Esme POV

I knew a parent's worry. I knew Carlisle had strong fatherly feelings towards Bella. He often talked of her. I knew the kids were confused. But the tension was too much for Carlisle, Charlie and me. I had met Bella before. She is a lovely girl. But...where was Rufus? At that point I heard a howl.

"Of course he jumped in!" Charlie muttered. He looked at me asking my permission. It took me a while to realize why he was looking at me.

"Of course you can bring him in." I said. Charlie went out. I could hear barks outside and Rufus marched in after rubbing his paws outside. Edward raised his brows whereas Alice squealed. Rufus came to me. "She'll be fine Rufus." I found myself saying. He nodded at me. He too had fatherly feelings towards her. Carlisle came out slowly.

"Her blood pressure was low. She's fine and sleeping now." Carlisle said. I sighed in relief. Rufus barked once and went to his office. Carlisle raised his brows.

"Did you teach him human language?" Carlisle asked Charlie curiously.

"I got no idea. But he's Charlie 2.0 and that's enough for me." Charlie called as he went to his office.

"She can stay in the guest room for tonight." I said as I entered the guest room. Rufus was lying his head down near the couch where Bella was sleeping.

"Yes." Carlisle said in a whisper in authority. "She's staying here tonight." Charlie didn't argue.

"Charlie 3.0" He muttered. I smiled. Carlisle took Bella in his arms rubbing her head lovingly. Bella snuggled in. He took her to the guest room beside Alice's room.

"Jake. You are nuts." She said in her sleep. I knew about her sleep talking. It was adorable. "No. I don't want peanut butter. I want Ruff." She muttered. Carlisle slowly put her down on her bed. Rufus took charge and tucked her in and took his place beside her. Bella wrapped her arms around Rufus's head automatically and smiled in her sleep. "Ruff." She giggled in her sleep. Rufus looked like he was smiling. He closed his eyes and fell asleep. We left her room slowly.

"I'll call Jacob. He must be worried." Charlie said his voice calm with relief.

"It's night." I said.

"Like that's stopped him." He muttered. He dialed Jacob's number. I had met him. Charlie said that he and Bella were inseparable. He was a nice kind boy.

"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BELLA?" The voice on the other line shrieked. I was surprised. It was late at night for god's sake. How would he know if Bella was missing at this hour?

"Relax Jacob. She's at the Cullen residence right now. She fainted so I brought her to Carlisle. She's staying the night here." Charlie explained. Edward and Alice were looking at us.

"IS SHE ALRIGHT?" Jacob shouted on the other line.

"Jacob. I have sensitive eardrums. Yes. She's fine. Yes. She's with Rufus. Yes. She is sleep talking." Charlie said quickly. The voice on the other end spoke. "I'll see to that Jacob." He said as he hung up.

"What is it?" Carlisle asked. I decided to go along with the kids now. I left Charlie and Carlisle to talk. I motioned Alice and Edward to follow me.

"Who is she?" Edward asked.

"She is Chief Swan's daughter. Her name is Bella." I answered. "Carlisle harbors strong fatherly feelings towards her. He's known her since she was fourteen."

"Why did we never meet her?" Edward asked. They already knew her but it wasn't my secret to keep.

"Well. She has a dark past and trusts very limited people. She doesn't like strangers." I said sadly.

"Oh." Alice said.

"Can you guys not startle her?" I asked.

"Does she have panic attacks?" Alice asked sincerely.

"No." I said wondering how to say this. "She has lethal reflexes."

"Lethal reflexes?" Edward asked raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah. Don't touch her from behind." I said.

"Okay." Edward said slowly. I could tell he didn't believe me. Well. He'd have to learn it the hard way then. Carlisle burst in the dining room along with Charlie then.

"Um…Esme?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes." I answered.

"Charlie is going to Port Angeles to work on a case. It will take about two weeks' minimum. So, I offered that Bella could stay with us." He said.

"That's wonderful. Of course she can stay with us." I exclaimed happily.

"Edward?" Carlisle asked.

"Of course Dad." Edward smiled politely. "I'd love to know about our sister." He grinned. Carlisle turned to Alice.

