A/N: Hello! As mentioned in the summary Not Like We've Known doesn't have to be read because this is just a continuation. I will refer back to like the main events from it though, although I won't be vague about it so if you haven't read it you'll know what happened over time anyway. Anyway Enjoy, it's only been a day but I kind of missed them after the end of NLWK x

It had taken longer than I remembered to get here. Although I didn't expect to be flying from LAX. But Renee had insisted that I join her and Phil for Thanksgiving, especially because Emmett wasn't going to be there.

My room was still the same old place that I had spent many a night mulling over things. I was glad I was eventually here though, mostly because landing in Seattle had brought back memories that I had mostly ignored since leaving.

"Bella do you want any dinner?" Charlie was downstairs, never changing, he barely looked a day over forty.

"No thanks dad I'm going to the Cullen's for dinner, I wasn't expecting you to be here," I said coming down the stairs. The purple bed spread and fade curtains would greet me later. I had plenty of time to rekindled my friendship with my old room. However it saddened me that Charlie hadn't done anything with it since graduation.

"It's fine, to be honest I thought I would be at work, but it's Black Friday so..."

"Well I should probably head over to the Cullen's now anyway," I motioned to the door.

"Wait," Charlie handed me some familiar keys, "Your old keys, the Chevys out back." Charlie smiled. I looked back at the familiar keys. On the chain were my house keys and car keys, and an old picture of all six of us smiling on my eighteenth birthday. I changed that picture religiously every year.

"Thanks Dad." I hugged him before leaving, to show him my appreciation, especially because I never thought he'd keep my stuff at all.

The Chevy was still a temperamental car, taking a while to start up. Eventually though the brake gave and I was off.

It didn't take long to get to the Cullen's, and I had remembered the route like it had been just yesterday.

"Bella!" Alice squealed as she flew out the front door towards me. I got out the truck and gave her a hug. She was still tiny as ever but she seemed so elegant wearing a faded pink satin dress. I had barely changed, just put on a clean T-shirt.

"Alice I'm not dressed formal!" She smiled at me knowingly.

"Do you think I wouldn't have realised you were going to come dressed like old Bella. Where's you New York clothes, I'm pretty sure you got this out you room!" Alice laughed.

"What can I say, the clothes I brought are all from Renee's and they need washed."

"Well I'll take you to the upstairs of the garage, see how prepared I am and I'm the one who's getting married in two weeks, Christmas Day I can't wait!" Alice squealed again.

We went into the garage and she had laid out a purple dress and black flats for me. She left me to shower and change, leaving me with the instruction to come immediately to the house once I was ready.

I was showered and dress in now time, letting my hair hang. I put my clothes in the trash, Alice was right, my New York clothes are me now, I'm not old Bella, I refuse to be.

As I entered the house I was first greeted by Carlisle and Esme. "Hello Bella," Esme beamed. They both hugged me.

"How have you been?" Carlisle asked.

"Fine thank you, what's it been like here?" I asked politely.

"Not the same," Esme was in thought as she spoke, looking towards the door behind me. I spun around to what she was looking at. Edward in all his glory was standing at the door. His hair tousled in a white shirt. He had rolled the sleeves up and hadn't buttoned the top two buttons of his shirt. My eyes met his and he smiled that devastating crooked smile.

I walked towards him and hugged him, he hugged me back. This was the first time I had seen him in person in five years. Fives years spent video chatting and texting the people that mean the most to me.

"Hey," he said and I couldn't stop smiling. Why was I acting like such a teenage girl, when I was one I had never acted like this.

"Hi," he smirked at my words, amused.

"Dinners ready," Alice shouted from the dining room. Alice sat next to Jasper across from me and Edward. Esme and Carlisle faced each other at the heads of the table.

"Rose and Emmett should have tried to make it!" Alice sighed as we began eating the casserole she had made.

"I can't believe they got married!" Esme said, eyeing Jasper and Alice as she said so.

Edward started laughing, "Sounds just like Emmett, probably off of impulse."

"Vegas was not where I expected Rose to get married to him though," I said, shoving a forkful of casserole into my mouth after.

"I've got to say I didn't either, but Rose can be crazy with him, it's her excuse anyway," Jaspers comment made us erupt in laughter.

"Renee wasn't happy that she heard from me, I thought he would have told her, I'm sure Charlie doesn't know."

"Yeah Tanya doesn't, I'm worried what she'll do, I asked Rose to postpone it till after Alice and mines wedding, just incase," Jasper sighed in disapproval of his mother.

Dinner continued with a conversation of the news, before they moved on to interrogate me about New York, "So journalism Bella?"

"Yup, it took a while but thankfully it's off the ground," I said. Alice and Jasper smiled at me, happy themselves that I was comfortable. Her having her own fashion line and him being a lawyer already. Edward was a doctor just like he said and Emmett and Rose own their own automachanics shop. I was the last one to start earning money from my dream job two years ago. However I'm very comfortable now.

Edwards phone buzzed. Everyone looked at him curiously. He checked it quickly, not bothering to reply. "Who is it?" Esme asked.

"Lauren," he said and I looked at him abruptly. Lauren? Not Lauren from forks! I couldn't stand her in high school let alone be able to stand her now.

"Oh," Esme didn't add to her response, feeling the awkwardness. Alice was eyeing me intently, obviously looking to see if I was upset by this. But I had no reason to be, Edward and I hadn't been a couple for six years now, we were friends, that was all.

"When Jacob flying in?" Alice asked me. Taking the awkwardness out of the Lauren situation and trying to show Edward that it didn't bother me, I was happy to have her as a best friend.

"Next Sunday, he'd be here earlier but Billy wants him to spend two weeks in La Push," I wasn't about to tell him it was because Jake hadn't been able to paint anything in almost a month, I wanted Jake to looked like the knight in shining armour that only came to save me. I was aching for him now, gladly not hung up of Edward and Lauren.

"He can come to my bachelor party then!" Jasper said. I smiled at him grateful for Jakes inclusion.

"He'd love to come," I said.

The night drifted away from couples and news and New York wasn't mentioned again in case the conversation went back to Lauren. We all started talking about the school, how it was having a fundraiser. I doubt any of us will actually go but we needed something to take about.

The night couldn't have ended any quicker...