Novalee and her brother are sitting around the living room in Athens, laughing and talking away. They went to Volterra two months ago, Ricardo quit and Aro let him go. He wasn't going to keep him against his will. Novalee video chatted Carlisle, and he openly welcomed Ricardo into the coven.

Novalee's video chat on her messenger begins tinring and she grabs her phone, seeing Seth Clearwater's face and name.

"Seth?" Novalee coos into the screen as she answers.

"You're as pretty as always, the red eyes go with you," Seth compliments and Paul's laugh is heard. "Umm... Sam and Carlisle wanted someone to contact you but Renesme had the baby and the Volturi have contacted Carlisle."

"When are they coming?" Novalee asks. "Ricardo, go pack, we are going home."

"And you get to see your husband again," Ricardo says.

"He refuses to speak to me," Novalee says and turns to Seth.

"They'll be here in exactly two weeks," Seth says and he gives her a date.

"I'm making Ricardo pack now, we will be there soon enough," Novalee says and she sees Paul standing in the background in his jeans and no shirt. "Paul, put a shirt on." Novalee hangs up.

"I'll pack," Ricardo says and he flashes off.

"Me too," Novalee whispers to herself before she speedily packs, she and her brother catch the first flight to Seattle, they'll travel via taxi from there because they lack light.

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Jasper runs out when Nova gets home,and he kisses her when she's out of the car. Ricardo smiles.

"Ricardo, please come in, sweetheart," Esme coos from the door.

Nessie goes jogging out. "Nova, come meet Jason."

Novalee grins before she walks quickly behind Renesme. Jacob is sitting in the couch holding one of the most beautiful little boys besides Marcus Novalee has seen.

"Hi, Jacob," Novalee greets as he approaches her. "This is my son, Jason Black."

Novalee carefully takes Jason into her arms and smiles, Jason stares into her crimson eyes and coos. "Hi, baby boy. I'm your aunty Nova."

Ricardo smiles. "You should go find your son."

Novalee hands Jason to Jacob and flashes to la Push. At Sam's, she spots Leah, who tells her Marcus's inside. When Novalee walks in, Marcus runs over and he hugs his mom tightly. Sam exits the kitchen with Americus in his arms st the smell of a vampire and he sees Novalee being hugged by her son amd smiles himself.

"Welcome back, Nova," Sam says.

Nova walks over and she grabs Americus. "Hi, baby girl."

"What about me?" Sam asks with a phony pout.

"Hi, Sam," Novalee greets as she cuts her eyes up to him, through her eyelashes.

"That would be an interesting way to imprint," Emily jokes. "And awful timing."

Sam smiles.

"Hey pack, and imprint," Embry greets as he and Jenna walk in. "Marcus, kids." He walks over and he touches Americus's head. "Hi, little one." He glances at Novalee's face. "Hey, Nova."

Novalee smiles athim before sitting with Americus, spending the rest of her night here watching Jackson amd Americus while the boys went to train with the coven. She decided to be baby sitter.

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A couple weeks passed, the battle came and went. There wasn't any fighting, though because Novalee managed to convince Aro not to take Jason while she held him protectively against her chest. Her and Jasper and their son the rest of their lives together.