A/N: This story follows "Renovating the Lodge". Bella and Edward are married and Bella is a vampire. Leah, Seth and Jake have been adopted by the Cullen's and Billy lives with them also. He also spends a couple of weeks or just days at the Lodge now and then. Charlie and Sue's wedding is coming up fast and Alice is in her glory planning it, although she drives the others crazy at times with her planning. This story will involve Carlisle as the head of the Covens around the world since he is so respected in the Vampire world. It will also contain disciplinary spanking so don't read it if you don't like that.

I unfortunately do not own the wonderful characters in this story as Stephenie Meyer created them and they belong to her, so does the entire Twilight Saga. Thankfully she allows us to use them and put our spin on them.

Chapter 1 – Feelings

Carlisle:

Going through my mail and checking my emails is a relaxing time for me. Since completing the Lodge things have been going fairly smoothly. Bella is settling in as a newborn vampire and she has been doing better but she still gets antsy and rebels against my rules now and then, but not as bad as before. She is not allowed to go out on her own yet, but she has been doing well with Edward and the rest of us chaperoning her.

Jake, Leah and Seth are doing well and if you didn't know it, you would think they have been with us all along. They have settled into our family and consider Esme and me their parents. They still have their biological parents involved with their lives, but they now consider this their home. Jake and Billy are doing well. Billy lives with us and Jake is happy he is here, but sometimes Jake wishes it was like before and Billy lived away from here. Rosalie and Billy are still close and Jake seems to encourage that relationship so Billy is not always on him.

Leah and Seth are another story. With Sue and Charlie's wedding coming up, they are having a hard time dealing with this as Sue is going to leave their family home and move in with Charlie. Charlie has to live in Forks since he is the Police chief and must retain a residence in Forks. Sue doesn't mind moving but Leah and Seth have a problem with this. They feel she is abandoning their home and Harry's memory. We have been dealing with this since the adoption and since Sue announced she and Charlie were going to marry. They have a problem with Charlie coming into their family in a step-father role. They have no problem considering me as their father, but they cannot accept Charlie in that role. It has to do with Charlie being friends with Harry.

Tempers can get short and when Alice brings up the wedding and what will be done or not done, Leah and Seth get upset and have hurt Sue's feelings more than once. They also can disrespect Charlie which then insights Bella and then we have a 3-ring circus! So you understand now why going through my mail and checking emails is relaxing for me. Gets me out of the line of fire.

Today in a few minutes, Sue is due to come over and have a meeting with Alice, Esme, Rosalie, Leah and Bella on the wedding. Seth is supposed to be there too but I am sure that will only be about 5 minutes and Seth wisely finds an excuse to leave. I am staying in my office but I will be on hand if things get heated between Sue, Leah and Bella. There is sure to be some type of disagreement. I hear Sue pulling up now. I guess it's only a matter of time before the fireworks begin.

Esme:

"Hello Sue, welcome. Can I get you something to drink?" I asked her.

"Some water would be nice," Sue said.

"Leah, get your mother some water, please," I called to her.

"Sure, I'll bring it in," Leah called out.

"Alice will take you into the study where we are meeting," I said to Sue.

Alice happily guided Sue to the study and Bella and Rosalie greeted her also. I made my way into the kitchen to catch Leah before we went into the meeting. Leah was getting a glass out and put ice cubes in it and just grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Leah, sweetie, before we go into the meeting, please try to cooperate and have an open mind for your mother. This is important to her and please don't upset her with your feelings for Charlie," I said carefully trying not to incite something.

"I'll try Mom but it won't be easy. I'm still not happy about all of this. I hate that she is leaving our house and I still can't look at Charlie as anything but a friend. I'll never accept him as a stepfather," Leah said strongly.

"Baby, I just want this meeting to be good for Sue. I don't want a scene and I hope you can look past Charlie becoming your stepfather and realize this is what your mother wants. They make each other happy," I pointed out to her.

