Hey guys, I know it's been too long. So, here it comes:
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I have a beta, but since it took some time before this chapter could be corrected, I updated it now. The corrected chapter will be up later. The reasons why it took so long to update are at the bottom. For now: Read!
Recap:
Not saying anything, she gets a paper out of the pocket of her jeans and hands it to me. I quickly read it. And stare at it. And keep staring at it.
"Alice?" Bella says softly. "Is this true?"
I finally look up at her. I don't know if it is. Well, actually, I do. "Yes." I whisper.
BPOV
So.. I guess it's true then. You'd maybe expect that now I knew that Edward really wanted to marry me, I'd feel some happier, lighter maybe. But he showed up on the wrong time. He came here just when I decided I was over him. And that fact made me angry. And he left when he was actually planned on asking me to marry him. If he could leave then, how much could he really love me? Alice says he does, but how can it be true if he could leave me so easily? If he could say he didn't love me, with such a cold-hearted face?
"By the way, I had to say 'hi' from Jasper." I smile at Alice.
"Say 'hi' back. Not only to Jasper. I really miss Esmé and Carlisle. And my life was a whole lot less funny without Emmet. I even miss Rose."
"Uhm.. Mom? So you mean our grandparents, uncles and aunts?" Edward didn't ask anything, but he seems to share Nessie's thoughts.
"Yes, honey. They are."
"Can we meet them?" Edwards hopeful eyes start to sparkle. It reminds me of his father, who sparkles so beautiful in the sun, his gorgeous eyes, his-NO! You're not in love with him anymore, understand?
Who said something about being in love?
"Well," I say happily. "I can't say no to that, can I?"
Actually, I don't know why I didn't say no. Don't get me wrong, I really look forward to seeing Carlisle, Esmé, Emmet, Jasper and even Rosalie again. I'm just not ready to face Edward again. Because if I will, he'll probably go after me again, trying to explain. And I don't want to hear his reasons for leaving me. I've already read them, and that seems like enough to me. But I'm not sure if I want to tell that to him already. I want to be sure everything he wrote is true before I confront him about it.
"Don't worry Bella, Edward won't be there. I promise." Of course. You can always trust Alice and her visions.
Alice is driving, so were much faster than I normally go with a car. But since I'm a vampire, it doesn't scare me as much anymore. Why can't she go slower? I don't want to see the Cullen's again. But if I could decide myself when I would see them, I would never see them again for the next thousand years. So it's now or never. I'm ready to do this. I really am.
Uhm, no, you're not. This is the CULLENS we are talking about.
Exactly. They love me.
How do you know?
They told me.
So did Edward.
Exactly.
"Calm down, Bella. You'll be fine." Thanks Alice.
The rest of the car drive is silent. We make it to the Cullens in less than five more minutes. Edward and Renesmee get out of the car quickly, exited to meet their family. Alice stays in the car next to me.
"Are you coming? They're all so excited to meet you."
I nod. "Okay. Let's do this."
"Yes! That's what I like to hear!" She squeals.
As soon as I get out of the car, my attention is focused on one thing; A huge, bear-alike person storming towards me.
"Bella! Little sis! Can't believe it's you!" The next moment I get scooped up in the air while Emmet turns me around like a maniac.
"Emmet! Put me down! I can't breathe!"
He doesn't listen. "You don't need to!" Is his excuse. Luckily, Esmé comes to rescue me.
"Emmet, put the poor girl down. I want to greet my daughter too. I haven't seen her for way too long." She says as she walks to me. Right as Emmet puts me back on the ground, Esmé hugs me. "I have missed you." She whispers.
"I missed you too. All of you." I respond. Carlisle is the next, he hugs me without saying anything. He just smiles comfortingly. Even Rosalie gives me a short hug. Luckily, it's not as bone breaking as her husbands hug. Then Jasper walks up to me, insecure. Years ago I would have been just as careful around him, because I knew it was hard for him to restrain my blood. Now that that wasn't the case anymore, I quickly walk up to him and hug him shortly.
"Hey Jasper, good to see you again." He smiles softly.
"You too, Bella." As I turn around I see Renesmee and Edward standing next to the car insecure. Wait, what? Renesmee and Edward, my children, don't know what to do? That's new. I believe this is the second time in their lives that that happens. Funny.
EPOV
As Nessie and I step out of the car, a huge man walks to mom. He scoops her up in the air. Mom calls him Emmet. Wow. This guy is really big.
Then a motherly figure rescues mom. She must be Esmé. The next one to greet my mother is someone who must be Carlisle. Then a beautiful girl steps forward. Not just beautiful like every vampire, but really angel-alike beautiful. She looks like a goddess. She is hot. But mom said she can be a bitch sometimes. Not really my type. And she already has a husband, and I don't think it would be such a good idea to pick a fight with Emmet.
Lastly, the blonde guy I saw in maths steps forward. Mom hugs him too.
Wow, I thought it wouldn't be so much to meet a coven of vampires, but apparently it is. And I didn't even meet all of them. I can't see the boy who probably is my father over here. I look at Nessie and she smiles. But it's not her usual smile. She is a little overwhelmed, too. Mom smiles at us.
"Well, this are my children, Edward and Renesmee. Ness, Edward, these are the Cullens. This is Carlisle, Esmé, Jasper, Emmet and Rosalie." She says while pointing at someone by each name.
"Your children?" Jasper asks. To say he looks confused is a underestimate. "But.. Who is the father?"
"Geez, Jasper," Alice says while slapping the back of his head, "Can't you see? And Bella says the boy's name is Edward. Well, I have no idea who their father is!" Wow, talk about sarcasm.
Although I don't like the way she calls me 'the boy'. But, I guess I can live with it. In the meantime Emmet and Rosalie are in a heated discussion. Not that I really care, but they seem angry. I doubt they have heard anything of the previous conversation. "Alright. Why don't we go inside to discuss thing some more? Their leader, Carlisle asks. Good idea.
Hey, as I already said, I have a beta with the username Edsatist. Another thanks for wanting to help me with my story!
The reason it took so long to update was mostly because I was on holiday in Spain. It was really nice and I got tons of inspiration. I couldn't type in Spain, cause I couln't bring my laptop, but I did write a lot, chapter eleven is already finished! I only need to type them.
Speaking about chapters, there will be around 28 chapters in this story. You may have noticed that every chapter has a name now! What do you think? Are they fitting?
Byt the way, I meant to ask you something. Two things, actually. First: After re-reading my story again, I noticed that there are a lot of switches of POV's between the chapters. Do you like that, or find it annoying? Please tell me, then I can try to change that in the future.
Secondly, what do you think of the length of the chapters? Do you want them longer, or is this lenght fine? Do know that if I will write longer chapters, it will take longer to update. And it also doesn't mean things will happen faster, each chapter will be more detailed. Please let me know what you prefer.
And, I'm busy making a trailer of this story! I will post it on YouTube, but it will be a while before that happens. If I post it now, there will be some spoilers.
Thanks for reading and not giving up on me!
