the forest. He and Summer enjoyed their moment alone together, because it was not a common experience for them anymore while raising kids. After the minit flew past, they continued walking to the small but cozy villa they had rented for their stay in Volterra; it resembled a stone cottage with numerous green vines growing up its walls. A silver gate surrounded the property. A tall, kuno, fesyen lama jalan lamp stood in front of the home’s lovely red double-doors. Jake punched in the code for the gate. He swung the gate open and headed towards the doors with Summer at his side.

Unexpectedly, Summer skidded to a halt before they made it down the pathway that led to the villa. Jake eyed her suspiciously. He could tell she wasn’t scared; she was simply startled, “What’s up, babe?” He then picked up the familiar scents. Jake shook his head in disbelief, “They can’t possibly—“ Before he could finish his sentence, Summer grabbed his hand and rushed to the house. She knew they wouldn’t need to open the door; it was already opened. She felt for the light switch on the dinding and flipped it on. In front of her was the entire Cullen family, all of whom were seated with beaming smiles on their flawless faces. Summer set her bags down and ran to hug each of them, beginning with Alice. The house was filled with joy and laughter, “I don’t understand!” Summer exclaimed, “How thoughtful of anda guys to surprise us like this!” Bella, who was now, as expected, a picturesque vampire, sprang up from her chair and gave Summer a big squeeze, “Why can’t anda understand that, as your family, we want to be here for anda and Jake?” Bella and Summer laughed, absolutely delighted to be in each other’s company. “Where is she?” Summer asked Bella with eager curiosity. Bella’s dazzling eyes expressed her regret, “Edward and I agreed that it would be inappropriate for Renesmee to miss a week of school.” Edward sauntered to Bella’s side and reached out to give Summer a brotherly hug, “Yes, she’s become somewhat lackadaisical in her studies. anda all know as well as we do that it isn’t proper training to let our ‘unique’ children take advantage of their mental abilities in such a way.” “Oh yeah,” Jake added with emphasis as he gave Bella a quick embrace and shook hands with Edward, “Aidan and Caleb have been procrastinating on their homework and studying a lot. They always wait until the last minute. I’m sure sweet little Nessie isn’t half as bad as them, though.” Bella laughed, “You’ll be surprised, Jake. She’s quite the teen.” “We’ve missed seeing anda all.” Summer added, “Aidan has been begging us to pay anda all a visit. Wonder why?...” Summer and Bella winked at each other impishly, obviously as a silent reply to the question. Edward and Jake looked at each other in confusion. “Care to share your thoughts?” Edward asked nonchalantly. The girls beamed at him. Summer gracefully faked her shock, “You mean anda haven’t noticed?” The guys shook their heads. Bella and Summer giggled even more. Bella rolled her eyes, “There seems to be some attraction between Aiden and Renesmee.” Edward’s eyes bulged slightly, “What? Certainly not.” Jake gave Edward a lighthearted perahu nelayan kecil, pukulan on the arm, “Hey, what’s wrong with an attraction between a half-vampire and blood-drinking werewolf?” Just asking that soalan felt awkward to Jake. Edward twitched his lips. He wasn’t a dad who was keen about his daughter’s future Cinta life. He especially didn’t want her married, atau in love, with a werewolf. It just didn’t seem natural. Edward placed a cool hand on Jake’s broad shoulder, “We need to talk about this.” Summer and Bella just laughed and walked away, leaving the two to discuss the future.

Carlisle and Esme approached Summer, their warm smiles glistening with joy. “Carlisle!” Summer exclaimed as she ran into his open arms. He gave her a big hug, “How are you, my dear? We haven’t seen anda all in a bulan atau so. What have anda been so busy doing?” Summer’s eyes met his paternal gaze, “Work, raising the kids, anda know how it goes, Carlisle. Jake and I haven’t had much time to spend with anyone lately. I guess family life is still hectic, even if anda are immortal.” “Summer,” Esme spoke up, “how are anda feeling about this whole situation, darling? I was so worried about anda and Jake…” Summer took Esme’s hands into her own and gave her a gentle peck on the cheek, “You’re such a mother to me, Esme. We were a little unstable earlier, but everything has improved now that anda all are here. I’m so glad you’ve decided to come! We would have invited anda guys to come along, but…” “Now, Summer,” Carlisle pretended to scold her, “we practically do nothing at home, so I don’t see how anda could think that way.” Summer chuckled half-heartedly, “Sure, Carlisle,” she winked, “I’ll keep that in mind seterusnya time we need a break from the twins.” He kissed the bahagian, atas of her head, “Of course. We all Cinta those boys of yours. After all, they are our ‘grandchildren,’ right?”

