a/n: hey everyone sorry I didn't update yesterday I was having a bad day and had to take a break so im trying again today! Yay! Hopefully I like the way I write this one this time around.

PETER'S POV

So here I am all the way in Tampa, Florida. I hitchhiked all the way here with a nice man that drove me all the way here. Kevin probably would have called me a pussy for that too and said 'oh your such a pussy a real man would walk wherever he has to go'. Too bad I already accepted that I'm a pussy and everything that comes with it like the fact that I will never find love and things will be harder for me in life…when the man pulled into the driveway of a huge house I think my eyes just about popped right on out of my head. I turned in my seat to look at him and I think my expression just about said enough when he started talking.

"Yeah this is my home. I live here with my wife and daughter…and now you." I think my expression was even more surprised so he just continued talking. "Yeah I know I just met you and I don't really know you, but you seem like a fine young man and you seem to be hurt and broken and depressed. I feel like I can feel your emotions and I have an inkling of the sadness that fills you so you are welcome to stay here." I knew then and there that I had to tell him I'm not a man and that I'm far from it.

"Sir I'm not a man my step father taught me that since he married my mama. Plus we don't even know each others names sire. And I don't have any money to pay you every month. I'm flat out broke." There had to lay him straight once and for all and let him kick me out of his car.

"Son any boy that can carry the sadness and hurt that you do really is a man. And the man that has called you anything but a man is not a man he's nothing a pussy is a higher being than the likes of him. And where are my manners the names Jasper…Jasper Whitlock. And there is no need for you to pay me…you'll be the son I never had now come on into the house so you can introduce yourself to everyone…and me." Wow this guy is really cool. Treating me like the dad I never had and giving me the family I've always wanted. This must be some kind of dream and hopefully I will never wake up. And dang this man has a really heavy drawl and it definitely is heavier than mine, me must be a long time country man that decided to move to the city. I wonder what he's been through to match my sorrows. We both get out of the truck and headed towards the door that was right next to the driveway…swanky. This door is pretty swanky too all Jasper has to do to open it is say 'Whitlock" and beep it unlocks and you open it. The life I was livin with Kevin and my mama was never this nice or anywhere close to it.

"Nice place you have here Jasper, I'm honored you are willing to share this with me." I actually started to get tears in my eyes and a wobbly lip. He looked at me with caring eyes. I have never seen this look directed at me in…well my entire life, and his was so…pure"

"Thanks for the compliment…but that compliment should go to my wife she took one look at this place turned to me and said 'you better buy it' and that was how this house came into my possession and I don't regret letting her tell me to buy it." He got a sort of wistful smile on his face as he told me about his wife telling him to buy this place. It was a look of love pure and total love. I wish I wasn't a pussy so I could have that type of look in my eye when I'm talking about my wife…my love. "Oh and Jasper you are now one of my children so I want to share this with you." Again the tears and the wobbly lip!

"Then I will make sure to tell her that compliment her on her decision sir and…thank you for…welcoming me here then." He just looked back and nodded to me with a smile as he led me through the house…or mansion although it does have a homey feeling for a mansion so home it is. When we got to a really large room with a long dining room table in it he walks over to a white box and speaks into it and the house is filled with his voice.

"Hey everyone come to the large dining room please and thank you." he smile then turns to me still holding that smile and gestures to a chair. "Please have a seat son everyone else will be here in a second" and true to his word not too long later a pretty girl around my age and a older woman walked in this must be his family. They were both wearing smiles and when they took notice of me the had surprised faces on but they still had nice smiles in their faces and they both walked over to the giant table and sat there waiting for Jasper to begin.

"Hello ladies glad you could finally make it" he had a smile on his face as he talked to them obviously joking around. Then he got back to business. "Ladies I met this young man on my way back her from visiting my mama's house he was walking along the side of the road with his thumb out to the side waiting for someone to pick him up. The poor boy was walkin like he broke his ribs with a bloody face so I took him into my truck got him cleaned up in the bathroom of a McDonalds. Of course he didn't let me see his stomach but were going to fix that today because he still seems in pain and when we got here I welcomed him into our family with open arms and a open heart." Wow I didn't think I looked that bad to people. And the fact that he said he welcomed me into their family with a open heart and arms…that really touched me because not even my own mama welcomed me with a open heart or arms…ever. The older woman turned her head to look at me and looked at me with a look of concern on her face when she heard about the state I was in and got up walked over to me and took my face in her hands looked me in the eye and says to me in a soft voice full of determination and love.

