I AM SO SORRY, for the long delay, but I'm hoping you'll understand my reason when you read my note at the end. Please enjoy and leave me a review.

Chapter 10

Carlisle CullenAs we ran to our home, I heard cheering and lots of laughs, and smiling, we ran as fast as we could to where the happy noise came from. It was in the forest. The scene that greeted me shocked the hell out of me,

We ran straight to the scene of Edward kissing my daughter. And it was not the kiss a brother would give a sister.

Then there was an unbreakable silence. Everyone seemed hesitant to meet my eyes. Bella was staring at the ground.

Somehow I heard someone, Emmett probably, curse then snickered.

".now" I barely recognized my voice, it was just so cold, I never dreamed I would use it.

I heard Esme gulp.

Isabella Marie Cullen

Edward and Carlisle left the room abruptly, leaving me now?

I wished the floor would open up and eat me alive.

The thing is that, Edward really has the worst sense of timing and prudence.

First Emmett was telling us all the wisdom of me and Edward hooking up together, while the rest of my siblings smiled evilly and made appropriate nods and murmurs of approval.

And then I made the mistake of meeting Edward's eyes.

I just knew he was going to kiss me. It was there, in his eyes, the warmth and I dare say, the love.

And then he leaned in. I could have cared less with the applause and the hoots. I could have cared less with what the hell was happening.

All I cared was that, after a lifetime and more, I've found my family and my love.

I've found someone who'll always be there for me.

I knew I knew him for only a short time, but I knew what we felt is real.

It was love.

And then he broke away.

I stared with horrified eyes at the sight of my father and mother staring at us.

Hearing Alice laugh brought me back to the present. But even her amusement didn't reassure me.

Rosalie climbed up to her room with an amused look upon her lovely face. Emmett followed suit with one last wiggle of his brows at me. Jasper had that look of someone trying very, very hard not to laugh but not quite succeeding. Jasper is looking at Alice, who is smiling at me, teeth tells me she is up to absolutely no by the annoying fact that she is eyeing my simple clothes… She is up to something bad. I mean real so I averted my gaze to my mother's figure again, and somehow she's in the couch looking troubled.

The silence was quietly killing me.

"C'mon Bella, did you have the worst, timing ever or what?" Mom asked with pursed lips., which made me think the silence wasn't so bad after all.

"It wasn't me Mom, it was Edward." I insisted, feeling chagrined.

The pursed lips turned to a dimpled- smile.

"Well dearie, Edward pulled away 3 seconds faster but you kept on kissing him." I heard Emmett's laugh on the background. This is one of the times I really, really, need a pillow to throw.

I sat down on the couch, feeling defeated.

"Don't worry Bella, you remind me of me and your father anyway. I suspect he shared the feeling with me though…but you are, after all his only daughter." She said, then laughed.

"Oh well, we'll see." she finished.

"So what happened when you talked?" I asked, thinking of a way to change the topic.

I knew I was correct in emphasizing on the "talk" when she looked away. I'm quite sure they didn't just talk with the way Esme was fidgeting and Alice pursed her lips in mimic of Jasper's earlier face of trying very hard not to laugh.

"We made up."

"What you made out?" Emmett's teasing remark caused Esme to run to his room. Seconds later we heard something break.

"My PSP!" Emmett exploded.

Esme ran back to her earlier place and returned like nothing happened.

"Oh..so you made up. Care to explain, mom?" I asked, one of my brows raised.

" when you reach your 50th wedding anniversary with ed-" She cut off. I rolled my eyes, knowing full well who she's talking about.

But as I thought about it, I knew my eyes were at once dreamy.

A wedding..with him. Me walking down the aisle with my arm tucked around Carlisle tightly, Alice walking just seconds ahead, Rosalie playing the piano with sweet music. Vows that will be said and never forgotten… A round golden ring that symbolizes our eternal love… A kiss that will be sealed with passion… And then a honey-moon…

Oh shoot. I snapped out of it. Esme's eyes told me she knew what it was that caught my attention.

She sighed and smiled. "Soon" she whispered.

"Soon" I whispered too.

"So what do you think are they talking about?""Well, the basic thing a father asks a man, his intentions, his honor… you know, that sort of thing."Alice answered for me.

"Well that's probably right." Esme approved.