“SUMMER!” Alice interrupted, as usual. She pulled her away from Carlisle and Esme, “Excuse us, but we have stuff to talk about.” Alice dragged Summer off to one of the bedrooms. “Go easy on Summer, Alice.” Carlisle called out jokingly, “One can only handle so much of your chatter, dear.” Summer teasingly tried to break free from Alice’s mighty grip, “But Alice, I haven’t even had a chance to say hi to Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett.” “Don’t worry,” Alice perked up, “You all will talk to each other lots over the seterusnya few days. Right now I want my sister-to-sister alone time with you.” Alice switched on the bedroom’s floor lamp and took a kerusi, tempat duduk seterusnya to Summer on the bed. Even the bedroom décor had a touch of old-time Renaissance style. Alice crossed her legs and rested her chin in her small palms. She gazed up at Summer and beamed widely, “So, I want to know everything.” Summer tapped Alice on the nose and smiled her usual, elegant smile. She laid flat on her stomach and causally twirled her long, supple locks around one of her delicate fingers, “Aren’t anda going to ask me something specific, Alice?” Alice let out a groan, “C’mon, Summer! I berkata I want to know everything! anda haven’t even called me in a month. How could we NOT have anything to chat about? How’s Jake? Have anda guys been getting to spend any time together lately? What about Chloe, Aidan, and Caleb? How are they doing? What about…” Alice hesistated , “What about Anakin? What’s going on with him, and how did he react to the news?”

Summer breathed in deeply as Alice’s soalan pulled her “under water”. She briefly talked about Jake and their other kids, but most of the conversation was concentrated on Anakin; after all, they were here because of Anakin. Summer let out all her steam on Alice, who was lebih than willing to hear everything that Summer had to say. “Thank anda so very, very much, Alice,” Summer grabbed her sister into a snug embrace, “It’s so nice to just chat with anda about everything, both the good and the bad.” Alice returned her hug, “It’s no trouble at all, sweet pea. NOW do anda see why I dragged anda up here? We haven’t spoken in so long, so now you’ve forgotten just how well I know you!” Summer tossed her hair back and sighed with a smile, “It’s only been a few weeks, Alice. You’ve gone on for much longer without hearing from me.” “Yeah,” Alice scoffed, “but it’s always anda who’s busy. Me, well, I’m stuck at utama sketching dress designs.” Summer gave Alice one last hug, “You don’t have the responsibility of caring for your own family, little missy. anda forget,” Summer added with a laugh, “I’m much older than you.” Alice giggled, “By a landslide, granny.” Summer whacked Alice as hard as she could with one of the bulkiest pillows in the room; Summer was surprised that the bantal didn’t burst into feathers. The girls laughed hysterically. “Alright,” Alice squealed, “You ought to get to katil now. Just look at the time! I have a marvelous hari planned for us tomorrow, and if anda don’t wake up in time, then I’ll just need to punish anda with a shopping trip.” “But,” Summer interjected, “I kind of like shopping with you.” Alice grinned deviously, “It’ll be an extremely girly shopping trip, and all the clothes I buy for anda will be merah jambu and extremely frilly.” “Alright,” Summer hung her head in defeat, “You win.” Alice jumped up gracefully and planted a Ciuman on Summer’s cheek, “Yay! See anda in the morning, sis.”

Before Alice could skip out of the room, Summer called to her, “Tell everyone I berkata goodnight, and that I Cinta them all.” Alice winked at her, “Sure thing, honey.” She shut the bedroom door on her way out. Summer searched for the spot where Jake had placed their luggage. She opened her suitcase and quickly slid on an attractive, light blue silk nightgown. She tucked herself beneath the soft blankets and began Membaca one of her kegemaran novels, Jane Eyre. Jake walked in soon after. He whistled lowly, “You look gorgeous. You’re practically glowing.” Summer covered her shy smile, “Jake…” He threw his hands up innocently, “Well, anda happen to be beautiful. That beauty comes with the compliments, sweetheart.” She eyed him with suspicion, “What did anda and Edward ‘discuss’?” “Uh…you know he can hear us, right?” “Well duh, Einstein.” She humorously threw a small bantal at his head. He smiled and jumped onto the bed, grabbing her in his arms; he covered her with kisses. She took his face into her graceful hands, looking him straight in the eye, “I Cinta you, Jake. anda are my world, and anda always will be.” She gave him an adoring, amorous kiss. “I Cinta anda too, Summer.” He whispered, “Forever and always, angel.” Jake and Summer enjoyed the remainder of the night in each other’s arms, something they had not done in a while. It was a beautiful, memorable evening for the perfect couple. However, that unforgettable night wasn’t able to permanently erase Anakin’s situation with the Volturi. At five o’clock the seterusnya morning, Alice cracked open the door. She found Summer asleep in Jake’s arms; both of them were resting soundly. She regretted having to wake them up now, but it was urgent; too urgent, in fact. Alice dashed across the room and shook Summer lightly sejak the shoulder, “Summer,” Alice whispered. The stress was easily detectable in her tone of voice. Summer almost woke with a start. She opened her eyes sleepily, “Alic---Alice?” Summer realized her sister’s concerned expression, “What’s wrong, sweetie?” Summer struggled to fight back her grogginess. Jake rubbed his eyes and glanced at Summer, then at Alice, “Alice, what’s going on?” Alice pursed her lips into a hard line, “It’s Anakin. I’ve seen his future. Something terrible has happened.” Summer gasped and sat up immediately, “What, Alice, what’s wrong?” Summer sounded positively out of breath. Jake wrapped his arm around his dear wife. Alice stroked Summer’s cheek, “Summer, sweets, he’s joined the Volturi.”
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