Hey readers of this Fanfic, I didn't get as many reviews as I hoped for in the last chapter, but thanks to Carlisle'sPetiteDefenseur and -Azn-Grl-Twilight-Fan- for reviewing. I'm writing this at the 8 in the morning because school is canceled in my area, for snow purposes, but it hasn't snowed yet. Bummer. Anyway if anyone reviews chapter 8, or any of the chapters, for that matter, thank-you!!! I'm planning only on making this a juicy chapter, it might be long, but I'm not sure, depends on how I feel. But this will be a good chapter.

Chapter 8 Recap:

"Hey, wake up! Get ready! We need to be at the lawyers office by 10:00 a.m.!" Was that Emmett? Why is he up so early? And a Lawyers office? For what?

I rubbed my eyes and stretched my limbs, I carefully got off the bed, so I wouldn't harm Jake or my leg.

I took hold of my crutches and went to the door, but there was nobody there.

I turned and saw Alice was getting up as well.

"Lawyers office?" I asked confused by that.

Alice just smiled her little, wicked, pixie smile.


"Bella Cullen"

Chapter 9

Bella POV

"Come on, tell me why we're going to a lawyer's office!" I whined when Alice didn't tell me anything.

"It's a surprise. I'm not telling you squat," Alice lifted her chin high in the air and walked toward her closet.

Jake was awake and bouncy, he's never been this energetic, what have they been feeding him? Jake hasn't left my side since yesterday, when I came out of the hospital. He's more protective, too. Yesterday someone was walking on the other side of the walk way, and Jake took his little protective stance and barked a little.

"Bella? Come over here and pick out something to wear, I got some things from your house and your whole wardrobe is basically here," she yelled from her closet.

"Ugh," I picked up the crutches and slowly made my way to the closet. As soon as I walked in I saw all my shoes on the floor and my cloths neatly hung on the rail in the closet, "How did you get everything in here?"

"I'm Alice, I have my ways," she smiled.

I walked over to my cloths and picked out something simple to wear, and since it was raining I decided to put on the baggiest jeans that I had. I pulled them over my brace carefully, and picked out one of my Mickey Mouse shirts, and some matching shoes. Alice insisted on doing my hair, and honestly, I didn't feel like doing it myself.

Alice dried my hair, straightened all of my hair then, made curls on the surface. I had to admit, Alice was talented with hair utensils. She said she wanted to put make-up on me, but that was off the line, I don't wear lipstick or eye shadow. Maybe the occasional lip gloss, but, that's it.

Alice was wearing a dress, like any other day. It was blue, with a hint of purple in it, had lacy sleeves that went down to her elbow, there was a ribbon at the end of the sleeves that kept it from blowing every where.

When Alice was finish doing her hair, which was like an hour, and putting on some lotion, she opened her bedroom door and helped me to the living room. Emmett was already there, wearing a t-shirt and some faded jeans, sitting on the couch, watching a football game.

"Yo," he said smiling, turning his attention to me and Alice.

"Sup?" I asked taking a seat in the empty love seat. Jake jumped on with me and laid his head on my lap.

"Nothin' much. How are you feeling?" Now he was surfing the TV channels for something else to watch.

"Ehh, normal I guess. Why?" I questioned, rubbing Jake's temples.

"Oh, no reason in particular," What's up with him and Alice?

He turned back to the TV. He had stopped on channel 11, Jerry Springer was on. I don't know why, but I've always enjoyed watching this show. Even though the people in it were egotistical maniacs, who cheat on there spouses for there siblings in law, this show was pretty funny.

Alice had left the room in search of her mother, and left me to watch Jerry Springer, it was the episode when this man went off to fight in the war only leaving his wife behind, and when he came back five years later his wife had four kids, that weren't his. She told him they were all his, and the youngest was a couple months old.

"Ha! He believes her!" Emmett was laughing at the mans stupidity.

"He's so stupid!" I shook my head left and right, feeling pity for this stupid man. When Jerry was making some jokes about the couple, Alice came into the room and clapped her tiny hands together.

"Lets go!"

"But I want to find out what the guy does!" Emmett whined, jumping up and down on the couch.

Alice started to tap her foot.

