Picture Perfect

A/N: Happy Birthday, DefinatelyStaying! We hope you have a fantastic day, filled with gorgeous guys and everything your kinky little heart desires.

As ever, we do not own Twilight - it owns us.

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A Cullen Thanksgiving Tradition

A/N: This was our entry for the Twilight No Stress Love Fest; Holiday Edition. We hope you'll enjoy reading this as much as we did writing it.

This was our prompt:

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Eye Candy - chapter 365 - Surf

Hand in hand, we walk along the beach, watching Thor play in the waves.


For the first time, we both have the day off without there being an event or closing the shop. Daisy, Cam, and Emmett are working the floor while Jasmine, Rose, and Lily attend the café.


All the kids – home for the summer – had insisted.


We talk about them, both of us proud of the choices they're making.


Cam's passion to become a vet.


Daisy, who wants to learn my job and take over.


Lily and Jasmine, who are following Rose and Edward's footsteps.


Life feels complete.

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A/N: *sniff* This is it: the last chapter of these boys. Believe me, we'll miss them as much as you do. We hope that you've enjoyed their journey. We certainly loved sharing their story. Thank you again for the generous donations during FGB Eclipse, which made this story possible.

As much as we'd love to say we've got something up our sleeves for next year, we don't. Rest assured, we do have every intention of working on/finishing Marked, Wish, and everything else we've currently got in the works. We just aren't sure exactly whenwe'll be able to start posting again, so please bear with us.

We wish everyone a happy and healthy new year, full of love and laughter.

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Quiet Support

A/N: We still owed one last drabble arc for FGB Eclipse. Silvertwi bought one to dedicate to the lovely BMango, as a thank you and to put a smile on her lips. Long overdue, we hope this does the trick.

Thank you again to everyone who made that FGB such a success. We're still chipping away at both AXO and the one-shot-gone-multi-chapter.

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Eye Candy - chapter 364 - Alma Mater

Before Edward, I never closed the shop. Now, it's closed again as we drive toward Cornell to help Cam move into his dorm.

Following the familiar winding roads, I wonder where the time has gone. Edward, humming beside me with a hint of a mischievous smile on his lips, is obviously remembering the times he and I shared out in this part of New York.

The mere memory brings heat to my cheeks and reminds me that when we return home, we'll be alone – truly alone – for the first time in eighteen years.

Before I realize it, I'm humming, too.

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Eye Candy - chapter 363 - Era

Cam turns in his seat, searching for us. He grins, waving when he spots us. Edward's hand finds mine as we both wave back.

I glance at my husband, awed again that my life has gotten to this point. With him and our son, who's about to walk the stage for his high school graduation.

Edward squeezes my hand; his eyes speak volumes.

When Cam's name is called, we stand as one, cheering, whistling, and generally being embarrassing for any teenage son.

After the ceremony, he bounds up to us excitedly.

Tall, handsome, self-sufficient.

Our little boy, all grown up.

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Eye Candy - chapter 362 - Celebration

Rose and I are the center of attention with our entire family gathered around as they sing "Happy Birthday." We roll our eyes at each other, as always.

The cake is huge and has the number 50 repeated over and over in different fonts, covering the entire thing.

Once everyone's had their fill, the kids can't wait any longer, insisting it's time for presents.

We alternate opening them, but the last one is mine. Edward and Cam disappear for a minute, only to reappear with Cam holding a Ridgeback puppy in his arms.

"Happy birthday, Dad. His name is Thor."

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Eye Candy - chapter 361 - Private

"Going to judo! Be back later!"

I blink uncertainly at Cam's distant voice. With a groan, I flop over to look at the time.

What the hell?

I never sleep this late, but before I can roll over, Edward's familiar weight settles on my ass as he straddles my hips.

"Happy birthday, sexy," he whispers breathily.

I frown. "Don't remind me." I'm fifty today. Half a century.

And Edward's still a decade behind.

"Don't be that way," he murmurs. "Let's celebrate."

He flips me over, his mouth finding mine in a searing kiss as his hands begin to roam teasingly.

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Eye Candy - chapter 360 - Passing

We all expected Freya to pass away first, but it's Loki who has to be put down. We can't watch him suffering, see the way he struggles to eat, and be unmoved.

Cam goes with us to the veterinarian's office, insisting on petting Loki as he drifts off to sleep for the last time. He's so strong, so grown up, but he breaks down, silent tears rolling down his cheeks.

Freya doesn't survive her pup long, and as I watch Cam and Edward, I understand.

When they ask if I want another dog, the pain is too raw. "I can't."

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Eye Candy - chapter 359 - Confidence

Daisy joined the club after coming to see Cam, and to watch both of them change over time as they become more adept at the sport is amazing.


Rose, at first hesitant about the idea, is now their biggest cheerleader.


Even the twins get excited when there's a competition, rooting for them.


Cam's become far more centered and even-tempered thanks to judo. He's learning to expect more of himself, and it's good to see the confidence he's gained from his sport flow through to other aspects of his life.


Watching yet another practice, I smile as Daisy and Cam bow.

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A/N: Merry Christmas, everyone! We hope you have a wonderful day, filled with joy, peace, and happiness. And, if nothing else, sanity.

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Eye Candy - chapter 358 - Judo

"They're breakfalls, Dad," Cam corrects, his eyeroll clear in his tone.