"Yes…my son we welcome you…you are now a Whitlock." Then she started buzzing around pulling out her phone "Oh we have to get this legalized he will now be our son…he should have our name too shouldn't he?" she looked at Jasper with a look that said 'don't you say no to me man' I don't think I want to get on her bad side. Jasper nodded his head with a smile and she buzzed out of the room already talking on the phone wow this lady is fast I don't even think I got the time to thank her or compliment her home choice. Their daughter turned to me and said something that touched me…hopefully ill have time to thank her.

"Yeah you are welcome here as family now…brother." She stuck her tounge out at me and smiled already acting like a sister…well from what I've seen on television. I just smiled and thanked her…then turned to Jasper.

"Hey Jasper uh should I introduce myself now…your wife kind of ran off before you really got to the introductions." I smiled at the memory of her running around the room and the look she got on her face. He smiled too and shook his head with a very serious face.

"You will introduce yourself after I have a word with you in the other room." He stood up and gestured for me to follow. Rose just sat there for a second before saying in a teasing voice.

"Hey what am I chopped liver gonna just leave me here alone like that? I see how it is now Dad and brother!" I got a grin on my face when she called me brother again. Really starting to feel like a part of this family already I decided to put my twenty five cents in and called back to her.

"No your not chopped liver your some other kind of meat sis and I aint naming no names. And yes…were leaving you there because it is what it is little sis…it is what it is!" I then started to sing that song…the one that goes like'this "All by herself! She don't want to be! All by herself anymore!" Jasper turned to me with a no nonsense face and scolded me.

"That's enough son." Then he kept on walking and I believe I heard my new little sis scream something along the lines of 'learn how to sing' this family truly is going to be good for me. When we walked up this huge stair case that's when I truly remembered the broken ribs and burn that I got on my stomach and where I got them. I didn't notice but I guess I was groaning as I went up the stairs after Jasper. He turned around to look at me with an eyebrow raised. "You alright there sounds like your in some pain…I think I'm going to check out that abdomen of yours when we get upstairs sorry for the pain." I just nodded and he turned around and continued walking finally coming to a door that led into an office…a really nice office might I add. He went over to the bigger chair and gestured for me to sit in the smaller one…I thought they only had these types of offices were on movies…I guess Jaspers…cool like that. I looked at him finally wondering why he had to talk to me in…another room.

"Uh Jasper…I was wondering. Why exactly did you have to talk to me alone?" I am really confused about this. He looked at me with exasperation.

"You are here son because when me and your mother welcomed you into our family you have called us by our names when you really should be at least calling us mother and father. You were able to get situated with your sister but not me and your mom. What is that?" wow I didn't know he felt this way when I called him Jasper.

"I'm sorry for not pleasing you when I called you by your name dad I will try not to call you and mom anything but mom and dad…so…are we done here dad? I really am going to try. It shouldn't be that hard my mama didn't act like a mom and both my dad and step dad weren't really dads to me.

"Thank you son…and no were not done here because I noticed that as you were walking up the stairs you were groaning and since I'm a doctor I might be able to take away your pain." I just looked away but still talked to him.

"I don't think you want to see this dad…its not a pretty sight to see. Even I don't like looking at it and its my body!" I started to yell at the end of my sentence not even realizing it. He looked at me with only the concern a father can and walked over to me.

"Son if you let me see what the problem is then maybe I can fix it like the dad I'm supposed to be for you." He then ordered me to take off my shirt. And as I did so his eyes traveled along the burn that marred my body forever making me even more of a pussy than I was before. He touched it and I jerked back causing me even more pain than his touch to the delicate skin there. He mover his hands over the not burnt part of my abdomen and even there I felt pain he put a little more pressure on my body there and I hissed from the pain of it. "Seems as though you have broken your ribs on your right hand side and a bad burn that with my help will heal and wont look as bad as before…you'll even be able to go outside with out a shirt although you might feel more comfortable walking around with family in the house." In that moment I never knew I could feel that much relief without having to run away from Kevin and Cathy my step-dad and ex mom.

"I had a feeling that they were broken…and you can really make it so I wont feel uncomfortable walking outside?" I then looked him in the eye. "and I don't want to force you guys to look at this while its so ugly looking." He put his hand on my knee.

"Son…we wont feel disgusted when we see you without a shirt. And also its not that bad…plus you will be telling me and your mother how this came to happen and why you were walking along the side of the road trying to hitchhike when you know its illegal…and trust me you will be getting punished for that even if you weren't in our care yet." I look him in the eye one more time and nod.

"Can I leave now and go explore since I bet mom isn't done on the phone yet." He nods his head and smiled at me patting me on the back.