"Of course Daddy. I'll take her shopping." Alice exclaimed jumping up and down.

"Alice?" I asked. "Don't push her please." I said.

"I'll try." She bobbed. I sighed.

"She's serious Alice." Charlie said.

"So." Carlisle grinned like he'd won the lottery. "Bella's staying with us."

"I'll call Jacob to get her things." Charlie said.

"She's a girl." I said.

"And has at least three sleepovers with that guy every week. Trust me. He knows everything from her A to Z." Charlie chuckled.

"Who's Jacob?" Edward asked.

"He's her best friend." I answered.

"Oh." Edward said.

"Okay. I got to go." Charlie smiled waving goodbye.

Edward POV

I woke up early in the morning. I had a headache. I got up quickly and went to shower. I put on black jeans and a t-shirt and made my way downstairs when I heard the doorbell. It was six thirty for god's sake. I went down and opened the door to see an Indian boy. He had black hair and dark eyes. He was taller than me and was very muscular. He raised his eyebrows when he saw me. He was wearing black jeans and a jersey.

"You are?" I asked.

"Jacob Black." He answered.

"Do I know you?" I asked.

"Well. I am here with Belle's stuff." He said in a 'duh' tone.

"Oh. Yeah. I forgot." I said inviting him in. He dragged in a suitcase with a backpack draped on it. Why didn't I see that before? He came in slowly so as to not to make a noise.

"Which room is she staying in?" He asked. I pointed at the room upstairs between Alice's and mine.

"Can I help you?" I asked looking at the suitcases.

"I'm good." He said lifting the suitcase. He carried it upstairs without any problem. The guy is strong. I followed him. His face lit up in relief when he approached the door. His jersey had BLACK written in white behind.

"She must be asleep." I said.

"At six thirty? I don't think so." He chuckled opening the door without knocking. He opened the door slowly. No one was there. I was confused. I thought Rufus had been in the room. The dog appeared behind Jacob shaking his head as if he were expressing disappointment. Jacob gestured me to keep shut. He slowly approached the window and looked down. "You can come up Bella." He chuckled looking down and backed away. A pair of legs came in with a flip accompanied by a fiery of brown hair.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know where I was." Bella said in an angelic voice. She was combing through her hair with her fingers trying to adjust it. I exited the room quickly. I didn't even want to ask what she was doing outside the window. As I was walking down the stairs, a thought hit me. Her room was on the first floor. What was she doing outside!? Alice was already in the kitchen. I came too. Alice chuckled at me. I looked behind to see Jacob giving Bella a Piggy bag ride down the stairs. They were chuckling.

"Who's he?" Alice asked in a whisper.

"Jacob." I answered in a low voice. Jacob pulled his hands away from Bella's legs. I expected her to fall but she unwrapped her arms around his neck at the same time and her feet hit squarely on the ground. Rufus appeared beside them barking at Jacob.

"Sorry Rufus." Jacob apologized. Rufus glared at him and nodded in warning. I saw Bella was wearing black jeans and a similar jersey with SWAN written behind in white. She was so pretty. I couldn't help but stare at her. I could feel my jeans grow tight. Rufus started making a weird sound looking at me. It sounded like hissing and growling mixed together. He was glaring. Jacob and Bella seemed quite shocked at this. What was wrong? At that point Jacob started laughing uncontrollably. Bella seemed annoyed at him.

"It's not funny." She snapped.

"It is." Jacob said laughing uncontrollably. Carlisle and Esme entered the kitchen at that point and saw Rufus still making that weird noise at me. Esme and Carlisle looked shocked. What was so funny? Carlisle tried to disguise his laughter with a cough. Esme, too, coughed.

"What's so funny?" Alice asked.

"Did you know that Rufus is a specially trained dog?" Jacob asked Alice. Bella glared at him.

"Um…no." Alice said.

"Yeah." Jacob grinned. "He is trained to make that specific sound at the male species who exhibit sexual frustration towards Bella." He blurted out and started laughing. Bella smacked him on his head. Alice was shocked for a second and then, burst out laughing. I was visibly red. I wasn't one to blush. Carlisle started chuckling too. Curse my life.