Trust ~ Chapter 11.

"What time are you going into work Carlisle?"

"I called into work and told them I was taking a family day I wanted to be here at home with you on your first day." He smiled at me.

"Will you not get into trouble for not going in?" I asked concerned at the impact my arrival was having on the family.

"Not when he is the boss Bella no." Esme reassured me.

I could hear the chattering coming from the kitchen.

Rose was asking "What will we make to eat?"

"Everything!" laughed Emmett. His laughter was so loud and full of energy, he didn't hear me come in.

I walked up beside him and touched his arm. "Well I best help you if we are to cook everything."

"Bella bear! Let's get cooking!"

As if nothing had happened, he lifted me up in his arms and twirled me round.

I held onto him and leaned in. "I love you brother bear. I need to tell you that. Thank you for keeping me safe last night." I kissed his cheek.

As he looked at me, I saw pain in his eyes. "Love you too Bella bear. I am sorry for upsetting you this morning baby bear. Forgive me?"

"There is nothing to forgive, I just, I don't know how to explain what happened. I was scared but I know you won't hurt me. I trust you."

"I will keep you safe."

"I know you will."

Emmett would be the first man who I was able to touch and talk to with no worries about him hurting me.

He was my big brother.

He held me in his arms. Then he started laughing loudly.

I could feel his laughter shake through me.

"What? Why are you laughing?" I whispered into his ear. "Look at Edward…"

He spun me round and to face Edward who had been trying to make pancakes. He had batter all over his face. The rest of the mixture was spilt all over the work top.

Emmett put me down and I walked over to Edward.

"Can I help you with that?" I smiled at the mixture on his face. I picked up a damp cloth and started clean his face. He held onto my shoulders. I saw his face light up with a smile.

"May I kiss you? I won't do it without asking you, I won't upset you again. I am sorry for upsetting you."

"You didn't upset me, I was upset at myself."

I carried on wiping his face. I tried not to look in his eyes as I tenderly try to show him how much I cared.

"And in answer to your question, then yes please. Kiss me." I closed my eyes and waited.

It felt like an eternity before his lips met mine.

They were soft and hesitant. I opened my mouth slightly and moved my lips with his. His arms were all around me. Our breathing was becoming shallow. My heart was racing now. Then he stopped. I held my moved into his chest and allowed my breathing to slow.

He started to laugh, I looked at him puzzled.

He took the cloth from me and wiped the batter that was now on my face.

I giggled with him. I turned to see my family watching us.

"Come on lets get cooking I am starving!"

Together we made a feast for breakfast.

We laughed as we cooked and set the table.

There were kisses given and stolen between us. Esme laughed when the boys sneaked up and kissed her cheeks as Carlisle kissed her lips. Rose was then kissed on both sides of her belly from the boys. I had the biggest cheesy grin on my face as they turned at looked at me. They looked at each other then beckoned me to them with their finger. I shook my head at them.

They both continued to call me over. "Don't make us come over there and get you for some breakfast love."

Carlisle warned them to be nice.

The boys looked at me and I saw the pity on their faces. I didn't want their pity.

Not any more. I was going to belong here. They wanted me in their family.

"You both want to give me a kiss?" I asked them.

They smiled and nodded. "Then you come here and give me a kiss." I was smiling now. I looked at the rest of the family and saw the joy on their faces. I winked at Carlisle and he pushed past the two boys grabbed me and kissed my face lightly all over. Laughing he pushed me behind him and shouted "You are too slow, she loves me the best!" I laughed and hung on to Carlisle's back. Rose and Esme were holding onto each other laughing hard now as the boys looked on stunned.

"What? She is a Daddy's girl like Rose!"

"It's true." Rose was nodding now she wandered over to her father and hugged him giving him a kiss on the cheek. Esme then stood at his other side and kissed him too.

"Not you as well mother!" Emmett pretended to be shocked, holding his hand over his heart. Edward just laughed as his father boasted.

"What can I say boys, live and learn from the best."

Just then a small pixie like woman came bounding into the kitchen squealing "What am I missing?"

"Carlisle was just showing the boys how he is the most loved man in the world!" laughed Esme.

"Of course he is, my daddy is the best man in the whole world!" with that she had jumped up and into Carlisle's arms and kissed his forehead. She peered over his head and looked at me still hiding behind him.

"OOOOOH ! You must be Bella! I am Alice!"

She was now draped over Carlisle's shoulder almost hanging upside down.

"Jasper! For heaven's sake come in here and get control of your wife." Esme was calling out into the hall.

"It's ok, I have got her!" Emmett came over and removed Alice from her father grasp. He looked at me and winked while laughing at the wriggling pixie in his arms. "Now Bella I will always try to protect you but this is one is one danger I might struggle against."

Alice was giggling as she snuggled into her brother.

She was like a beautiful little doll.

Just then a gorgeous man came sauntering into the room. He had blond curly hair and blue twinkly eyes.

His was broader than but not as tall as Edward.

Edward hugged him and led him over toward us.

"Jasper this is our Bella." Jasper leaned round and held his hand out to me. I moved towards him and allowed him to take my hand. He took it up to his lips and kissed it gently. "Pleased to meet you Darlin'."

"You too Jasper." I didn't feel myself blush this time. I was slowly getting used to all this affection that my family seemed to be used to showing each other all the time.

