You and Alistair have living quietly together for some time when Carlisle Cullen seeks you out. You have never met Carlisle, but you know he's an old friend of Alistair's, who seems to think that this must be important. 

 Alistair brings Carlisle and his wife Esme to your home, where you shyly greet them both. Carlisle gives you a curious look, and he asks, "Are you a vampire?" though he seems to have already concluded that you aren't. 

 "No. I'm a witch," you say softly, and you move closer to Alistair. 

 "Can we get to the point of this, Carlisle?" Alistair asks him. "What's going on?" 

 "It's the Volturi," Carlisle begins. "My son, Edward, recently married a girl named Bella. She was human when they were married, and she became pregnant on their honeymoon. She gave birth to a daughter, my granddaughter Renesmee. But somehow, the Volturi found out, and they are under the impression that Renesmee is an immortal child, when she isn't; she's half-human. We need help, as many people as possible to be witnesses to the fact that Renesmee isn't an immortal child. I've been reaching to almost everyone I know, anyone I can think of who might be willing to help us." 

 You look up at Alistair to see what he might say. He looks at you, and you nod, letting him know you're willing to help the Cullens if you can. 

 "All right," Alistair says. "We'll come back to Washington with you." 

 From what you hear, it sounds like Carlisle has a big family, and there have apparently been more vampires showing up at their home in the recent weeks. That makes you a little nervous; you're not used to nor good with being around so many people at once. 

 When you do arrive at the Cullen home, you hesitate a moment before going inside. You hear many voices from within, and you're not sure about it. However, you take Alistair's hand and the two of you walk in together. 

 The living room is filled with many other vampires, either Carlisle's family or visitors. You're introduced to a few people, but you don't pay close attention to who's who. You start to feel nervous, and you look down to see your hands shaking. You begin to feel like you can't breathe. 

 You feel Alistair's hand on your arm, and he quickly pulls out of the living room and takes you to am empty one, where you sit down and take deep breaths. 

 "Was that too much at once?" he asks you. 

 You nod. "I think so. I'll be okay in a minute." 

 "All right." He places his hands on your shoulders. "You take as much time as you need, all right? I don't have anywhere else to be." 

 "I think Carlisle would have liked you to meet everyone else," you point out. 

 "Maybe, but I think he'll understand that being with my mate is a little more important to me right now." 

 You smile and gently squeeze his hands. "Okay. I'll try going back in." 

 You stand up and take Alistair's hand, thinking that is he's right there next to you the whole time, maybe it won't be so bad.