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"Good morning, Bella," I woke up to the sweet angel's voice that I new all too well.

"Edward?" I sat up, and then slammed back against my pillow and covered myself with my blanket. For once I was self conscious about my appearance. I happened to know that I didn't look my best first thing in the morning. "What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, my voice muffled by the blanket. "And, more importantly, how did you get in here?" I thought of Charlie, how hard would it be for me to explain this to him?

"Through the door," he said nonchalantly. "Don't worry. Your father left an hour ago," he added, reading my mind in that annoying way.

"What time is it?" I asked, knowing it was late in the morning.

"Nearly eleven."

"And what are you doing here?"

"Would you like me to leave?"

"No!" I said too quickly. "Please don't," I added in a whisper.

"I won't." The bed sagged and I could tell he was sitting next to me. "Why don't you come out now?" Edward loosened my fingers off of the cover and gently pulled it off of me. "Good morning, Bella," he said quietly.

"Good morning, Edward," I replied, smiling slightly. "Would you mind if I tidied myself up a bit?"

"I wouldn't mind that at all. I'll wait for you downstairs," he stood and left my room in the blink of an eye. I stood and nearly sprinted through the hallway to the bathroom. I showered and combed my hair out then dressed and made my way down into the living room. When I reached the bottom of the stairs Edward was standing by the front door, still as a statue, looking out into the street.

Without thinking, I went up behind him and wrapped my arms around him. He immediately tensed up, and then slowly relaxed. "Did I startle you?" I asked.

"Not your presence, your action did however."

"I'm sorry," I said and I removed my arms.

"Don't be, it's my fault. I need to get used to being human again. Or as close to human as I can get." Edward turned to face me and he was smiling. "Do you want to eat something?"

"How nice of you to ask. I would like that very much."

"Esme reminded me to make sure you ate before I left this morning."

"Well, then that was very kind of her too."

"You can thank her when you meet her today," he said, we were walking toward the kitchen now, but I stopped in my tracks at this statement. "Unless you don't want to…" I could hear the tension in Edward's voice, and maybe a hint of questioning too. He was questioning our relationship again, and I couldn't have that. I couldn't lose Edward. I had just gotten him.

"I want to go; you just caught me off guard, that's all."

"I'm sorry." We began walking toward the kitchen again. I found myself some cereal and some milk and gulped it down, feeling self conscious only after I had put my bowl in the dishwasher.

"Should we go?" I asked Edward, looking at the clock, it was almost noon now.

"Of course," he stood. I led him through the house and down the driveway to my truck. "Now, Bella," Edward began. "I think it would be better if we took my car," he pointed to the shiny silver Volvo that I hadn't noticed.

"Fine," I grumbled and followed him to his car.

After a short drive we ended up in the middle of nowhere, traveling down a dirt road that I had never seen before. At the end there was a clearing, and in that clearing sat the most gorgeous house I had ever seen. It was nearly entirely made of glass, and as I stepped through the door I didn't feel safe. I had the strange feeling that I could destroy this whole house if I tripped over a rug. I could just imagine myself flying through the glass and tumbling down the driveway.

"Come on in," Edward waved me through the open door and came in behind me. He put his hand on the small of my back and guided me through the entranceway and into a vast living room. The inside of the house was immaculately clean, and I began to feel bad for the way I had treated my house for the past seventeen years. "Do you like it?"

"Yes," I answered, unable to come up with any snappy remarks.

"Edward!" I recognized Alice as she came bounding down the stairs, stopping right in front of us, a huge smile on her face. "Hi, Bella!" She hugged me quickly and then stepped back, shooting an apologetic look at Edward.

"Bella, this is Alice, and that's Jasper," Edward looked pointedly to the top of the stairs where his blond haired brother was standing.

"It's nice to meet you," Jasper said.

"You too," I answered, feeling awkward. A feeling of calm washed over me, and I remembered vaguely what Edward had told me about Jasper.

"Alice," Edward said, and he jerked his head towards the stairs.

"Fine," Alice pouted. She smiled at me one more time and then in a flash she was back up the stairs and at Jasper's side. Together they left and were replaced by who I could only assume were Esme and Carlisle, Edward's adoptive parents.

"Esme, Carlisle, this is Bella. Bella, Esme and Carlisle," he introduced us. Carlisle stepped forward and took my hand in his. His grasp was cold and firm, yet gentle and comforting. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"You too," I replied, this seemed to be my standard answer. Carlisle's hair was blond, lighter then Jasper's, and he was just as pale and beautiful as the rest of them

"It's so nice to meet you, Bella," Esme smiled at me like I was the most amazing thing on the planet. She stepped up and hugged me gently, kissing me on both of my cheeks. Esme had wavy caramel colored hair, and a heart shaped face. She seemed like the perfect mother.

"Are Emmett and Rosalie here?" Edward asked.

"Yes," Esme spoke. "Emmett is trying to convince her to come down."

"She's stubborn, your sister," Carlisle smiled.

"We'll leave you two alone," Esme said and she took Carlisle by the hand and the walked out of the room, leaving Edward and me alone in the large room.

"Rosalie doesn't want to meet me," I spoke.

"She's just being stubborn, as Carlisle said," Edward answered, seeming not to care much about his sister's blatant dislike of me.

"But, why doesn't she like me?" I waited for an answer but none came. I looked toward the giant archway and saw Emmett standing there, a wide grin on his face.

"Emmett," Edward nodded in his direction. "This is Bella."

"I know," Emmett said. He kept his distance but smiled brightly and seemed like a nice enough guy. Scary, but nice. He had dark brown hair, which looked even darker against his pale skin. "What are you two up to today?" Emmett asked, cocking his eyebrows.

"Bella and I are going for a walk. Is Rosalie not coming down?"

"No, she's being a grump," Emmett smiled at his comment. "Have fun kids!" he cried over his shoulder as he disappeared back the way he had come.

"So," I began after a few moments. "We're going for a walk?"

"If that's alright with you," Edward smiled.

"Sounds like…" I strained for the right words. "An interesting way to spend the day."

"The day's half gone, Bella," Edward continued to beam at me. "We best get going."

"Of course," I replied, and I allowed him to lead me through the house and out the back door. "We're not walking through the woods are we?" I groaned once we had reached the edge of the trees.

"Is that a problem?"

"I'm not exactly the most coordinated. Incase you haven't noticed."

"I have noticed, actually," he laughed. "Don't worry; I'll make sure you don't hurt yourself too badly." Edward lifted me up and threw me over his shoulder, and then he started running.

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