Chapter 4; Friends

BPOV

Once Edward had gone inside and asked the boys to stay outside with me, Alice and Rosalie ran off after Edward. I felt so guilty that I had caused such trouble within such a close group. I had heard so much about them and I was just messing everything up.

"Soo," Jasper said awkwardly while rocking backwards and forwards on his heels.

"Dude, you haven't introduced yourself properly yet" Emmett replied happily, as he gave Jasper a punch on the arm. I think Emmett thought it was a gentle one, but the look on Jaspers face said differently. Emmett was big and muscular, but the big grin on his face showed that he was still a big child at heart; big being the operative word.

"Oh right, sorry Bella: I am the one, the only masterful Jasper" he said with a bow. I giggled – again, again with the giggling…

"Masterful!" Emmett boomed with laughter "more like master-NOT" Jasper and I just stared at Emmett confused at his comment, while he was practically rolling over with laughter. But soon enough his infectious laughter had caught us.

"Emmett, instead of master-not you should have said 'masterful-of-shit'" I said. Jasper and Emmett erupted in laughter then started to applaud me.

"No offense or anything Jasper, I am not doubting your masterful-ness" I finished with a confused look on my face. They were still laughing and I couldn't help but join in.

EPOV

I wasn't worried that I had left Bella outside with Emmett and Jasper. I just didn't want to leave her. The house was still booming with music and laughter. So many people, girls – half dressed, boys – over excited, I actually couldn't stand it. I stormed through the house looking for her bag while Alice and Rosalie were shouting a conversation at me over the noise.

"What on earth do you think you are doing Edward? Bringing a homeless girl back to our house!" Rosalie shouted to me.

"Last time I checked Rosalie, it is not your house! It's mine. She isn't just some homeless girl and she is coming with us" I shouted back without looking back at her. The sooner I find Bella's bag, the sooner I am out of here.

"Look guys, please! We don't need to argue about this!" Alice shouted. She hates our group arguing. She was trying to get us to calm down and she was right. I don't want to argue but Bella was coming with me. Luck struck and I had found her bag and was retreating back outside in a rushed silence.

Outside I was greeted with a wonderful sight; Bella was in a fit of laughter with Jasper and Emmett practically rolling over with laughter. I walked up to her and stroked her arm with my free hand. She looked up to me with tears threatening to spill out from her eyes. She wiped them away and smiled brightly at me.

"Mate, she is a keeper!" Emmett exclaimed in between recovering breaths. Jasper gave an understanding wink at me. Bella blushed again, the pink colour fluttered over her white skin. Rosalie was practically steaming she was so angry.

"To the Em-mobile" Emmett said whilst clapping his hands together to get everybody's attention and pointed in the direction of my Volvo.

"I think that you are forgetting that one, it is my car and two, you are not Batman" I replied, Bella giggled beside me, and the rest of them laughed too as we made our way to my car. Alice then begun to chat to Bella, nothing serious, just talking and they both looked happy. Emmett was struggling to calm Rosalie down.

Before we clambered in the car, Bella's face dropped; her smile disappeared. I quickly moved over to her. "I shouldn't be coming home with you. I shouldn't." she was whispering so that my friends couldn't hear her. I started stroking her arms, a lame attempt to calm her down.

"Shush" I cooed but she just shook me of off her.

"I wouldn't even fit in the car, what on earth was I thinking?" Bella said quickly, she was getting more agitated and nervous. It was a rhetorical question but I wanted to know the answer.

"Bella please, please just come with me. I don't know why you are homeless, but I do know that there is no way that you deserve to be. But if you don't want to then just don't, I want you to, please get in my car" I said with sincerity drowning my words. I did want her to come home with me, to be safe and warm. Tears were streaming down her cheeks; I attentively reached forward to stroke them away. She melted into my hand, and held it there with her own.

"I'll come with you" she said, calmly and clearly. Her tears had stopped and a small smile was slinking onto her luscious lips.

BPOV

On the way home I was seated at the back next to the door with Emmett in the middle and Alice sitting on Jasper's lap. Rosalie was in the front riding shotgun with Edward driving. His family and friends had been so kind to me, except Rosalie but she had every right to be sceptical. I was just some homeless girl coming into her home. But Edward wanted me there, so I would go. He would keep me safe, which would be a nice change.

My head was pounding; Edward hadn't noticed the grazes and cuts yet. I could sort them out later. I rest my head against the car window as night time Forks whizzed by. I remember so little of Forks, as it'd so long since I had been but I did recognise when we had gone through Forks and were heading out of it.

Suddenly, my eyes had widened and my mouth dropped in awe. Edward was from the gold mine of families. Edward's house was a mammoth, white Victorian-style three story house but it had a definite modern flare to it. One word; amazing – and that didn't even seem to cover it.

"Come on then Bella" Edward gently said whilst twisting to face me from the driving seat. I hadn't noticed that everybody else had left whilst I was silently admiring their home.

"Yeah, sure" I whispered, I didn't mean to but I just didn't have the energy to speak any louder. Cautiously I opened the door and stepped out while he quickly sped around to meet me, guiding me by tightly holding my hand. Every time he touched me it sent shivers throughout my body.

"Let's meet my parents"