"But I'm not happy Mom. Why does she have to keep insisting he will be our stepfather? I can't stand that. I'm almost okay about her leaving the house, but she keeps shoving the stepfather bit down my and Seth's throats and we hate it," Leah said.

"Sweetie, she just wants you to accept him," I said to her.

"I will never accept him as a stepfather. Seth and I have a family now, it's you and Dad and our siblings. She will always be our mother, but this is now our family. I don't need a stepfather, I have Dad in my life and both Seth and I are content with him and you," Leah said.

"Baby it warms my heart to hear that you feel part of the family now, but you can't forget your mother and you have to at least accept Charlie as her husband after the wedding," I tried to point out.

"Considering my father's friend as my mother's husband doesn't sit well with me. It's like he is moving in on my father's memory…Harry's memory, not Dad's," Leah said sharply.

"Leah, Charlie did not move in on Harry's memory and you know it. It took a while for Charlie and your mother to get together," I pointed out.

"I still don't like it and I'll tell her if it comes up," Leah said glaring at me.

"Don't you give me that glare, Young Lady," I said sternly to her.

"I'm just giving you a head's up," Leah said to me.

"Leah, please don't make me call your father into this meeting to deal with you," I warned her.

"You wouldn't," Leah said to me.

"I most certainly would and you know he will not be happy and you also know that you causing a scene would also incite Bella, so be careful, missy," I warned her again.

"I-I'll try to keep myself under control, Mom," Leah agreed.

"That's all I ask, Baby," I said and kissed her forehead. "Now come on, we are keeping them waiting," I said ushering her into the study.

In the Study:

"Nice of you to join us! What took so long?" Rosalie said sarcastically.

"Rosalie, please," I said to her. She shook her head but let it drop.

"Okay, Sue, I have your dress ordered and it should be arriving any day now. When it comes I will call you and we will see how it fits so we can get it altered in time for the wedding," Alice said anxiously.

"I'm excited to see it," Sue offered. "Leah, are you looking forward to seeing my dress?"

"I guess," Leah answered with hardly any emotion. Sue cast her eyes down and looked a little upset. I gave Leah a look and she knew what I meant.

"Well, of course she is, Sue. We'll have a great girls' afternoon when it arrives so we can all see it together. Won't that be fun?" Alice asked.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it," Sue agreed.

"Allie, can you get to my part in the meeting so I can get away from all this girl talk," Seth said with dread and boredom. We all chuckled at him.

"What's the matter Cubbie? Afraid you might end up in lace?" Rosalie teased him.

"Mom make her stop," Seth said to me.

"Sethy, she's only teasing you," I said trying to placate him.

"I'm not so sure about that, it looks like it gave Allie an idea," Seth said motioning to Alice who was temporarily lost in a vision or something.

"Alice, what is it?" I asked her.

"Uh…nothing Mom…just a little bump in the way," Alice said a little worried.

I looked at Alice and she indicated with her eyes toward Leah who had her mind elsewhere and wasn't even paying attention now as her mother was showing her excitement. I let out a small sigh that Rosalie and Bella caught and instantly looked over at Leah. I could already see Bella's rage beginning. This isn't going to be good…Rosalie nudged Bella to snap her out of her mood that was beginning to form. Bella looked at her and then at me and I shook my head slightly to her to indicate she better not act out. She nodded her head in the slightest way so she would not tip off Sue.

"So, Seth you will be walking your mother down the aisle and Leah will be the maid of honor, and Bella will be the bridesmaid. Everyone on board with that?" Alice asked.

"What do I have to do? I don't have to talk or anything like that, do I?" Seth asked worried.

"No silly, you just walk your mother down the aisle and give her hand to Charlie," Alice explained.

"Ugh," Leah uttered to which Bella quickly eyed her.

"What does that mean?" Bella asked.

"What?" Leah replied.

"You make it sound like Seth is handing Sue off to someone awful," Bella said.

"I just cleared my throat," Leah came back.

"No you didn't," Bella said with a little more anger.

"Is that all I do?" Seth asked.

