'I didn't care for computer games that much, but they were expensive.  Why would they just give them to me?'        Heheh!  Why indeed?        :)

  “That's much better.  Rose will err... distract him somewhat.”        *snickers*

  'Emmett staggered to his feet, still holding his stomach.  “Dude, you gotta lay off that crap.  I haven't felt that bad since St. Patrick's Day 1975,” he moaned, as he trudged into the house.'        1975?  That must be some story...

  '“I'll thank you not to interrupt my wife.”  Jasper hissed.  We all felt the wave of anger that shot out into the room and the chorus of hisses and snarls were followed by a wave of nausea.'        Tsk!  Jasper is so touchy lately...  I think he is better at fighting newborns than at being diplomatic with them.        :)

  “What's the matter with you? She's just a kid, why would you do something like that?  Even Riley wasn't that cruel.”        Whoa!  Cruel?  I wasn't expecting that.        :-|

  They are walking on eggshells here.  I just hope this talk doesn't degenerate in a fight.        :-[

Author's Response:

They all need to calm down a bit.  Fred feels slightly threatened and is as much in the dark about vampires as Bree.  Jasper will get to have his say, but Fred needs to dig himself out of a hole first.