I sighed.. That was what I was hoping was not happening. But really, what can you expect from a father who lived 300 years ago?"So can we go shopping?" Alice asked me. I groaned. I was avoiding that.

Three words. Not. gonna. happen.I smiled mockingly in a way that said "you wish, pixie." and she raised her little brows at me in a way that replied "watch me"

but Esme replied for me verbally.

"Sure Alice, I'm sure bella's dying to spend some time with you and Rose."

Actually,mom,it's the opposite….I wanted to scream but since I'm the new member, I had to go with the flow and display the fake smile I know all of them can see through. Besides.. It was near sundown. Night will come soon… 2 hours at most. Jasper snorted and Alice's pixie face is Rosalie came running down the stairs yelling the words "did I hear shopping?"

"Oh Bella, we own the mall." Alice said, just as I was standing up.

"what-how.-"

"One of our companies own it so if we shop until 11 am tomorrow, nobody can complain and everyone goes home at 11 am tomorrow." The way she smiled evilly told me she was serious.

I can tell this is a very unlucky day. Just my luck.* *So we arrived at the mall and the freaking shops with pink walls and fluffy feathers decorating the walls.I would like to know… do they know I am (practically speaking), a 300+ lady? From the 17th century? I'm not accustomed with feathers specially pink! For pete's sake! I'm a lady!But since I was entitled to eternal damnation…. Or just eternal damnation for today while shopping with my two new sisters (God, that will take a lot of getting used to!) I guess I'll have to thing is, I don't even get it why Alice has to make me buy strapless tops or what does young people call them? Spaghetti-straps? Seriously! Naming a piece of fabric as something that sounds like pasta. When I asked Alice about this she just rolled her eyes and screamingly answered "It's fashion!". Well.. that's what I get for trying to ruin our "sisterhood time"After forever, with a lot of shopping bags labeled with top designer names, we arrived at the "shoe shops"Believe me, I tried arguing with Alice when she insisted on buying me 5 pairs of heels. Yes. 5. It's bad enough that she buys me a low heeled brown one, but then she added pink, yellow, lavender, green and black at the hell, I mean heel section.. So.. overall, I was carrying 3 boxes of shoeboxes, well, two times because I insisted on buying a volet-colored Converse shoes. This one she passed, simply because she said she can make me look like a "tomboy cutie" wearing that. 's shopping bags are mostly dresses and shoes, while Alice were scarves, tops and other accessories I'm sure I don't know the names of. Well, mine consisted of heels (scowl), mini skirts (even though I said dad will not approve, she said she approves, so why not dad.) "cute" tank tops (no complain, I buy these when I shopped alone during my "alone" years, but this time around, it got what Alice said is "style") So, mine is not actually my shopping list, but an extension of Alice's'.I look at Rose every time she fits an outfit(which is rare, because Alice just whispers hot and not once Rose picks up some kind of dress.) well, anyway, when I look at her, I can't help getting a little bit jealous… She's like a goddess with that golden hair and perfect figure. I'm sure I'm beautiful too, but that is just because of my vampire privileges. But if we were both human… I'm sure I would have had no suitors once they see Rosie and know she is my sister, half, . That's , why am I thinking about this? Somehow "Edward" just keeps popping in my head once I hit this . And Alice just announced we are off to the jewelry shop once Rose gets didn't buy the dress she fitted on, she said it didn't show her curves although it was perfect for her in my opinion, but that's just the lady inside me….We were in the entrance of the jewelry shop when I happened. Alice grabbed my arm and yanked me out towards the car in the speed of light. But not long enough because I managed to see the heads of two men, one blonde and one bronze-colored.

I was so late in updating because my grandmother just passed away last May 19, 2011. I am not kidding when I say she joined my late grandfather. His death day is also the same date, nine years before. She was 65 years old. She bought me my twilight books even though she said she "hates gore" but for me, she'll buy it. I'm her first grandchild and her only female one. We watch romantic films in the cinema, not caring that we bring food enough to feed the whole cinema. We don't gie a damn that we're the only duo of grandma and teenager against couples. LOL. So you can believe me when I say I was so close to her.

And so… It was hard to write because her name is Alice.

And there was a lot of Alice in this chapter. I know I'm probably crazy but it hurts, okay?

So I guess what I'm trying to tell you is… please, please pray for the repose of her soul.

Thanks. I don't care if you leave a review as long as you pray for her. God Bless (or whatever you're religion is, bless you.)