Chapter 34

"HAPPY FITH BIRTHDAY BELLA!" the whole family cheered as we walked into the dining room.

"Ow you guys didn't have to do all of this. Ali I told you I didn't want a big deal made out of this! You could have at least waited till my seventh birthday." Although she was scolding Alice for all the decorations, she did so with a smile on her face which meant she wasn't that angry about it.

"Oh stop your whining and open your presents! Open mine first because I've been dying to get you this." As soon as I saw Alice's mind I groaned again because when Bella opened the bag, there was a ton of lingerie in there and if Bella could, she would be blushing right now.

"Did you know this-" Bella gestured to her body "would happen?" she raised her eyebrow at Alice who looked sheepish but proud at the same time.

"Well not quite, but something told me you would need it." She winked at Bella and my brothers groaned along with me.

"Edward I don't know why you're making such a fuss about it, it's for yo-"

"ALICE!" more than one voice shouted and it looked like Bella wanted the ground to open and swallow her, and she wasn't the only one.

"Thank you Alice, I love it." Bella quickly moved on to other gifts and thanked mum and dad for more books and the goodies she got for Moo.

When it came to Rose and Emmett's gift, Bella was doing a happy dance because in that small little box were keys to her chosen new car that Rose re-wrapped.

"I thought I had to wait for my seventh birthday to get it?" her eyes were bright with excitement.

"Yeah well we thought you can easily pass off as being sixteen so why wait." Emmett beamed at her and she rushed over to hug him and he caught her in his arms and whispered how much he loves her and how beautiful she is. When she hugged Rosalie, they shared a look and Rose nodded at something and then Bella squeezed her tighter telling Rose how much she loved her.

It was quite beautiful to watch the connection she has with everyone.

She received her adjusted driving licence from Jasper and tickets to the Ed Sheeran concert she's been dying to go to. Their embrace lasted the longest and their sibling bond was something they both cherished.

I felt a slight pang of jealousy but I quickly extinguished it because it was stupid of me to feel jealous of their friendship. He was our brother and she loved him like one.

I felt nervous about my present because I've gotten her charms to add on to the bracelet Esme and Carlisle had gotten Bella for her first birthday. She never took the bracelet off and she practically has everything she could ever want of need so this was my best option.

She took the present I wrapped and opened it slowly. When she looked inside she gasped and then turned to me.

"Will you help me put it on?" she asked me whilst holding her wrist out.

I took the book, cat paw print, music note and a diamond heart out of the box and attached it on her bracelet.

"Thank you Edward, I absolutely love it." She hugged me tightly as I wrapped my arms around her.

I heard Alice take a picture of us but neither one of us took any notice of it as we stared into each other.

It felt like my heart was soaring as she looked up at me and that spark was alive between us.

'Do you feel that? The spark?' she asked me and all I could do was nod she then stood on her tiptoes and kissed my cheek.

It's something she's been doing for years now and everyone thought it was really cute but I knew there was a deeper meaning behind those kisses on the cheek. There is always a deeper meaning behind Bella's actions.

The conversation about Bella's new car soon picked up and we all went outside to see her try it out. She already knew how to drive and the first time she tried, it nearly gave poor Esme a heart attack. We obviously didn't let her drive into town in case she got stopped by the police.

She climbed into the classic metal gun grey Camaro her and Rose picked out and she looked amazing in it. Her love for all things classic drove me crazy and my imagination run wild.

"Can I take it out for a spin?" she looked hopefully at mum and dad who both shared a look and then glanced at me and back at Bella.

"Only if you take Edward with you." Bella rolled her eyes at their protectiveness and then motioned for me to get in. As soon as the passenger door closed we were peeling out of the front drive and down the road. I didn't bother telling her to slow down even though I could hear our parents telling us to. She needed to feel the full power of the car and she was doing just that.

"This is amazing! I love being a vampire!" her happiness spread through me and I couldn't help but smile at her easy acceptance of this life.

She did a quick U-turn and we were driving back to the house. When she parked the car in our now extended garage, I knew the family had moved to the living room and were all sitting with Charlie's letter on the coffee table alongside her blanky.

"What's going on?" Bella asked me when we walked inside.

"Sit down sweetheart, there's something you need to know about where you're from." Carlisle spoke softly and Bella walked over to the sofa that was in front of the coffee table with the letter. I sat down next to her and she looked at me questioningly.

I handed her the letter and her hands were actually shaking.

"Read the letter and we will answer any question you might have." Esme told her and her motherly instinct kicked in at full force because all she wanted to do was burn the letter and wrap Bella in a protective bubble so that she wouldn't have to know.

She opened the letter and her hand shot to her mouth. She inhaled the scent the letter carried and then looked at her blanky, the connection was instant. She read the letter slowly and we all heard her heartbeat pick up.

She suddenly turned to me

"How could you?"

"How could I what?"

"How could you have known and not tell me?"

"We tried to tell you years ago, but every scenario that we came through ended up badly. We simply had to wait sweetie." Alice knelt in front of Bella who stared at her.

"YOU LET THEM LIVE?!"

I was instantly hit with the image of the wolves and then Bella was gone.