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Also, thanks to not relevant, I'm terrible with grammar, I'll make sure to keep that in mind though thankyou.

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"Bella." Edward's cool breath tickled my cheek.

"Yes?" I muttered back, a little breathlessly.

His lips curved gently upward and his eyes smouldered for me.

"Breathe." I inhaled unwillingly.

"Well…" He began again, glancing toward the ceiling.

"Well…?" I repeated.

"My, I mean, our family have something they would like to say to you."

I gasped at his casual correction but quickly regained my composure, mirroring his poker face.

"Yes…" I began, not knowing what he was trying to say. "…they do that sometimes, Edward…?"

He laughed but it didn't reach his eyes. The laughter slipped from his face and left the careful blank expression behind.My stomach did little flips as I looked into Edward's glorious face, his ocher eyes suddenly serious.

"Bella, I don't like to have you that close to Tanya." He addressed his small speech to my knee and I put my finger under his chin, gently lifting his eyes up to meet mine.

"I'll be fine." I promised and quickly pecked him on the lips. "Now if that was all, I think it's time to get going."

I grinned and dashed toward the stairs as quickly as safely possible, hearing the doorbell before I'd even reached my bedroom door.

"Edward, what brings you here?" Charlie said in a forced monotone; he was being friendlier towards Edward but not quite hospitable.

"I'm sorry about the early hour Chief Swan, but I was wondering if your daughter was available?" Edward was the epitome of manners, each word carefully selected to convey all possible courtesy. Luckily, I burst in at that moment and saved Charlie from having to respond.

As I rounded the corner, Edward saw me and his eyes crinkled up at the corners as he grinned crookedly at me and reached out his arm reflexively to steady me. Undeniably, I needed the hand to keep my footing and hugged him quickly. I turned to Charlie and pecked him on the cheek. "10 minutes?" I didn't like to ask, I needed him to be used to me and Edward sooner or later. He merely nodded but his mouth was still slightly ajar.

Edward took my hand and lead my up the driveway.

"Edward? What's with the hood?" I wondered aloud, glancing again at his black hooded jumper carefully over his face. I hopped into the car, I was getting used to the leather seats and smooth feel of the Volvo. Stupid Volvo, how dare it grow on me?

"It's going to be quite sunny today, I'm told." He tapped his temple simply.

We drove in a comfortable silence to his house and he opened my door.

"You are the most beautiful creature I have ever met." He said, smouldering me with his light ocher eyes. I almost melted into my socks, but settled for blushing profusely.

"Right, here we go." I mumbled to myself as Edward lead me through the doorway. A large white blur sped towards me, I shut my eyes protectively. I opened my eyes to see that Emmett had crashed into Edward, causing with a sound like thunder. The ringing in my eyes was making my eyes water.

"What took you so long?" Emmett boomed as he got Edward in a headlock. I stood shellshocked as Edward expertly flipped Emmett over his back and onto the floor.

"Emmett, get off the floor." Rosalie commanded as she strutted into the living room. Emmett saluted behind her back and jumped up.

"Ahem…" Carlisle brought the rowdy bunch to order easily, "Bella, we want you to live before you choose to, erm… join us." Alice bopped slightly, trying to bounce and Jasper grinned at me, obviously high off Alice's happiness. Rosalie and Edward were both slightly scowling.

"Yes," I confirmed tenatively, "I want to be a Cullen." Edward squeezed my hand but didn't smile.

"Well, we each had something planned for you to do." Carlisle spoke slowly so I would fully understand.

"Theme park." Emmett cried excitedly, claiming his present to me.

"Beach." Rosalie purred seductively and Emmett turned so fast his head was a blur of movement. If he was human he would have given himself whiplash, I thought to myself.

"I loved the bowling." Esme said encouragingly and beamed at me maternally.

"And today we thought it would be nice for you to spend some time with your father," Carlisle spoke quietly, trying not to upset me. "I know that my relationship with my father was never fully developed and if I could go back and do it all again I would try to get to know him better. I think it's really important to have a good relationship with your father and… for him to get to know you too, Bella."

My eyes were brimming with tears; threatening to make their presence known. But I kept it under control and squeezed Edward's hand.

"Thankyou, Carlisle." I whispered.

"So do I get a hug or what?" Carlisle quipped in a lighter tone. I strode up to him and hugged him tightly.

"Thanks for everything, Carlisle." I whispered again, wanting to convey how appreciative I was for everything Carlisle had done for me.

"One more thing, Bella." Carlisle said, releasing me from the tight hug. He spun me around slowly and Alice was standing in front of me holding out a small rectangle wrapped in hot pink sparkly paper. I took the rectangle but quickly gave it back. Alice and the rest of the Cullens looked at me in utter surprise.

"Alice, would you mind opening it for me?" I mumbled in chagrin. The Cullens all burst out laughing, even Jasper as Alice tore the paper open lightning-fast. She handed me a small journal with all different blue stripes on the cover.

"I want you to remember everything." She said quietly and hugged me.

"Thank you, Alice, everybody, thank you so much. You are the best family anybody could ever ask for." I almost died of asphyxiation in the vampire family group hug, but they finally let me go when I started to turn blue. Emmett was booming with laughter of course. I stood by Edward's side faithfully and thanked them all one last time before heading off to see Charlie.