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The drive to Sam's didn't last long. Though it felt like it did. With Jacob switching the stations every couple of seconds and Eli's constant "are we there yet", I felt like I aged five years. So when we parked in front of Sam's house, I didn't hesitate to get out of the car and glared at Jacob. "You're finding your ride back." He smirked and raised his hands.

"Sure, sure." He dismissed my threat. He glanced behind him before turning back to me. "You get the kid and I'll go warn them."

"Thanks," I muttered. I opened the back door and Eli was already unbuckled and waiting for me. "I need to stop letting you do that." He just smiled cheekily at me and raised his arms. "Come on." I settled him on my hip and I closed the door, hitting the key fob to lock it. "Okay, so we're going to meet some of mommy's friends. I need you to be on your best behavior, okay?"

"Okay, mama." He nodded. He held his little fist out and I fist bumped him as we climbed the porch steps. The door was already wide open so I swallowed my nerves and walked in. They all sat around the table. The boys I remembered was sitting while the newest recruits stood behind them.

"Hey, guys." I smiled awkwardly. "Miss me?"

"More than you know Clary." Emily didn't waste a second. Her hug felt warm, it felt long overdue. "I missed you so much." She pulled away and I saw her eyes water with tears. "Is this Eli?" I nodded and she awed over him. "He's so big! Is that normal?" She whispered that last part to me.

"I think so." I giggled. "Eli, this is Emily." He waved his hand around and smiled widely at her.

"Hi, I'm Eli!" Emily cooed and shook his little hand that he extended to her.

"He's so cute!" She gushed. "Sam, come here!" He stood up from his seat and my nerves grew the closer he got to us. "Eli, this is Sam."

"Hi, I'm Eli!" He repeated. Sam shook his hand and Emily and I exchanged knowing looks.

"Come on Eli. Let's give your Mom a chance to talk to Sam." Jacob took Eli from me and I watched as he carried him over to the table. I looked up at the tall man before me and he sent me a small smile.

"Hi, Sam," I spoke softly. I looked at him awkwardly as I debated between hugging him or high-fiving him but he chose for me. His large arms wrapped around me and I didn't hesitate to hug him back. "I missed you, Sammy."

"Missed you too Clare-bear." He mumbled. "Took you long enough to come by." He chuckled as we pulled apart.

"I don't know if you heard but I've been busy." I joked.

"So your baby isn't a baby anymore? Want to explain that?"

"Yeah Clary, what's up with your kid being so big already?" Jared piped in. He let out a yelp and I quirked an eyebrow when I saw Paul put his hand down. He smirked at me and sent a nod my way, signaling we were okay.

"He was a baby, the size of a newborn. A couple of weeks later, he grew into a toddler overnight. He's still technically a few months old though." I sat down and I didn't flinch as I felt Eli's weight settle in my lap. "Oh and he's got a few tricks up his sleeve."

"What the- Did he just-?" Jared stammered.

"He's half human half vampire. He sleeps and eats like a human kid but he's the speed of a vamp. Oh and he's got healing powers too." I explained as nonchalantly as I could.

"You could've led with that!" He gained an echo of agreement from the other guys before settling down with a swift glare from Sam. "Is there anything else we should know?"

"Did I also mention I'm getting married?" Another uproar ensued and it felt like old times. They were a welcomed distraction from everything going on. A distraction I needed. Especially with the new information, my sister was discovering back home.

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"So not that I'm opposed to spending time with you but I just wanna make it known that the last time we did, we were saving our husbands from vampires who wanted to kill them. And now those same vampires are trying to kill us. I don't know if that should be taken as a sign." We dropped the kids and Jacob off with our Dad and she said I could tag along for her errands. She just didn't tell me that her errands involved us going out of town and lying to our husbands about what we were doing.

"Have you always been this negative?" She quipped.

"Oh no. I was the perky one. The happy-go-lucky cheerleader. You were the depressed drama queen quarantining away in her bedroom. Now those roles seem to have reversed and I hate you for it." I retorted. "Where are we even going?"

"I can't tell you. You just get to come." She replied.

"Yeah, yeah I know." I stayed quiet after that and it wasn't long (with the way she was speeding) before we were in Seattle. She parked outside of a fancy hotel and I leaned over her to look at it through the window while she unbuckled. "You're going in there?"

"Yes."

"To that place?" I pointed to the hotel. "Full of humans?" She nodded. "Aren't you afraid of going psycho Barbie and murdering everyone?"

"No, I'm not." She groaned. "Can I go now?"

"You just want me to wait in the car? What did I even come for then? I could've stayed at Dad's and decorated the tree."

"You're here for moral support. I'll be right back. Go walk around if you want. But stay safe." I waved her away and she left the car. When she disappeared into the hotel, I shifted around in my seat as I looked up and down the street. The block was full of tall buildings, all of them similar to the hotel, but none of them were worth visiting.

"It's a good thing it's cold outside or I could've yelled at her for not cracking a window," I grumbled. I turned on the radio and slouched in the seat as I leaned it back a bit. I had just decided to take a nap when she returned. "How did it go?" She didn't say a word and instead pulled a manila envelope from inside her jacket. "What's this?"

"Open it." She began to drive as I pulled out the documents inside. They were passports and plane tickets. I flipped open the first passport and I furrowed my eyebrows when I saw a picture of Nesmee on it. I sent her a confused look before flipping open the next one and seeing Jacob's face. It wasn't until I opened the next one and saw my face that I finally understood.

"You got us fake passports?"

"I didn't. Jasper did." She answered. "For in case-"

"In case things go bad we can leave." I sighed. I put the passports away, not needing to open the last one to know it was for Eli.

"We have an escape plan for you now. You can't tell anyone. Edward won't know from either of us so you have to focus on not telling anyone else."

"Bella, we have to tell them." I tried to argue.

"Clary, Jasper is your guardian. He set this up so you can our kids can live a life even if we're not there. This is him doing his job. They know something we don't so we need to keep this between us and hope things don't turn out bad." She ranted. "Can you do that?"

I swallowed nervously before answering. "Yeah, I can do that."

"Good. Let's go get our kids."

When we arrived home, Bella and I sent the kids to find Edward and Emmett while we went upstairs. She motioned for me to stay quiet and I nodded before disappearing into mine and Emmett's room and doing as she said. I grabbed a spare backpack from the closet that Emmett had from school and I packed a few outfits in it. I fought tears back as I packed a couple of toys. It felt like he was leaving me though I was going with him. I zipped up the backpack and left it on the side of the bed.

"Babe, you okay?" I looked up, startled by his voice. He stood in the doorway and frowned slightly as he looked at me. I wiped my cheeks and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm good." I sat on the edge of the bed and he sat beside me.

"No, you're not. Talk to me."

"I'm good. I guess I just got a little overwhelmed. It's all finally hitting me that this is happening." I had to lie. I couldn't tell him the truth. I felt terrible as every word left my mouth. I felt even worse when he started to reassure me everything would be okay. We had no way of knowing that and judging by the passports that sat in Eli's backpack, I didn't think we would be.