A/N: Hope you guys liked the last chapter. I really wanted to have a chapter in from Emmett's POV, and I thought it worked well. Anyway, you might remember bits of this chapter from the last. Enjoy!

BELLAPOV

Chapter 8

Hiding In Plain Sight

"Why?" somebody shouted from the woods. I knew that voice, but I hadn't heard it in eighty years and it was unlikely to be who I thought it was.

"Emmett?" I called, "Emmett Cullen?"

"Bellsie!" The voice boomed in high voice. It sounded like Emmett when he was excited- Really excited.

Suddenly Emmett bounded out the trees and scooped me up in a bone-crushing hug.

They'd been hiding in plain sight. Plain sight of a vampire, that is.

"Emmett, can't breathe" I managed to say

"Sorry," he put me back down, "What happened to you?"

"I got old" I stated

"How old?" He asked, grinning. Same old Emmett. But I needed to get to the point.

I smiled weakly back. "Are the others with you?" I asked

As if to answer my question, Esme rushed out the trees and hugged me tightly- well, at least she didn't suffocate me like Emmett nearly had.

"Esme" I breathed

"Oh, Bella. Look at you" Esme whispered

"Why don't you come in?" I suggested, "All of you" I called more loudly, knowing there was really no need.

Rosalie, Carlisle, Alice and Jazz emerged from the trees.

I hugged Alice like there was no tomorrow, for I knew there wouldn't be with them. I went shake Jasper's hand, but he hugged me too. My surprise must have been more evident to Jasper's talent. He laughed, and the sound was carefree, rare for the old Jasper I knew. Well, things can certainly change. Jasper let me go, and Carlisle claimed me.

"I've missed you Bella" he said, letting me go.

I just smiled at Rosalie and it took me off guard when she smiled back.

We made our way inside, Alice, Rosalie, Esme, Carlisle and I. Jasper suddenly called, "Emmett, you coming?"

"Yep" Emmett replied, and came skipping inside. I shook my head; Emmett was truly a lost cause.

We settled on the sofas in the living room. I didn't know what to say now.

"So, how are you?" I asked. That was a good conversation starter, right?

"We've been better" Rosalie murmured

"Rosalie" Carlisle scolded

"I didn't mean it like that! I just meant we've been better as in we were better when she was part of the family" she defended herself. My eyes nearly popped out of my head.

Rosalie thought they were better with me? Well she had said she was worried about me the day of the accident. Maybe she didn't resent me as much as I'd thought she did.

"So, Jasper, you seem to be getting better"

He beamed. "Not on slip-up in eighty years, the last time was..."

"He trailed off, leaving his sentence unfinished. I guess that I knew the last time he'd slipped up- my disastrous eighteenth birthday party.

"Anyway, where's Edward?"

"He ran off somewhere" Emmett mentioned

"Oh"

"He's just deciding whether to visit you or not, Bella. He really wants to, but he doesn't think it would be the right thing"

"Typical"

"He's coming now, Bella. We'll go. Let him talk to you in private" Alice said. I nodded, and tears threatened in my eyes.

"You'll come back though, right?"

"Of course, Bella dear," Esme said, "We don't want to lose you again"

"Are you in the same house as before?"

"Yes, but we've changed around rooms"

"Kay"

"Goodbye, Bella" Carlisle said

"See you later, Guys"

"Bye!" Emmett shouted

They left the house, and a minute later, I knew they would be home.

A second later, Edward knocked on my door.