We went home that night in good moods. Dino hadn't come home and probaby wouldn't be home til late. Renee slept in Mari and Joe's room just to be safe. Mari and her where asleep in there and Joe was asleep on the couch. The Grandparents were sound asleep, along with Lila, Carlisle and Esme. The rest of us were lounging on the large front porch in the moonlight.

"How did you guys meet?" Delilah asked, swinging on the porch swing lazily. They had been pestering Bella and I with questions for the past hour.

"School." I answered.

"We need more then that." Harlie scoffed, rolling her eyes. Rosie and Rosalie nodded in agreement. They had become fast friends. Alice got along well with Delilah and Bliss though. LuLu was liked by all of us, along with Carson. They were just likable people.

"Well..." Bella grinned, trailing off. She looked at me.

"They hated each other." Alice chirped.

"You did?" LuLu asked, excited to have some sort of information.

"Despised, actually." Alice added.

"Interesting." Rosie murmured, eyeing Bella and I.

"Well, then, how did you get together if you hated each others guts?" Bliss demanded. She had been a little starstruck before, but she was over it considering I was her future cousin- in- law, according to LuLu.

"Bella hated my taste in music." I explained.

Bella rolled her eyes. "Not your taste in music, just your song styles." She said, choosing her words carefully. "I mean really, Edward- Lynyrd Skynyrd? Don't get me wrong, Gimme Three Steps is a classic, but really? And Poison? Every Rose Has It's Thorn is alright, but all their other stuff is horrible!"

"What about you, Bella? No Doubt? Aerosmith?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Janie's got a gun!" Harlie sang.

"Run away! Run away from the pain!" Rosie joined in.

Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice hadn't said much. I think they were a little intimidated with Bella and her families spirit. Alice wasn't, I knew that much. She was jealous that they were hogging her best friend. But when it came to music, the guys had to join in.

"Aerosmith rocks, man!" Emmett cheered.

"No Doubt suck though, I'll give you that." Jasper added.

"You take that back!" Rosalie gasped, smacking her brother's arm.

"You got me feelin hella good so lets just keep on dancin'!" Alice sang. Everyone laughed as she began to dance around the front yard.

"Boo!" Bella laughed, as Alice tried to do a ballet twirl-a-mobab. Alice stuck her tongue out and danced back into Jasper's lap.

Jasper sat in front of the steps, with Alice in his lap. Emmett and Rosalie were sitting against the wall, with Emmett's arm around her. Delilah was sitting with her knees to her chest on the porch swing, while Bliss sat with her back to the railing next to her. LuLu was sitting on the bottom step while Carson sat across from her, on the middle step. Bella was seated on the railing of the porch, with her legs on either side. Rosie was sitting on the railing next to her, but facing us with both her legs dangling. I sat in the middle of the porch, next to LuLu.

"What happened after the music fighting?" Rosalie pressed.

I looked at Bella and shrugged. "We fell in love."

"There's more to the story then that! I would know! I was there." Alice argued.

"Well, if there's so much more to the story, you tell it, Alice." Bella suggested.

"Fine. I will." Alice huffed.

"Bella was new in school, and had no friends. She was weird." Bella rolled her eyes at this. "Edward was a man whore who had sexed it up with most of the female population of the high school. Edward was in Bella's biology class and they had to sit together. They hated each other and their music choices. But that day, I asked Bella to sit with me at lunch. She did and we became best friends. One night, Bella spent the night at my house and Edward was home...they ended up actually talking like real human beings." Bella and I snorted in sync. Alice pushed us in a closet and locked us in together. "After that they became really good friends. Until a month after they met, Edward jumped Bella in the hall one day and made out with her. Then they started going out. I'm sure you know what happened after that."

Everyone sat in silence. Until finally Carson spoke up.

"I didn't understand a goddamn word of that."

"Same here." Bliss chorused.

"Slow it down there, Tinkerbell." Delilah agreed. Alice huffed.

"Long story short- Alice locked us in a closet that night and we fell in love." Ah, Bella. Short and Sweet. Good job, love.

"That's a boring story." Bliss complained.

"Deal with it." Bella answered.

"So," LuLu changed the subject. Thank god. "When's the wedding?"

Bella rolled her eyes. "The second Tuesday of next week."