"Yes, then you step back and take your seat. Then they will be married," Alice added.

"Oh joy," Leah said sarcastically.

"Ahem," I said purposely now glaring at Leah and Bella. Both of them looked at me and didn't add any more fuel to the brewing fire.

"I guess I can handle that," Seth said. "Can I go now?"

"Yes, you can leave," Alice said. With that Seth scampered out of the room and out the door to join his brothers.

Outside in the yard:

Carlisle:

I looked down from my study to see my boys in the yard talking and having fun. I watched them for a bit and then I noticed Seth come charging out of the house and the others giving him a hard time about being in the meeting. They were teasing him and asking him what took him so long. I couldn't help but chuckle along with them. I watched for a little more and then decided I needed to go down there and remind them that the yard work will not take care of itself. This is Saturday and they need to mow the grass and do the yard work. I opened my door to the forest from my study and jumped down startling my male brood.

"Hey, it's Pops," Emmett called out pointing toward me.

"Brilliant deduction and you got it right on the first try! Congratulations, Emmett!" Jake said slapping him on the back.

"Ha, too bad Uncle Billy is staying at the Lodge, he would've liked that one," Jasper said.

"Hey, I'm pretty smart in the brilliant reductions," Emmett said proudly.

"Yep, you're a reduction alright," Edward said laughing along with Jake and Jasper and Seth.

"Need I remind you gentlemen that the grass needs to be cut, the trimming needs to be done and the limbs that have fallen with the storm the other night need to be picked up and disposed of. Let's get busy gentlemen," I said to them.

"Okay, better get moving before he starts handing out groundings," Jake said.

"Hey, if he grounds us, we don't have to do the yard work," Emmett said.

"Shut up, idiot!" Jasper said.

"Why? It's perfect," Emmett said.

"Man, that guy just keeps getting worse," Jake said shaking his head.

"If he grounds us, he'll still make us do the yard work, plus we'll be grounded, numbskull," Edward said to him.

"I don't want to get grounded," Seth said walking to the shed with the lawn equipment.

"Me either, come on let's get going on the yard," Jasper said.

"Dad, did you ever x-ray Emmett's head to make sure there is a brain in there?" Jake asked coming up to me.

"No, but it's not a bad idea," I said shaking my head as Emmett gleefully swatted at a fly and caught it.

"Hey, I got it," Emmett called out triumphantly. "Take that, you pest!" Emmett said crushing the fly between his fingers. Then he put his fingers up to his nose and smelled it.

"Oh gross!" Edward shouted.

"Better set that x-ray up, Dad," Jake said clapping me on the shoulder.

"No kidding," I said shaking my head and leapt up to my study. "Sometimes I wonder about that boy," I said to myself.

Back in the study:

Esme:

"Okay, so we have the menu sorted out and now we need a count of everyone who is invited. Sue do you have your list of guests for us?" I asked her.

"Yes Esme, it will be the Tribe, some friends I work with, the police deputies and Charlie's and my friends and of course you and our families," Sue added.

"About how many?" Rosalie asked.

"Yes, we need to know how many tables, chairs, and seating for the wedding," Alice added.

"I would say about 50," Sue said.

"I would say about 100 to be on the safe side," Alice said.

"We don't know 100 people, Alice," Bella added.

"Silly, we want to have more seating than not enough. Besides, Charlie has more than 2 friends, Bella," Alice said to her.

"Not really," Bella said.

"He has Billy and that's it. My dad was his friend, but he's gone now," Leah replied.

"He has more than one friend left, Leah," Bella said.

"Alright, he has a few friends, but I'm saying, it's not like inviting the Pack. He doesn't have that many friends was all I meant," Leah said.

"We have friends," Sue said to Leah.

"Name two," Leah said.

"Leah, why are you so anti-wedding?" Alice said to her.

"Because, this whole thing sucks," Leah shouted at Sue.

"Leah! How dare you," Sue said back to her. "Don't you want to see me happy and marry the man I love? I will have my friend at my side and you and Seth will have a stepfather and a home with us, also."

