MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

Yes, I know it's been awhile, but it's a Christmas present:) I'm also staying up late to finish the last chapter of Meeting Jacob Black.

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Gonna Give All My Secret's Away

"Drop everything now meet me in the pouring rain." I sang to my oldest brother Tyler as we drove to Alabama to go see Robbie.

"Are you excited?" he asked me as he pulled off the highway.

"Kind of, I haven't seen him in awhile. I mean I've called and stuff but seeing him in person is so much better." I told Tyler.

"How are you doing? You know since the whole church accident."

"Fine. It was just the hospital, it was too much." I said looking out the window. "Don't think that." he gave me a look, then realized I read his thoughts "You know what I mean, don't think I did it for attention, because I didn't."

"Then why the hell were you in the church, Ella?" he asked.

"It's none of your business. All that matters is that I'm alive." I told him "Make a right." We turned down the street. A beautiful house came into view with balloons hung on the mailbox. "I'm nervous." We walked out of the car and knocked on the door.

When Esme opened the door she was in shock, she smiled then grabbed me up in a hug. "Ella, oh gosh I didn't think you were coming." Carlisle came around the corner and also hugged me.

"Ella, it's so nice to see you here." he reached forward and shook Tyler's hand. "It's nice to see you again.

"Can I see Robbie?" I asked them.

"Of course." she said moving out of the way so I could enter the house. "Guests will be arriving soon, I hope that you will stay. Robbie is in the living room." I walked into the living room and looked at the little guy sitting on the floor. Robbie, my son. As soon as he saw me he smiled and began clapping his hands together. There was a little sign hanging on the wall that read "Happy 1st Birthday Robbie."

"Hi Robbie." I said as I went over and picked him up. He still knew who I was even if he hadn't seen me in awhile.

"He missed you." Esme said as she walked into the living room.

"I missed him." I told her as I smoothed his blond hair down. Esme looked at me and gave me a funny look. "What?"

"Nothing, I'm just so blessed that you gave him to us." she said and I could tell she was almost crying.

"Thank you for letting me see him when I want." I told her. I knew giving Robbie up was hard but with an amazing family like the Cullen's I knew it was a smart idea.

(3 days later)

"Maybe she has an evil twin sister." Bella said as we sat in the gazebo in the middle of the town watching Rosalie.

"Doubt it." I told her "Didn't I say to leave it alone."

"I know, but come one. It's Rosalie Hale, I got to look her up." Bella said taking a sip of pop. I saw Joseph park his car outside of the hardware store, but instead of walking inside he walked towards. "Holy shit sticks." Bella said

"Ella." Joseph said smiling as he approached us "So, I've been thinking of how you can repay me."

"What do you need?" I asked him.

"A date." Wait what? "That's right, you and me. I want you to take me out on a date, and nothing fancy. Tonight, I'll pick you up at seven." he then jogged back to his truck.

"What just happened." Bella asked.

"I-I can't really tell you." I said sitting motionless. "I think I'm going out. With Joseph."

"What the fuck, am I dreaming? Someone punch me." Joseph drove past us and honked. Was I really going out with him?

Yes, I was really going on a date with Joseph, and it finally hit me when I was in his car that night. "Where are we going?" he asked as he drove down the road.

"Just, um drive to the pier." I told him. Once we got to the pier I took the lead, and going straight for the one place that I knew had the best food. Pete's Place.

"Two corndogs and one large icy." I told the man at the counter.

"How come I've never seen this place?" Joseph asked as he leaned against the counter.

"Not a lot people come here. Well, usually a lot of construction workers come here, I don't really know why." I told him. The man behind the counter handed us our food and we walked to the end of the pier and sat on the ground dangling our legs over the side.

"This is not what I expected when I asked you to take me when I said nothing fancy."

"Well, I never really go anywhere fancy unless I'm forced. Didn't Rosalie take you somewhere nice?"

"Yeah," he said taking a bite of his corndog. "but fancy isn't really my thing."

"Oh, I thought you really liked her." I asked him

"I do. I mean she's a nice girl and all but..."

"But what?" I asked him

"But she's not you." Joseph said looking at me, I blushed and took a drink. Trying to take the attention away from myself I changed the subject.

"So, tell me about yourself." I asked him.

"Like what?"

"I heard you were in the Marines."

"Yeah, I went to Iraq for about a year."

"Wow, that must have been so scary." I asked him "What's your tattoo of?"

"It's the Marine Corp. symbol. I actually have others, my dog tags are on my ribs, a cross on my back and wire on my other arm."

"I take it you like tattoos?" I asked him.

"I needed something to spice up my look." he said laughing. "Now tell me a little about you Miss. Ella."

"Like what?" I said finishing my corn-dog.

