Ooh, what a long week it's been! Hello, my darlings and welcome back! Let's jump straight into it!

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Day 6: March 18, 2020

Bella

15:01 PDT

Los Angeles, California

Everything hurts. I have paid dearly for my drinking, and even a long, hot shower cannot fully restore me. When I'm clean, I curl back up on my bed, wrapped in a towel and nothing else. I don't even bother brushing my hair as I drift back to sleep.

I wake again when it's dark out. I feel fractionally better, though now I'm freezing.

I get out of bed, pulling some sweats on and an old T-shirt. I forgo the bra. There really is no point; it's not like anyone is going to see me.

My eyes are burning, so I grab my glasses as I head out of my room, hunting for food.

Everyone is downstairs, watching Netflix. I grunt at them as I pass. Emmett, wisely, doesn't say anything. He's probably still pouting about me ripping all the chords out of the wall earlier. It's not my fault all his games crashed to the floor in the process.

In the kitchen, I hunt down a box of mac n cheese. I get a pot of water boiling as I dive into the fridge. I find some hot dogs I cut up and throw in for good measure. Normally, I try to put something sort of healthy, like broccoli, but I don't have it in me tonight.

I make my food quickly. The wet squeak of the mac n cheese makes me giggle like a fucking twelve-year-old.

When I have the biggest bowl I can find, I head back out to the living room. Everyone looks at me as I settle into the recliner with my mixing bowl.

"What?" I demand, shoving a spoonful into my mouth.

"Bella, honestly," Alice sighs. "It's been like a week of lockdown."

I roll my eyes at her. She's known me the longest; she should know better than to expect anything more of me.

"We think we figured out what you were rambling last night," Rose says, crossing her legs. I glance at her. "Though, along those lines, who is your duck dealer?"

I grin around my spoon. "I dunno. Some guy who sends me duck texts."

Everyone is staring at me. "Some guy?" Alice asks.

I nod. "I don't know who he is."

Emmett frowns. "Then how do you know it's a guy?"

"What girl would send a random duck pic and then not explain it? It's totally a guy."

Everyone looks baffled, though as I think about it too much, Jasper looks a little amused. Rose shakes her head, clearing her throat. "Okay, fine. Duck Dealer aside, you were rambling some pretty interesting things last night." She looks at me, and I nod, taking another bite of my food. "I won't speak for everyone," she says, glancing around the room. "But I'm here with all of you through however long this pandemic is. I don't care how long it is; I'm choosing you all."

It's a pretty emotional speech coming from Rose, and we all stare at her. Emmett is beaming, his arm around her shoulders. "Me too," he agrees quickly, kissing her cheek. I see her smile when she thinks he's not looking.

"Same goes for me." Alice chirps.

"I'm here to stay," Jasper agrees.

They all look at me. I smirk and shove another bite into my mouth. "If you all think you can handle all that uninterrupted time with my crazy ass, then what the hell. I'm in too."

Whew, big important house meeting with these ones. Hopefully, they'll all still be into it in a few weeks, lol.

This week I launched my new story, Vengeance, so if you're into mob stories, or badass Bella (I mean, seriously badass), go check it out! It'll be posting weekly on Fridays.

Tomorrow is Sunday, day of rest but also Mother's day. So Happy Mother's Day, to those moms out there. Hopefully I'll have my crap together to post a few teasers on FB this weekend. I'm about to go upload the With Grace teaser now, so if you are also reading that, check it out!

Much love to you all!