"Of course go and explore and I will call everyone to the big dining room when your mom is ready so we can do some proper introductions and I'm going to call in for ointment for your burn right now…oh I almost forgot ,before you go let me wrap your ribs and after you go downstairs and you have to go upstairs…use the elevator" so he wraps my ribs and lets me use the elevator going downstairs this time…ugh my new dad is an asshole…I have to smirk at that. So I take the elevator downstairs and start to explore remembering the rooms that I saw down there. As I was making my way towards the elevator to go back upstairs and explore I hear moms voice over the loud speaker this time and am kind of surprised when I hear her voice…I just assumed that it would only be dads voice on that thing. So I make my way over there using my great memory I make my way to the large dining room and notice that everyone's already there. Man I feel late now. I make my way around the table starting with mom. I kiss her on the cheek. Then I get to sis and ruffle her hair witch earned me a swift slap to my stomach causing me to bend over in pain. When I was able to stand up I found mom and sis staring at me worry evident in their eyes.

"I am so sorry jasper I didn't even know I punched you that hard!" I just smirk at her and let her keep thinking she can punch hard because if I didn't have these broken ribs and burn I wouldn't have even felt that.

"No problem little sis and yeah…you pack a mean punch there little girl" I keep walking to my seat and sit down waiting for dad to start again with the introductions.

"So you both know how i found our new family member and what he looked like so…lets start with introductions son why don't you start." I could see realization dawn on ma little sisters faces when dad mentioned how I looked when he found me and I just smiled at her and started.

"Well you guys…my name is Peter no last name I just turned eighteen the day dad found men which was July 5 um I'm from Austin Texas born and raised um I had a father who was incarcerated when I was born his name is Tom and my ex mothers name was Cathy and my step-dads name was Kevin. And…that's it." I smiled at my family members in the room and shrugged. And gestured for my little sis to start.

"Well my name is Rosalie but my family and friends call me Rose uh I'm still sixteen and my birthday is actually on the same day as yours brother. Uh born and raised…here in this house….in Tampa Florida and well everyone already knows who my parents are now." She giggles and gestures to mom.

"Oh well I guess its my turn…My name is Renetta I'm not telling you my age and my birthday Is on October 25 so holloween parties for my birthday,only the four of us though. I was born in Kentucky so it looks like were all confederates here and that's it." She gestures to dad.

"Uh well I already introduced myself to Peter but ill make it more…uh…descriptive like you guys. Uh so already know my names Jasper I'm 30 so you guys know that's around the age of your mom my birthdays January ninth. And I was born in Austin Texas who. Um that's it I think…yeah. So now that were all acquainted and stuff…we can go out to the pool! Go get dressed everyone!" Uh did he not notice that I don't have anything? "Oh but before we forget we all have to go to the mall to get Peter a new wardrobe and computer and stuff for his room and drawers and uh…all that stuff so pile out to the truck people go!" does dad think he's some kind of major or something…bossy.

BELLA'S POV (Still before Peter gets to Florida)

Pain too much pain for me to handle. Hearing a gun be shot right in your own home…the home where you would get sexually abused by your step dad and then seeing blood pouring out of her leg. I think that was the last straw for me and all I saw next was darkness and I passed out right there in the middle of the chaos a screaming Renee a screaming Phil and the screaming police officers. I just couldn't take all of the emotions anymore.

THE NEXT DAY

I open my eyes to see white…everywhere it was on the ceiling the walls the sheets on my bed and I knew instantly that I was in the hospital as a patient. I look down and notice that I'm not in the clothes that I was just wearing the other day…these aren't even my own clothes. They're not even clothes it's a gown and I immediately thought about my scars…the ones he gave me and I knew that my mom hadn't put this hideous thing they call a gown on me because she is probably in one of her own lying there in a different type of pain than me. Hers is physical where mines is emotional and possibly un-repairable. But whoever changed my clothes saw my visible scars of what I went through. And with that one single thought I started to hyperventilate and have a full blown panic attack hearing the blare of my heart monitor and my heavy panting. Nurses and doctors started to pour into my room checking all of my wires and any of the other stuff doctors check. When I didn't seem to calm down the doctors and nurses started to panic.

"Doctor what's wrong with her there doesn't seem to be anything wrong and her breathing is still irregular and so is her heart rate!" that was one of the nurses…she has a shrill disgusting voice that I just don't like but in the state that I'm in …I don't really care all I can do is keep panicing just like the doctors and nurses.

"What what's wrong with my baby? Is she okay?" I heard my mom and not even her voice can take me out of the panic that I'm in.

"I don't know what's wrong ma' am were going to have to put her under." What does he mean by that the bastard then all of a sudden I feel a prick near the same area where the cause of my panic attack is and once again I feel the darkness take over as everything feels as though its underwater and then it all fades away into oblivion once again. But I heard one thing before I went out completely.

"Please honey come back to me!" then I was gone

a/n: alright so here's the update I really want to see what you think so far so review.