A/N: Hey-lo guys! Ok, so this chapter is out a lot faster than I thought it would be. I just wrote it on my lunch break at work. Lol. So, I hope you like it! Again, not much to it, but some more group dynamics. Good times had by the awesome 6.

Also this chapter just had some background info on them. I hope you all like it!!

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JPOV

I still cannot believe Bella beat me at the grocery store. I mean, really? Sigh.

We are back at the apartment now, we decided that we would have dinner in Pennsylvania tonight. Bella had to stop off at the girl's place to grab some cooking things. You know, a pan, a pot, utensils… that kind of stuff.

We are men, men do not make elaborate meals for each other, so of course we do not have what she needs. We do, however, have a very nice grill on the deck.

I am currently watching Bella cook, it is quite a learning experience. Edward would be the one with her, but he is currently keeping Emmett from the kitchen. Bella is quite skilled at cooking. She not only has the chicken in a pan frying, but she also has broccoli in a pot and potatoes and a cake in the oven.

She will get along great with us Cullen men. Emmett is not the only one who can eat.

"So, Jasper, how's work?" Bella asked as she flipped over a piece of chicken.

"It's work." I shrug. "I work in the mailroom, not much happens."

She methodically pulled one piece of chicken out of the oil and onto paper towels, then pulled open the oven to glance at her cake. Her cell phone buzzed on the counter nearby and she just ignored it.

"Are you O.K.?" I asked her after a silent moment.

"Yes." She turned to look at me and the mask she had put up softened a little. "No. I will be though. I just need time. A lot has happened, really fast. It is hard to keep up." She sighed then flipped another piece of chicken.

"If you ever need to talk, you know I am here." I smiled at her and she smiled back

"Thanks."

"Is the food ready?!" Emmett bellowed from the living room.

Bella rolled her eyes before responding. "Just give me five more minutes!" I could hear Emmett grumbling and laughed.

Five minutes later, we could hear Emmett and Edward fighting. Emmett fighting to make it to the kitchen, Edward fighting to hold him back. I poked my head out into the hall to see what was happening. Just as I looked, I saw two bodies flying towards me and I ducked back into the kitchen in time. The bodies of my brothers hurled into the door Edward was against it and Emmett took the opportunity to jump away from him and into the kitchen.

"Can I eat yet?" He anxiously watched Bella put the broccoli in a bowl and pulled the potatoes out of the oven.

"About that Em, you used violence to get to my food, so chef's rule that that means you have to get your food last." She smiled at him as his face fell.

"Dude, that is so not cool." He pouted as the rest of us passed him to get food. Luckily, there are two entrances to our kitchen, so as we each grabbed food we were able to walk straight through without having to cross Emmett with full plates.

I took my plate out to the living room and sat on the floor by the coffee table. Alice quickly followed suit and sat next to me. Rose took her other side followed by Edward and Bella. By the time Emmett made it out, there was no more room at our make-shift dinner table. He just flopped onto the sofa and spread himself out while he ate.

"So, where did you guys – holy crap Bella, this is really good." Edward started asking the girls a question but stopped in the middle as he took his first bite.

"Thanks, it is a recipe my mother's husband gave me." She smiled.

We all took our turns praising her food before Edward started his question again.

"So, as I was saying, where did you guys all live before moving to The Big Apple?"

I scooped some potatoes up and chewed on them as I awaited their answers. My brothers and I had realized that even though we had spent a good amount of time with the girls since we moved here, we never got some of the basics about them.

"Rose and I moved here from Los Angeles. We grew up there together, and our parents got tired of us partying all the time and decided to get us away from the 'bad influences' we had back home." Alice shrugged as she spoke. Rose nodded in agreement.

Bella stood up to go check on her cake as she spoke.

"I was living with my mother in Phoenix and wanted a change. Dad lives in a small town up north and I did not want that big of a change, so I decided the east coast was where to go. I put an ad in the newspaper when I met Jess and Lauren and we wanted to start a band. These two saw it, and the rest is history." She smiled at us as she walked back into the living room during the end of her little story.

