"Hey Mia!" Rose squealed when I walked in the door.
"Hey, my favorite niece." I smiled brightly and dropped my backpack by the door.
"How's my aunt doing?" Jasper said before he and Rose closed in and both gave me a hug. I felt tiny compared to the two of them.
"It's alright so far. I'm not used to staying so long. I keep expecting to catch a plane back and see mom and dad." But that would never happen. I used to just stay in the summer with Carlisle and his family while our parents went on vacation, but now I'm living with my brother permanently. On our way to our lake house, our car swerved and crashed into a brick wall. Didyme, my mom, died on the way to the hospital. Dad, Marcus, strained his shoulder and back, and he's been too depressed to care for himself, let alone me. So I've been sent to live with Carlisle and dad is under Uncle Vinny's care. I got out the luckiest; I only had a gash on the back of my head that stained my natural, caramel with honey blonde highlights, hair red. Oddly enough, the blood inspired me to dye it red velvet red.
"I'm sorry." Alice wrapped her pixie arms around my waist.
"It's okay. How was New York?" I asked, changing the subject.
"It's was amazing." She beamed.
"Hey Emmett." I turned to the newest in-law. I pulled him in for a hug, he was bigger than I remembered.
"Hey Mia." He hugged back.
"Mia!" Renesmee ran towards me. I held my arms out and braced myself for her.
"I missed you." I smiled at her.
"Hey Mia." JR walked over by me.
"Hey boo." I smiled at him. He turned crimson.
"Don't do that." Carlisle chided, his accent thicker than normal.
"So what's the special occasion? What made everyone come to town?" I asked. I hadn't thought about it before, but now it seemed odd to have everyone in one place since it wasn't a holiday..
"To see you." Jasper said slowly like speaking to an idiot.
"What, why?"
"To see how you're adjusting. No one told you?"
"No, my brother let that slip." I glared at Carlisle.
"So how was school?" Alice changed the subject.
"I met some very nice people."
"That's good." Bella encouraged.
"Any cute boys?" Alice nudged me.
"I hope not. Otherwise Emmett and I will have to come down to that school and put hands on someone." Jasper said while Emmett cracked his knuckles.
"No, that won't be necessary." I laughed it off.
"Dinner will be ready in five minutes, go wash your hands." Esme came out of the kitchen. I darted up the stairs, but someone grabbed my ankle an pulled me own.
"Nope, I go first." Emmett laughed and ran in front of me. I regained my bearings and had to wait behind everyone in line. By the time I finished washing my hands, everyone had already sat down, but thankfully, Esme had made my plate for me.
"Everyone join hands so we can say grace." Carlisle said. He did the honors of saying grace and we all dug into the meal in front of us.
Everyone in my family had a grand time making jokes, eating and just bonding as a whole. I love how big this family is.
"Jasper pass me the garlic bread!" I said to my nephew who was at the other side of the table.
"Can't you see I'm fricking doing something? Calm down your horses!"
"Why are you two so angry?" Alice asked.
"We're not." Jasper said.
"I think she means to how he shouting. It's nothing, we're just Italian." I accidentally laid my accent on thicker than what was strictly necessary.
"Mom's Jewish side doesn't help." Rose giggled.
"Have you been getting that all day?" Carlisle asked.
"In one class I corrected one of my teachers vector he mispronounced mozzarella and ricotta. Then the entire class made me start saying more words in Italian." I stuffed my face.
"At least you haven't gotten to Versace yet. I remember when I first brought it up to Rose, she made me practice saying it until my tongue hurt." Alice laughed.
"Good, teach them young." I fist pumped before forking spaghetti in my mouth.