This story takes place after Eclipse, the summer before Breaking Dawn. Bella's cousins come to visit.
Disclaimer – I am not Stephenie Meyer. I don't own Twilight
"Bella? Bella?" a velvety voice murmured in my ear. "Wake up, love." I yawned and rolled over, opening my eyes to see the love of my life – and now fiancé – Edward. I smiled up at him and mumbled a garbled greeting. Then, I sat bolt upright in bed. "Edward, what day is it?" I asked. "June thirtieth, Bella. Why?" Oh no! Oh, crap, today was the day my cousins came to visit. "Well, my cousins from Phoenix are coming up to visit Charlie and me today. They're staying for a week," I said apologetically. I had forgotten to tell Edward or his family.
"So that's what Charlie meant when he was thinking about a visit," Edward murmured. "Why now, of all times?" "They want to see me before the wedding," I explained. "I hope you don't mind. We're picking them up from the airport at 4 PM." "Of course not," Edward insisted. "As long as I can stay with you…" "Of course," I said, surprised he even thought that.
I heard a quiet motor drive up to the house and stop. Edward smiled, although it was a little strained. "Alice wants to see you," he said. "She says it's about the wedding." I groaned and pulled myself out of bed, falling into Edward's perfect marble arms. "Bella, love, what did you do before me?" Edward smiled. "I don't know," I grumbled, upset I was clumsy first thing in the morning. "I had a permanent room at the hospital." Edward's eyes widened. "Kidding!" I walked down the stairs, determined to prove that I didn't need his help. Unfortunately, I missed a step on the way down and fell. All. The. Way. Down. Right into Edward, who seemed to know what would happen. Of course he did. Stupid, unreliable, gorgeous vampire…. I lost myself in his eyes.
Alice stormed in the door. "Come on, Bella! We have to get this done before your cousins come." I groaned, knowing I was in for a morning of being Alice's Barbie. But I also knew that if I didn't go voluntarily, she would drag me down to the big white mansion. I sighed. "Come on, Edward, let's go."
After four hours of being locked in Alice's room with a pixie pin-wielding vampire, Alice decided that I had had enough suffering for the day. But she didn't let me out yet. "Why not?" I whined, knowing I sounded like a three-year-old. "Because do you think I'd let you go pick up your cousins in that?" She said that the way some people might say poop. I looked down at the sweats I had thrown on that morning. "Fine, Alice, but make it quick." She laughed. "Do I ever do anything slowly?" True to her word, I was ready to go in half an hour. She had given me a pair of jeans and actually made me look natural and slightly less pale. She sighed, admiring me. "My work here is done. Edward?" Edward came through the door and smiled at me. "Ready to go, Bella?" "Yes!" I said. "Anything to get out of the crazy pixie's room!"
The drive to the airport was uneventful. "So who are your cousins?" Edward asked. "Well, there's Jenn, who's sixteen, then there's Ryan and Danielle, who are both twenty. They're twins. All of them are on my mom's side of the family. I haven't seen them since before I left for Forks," I explained. "So your mother has a sister?" Edward inquired. "Two, actually, but one lives in England," I said. We continued talking about my family – I hadn't told Edward much about them. Although it should have taken us half an hour to get to the airport in Port Angeles, with Edward's driving it took us half that time. We got there just as my cousins' plane landed, and met them at the gate.
"Oh my gosh, Bella! You look SO different!" my cousin Jenn squealed and ran to give me a bone-crushing hug that rivaled Emmett's. Danielle followed her sister, saying, "Sorry. She hasn't shut up about seeing you since we got on the plane, but you do look different." She joined the hug. "Ryan, is that you? I barely recognized you!" He'd grown tall, but not as tall as – No. I wouldn't spoil this moment by thinking about my former best friend, Jake. Ryan grinned. "So, how many accidents have you had per week so far?" he joked. I glowered. "I'm not that clumsy, I just am vertically challenged." He smiled and gave me an awkward hug. I turned to see where my other cousins had gone, and I saw them staring at Edward.
"Oh, sorry. This is Edward, my fiancé. Edward, Jenn, Danielle, and Ryan," I introduced, slipping my hand into Edward's, who pulled me close to him. "Uh, hi," giggled Jenn. "So when's the wedding?" demanded Danielle. "It still hadn't arrived when we left." I blushed. "It's sometime in August." "Wow," said Ryan. "I can't believe you're getting married before us. I mean, remember how we'd joke about how you'd be the last to get married?"
With that, we made our way to Edward's Volvo and piled their luggage in before getting in ourselves. Ryan sat in the front with Edward and started talking about cars, a conversation in which Edward joined in eagerly. I heard them talk about models, makes, and styles before I turned to my other cousins, who were watching me. "What?" I demanded to know. "It's just, well…." Jenn started. "You really landed in a pot of gold this time," Danielle commented. "He's really hot!" I blushed, but I can't say I was surprised – in fact, I was expecting it. "Yeah, and he's really nice, too. I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else," I said, knowing Edward would hear.
We passed the turnoff to Charlie's house, which shocked me. "Wait, Edward, where are we going?" I asked. "You missed Charlie's turnoff." "I know, love. We're going to my house. Esme invited you to dinner, don't you remember?" Oh, yeah, now I remembered it. Esme had said something about dinner, but I was too nervous about what Alice was doing to me to pay attention. "We're going to his house?" Jenn whispered. "Does his mom know we're going to be there?" "Don't worry, she knows," I said, knowing Alice had probably told her the minute she saw it.
We drove through the wooded drive to the big white mansion, and my cousins gasped when they saw it. "Wow, nice house," Ryan said. He said something else, but it was drowned out by the roar of Emmett's Jeep. "Wow, is that your brother?" Danielle asked. Before Edward could answer, the engine stopped, and Rosalie stepped out of the monstrous truck. "Woww," said Ryan, staring. "I wouldn't stare if I were you, Ryan," I commented. "Let's go. Esme's waiting for us." Edward opened my door and I leaned into him, inhaling his sweet scent. We walked up the steps of the house. "I can't wait to meet your family," Jenn said to Edward.
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