"Where did you boys move from?" Rose asked us.

"A very little town called Forks, Washington." Edward said, I noticed Bella tense a little at the mention of it. Interesting.

BPOV

"A very little town called Forks, Washington." I heard Edward say the name and inhaled sharply. How could these guys be from Forks? That's where my dad lives. This is just weird.

"Our dad is the local doctor." Edward continued. Things just snapped into place in my mind. The incredibly attractive doctor at Forks Hospital is their father. The man has stitched me up so many times it is not even funny.

"That place sounds familiar… Bella, where does you dad live, again?" Alice asked, deep in thought.

"Yea, uhm, he lives near Forks, actually." I lied. Why am I lying about this? "I need to go ice the cake." I jumped up and ran to the kitchen. The cake was still way too warm to ice, but I flipped it over and out of the pan. It was something.

"Is everything O.K.?" It was Edward, of course. I kept my back to him.

"Yea." Even I could tell that was a lie. I turned around and smiled at him.

We walked back out to the living room and took our seats again.

"Hey Bella…" Emmett trailed off, staring a nothing as he thought. "What is your last name, again?"

"Swan." I have a feeling the cat is about to climb right out of the bag.

"No way." He looked at me with wide, round eyes. Yup, the cat just tore the hell out of the bag.

"Yup." I nodded.

"What are we all missing?" Jasper was looking between Emmett and I confused.

"Bella Swan, Chief Swan. Bella's dad is the police chief in Forks." Emmett pointed out for everyone.

I said a little 'Tada' and waved my hands at my side.

"Emmett, why were you so easily able to piece together the chief of police and Bella?" Rose asked.

"I may or may not have met him a few times." Emmett tried to play it off.

"Emmett, why have you met him a few times?" She is not stupid.

"I, uh, needed a ride home." He smiled innocently at her.

"Anyways, Bella, don't you spend time with your dad every year? How have you not met the Cullen's yet?" Alice asked. I had not thought of that.

"Well, I have met one of the Cullen's before-" I got cut off.

"Wait! You are the chiefs daughter?" Edward asked.

"Keep up buddy, I thought that had already been established." I laughed.

"Dad has told me some stories about the chiefs daughter visiting the E.R. every summer." I groaned as he said that. What ever happened to doctor-patient-confidentiality?

"You have met me. I fall down a lot."

All three boys laughed now. Obviously, my trips to the doctor had been topics of conversation around the Cullen household.

"Anyways, so I used to spend every summer with my dad, but the last couple, I only spent a couple of weeks with him."

"Ah, and mom always loved to send us off to summer camps. That explains never running into you." Jasper nodded in understanding.

"Hey, Emmett? If I called my dad right now, what would he tell me about you?" I laughed as Emmett's face paled. "You know, now that I think about it, I remember my dad always saying that summer was his favorite time of year. He got to spend time with me, and that Cullen kid was gone."

Emmett scoffed now, and I laughed harder. My dad had mentioned that before, but I had never paid him any mind. It is kind of odd that now I am friends with the trouble maker my dad loved not seeing. Things might just get complicated if this friendship lasts.

Something suddenly accured to me and my laughter died quickly. I glanced up at Rose and Alice who were watching me now.

"Bella? Are you O.K.?" Alice asked, obviously concerned. I looked around at the group. Everyone was watching me.

"I just remembered something else." My voice shook a little.

No one said anything as they waited for me to continue.

"That's where Jake and I met. Forks. Our fathers are best friends." I studied my fingers.

"What is his last name?" Emmett asked without thinking.

"Black. You probably do not know him though. He grew up in La Push."

I didn't look up at my friends yet, I knew they would not be happy that the conversation had turned to him. We had all been avoiding it tonight.

Oh well, maybe now I can move on?