"Yes I want you to be happy, just don't shove it down my throat," Leah said to her.

"How am I shoving it down your throat?" Sue shouted to her.

"Constantly saying I will have a new stepfather, well, he's not my stepfather and he never will be. He'll be your husband but not our father, step or other," Leah shouted back at her.

"Hey, that's my dad you're talking about," Bella said now getting up and directing her displeasure at Leah.

"Let's settle down here," I attempted to say.

"Yes, he's your dad, not mine and never will be," Leah shouted at Bella.

"What do you have against Charlie?" Sue asked Leah.

"He was my dad's friend and now he's trying to take his place and I don't want him to," Leah shouted.

"Charlie is not trying to take Harry's place," Sue shouted at Leah.

"He keeps bringing up that he will be our new stepfather whenever he sees us," Leah said. "He pisses me off!"

"Leah! That's enough!" I said sternly to her.

"You watch what you say about Charlie," Bella shouted to Leah.

"See! Bella doesn't even call him 'dad'," Leah pointed out.

"I've always called him Charlie, it's our thing," Bella said.

"Good, cause you can have him," Leah snarled.

"Leah Cullen! You watch your mouth," I warned her.

"I don't even want to be in your stupid wedding," Leah shouted to Sue.

"Good! Then don't be in it. You'll just ruin it for them anyway," Bella shouted at Leah and shoved her back a little.

"Take your hands off me," Leah said shoving Bella back.

"Girls! That's enough!" I shouted at them.

"Leah, how could you," Sue said to Leah now crying at her hurtful words.

"LEAH and BELLA CULLEN!" Carlisle shouted in the doorway of the study.

Both girls stopped in their tracks and turned to see their angry father glaring at them with his arms crossed. Thank goodness he came to the study when he did.

Carlisle:

I could not believe what I was hearing from my study and thought it best that I get down here before they began physically fighting and one of them got hurt. I was shocked to see the sheer anger and fierceness in both Bella and Leah's eyes. I was ready to lay into both of them right there.

"Come here, both of you," I called to them.

They both looked down and then took a deep breath and made their way over to stand in front of me. I could see Sue was crying and Alice and Esme put their arms around her and Rosalie handed her some tissues. I felt sorry for her.

"You two should be ashamed of yourselves for that disgraceful display you just put on. You are both an embarrassment to your Mother and me and to this family. All you two managed to do was to upset Sue. I hope you're both proud of yourselves," I scolded them.

"Sorry Dad, I didn't want to upset Sue," Bella said, "but she kept insulting Charlie."

"I didn't insult him," Leah said. "He insulted me by…"

"Leah Cullen! I said stop it!" I scolded her again.

"But Dad…," Leah began.

"No, enough! Bella, you could be such a help to Sue since you are still a newlywed and the most recent bride. Your wedding was beautiful. You could help her with the things you liked or were not too excited about and things she may want to include or exclude. You would have the best incite on weddings since recently going through it yourself. I am counting on you to be the voice of reason and help her decide on some things. Don't let Leah take your focus away," I explained to her.

"I'm sorry Dad, I didn't mean to get so upset. Leah just made me mad when she upset Sue and starting ragging on Charlie," Bella said.

"Well, try to let things slide off, she doesn't mean the things she is saying," I explained to her.

"Yes I do," Leah said.

"See Dad…" Bella said pointing to Leah.

"I will handle her, you just concentrate on helping Sue and keeping Alice in check with the wedding planning," I said smiling at her.

"I'll try my best, Dad," Bella said grinning with me.

"That's my Baby Girl," I said drawing her in for a kiss on her forehead. Bella smiled and walked back to her seat.

"I'm so unappreciated," Alice moaned.

"You love it," Rosalie said to Alice as they both giggled.