"Ugh! You don't know what happens? The guy stays with his wife, blah, blah, blah. He asks for her not to do it any more and she says yes, blah, blah, blah. And they leave happily, then, they come back on the show in some other episode, but this time he has seven kids, blah, blah, blah, BLAH!" Alice spoiled the show, folding her hands over her little chest. Emmett throw himself into the couch and started to whine.

"Aliccccceeeee! I wanted to find out! Now the show is ruined!" He huffed, throwing his arms and legs in the air, waving them as if he were a baby. Right now, he's acting like the stupidest baby in the world.

"Get the fudge up." Alice went over to Emmett and pulled on his arm, yanking him up and to his feet.

" Come on, Bella. Lets get you settled in the car," she sweetly skipped over to me and handed me my crutches. I looked at her goofy smile and got up, by this time Emmett had forgetting about the show and he had a smile that went from ear to ear. They're finally going mad. Yeah, that explains all the creepy smiles.

I told Jake I would be back, but he whined and wouldn't let me out of the house, "If anyone tries to hurt me Emmett will whine their brains out, OK? I'll be fine," Jeez, what a mother. When I finally convinced Jake I was going to be safe I went out to their yellow Porshe and sat in between Alice and Emmett. Esme sat in the passengers seat, while Carlisle took his seat in the drivers side.

"Where are we going?" I whispered to Alice when Carlisle backed away from the drive way.

"You'll see when we get there," she whispered back, "It's a surprise," She gave me the I'm-not-going-to-tell-you-nothing look so I dropped it.

This has to be really big, Carlisle and Esme are smiling, but then again, they're always are smiling. What can the surprise be? A lawyers office? Did something happen to one of their relatives. Naw, they couldn't be cheery, unless... I made up ideas in my head, then I tried to support them with the weird behavior Alice and Emmett had since like... well the past week actually.

After about an hour of looking out the window, Carlisle turned a corner and parked in a parking spot. We arrived at a huge building with a sign that read "The Law Office of Laurent H. Kern's" right below it, another name said, "James R. Walters" under the two names there was a phone number and the times they were open. The biulding itself was plain, only having brown bricks, nothing that would catch your eyes.

Alice helped me get out of the car and Emmett handed me my crutches, we walked up to the metallic front door. It make a Ding sound when Carlisle opened the door for us.

I looked around, curious about my surroundings. There was a row of seats set around the pale baige walls, there was art work hanging on three of the walls and a fairly large desk at the wall farthest from me. Behind the cheery wooden desk, there was a woman with strawberry blond hair typing on a computer. She looked up at us, but returned her attention back to the computer screen in front of her. As if we didn't enter at all.

Carlisle walked up to the woman and greeted her. She looked up at him and smiled, shaking his hand. I strained to hear what they were talking about, but they whispered so low, I couldn't hear their conversation. I was so engrossed in trying to listen to the adults speak, that I didn't realize I was at the edge of my seat. Just as I was beginning to hear the conversation I was falling, preparing myself for the fall that would probably injure my bottom, but instead, I felt these warm, strong arms wind around my waist.

Surprised by the sudden rescue, I looked up and saw his face again, his bronze hair, caressing his face, flowing a little with the wind that blew as he caught me. His scent was over whelming, I took in a big breath to take in the deliciousness. His green eyes, looking deep into mine, catching all of my attention. His smooth skin, white as winter snow, had a flush of pink. Kissable lips. Moist with a little screen of saliva.

"Are you OK?" He asked, looking away from my eyes and towards my brace.

His beath splashed into my face as he spoke, I was stunned, "I... um... yeah," Stupid Bella, how are you going to studder like that?! You're making a fool out of yourself and in front of him!As I mentally fought with myself inside he helped me up and to my feet, he bent to retrieve the crutches that now laid on the floor, Ahh! He has a nice ass!

I looked away, blushing when he stood up.

"Here," He took my hands and placed them on the support sticks. This made me flush furiously, to have his hands on mine, he noticed my pink cheeks and smiled. Jeez, he smiles like an angel. I grabbed my crutches, when I notice Alice and Emmett form the corner of my eye, they had the most widest, most over sized, goofy smiles, I've ever seen them wear, since I met them. Oh, no.

"Hello, I'm Edward Mason," the boy held his left hand, probably since he didn't me to lift the arm I had the a brace on.

"Hey, I'm Bella Swan," I smiled at him.

Wen I was about to shake his hand, Emmett 'strolled' by and said, "Not for long," I turned to face him, confused by his little sentence, "Hey, Bella. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" Alice came skipping by and stopped on my other side.