Edward glances at me from the corner of his eye, his lips twitching in amusement. I'm a little taken aback, but I follow Edward's lead and find myself amused rather than upset.

"Breakfalls, right. Sorry. Anyway, you were good at them." I peek at him in the rear-view mirror as I drive, happy to find that confident smile back on his face.

"Thanks," he says, and goes on to regale us with every moment of his first night at judo.

After his sullen silence lately, I devour every word.

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Eye Candy - chapter 357 - Outlet

Edward puts the Closed sign in the window and pulls on his jacket before turning to me. "Ready?" he asks.

I nod, zipping my own coat as he locks up. As I drive across town, he laces his fingers through mine.

"I wonder how he's liking it…" he muses, and we talk idly until we arrive at the studio.

We sit on one of the benches with the other parents. I watch Cam flip across the mat and realize… he's good. Especially for his first night.

At the end, he bows to his sensei and then bounds toward us, beaming.

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Eye Candy - chapter 356 - Cope

The next few days are spent talking – with Cam, the teachers, the principal.

Apparently, James had been tormenting Cam for a while, but he hadn't told us. Neither had the school.

Edward's seething after the latest discussion with the principal. "How the hell can he say that? I mean, really? That 'boys will be boys' bullshit? Is he serious?"

I can't answer. I don't have any answers to give. I'm just as upset, and I'm beginning to understand why Cam thought striking James was the only course of action.

We have to try to teach him how to deal, though.

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Eye Candy - chapter 355 - Grounded

Cam's door slams as Edward runs both hands through his hair, tugging hard. He lets go with a sigh, his shoulders drooping.

"Did we do the right thing?" he asks, turning to face me.

I take a moment to think because I'd been wondering the same thing. I sigh, stepping closer. "Yeah, I think so…"

Edward's arms slip around my waist as he kisses my neck. "I just can't… god, I want to punch that little fucker myself."

"I know," I answer quietly. Listening to the hateful things James said about Cam's fag dads made bile rise in my throat.

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A/N: *points to title* I really hope we don't have to explain just what action the boys took to punish Cam ;-)

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Eye Candy - chapter 354 - Explanation

Emmett's tending the floor, letting me join Edward and Cam in my office. Cam's brooding in my chair, sporting a black eye. Edward sits on the edge of my desk, his arms crossed, his brow furrowed.

I quirk a brow at him. He sighs, shaking his head solemnly.

"Cam?"

Nothing.

"Casper Anthony, are you going to explain what happened?"

He grumbles.

Edward pinches the bridge of his nose. "Now, young man."

Cam scowls. "James kept talking shit about me not having a mom... and about you. He said... things..."

My eyes flicker to Edward's in alarm.

"What kinds of things?"

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Eye Candy - chapter 353 - Fight

During my lunch break, I go home to walk the dogs. Edward and I alternate, both enjoying the time spent with them.

My heart aches to see the way both Freya and Loki are slowing down, but they still love to play along the water's edge.

We walk back home, where I grab a quick sandwich. When I pull my phone from my pocket, I find a missed call.

I check my voice mail, only to hear Edward's voice.

"Hey, baby. Listen, I had to leave work. I got a call from the principal. Cam… he got into a fight…"

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Eye Candy - chapter 352 - Memory

Watching my little sister walk up the aisle on our father's arm, I smile. Mom's on my right side, quietly wiping her eyes as her baby girl gets married. I wrap my arm around her shoulders, hugging her briefly.

Edward's fingers are entwined with mine as he sits to my left. He squeezes lightly, his eyes bright as they meet mine. His smile is brilliant as he mouths, "I love you."

Lifting our hands to my lips, I kiss his knuckles.

As Alice says her vows, I remember so clearly the day Edward and I said ours.

I feel blessed.

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Eye Candy - chapter 351 - Ring-bearer

One year later we're standing on the beach near our home. The twins have Cam cornered as they try to fix his hair. Even though he's not biologically Edward's, I'd swear he inherited that unruly mop.

He looks handsome and unbelievably grown up in his navy pants and linen shirt, but the way he swats Lily's hands and sticks his tongue out reminds me he's still a child.

Thank god.

Rosalie swoops in, telling them it's time. Edward takes my hand, leading me to our seats. As the sun sets, Cam walks down the aisle, carrying the small ring pillow.

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Eye Candy - chapter 350 - Story

Alice shrugs, jumping onto the counter to sit next to me. "It was just time, I guess. We were both so young at first... we weren't ready to settle down."

Rose settles on Alice's other side, putting an arm around her shoulders.

Alice says that marriage just never came up, but they'd both known they didn't want anyone else. She smiles contently, saying, "Peter knows me too well, though."

Her eyes gleam. "It was so incredibly cliché, but so romantic. He took me to Paris; then one day, we're sipping coffee along the Seine, and he drops to one knee..."

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Eye Candy - chapter 349 - Change

Alice, Rosalie, and I work side-by-side in Rosalie's kitchen, cleaning up from the barbecue while the others set up board games in the living room. Strange as it may seem, we actually love this time together, just us siblings.

I rinse my hands and reach for a dish towel, drying them as I lean against the counter.

"Talk to me, Ali," I say.

Alice lifts her chin, studying us for a minute and trying to decide whether or not to play dumb. Finally, she grins, shrugging. "I love him."

"Why now, though?" Rose asks. "You've been together over a decade."

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