EDWARD

I was lying with Bella in the grass in our meadow while Renesme was chasing butterflies around the meadow.

Her thoughts were so delicate and sweet. I sighed and could suddenly hear Bella's thoughts.

She's such a pretty and sweet sight, isn't she?

I smiled and hugged her tighter to my stone chest. I let myself float through all Bella's thoughts. I felt like crying when she remembered how much she loved me when I left her three years ago.

After awhile I heard Carlisle pull up in his car.

"Edward, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Bella and Renesme," I heard Carlisle call.

Bella was up before me and pulled me to me feet. She kissed my cheek and walked over to Renesme and scooped her up. Renesme laughed and it sounded like church bells.

Without even thinking about it I scooped Bella and Renesme in my arms and started walking.

"Hey!" they said laughing at the same time. I kissed Renesme's forehead and Bella full on the mouth. She kissed me back with such desire it got me craving for more, but I remembered that my daughter was with us and pulled away. These were two of my favourite girls in the world.

Renesme giggled, and I smiled down at her. Bella leaned her head back against my chest and closed her eyes. Renesme saw her and did the same. Then she opened one eye to see Bella looking at her and started giggling again.

I leaped across the stream and put Bella on her feet again. Renesme reached for me and I scooped her up in my arms. I swung her in a circle and listened to her and Bella laugh.

We started walking again and Bella grabbed my hand and swung it in between us.

Most of the time, I didn't miss the heat Bella's skin used to give off like a space heater, or how red her cheeks got when she blushed. This was one of those times.

Once we were inside the house we went straight to the dining room. Everyone was already seated so I took my place on the right side of Carlisle, with Bella by my left side.

Carlisle's face was kneaded at the forehead and his lips were pressed in a straight line. In his thoughts he was building up to a big explanation.

He sighed, and then was ready to start.

"What's going on?" asked Esme in a frightened voice, it seemed like.

"Nothing dear, it's alright," answered Carlisle.

"As you all should know I am expecting a visitor tomorrow morning. Her name is Rebecca, and she is Edwards's twin sister," he stopped, letting us take this in.

"What?" I reacted immediately. I had a sister? Not only that, a twin sister! And she was immortal!

"How?" How could I have a twin, my mother didn't have any other children, and I would've known it I had a twin. Wouldn't I?

"She is your twin sister. Only your sister knows why she was sent away to live in a girls home, and she will tell you. Now let me tell you about her, she is going to be living with us," he looked around the table to see if everyone was following him.

A twin? Ha I heard Emmett saying and I glared at him and he lost his smugness.

"She has a gift, like Edwards, but very different. As like Aro, she can read every thought someone has ever thought in their existence. There is a difference though, once she has met someone, she can hear their mind anywhere. She can know their memories and everything that has ever happened to them. I wouldn't doubt she couldn't hear me now," he sighed. He's met her, and never even told me? How could I have missed this? So she was a vampire. She was the girl he was picturing the day before.

"So you have met her before?" I said, my voice about to hysteria, with a tone of anger.

I looked at me while bouncing Renesme on his knee and nodded. I looked down at the table, and heard Alice calling me.

I closed my eyes and watched. She saw the same girl Carlisle was imagining, but she looked more in this point of time.

REBECCA

I was driving down the highway in my truck, way over the speed limit. Not that I cared about driving laws, I wasn't in any danger of being caught.

I wasn't exactly bored from driving for a day and a half straight, but I wanted to do something. I listened to Carlisle, but it was a bad time. He was telling his family about me. I watched all the expressions of his family's faces, as he told them about Markis. I cringed into the leather seats when Edward shouted.

I couldn't tell whether he was angry or happy that I was coming, but oh well, I would find out soon enough.

I was eager to meet Carlisle's family, especially Edwards's bride and daughter. Alice seemed exciting to me, as did Jasper. Usually I stayed out of people's mind. If they had something to tell me, then they could tell me. That's what I figured.

I skipped out of his head and drove in silence. I wondered how this greeting was going to turn out. It would be new, that's for sure. I was anxious to meet my brother face to face, instead of seeing him through Carlisle's eyes.

I figured he would want to know why I was thrown into a girl's home when I was born. I didn't know if I could tell him, but he would probably find out from my thoughts. I swore to myself that I wouldn't think of it. I didn't want him to hate our father. He had his own beliefs, and I respected that.

I didn't tell Carlisle why my dad threw me out, and I planned to not tell anyone.

I drove on until I finally reached the Cullen driveway. It was long, but didn't take me long. I felt a flutter in my stomach, from anxiety I guessed. My excited façade was slipping away. I didn't care that I was going to meet my brother, I didn't care that they could tear me top pieces from the danger I was inflicting on them, I just wanted to get away from all my problems. I needed out of my head!

I was starting to breathe hard, so I controlled it. If my heart was beating, it would have probably been trying to jump out of my chest. Oh well, I was an ice cold rock, was what it was.

I tried to pull myself together, before I really snapped. Markis coming back for me was just too much. I tried to act nice, and selfless, and happy, but I wasn't. Inside I was angry, and bitter and crabby. I knew I should respect my parents decision about me, when I was in my right mind I did, but right now I couldn't. I had no chance to be with a real family.

I stopped my truck outside of the Cullen house and pulled my expression together. I needed to be in my right mind, I could fall apart later, I told myself.

I opened my truck door and stepped out and was at the door in not even three seconds.

Carlisle opened the door before I even had a chance to knock. I smiled at him weakly, and I guessed he thought I was scared-which was mostly true. I didn't even know what I was feeling anymore, I didn't think there was a point.

EDWARD

I heard a truck pull up at the front and someone getting out. Rebecca, I thought. Then I heard her thoughts.

She was telling herself to calm down and get it together. Weird.

Carlisle was at the door in an instant opening it before she could knock, and then I saw her expression.

Her eyes were twisted in agony but her face was trying to smile, she was pretending to be happy for us. She knew I could hear her; she was trying to keep me out. But why? I thought.

Because I have things to hide, she thought. Okay what how could she…then I remembered. She could read my mind too.

Well, tell me. I told her. I wanted to know now, I hated not knowing things. She rolled her eyes at me and went back to talking to Carlisle.

I frowned and Bella looked at me with a confused expression.