"Yeah, Bella. Don't be mean," she fluttered her eye lashes at me, causing me to roll mine.

"Oh...him...?"

"Yes,"

"Oh. This is Edward Mason," I smiled at him, "Uh, Edward, this is Alice," I pointed a finger to Alice, and she hugged him. Why does she always do that with strangers? "This is Emmett," I waved my hand in his direction. Emmett have Edward a, "Hey," and gave him the same hand shake he have me when he thought I was a boy.

"Hello," Esme said when she too, walked over to my direction, "I'm Esme," She shook his hand.

"Hello ma'am," Edward replied.

The only person that hadn't met Edward was Carilsle, but he was busy.

"Hello, Edward," and I was wrong. Carlisle was standing behind Esme.

"Hello, Sir,"

They knew each other?

"I'm sorry to break up your little party, Bella, but we need to talk to the lawyer,"

"Um...OK,"

I put my crutches under my arms and started to walk with the others when I heard Edward say something, "Bye, Bella," he smiled, what a smile!

"Bye!" I gave him a smile in return and restarted to walk towards Alice and Emmett.

Before I went into the room marked "Laurent H. Kerns" I looked back to where Edward was standing, but he wasn't there. I frowned and walked into the lawyers office.

It, like the lobby, was plain and boring, not having any particular thing that drew the attention, for even a fraction of a second. Behind a desk there was an olive skinned man, writing on some paper work.

He looked up from the paper work and smiled, "Well, hello, Dr. Cullen. Nice to see you again," he and Carlisle shook hands, while the rest of us took a seat in a available chair. When Laurent took a seat he greeted everyone else, "Why, Esme you look younger and younger every time I see you,"

"Thank-you, Mr. Kerns," Esme nodded her head.

"Please, call me Laurent," he took his gaze over to Alice, "Wonderful to see a pretty Alice again," Alice giggled, " What's up, Emmett?"

"Not much,"Emmett answered.

The lawyers gaze now fell on me, "Why who is this beautiful girl?" his comment made me blush.

"This is Bella, the young woman I was talking to you about." Carlisle answered his question.

"Oh, yes, I do remember," he smiled at me and turned to Esme and Carlisle.

"She doesn't have any other family? No brothers or sisters?" Laurent asked.

"No, not that her mother has mentioned. She is an only child." Carlisle listed the answers to every question he asked. Occasionally looking at me for the corner of his eye.

It had been about an hour into the conversation when all of a sudden Laurent turned to me, "Do you want the Cullen's to adopt you, sweetie?"

I was taken back by the out-of-the-blue question. What? Did he just ask if I wanted the Cullen's to adopt me? Was that the surprise?

"I...um...Yes," I couldn't come up with an answer, but then I remembered that I didn't have any where else to go to, and what better family would I want to get adopted into?

"I'd love that, a lot," I confessed.

Alice and Emmett had the goofy smiles on again, and Esme stood up to hug me, Carlisle right behind her.

"Well you'll have to sign here, honey," He handed me a sheet of paper. I looked up at Carlisle, who just nodded his head, I signed the paper and handed it back to the lawyers waiting hand.

"Wonderful." He smiled at me.

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When we arrived home Alice told me we were going to have the greatest time together, and Emmett said he finally had a sister that he could compete, and actually try, against video games. Esme was researching houses we could move into, since the one they were living in wasn't big enough for me to have my own room. Carlisle just smiled the rest of the night.

I went to the living room to retrieve my iPod and books, Alice trailed behind me, asking me endless questions, like the first time we met, Emmett handed me a DS Lite and told me I couldn't beat him at Mario Karts DS. Being me, I couldn't let down a bet. Surely, thirty minutes later we had twelve matches, me being the winner of all eighty-five percent of the games. And when Emmett lost and wanted another rematch, like if we just met.

It was as if my life was a already changing, and for the better. I had a new family and it was like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulder, and I could live again.


Ahhh! EDWARD!!! Well you guys wanted more of him, and I gave more!! They will meet again, but when? Read more chapters and find out.
I liked this chapter, and sorry for it being short. But it has details!!

And sorry about Laurents and James last names, I don't remember their last names, if the book even said them, but if you know, please tell me. Thanxz.

PCE!!! ; ]