We learned Emmett and Alice had coincidently gone to the same school, and Peter, Rose and Jaspers 'cousin' goes there as well and had befriended them, he had them over at his house when Rose and Jasper visited and it was like fate. It turned out Rose and Jasper weren't as different as we thought. They had both spent three years in the system before being adopted, by Esme and Carlisle about years 5 ago, the couple is in their mid 30s, they had learned they couldn't have kids, so decided to adopt and fell in love with Rose and Jasper, even though they have only been with them a few years, they say they are like the parents they never had, their first 8 years being with their grandmother.
We were all talking and having a good time, when my watch beeped, telling me it was nearing seven thirty and we had to leave. I looked to Edward and he gave me a sad smile, not wanting to leave his family and our new friends but knowing we had to.
"Well, we have to pick up Bella's little brothers and sister" Edward said to the group with a slight squeeze to my hand that he held in his lap.
"Oh, ok, well, we should do this again! Maybe next weekend…or the next, whenever really, just soon" Alice said, changing her words when she caught sight of my face.
I nodded to my new friend, a smile on my face, liking the idea of having some social contact with people my own age.
We said our goodbyes and Edward led me towards the car, we waved to the others as Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulders and mine his waist, I laid my head on his chest as we walked.
It was so perfect.