A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short, but I'm having more trouble writing the rest of the family, so I thought I would let you have what i wrote so far as it seemed to reach a conclusion in my eyes. I hope you like it.
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BPOV
I took his hand as he led me down the stairs, where the family awaited us. As my eyes scanned the waiting faces, worry love and understanding evident on their faces, I was no longer burdened by my overwhelming guilt and so was able to fully comprehend the depth of love this family had for me and I felt truly blessed to be able to call them my own. I could feel the tears beginning to form, but before I even had a chance to fight them away, I was in Esme's strong embrace. No words were necessary, and I gladly accepted the comfort she offered. I had always felt safe in Esme's arms, and right now she truly was my mother, so I let her hold me as I cried.
JPOV
As I lead her down the stairs I felt none of the guilt that had plagued her earlier, and it made me happy that I was finally able to convince her that she truly was a part of our family. As I watched her scan the faces of our family, I felt a strong wave of love pour from her; sure the pain was still there, as I am sure it will be for quite some time, but there was love too. I quickly scanned trough my memories and realised that this had always been the case with Bella, the one constant in her emotions had always been an ever-present sense of love.
I could see the tears forming in the corners of her eyes but before I had a chance to even move, she was in Esme's arms, held in a close embrace. Esme had never seemed more like a mother than she did right now, holding this wonderful creature in her arms offering her what only a mother could. Watching them like this brought a smile to my lips, I could feel the sense of contentment gradually grow within Bella, and the shear feeling of Joy that radiated from Esme was truly magnificent. Esme had always feared that our nature would eventually scare Bella away, but seeing Bella truly embrace her as a daughter and the trust that shone in her eyes whenever she was with them, made her truly happy.
As soon as Bella ceased crying, the rest of the family that had stayed at a distance so as not to intrude on the moment slowly approached. Esme gently pulled away from Bella so she could look at her face and placed a hand softly on her cheek.
Are you ok Bella? I know this must be very hard for you, and the pain must be unbearable as it is for all of us, but know that we are here for you honey and we all love you very much.
I love you too mom, all of you...
Right then I was hit with such a strong wave of pride and joy from Esme, it was almost overwhelming! It was similar to what she felt when any of us would call her "mom", though it didn't happen very often, but it was so much stronger this time and I knew that it was because this was the first time Bella had called her such. That one word right then meant more to Esme than Bella could even begin to comprehend, and I felt that it had helped her take a big step towards overcoming the pain of the loss of two of her children.
I'm coping, thank you. Jasper has been a great help, I don't know what I would have done without him, without all of you, thank you for loving me...
No Bella, thank you for allowing us to love you, thank you for accepting us as your family.
Thank you Carlisle, your words are more than I deserve, but I'm glad for them. I truly do believe that this is where I belong, with this family, forever...
BPOV
I never managed to finish that sentence as Emmett chose that moment to pull me into one of his signature bear hugs. Emmett truly was the joy in our family; he knew exactly how to lift our mood, and when we needed it most.
Aww, baby sis! We love you too! Though I fear if we have anymore more of these emotional confessions we might actually get to witness the first ever crying vampire! On second thought, that would be quite cool, so keep going! I want to see who cracks first; my bets are on Esme but I think Carlisle might be a close second!!
I couldn't help the laughter that broke through then, and gradually it infected the whole room. Emmett truly was an amazing brother. He knew exactly what to do or say to lift my spirits when I was down, and I truly did love him as if he was my true brother. I had always wanted an older brother and now I had him, and I would not change him for the world. When my laughter died down I looked up to see Jasper smiling warmly at me. He truly was radiant when he smiled; this was the first time I had seen him smile like this and I didn't understand why he didn't do more often. Even before all that had happened I had never seen him like this, I could almost feel heat pulsing through the room from that smile. I wanted to see more of it, he had helped me so much this past day, though I knew he had his own pain to deal with, and I was glad to see that he was still able to smile so warmly; so I vowed to myself that I would do what I could to see him smile like that again.
Thanks for reading, I'll try and make the next chapter longer! Let me know what you thought!