LuLu nodded. "So that's...." She started to do the math on her fingers. Then realization hit her face. "Hey!"

Bella bust out laughing and so did the rest of us. I think we just might be able to get used to this family.

Alice Cullen

Edward had carried Bella to bed last night. She fell asleep on the porch, along with Harlie and LuLu. Except, Carson carried LuLu and Harlie up. I learned a lot about the Swans last night. Delilah was really cool. She liked shopping, so we were friends. LuLu was amazing. Funny, smart, pretty. A blond Bella. Bliss was really cool for an eleven year old. She had that mature sense of humor, considering she was the youngest in the family aside from Lila. Harlie was awesome. She was pushy, blunt and sarcastic. I admired that. Rosie was cool too. Gorgeous, but not conceited.

Carson was like a big brother to everyone of those girls. He'd grown up a lot when he had to raise Rosie and Harlie. Rosie explained it all to us last night after Harlie, Bella and LuLu fell asleep. Apparently their parents died in some accident and left Carson as their legal gaurdian. But he had this house full of people for support, so it was all good.

It was eight when Jasper and I woke up. The whole house was bustling. Everyone was up except for Edward and Bella. Hmmm. I skipped to the fifth floor and knocked on Edward's door. When he didn't answer, I swung it open. His bed was made and un used. That could only mean...

I ran over to Bella's room and burst through the door. Laying there, peaceful as ever, was Edward and Bella. Bella lay across his chest, with Edward's arms encircled around her. The sweetest part about this moment, was that all their clothes were on. It was completely innocent and filled with love. I almost 'Awwwed' right then and there. Bella stirred in her sleep and then sat up. She looked at me groggily.

"Alice, what are you doing?" She asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Waking you two lovebirds up." I chirped. "Brekafast is ready."

Bella nodded and shook Edward's shoulder, ruffly. Startled, he sat up.

"Breakfast." Bella muttered. Why was Bella being so...cold? Bitchy? Hmmm. Oh, hey, wait- I almost forgot!

Bella hated mornings. According to her they were tedious and pointless. A person shouldn't wake up chipper and ready to face the sun. They should lie in bed for a good twelve hours, to prepare them for a nice slow afternoon. I personally thought this was a bunch of bullshit. But to each her own.

Bella Swan

I stumbled to my bathroom, in a haze. It was too early to be alive. Even in the hospital with Jack, I didn't wake up until at least ten or eleven.

When I was dressed and presentable, I made my way downstairs. Aunt Mari and Grandma were sitting at the table drinking coffee.

"Good morning, darling." Grandma smiled.

"Mornin, Grandma." I smiled back, pouring my self some orange juice.

"So..." Aunt Mari trailed off, looking at me curiously.

"How's that wedding coming along?"

I groaned. "Not you too!"

Grandma laughed. "Honey, it's plain as day. You and that boy were meant to be together."

Bella looked at her bare feet and then looked out the window. It was sunny and I could hear the waterfall rushing.

"Where is everybody?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Grandpa and Uncle Joe are out with the horses. The kids are watching. Oh, and Carson is with Jack. Guy time, you know." Aunt Mari told me.

I nodded and sipped my juice. "What are your plans today, Belle?" Grandma asked.

I shrugged. "I think I might swim."

Aunt Mari grinned. "By yourself?" She asked, suspiciously.

I smiled, slyly. "It'd be nice to have some company."

Grandma and Aunt Mari laughed. Then I noticed mom and Dino were no where to be found. "Where's mom?"

Aunt Mair sighed. "She's sticking around your Uncle Joe."

I nodded, understanding. Uncle Joe would keep her safe.

"Did Dino ever come in last night?" I asked, curiously.

"Nah." Grandma shook her head.

"Good riddance." Aunt Mari added.

I rolled my eyes. "Oh please. That wasn't the last of him."

They both sighed. "That's what worries me." Aunt Mari said, quietly.

It was quiet for a minute.

"Belle...." Aunt Mari gave me a sad look.

"We've been thinking..." Grandma trailed off, uncertainly, looking at Aunt Mari.

"About your dad." Aunt Mari said, softly.

I froze. My dad? Why did they want to talk about my dad? Give me one reason my dad could possibly be on their minds!