A/N: Sorry I have not updated for a while. Enjoy!
I do not own Twilight. I own the OC Ashley.
Chapter 7:
The Dinner Party
It was around six-o-clock before the bus got back toForksHigh School. It was already hard and didn't see her mom's car anywhere. But she sure did seeAlicejumping up and down from excitement she couldn't keep in any longer.
Aliceran over to Ashley and gave her a quick hug, "I talked to your mom and she said you can come over to meet our parents and have dinner. You just have to be home by nine."
"Really, how were you able to convince her of that?"
"I just asked nicely."
"Wow, my mom getting soft with age. Who knew? I guess I'm going to need. Bella's coming too right?" the thought of being alone with them kind of scared her.
"No, Bella has to be home tonight. She's not allowed to see me outside of school," Edward answered, "Though he never anything about driving you to and from school."
Edward and Bella walked hand and hand to his car, "See you later," Edward called.
"Come on, we better get going. We only have you for a couple of hours. You are going to get along with everyone, I just know it. You already get along with Edward and Jasper,"Alice said taking Ashley's hand and walking her over to their car.
"I haven't done anything to her to change that," Jasper said but then wished to take it back.
"Well, that's something to say."
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Jasper drove withAlicein the front seat with Ashley in the back just staring at the couple and seeing how in love they were with each other. It almost made her jealous and then sad, 'Why can't I be happy like that?' she thought to herself.
At that moment Jasper looked at her through the review mirror, "Are you okay back there?" he asked. This in turn causedAliceto turn around to look at her.
"Yeah," she looked away, "I'm great. I'm just little nervous meeting your parents. Well, I already met the Doc but outside the hospital is a little weird."
"Well, don't be. Everything will be fine. Trust me, I know these things,"Alicesaid turning around. She then had this look in her eye. A far away look. Jasper knew this look all too well.
"Alice," Jasper whispered.
But Alice just smiled back at him.
They drove up to the most beautiful house Ashley has ever scene in her life. The type of house you only see in the movies, "This is where you live?" she asked no one in particular as the car was shut off.
"Yes."
"In the middle of the forest?" she asked again as the three of them were getting out of the car.
"Yes," Jasper answered this time with a little chuckle in this voice.
"Damn, are you for real? This is awesome. I wish I could live in a place like this. It's a thing of beauty," she said as they were walking up the drive way and up to the front door.
"Be sure to tell Esme that," Jasper said.
"Who?" Ashley asked as they walked in.
The three of them walked into the living room area. There sitting on the couches and chairs were the rest of the Cullens Ashley has seen around school but never actually talked to them. She then saw the Carlisle standing next to a tall slender woman. The woman moved foreword.
"You must be Ashley. Jasper, Alice, and Edward have told me so much about you," the woman said.
"This is our mother, Esme,"Alicesaid.
"Oh. Mrs. Cullen, you have the most beautiful home," Ashley said.
"Please call me Esme. I understand you have already met my husband," she said.
"Yes I have. Doc, how's it going?"
He just smiled at her, "How is the hand?"
"It's alright."
"Please have a seat. Can I get you anything?" Esme asked.
"No, I'm fine," she answered.
"You know Emmett and Rosalie. They are a year ahead of you in school."
Emmett sat across from her with Rosalie by his side, "Hello," he held out his hand to shake. She took it and shook his hand quickly.
"Hi," Rosalie said forced, "When is dinner ready?"
"About another fifteen minutes or so."
"Great," Rosalie said.
"Ashley, how do you like Forks?"
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Fifteen minutes went by. Dinner was ready. Edward had just arrived back home.
The Cullen family and Ashley sat at the long black table near the patio windows that looked for the Esme sat at the ends of the long black table. OnCarlisle's right side sat Rosalie and Emmett. OnCarlisle's left side sat Edward, Ashley, Jasper andAlice.
"It looks wonderful, dear,"Carlislesaid.
"I agree with the Doc. I'm so hungry, I could almost eat a horse," Ashley said.
"Grizzly bear for me," Emmett added winning a smile from Rosalie.
Everyone ate a few bites when Edward looked out the large patio window he was facing and suddenly said, "Everyone move!"
Ashley didn't quite register what Edward had said when a large brown reddish wolf came in through the window breaking glass everywhere. Before the large wolf was able to run into the table where the Cullens and Ashley was sitting at, the Cullens ran out of the way. Edward grabbed Ashley and carried her to safety. Edward had placed her on the floor and using his body to protect her from flying window glass. The wolf ran through the table, breaking it like it was nothing. Before stopping right in front where Edward carried Ashley to the side to get out of the way.
Ashley was scared out of her mind.
Edward, along with the rest of the Cullen gathered around Ashley to protect her from the large wolf. Hissing and yelling at the wolf to back off. Edward went to stand in front of the Cullens.
"Jake, its okay. We have no intentions of hurting her," he was talking to the wolf like it understood him.
"Calm down. We did not bring her here to eat her. She is not afraid of us. She is perfectly fine as you can see," he said to the wolf.
"Eat me?" Ashley whispered. She looked very confused as Esme helped her up.
"Jake, please. Calm down. You are the one who is scaring her right now. Just look at her," he said as he pointed back at her.
The large wolf focused his attention toward Ashley this time. The wolf began to back off a little. The wolf started to transform back into a human. The human grabbed his pants from his hip to put them on. Ashley walked foreword through the crowd of the Cullens, not believing what she was seeing. She stopped walking as she came to stand next to Edward.
"Jacob?"
"Yeah, it's me," he laughed a bit.
"What the Hell," Ashley said as fainted.
