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(Edward's POV)

I felt a small tug on the sleeve of my sweatshirt and looked down at Payton. She lifted the dry marker erase board that she had been given earlier in the week so that she could tell us if she needed anything or had any questions, or to tell us how she was feeling. I squated down next to her and read the messege, 'I get out 2 day right?' it said. I chuckled and looked up at her hopeful face, nodding, "Yeah, today you get to come home." I grinned, kissing her head. Payton broke out into an all out smile and erased her recent messege, scribbling a new one on it. She had drawn a big goofy smiley face with its tongue sticking out and the word 'Yay' written under it in big capital letters. I laughed and shook my head. It had been almost a week and a half since I brought Payton to the hospital and she had been getting more and more anxious to get out with every passing day. The mutt would always come by just a few minutes after Payton woke up every day and we both tried our hardest not to get into any fights. There were a few of course, but none of them as bad as the one we had after Jacob asked where Payton would be staying and she told him that she would be living with me. He was angry beyond words and nearly phased. Payton simply touched his arm and gave him a worried look and the mongrel instantly started to calm. It was a slow process but he still calmed eventually.

Payton slept most of the time, but when she was conscious we mostly played board games or listened to music or read or talked (well, I talked, she wrote.). A few days ago my whole family came to visit and signed the cast on Paytons hand.

'Get well soon dear, and welcome to the family.' ~ Esme

'And all this time you came to school with a bruise I thought it was just from tripping up in gym a million times! XD Welcome to the Cullen family baby sis!' ~ Emmet

'Welcome to the family sis :) I know we're going to be best friends oxoxoxoxo' ~ Alice 3

Rosalie

'Glad to have you as part of the family.' ~ Jasper

P.s. Just ignore Rose, it'll make your life a lot easier

'You can always trust us, remember that you are never alone and that we're all happy to have you as part of this family.' ~ Carlisle

'Be careful.' ~ Jacob

'Never be afraid to come to me for anything you may need.' ~ Edward

TWILIGHTWILIGHTTWILIGHT

(Payton's POV)

I was pratically bouncing with joy. Carlisle was giving me one last check up and then I would be out of here! It felt like hours before he finished and was unhooking me from all of the machines. Edward came in pushing an empty wheelchair and lifted me up from the hospital bed as gently as possible. I bit back a cry of pain and clenched my good fist, grinding my teeth together as Edward carefully set me down in the wheelchair, "You okay?" he asked me, worry etched into his voice. I gave a weak smile and nodded. Edward didn't buy it and leaned down, kissing my head, "Don't worry, the pain will go away." he said and went behind me, grabbing hold of the handles and wheeling me out of the room.

The nurses and the few doctors that we past by gave me looks of sorrow and pitty. I hated it. They all thought that what my aunt had done to me was the worst thing that had or could ever happen to me, they all thought that I was safe. They didn't know the half of it. I will never be safe. Not as long as he's still out there. He would make it look like all my aunt had done was slap my hand like what a parent did to their small child when she hit, or touched something ths she wasn't supposed to touch. I'm sure that he was already aware that my aunt was in prison and he was now on his way here to take me. I shivered at the mere thought.

It took me a minute to realize that we were outside of the hospital and Edward was lifting me from the chair. Again, I resisted the urge to cry out. He set me down in the passenger seat of his surprisingly warm car. Edward must have turned it on earlier so that we wouldn't have to wait for the car to heat up. He reached into the back seat and pulled out a small blanket (that looked oddly like the one I had on my bed back at my aunt's house), wrapping it around my shoulders. I smiled lightly and settled back in my seat as Edward drove away from the hospital.

TWILIGHTTWILIGHTTWILIGHT

When I opened my eyes it was dark out and I was laying on something hard and cold. "Awake already?" a very familiar soft and velvety voice chuckled. I felt what I was laying on vibrate when he did so and looked up, my cheeks burning when I realized that I was indeed laying on Edward's chest while he cradled me on the bed of the guest room in his house... wait... this didn't look like the guest room. In fact I don't think I'd ever seen this room before. The walls were sky blue with white spots that looked like they'd just been splashed on it, but it still looked really nice, the rugs were sapphire, the covers on the bed were steel blue, and the dresser and nightstand were black with white knobs and white boarders around the drawers. I glanced around, extremely confused. Edward chuckled again and pecked my head, "Welcome home. Alice and Esme took the liberty of decorating your room. What do you think of it?" he asked me, grinning ear to ear though his eyes showed honest curiousity. I grinned back and nodded to tell him that I liked the room very much. I think it fit me perfectly. Edward kissed my forehead and rested his chin on my head, "I tried my best to tell them how you liked to decorate your own room and they altured it a bit. Obviously I stressed on the blue." He smirked. I giggled and cuddled him.

We'd never really made it official before but... I really think that Edward and I are much more than friends now, but I didn't want to asume anything. I did want to kiss him so badly but what if I was just imagining all of this and Edward only saw me as the abused girl he felt sorry for and wanted to help because he's an amazing person? Now that I was officially a Cullen was I just his new sister? I know that he's been holding me a lot and pecking my head and cheek but Jacob and I have been doing the same thing since we were ten and I only see him as an overly-protective big brother. I'm well aware that he had a crush on me at one point but that was just puppy love, kid stuff. Right? So maybe I should just wait and see what Edward does instead of jumping to conclusions and making a fool out of mysel- "Stop it. Stop it right now." Edward nearly growled in my ear. My eyes widened in surprise. He sounded so... animalistic. I'd never heard anyone make that sound before. I tilted my head to the side in confusion. "I want you to stop thinking so little of yourself and stop doubting how I feel about you." Edward demanded, holding me close to his chest while at the same time making me look him in the eye, "I love you Payton." he whispered and his hard lips were pressed to mine before I could react.

It was amazing. My lips molded around his marble ones, my hands were knotted in his hair while his encircled my waist, pulling me as close to him as possible. It felt like there was some sort of spark between us that I loved and never wanted to end. We were like that for who knows how long before I had to pull away to breathe. Both of us were grinning like crazy, panting, "Wow..." I managed to gasp out and felt like an idiot. We finally have our first real kiss and all I can say is 'wow'? Smooth Payt', real smooth. Hey wait a minute. I can talk! "Hey, I can talk." I gasped. I'd always thought laryngitis was supposed to last at least two weeks, not one. Aw well, I'm not complaining! Edward chuckled and nodded, "Finally. I've missed hearing your beautiful voice." he smiled softly. I felt my cheeks heat up and ducked my head in emmbarrisment. 'Beautiful voice'? Surely he was exadurating. "No, I'm not exadurating." he sighed and pecked my lips. "H-how do you keep doing that?" my eyes widened. "Easy, you just pucker your lips, and then press them to your loved ones li-" "No, I know how to kiss! What I want to know is how you know what I'm thinking!" I glared.

I laid there on Edward's chest, waiting for an answer that I had a feeling either wouldn't come, or would be a total lie.