"You, missy," I began addressing Leah, "I'm even more upset with. You are going to be your mother's maid of honor which is a privilege in itself! You are supposed to be here to support her and help her with whatever she needs. You need to be happy for her that she and Charlie are moving on with their lives just as you and Seth have done. It took you a while to warm up to being in our family, but you eventually came around after you gave us a chance. Give Charlie a chance. He is a wonderful man and he and your mother are good together. Why should they both be alone?" I pointed out to her.

"I-I…its…its just…hard Daddy," Leah said sniveling and covering her face with her hands.

"Come here, my Punkin," I said opening my arms to her. She quickly dove in to my arms and sobbed.

"I'm s-sorry Daddy…I-I'll try h-harder," Leah sniveled.

"That's all we ask, Punkin. I think you owe some people an apology, don't you?" I reminded her.

"Yes sir," Leah said turning around and walking up to Sue. "I'm sorry mom, I didn't mean the things I said. I was just upset," Leah said to Sue.

"All I ask is that you give Charlie a chance, you don't have to call him your stepfather, but I'm hoping someday you will love him almost as much as you love Carlisle," Sue said to her.

"All I can do is try, mom," Leah said to her. "Bella, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings," Leah said to Bella.

"Yeah, same here," Bella said giving her the thumbs up. They both smiled at each other. Then we heard something from the window of the study.

"Nope! Pops didn't blister Lulu's tail," Emmett yelled out.

We all looked at one another and I pursed my lips and made my way to the window. The girls were giggling in the study as I looked out and saw Emmett hanging onto the outside of the window and looking down at his brothers below him.

"Not so loud, you dope!" Jake called up. "What's going on now?"

"Let me check," Emmett whispered and then turned to see me standing in the window staring at him with a frown on my face and my arms crossed.

"Whoops! Scatter," Jake called to his brothers as he saw me at the same time Emmett did. He and his brothers did just that and left Emmett hanging there on his own.

"Hey! It's Pops!" Emmett called down to his brothers and turned to tell them. "Hey, where'd you guys go?"

"Emmett!" I said to him sternly.

"Hey Pops! You know, this window is dirty, I was just checking it for Momma," Emmett said acting like he was inspecting the window.

"Yes, I see that. I think it would be a good idea if after you boys are finished with the yard work, you five get together and clean all the windows since you did such a great job inspecting the cleanliness of them," I said to him.

"Uh…I didn't mean we should clean them," Emmett said to me.

"But I mean they should be cleaned," I said to him.

"But Pops…" Emmett began.

"By the way, I don't hear the lawn mowers going," I said to him.

"Um…," Emmett stuttered.

"After the yard work, the windows are to be washed inside and outside. Is that understood," I asked him.

"Uh…just a minute… Hey! Pops says we have to wash the windows inside and out after we're done with the yard work," Emmett called to his brothers who came running to the window.

"What?" Edward asked.

"How did that happen?" Jasper asked.

"I told him I was inspecting the windows to throw him off," Emmett said.

"Nice going, ya doofus! Some spy you'd make," Jake shouted at him.

"Hey, I'm a good spy, Pops didn't know you told me to spy on them and see what's going on until you asked what was happening so it's your fault, wolf bro," Emmett yelled to him.

"Jacob!" I shouted down to him.

"Uh…hi ya dad," Jake said. "Don't listen to Emmett—remember what I said about the x-ray," Jake said winking at me.

"Yes I do remember you talking about the x-ray, and I'm about to have your tail end x-rayed to see why my handprint is always on it," I said to him.

"Uh…gotta go do the yard work and we'll take care of those windows, too, Dad," Jake said taking off. "Every man for himself, Dad's on the warpath thanks to our big mouth brother up there who's out on a limb," Jake said.

"Yeah, let's cut the limb off," Edward said.

"He'd fall then," Seth said.

"Good, maybe he might get a little sense knocked into him then," Jasper said.

"Boys, I still don't hear the lawn mowers going," I shouted out to them. "Don't make me come down there," I warned them.

"Yeah, cause Dad will turn this lawn around and…" Jake was joking.

"Boys, here I come…" I said jumping down to the ground.

To Be Continued…

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