"Why does everyone look at you the way they do? Why do you hide your face when you go into town?"

"I'm actually really surprised you haven't found out yet." I told him.

"I asked Rosalie, but she said it wasn't her place to say anything." he told me. I guess Rosalie was really a saint.

"Promise not to get freaked out?" I asked him. His nodded "I can read minds." I waited for him to say something but he didn't. "I can also see the past and the present, never the future. If I do see the future, it's only like a couple minutes in."

"What was the first thing I did this morning?" he asked me. I smiled at him.

"Fed your kitten Fred." I told him.

"Hmm, so that's why people look at you all funny?" he asked, I nodded. "That's just stupid. "

"No, it's not. I mean yeah it's a cool thing to do but it can hurt people." I told him "The Turner house, the one you're working on. The side of the house caught on fire because of me."

"How so?" he asked.

"I was in there house, the night it caught on fire. That was when I was friends with Victoria, and everyone knew what I could do. They left a candle on all night and it burned their family room."

"So they blame you?" he asked me. "It was not your fault."

"I should have seen it, I should have noticed that they forgot to blow the candle out."

"Ella, don't get me wrong that's a pretty big thing. But that wasn't your fault. People shouldn't look at you that way, is there something else?" I looked away not wanting to make eye contact with him. "You can trust me."

"I left town for a year." I started "A lot of people started rumors it was for rehab, but I left so I could stay with some family friends, because I was pregnant. " I could see the shocked expression on his face "I stayed with them and had my son, Robbie. I gave him up for adoption to this amazing family, and they let me see him whenever I want, which is amazing."

"Wow," he said getting up and throwing away the trash "I was not expecting all that."

"I'm so sorry." I said standing up "It's just when I get talking I sometimes can't stop...kind of like now. Sorry, well I guess we should head back." I walked passed him and headed for the car.

"Hey," Joseph said not moving "dance with me." I gave me a funny look then smiled and walked over to him. He wrapped one arm around my waist and with the other took my hand, then I heard him begin to hum. "You having a baby, it doesn't change the way I look at you." I rested my head against his chest. This was the best date ever.


"Thank you for coming." I told a customer as they walked out of my mom's store. I was working solo today since my mom was taking care of my sick brother. The bell dinged to signal someone walked into the store when I looked up it was Joseph. "Hey." I said smiling.

"I hope you're hungry." he said holding up two bags of food.

"Starving." I told him. I locked up and walked with him until we reached a picnic table that rested across the street from the, now burnt down church. Joseph started to pull out four cheeseburgers, and two large cokes. "Wow, you must really be hungry."

"I work hard all day, and I barely get a break." he said taking a bite of his burger. He held out his hand and I gave him the pickles that I picked off my burger. "I had fun last night."

"Me too." I said smiling "We should, you know do it again sometime." I took a bite of my food and looked away.

"I'd like that." he took a sip of his coke and smiled.

"Who's that?" I asked him pointing at a stunning women walking toward us. She couldn't have much older than me and she had long black curly hair. He turned and smiled.

"Addie." he said getting up and hugging her "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you." she said looking at me. She had the same accent Joseph did "Am I interrupting?"

"Oh, no!" I said gathering up my burger. "I can leave."

"No," Joseph said stopping me "I want you to met her. Ella this is Addie, my sister." I reached forward and shook her hand.

"It's nice to meet you." she said "I just wanted to stop over and remind you about dinner Sunday, mom doesn't want you to miss again."

"I know, I told her I was going to miss though. I'll be there this time, okay?" he told her.

"Alright, and I don't think mom would mind if you brought your girlfriend. She already thinks you're going to be alone forever." Addie whispered to Joseph.

"Alright, you need to leave." Joseph said laughing. He hugged his sister goodbye and joined me back at the picnic table. "Sorry about that."

"It's okay, she seems nice." I told him.

"Yeah, she's actually a big brat." Joseph told me "She usually always get's everything she wants, but hey she's dad's favorite."

"I'm the only girl out of four boys." I told him "I don't even get spoiled."

"Good, I wouldn't want you all prissy and annoying." he said smiling.

"What happened to Rosalie?" I asked him "Like are you guys a thing or something?"

"Nope, never were to begin with. She was a nice girl, don't get me wrong, she just is too nice. She has nothing wrong about her. Everybody has flaws but I guess she doesn't." he told me.

"And what are your flaws?" I asked him.

"Can't you read my mind and tell me?"

"Surprisingly no." I said "I don't know why but I can't read your past." Joseph grinned at me.

"Well I guess you'll have to stay turned to figure it out." I guess I would, because something told me Joseph had some secrets.


WHAT DO YOU THINK. YOU KNOW THE SECRETS

BUT.

WHAT ARE JOSEPH'S SECRETS?

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