"Now I believe I need to go get my wife Bella. I apologise in advance for everything she will do." He laughed as he walked over to Emmett and took the smiling Alice from his arms.

"Hey. You know what? I had a thought…"

"Did you Emmett? That will have to be a first so early in the day for you Brother!" Edward chuckled.

"Well." Emmett just ignored his brother's sarcasm and carried on explaining his idea to us. He pointed at Alice and Jasper." You two have each other. Just like Rose and I do. And you two do as well." He pointed at his parents who were holding onto each while Carlisle's arm was still round me. "But you..." He pointed at me. "You might not know it yet. But you belong somewhere else."

My heart sunk. I didn't belong here.

I felt tears in my eye as I gasped in pain.

"You belong over here." Emmett had lifted me up in his arms again and walked over placing me down to stand beside Edward who had put his arms round me. "You belong right here, with him! Sorry you lucked out Bella bear but someone's got to be with him!" I relaxed in Edwards hold.

"I am lucky to have you in my arms Bella. I really am!"

I just snuggled into his arms and sighed.

"IT'S FOOD TIME!" Emmett shouted behind me, causing me to jump. Edward was holding on to me keep me steady. Kissed my cheek then asked if I was ready to go and eat. I nodded at him smiling back, easily becoming lost in his beautiful eyes.

We gathered round the table for Sunday brunch. I was starting to feel like this was a normal part of my life.

Every one else started chatting about their week. Alice was talking so fast I struggled to keep up with her.

Suddenly I realised she was talking to me.

"SO! Bella tomorrow we will do some sister bonding, some girlie time."

"Oh em ok. What dose that involve?"

"Too late you have agreed to it now, I think a bit of shopping, bit of lunch, and bit of spa time…"

Rose was nodding " I am off this week so I am up for that, Mum can you join us , make it a girlie day out?"

"Sounds like a great idea. We can meet up with the boys for dinner somewhere nice, our first family meal all together!" Esme exclaimed.

"What kind of place do you want to go to eat Bella, your choice?" Carlisle asked.

"I don't know. I could cook you all something, a thank you meal?"

Carlisle shook his head gently as he looked at me.

"As much as I would enjoy a home cooked meal, I think tomorrow should be a real celebration where you can relax and enjoy a meal out. Would that be ok Bella?"

"Thank you Carlisle, I don't mind where we go, I haven't eaten out before yesterday when we went to the café in the park so I am happy to go anywhere. I loved their pasta."

"Oh that reminds me." Rose spoke up. "We are seriously not going back there, the staff there were just appalling."

She went on to tell them about Lauren's behaviour.

Emmett and Edward added in bits of the story.

Esme gasped when they explained how she had upset me. Edward shuddered when they recounted how she flirted with him.

"Then she tired to give me her cell number! That reminds me. We need to get Bella a cell phone tomorrow as well. Do you have anything in mind or will I just pick you one Love?"

I shook my head and was starting to tell them I didn't need one when Edward took my hand.

"Please let me get you one, you know you will have more to contend with tomorrow trying to get Alice to behave. The phone will be the least of your concerns!"

I just sighed. "I am not going to win this fight am I?"

"Nope, you would be as well accepting this now so you don't waste time and energy with it all tomorrow as Alice will not take no for an answer…"

I looked at Alice who was laughing as she shook her head. "I see you like pink Bella. It looks good on you."

"Oh I borrowed these from Rose, I am actually usually preferred blues or browns to be honest, not that these are not pretty." I didn't want to offend Rose.

"It's ok Bells, we will get you all sorted with a new wardrobe tomorrow."
I gulped down the juice I had been drinking.

"I wont need many things Alice please don't buy me much."

"Oh silly Bella, there is no such thing as too much clothes!"

Carlisle shook his head. "Bella this is one of the things you will have to accept. Alice shops, we all love you, we will buy you things. In fact we need to get you sorted with a card so you can buy things when you need them and not have to be with one of us to do so."

"No, I don't need that I will be ok once I get a job again. Thank you Carlisle."

"Bella we will discuss all that another day. I take my job as your new father very seriously and we can't keep having this argument. I won't let you win this one either."

Edward started talking again. "Tomorrow, I will go with you girls and get your phone while you start the shopping, then you can text me or call me if you want to while you have fun out doing what ever it is you girls do on your days out."

I didn't argue with Edward, when he looked into my eyes I couldn't think straight. I just nodded.

Emmett noticed the lack of disagreement from me this time so asked his brother. "How did you do that? How did you get Bella to agree with you there?"

"Magic." He whispered to me. I shivered.

"I will phone and book the spa later on, but where are we eating afterwards?" Esme asked looking very happy with the plan.

Carlisle suggested a local Italian place and everyone agreed with his choice.

"Great! We have plenty of time now to go and do some sister type stuff now Bella!"

Alice was bouncing in her seat clapping her hands.

"Nope." said Edward. Bella and I have something to do first.

I didn't know what he had planned. So I looked at him waiting for more information.

"I will show you in a bit, when we are done here." He simply answered me.

I started to clear up the dishes when Esme stopped me. "You go and do whatever it is you are doing and we will get this." I took her hand in mine and said thank you.

Edward popped the last piece of pancake in his mouth and stood up offering his hand to me.

I took his hand and stood up with him.

"Let's go."