AN: Hope this chapter is okay, it's a bit shorter but I tried my best.

Thank you to everyone who ignores grammar errrors and such p, I know sometimes it can turn one off a story.

Lots of love,

Me

Ps: An idea of Edward's shed is in my gallery!

Esme took an unnecessary breath and made her way to the glass door that led inside their home.

The whole ride home, Esme was dreading having this family meeting. She knew without a doubt, Bella would not handle it well.

Her daughter was known for her temper, it had only gotten worse as the years dragged on without a mate to stabilize her. Hearing all the mated couples in the house did not help with her frustration.

Esme heard her family in the living room, each doing their own thing.

Bella was standing by the bookcase, facing the window. Her body looked tense, as if she knew.

Alice was sitting next to Jasper,holding his hand. Her face was full of trepidation,fearing her sisters anger.

Rosalie sat on the floor, reading a fashion magazine while sitting between Emmett's legs while he played one video game or another.

And Carlisle, Esme's darling mate and husband sat on the far corner of the couch, reading one of his medical journals. He looked up when she entered and gave her a soft smile he reserved for only her.

Esme's children all turned and gave her a smile, all but Bella, whose posture remained tense and unmoving.

Carlisle stood up and everyone knew the talk was about to begin.

"Esme and I have decided that as a family, we need to have a discussion about some urgent matters that need to be seen too." Carlisle said calmly.

"Are you finally going to tell me what you've all been hiding from me?" Bella asked, her back still turned from them all.

Alice hung her head in shame, guilt wrecked her, ashamed that she had hid her sisters mate from her. That she never told Bella about the one thing Bella wanted since her first years as a vampire.

"It is." Carlisle said, trying to diffuse the tension with a calming voice.

Bella turned slowly to face everyone, her face a blank mask.

"I'm listening." Everyone in the room could hear the anger behind her words.

Alice took it upon herself to tell Bella the truth, since she had seen the premonitions.

"It started a month ago." Alice said softly, turning her body to angle it in Bella's direction.

"I saw him, your mate. He's a human. His name is Edward Masen." Alice whispered, lifting her head to gauge Bella's reaction to the news.

Bella's body sagged, happiness lit her eyes up. A small smile started to form but then she closed her face off and waited for Alice to continue.

"I saw glimpses of his life up until moving here. It was not easy, a month before he was made to move here, his mother passed away." Alice paused and let Bella take it in.

Bella's eyes filled with tears and she bit her bottom lip to stop a sob that wanted to escape.

Alice knew that it was physical pain now, knowing her mate was grieving and she wasn't there by his side to hold him and protect him during his weakest moments.

"I knew he would arrive this month. We wanted to tell you but we knew you would meet him when the time was right. But then ... then yesterday Esme found out some rather disturbing details and we decided you needed to know." Alice said quickly, petrified of Bella's wrath. Realistically she knew her sister would never hurt her and Jasper wouldn't allow it, but she also knew when it came to vampires and their mates, it was not something you played with.

Bella's head snapped to Esme, pressing her with a stare to continue with the story.

"I met Edward nearing two days ago, he came in and applied for the position at the pharmacy. I hired him straight away because I knew he was yours." Esme said while looking at her daughter to convey the truth behind what she was saying.

"He is so beautiful, sweetheart. With eyes as green as the forest and earth...they reminded me of the green eyes of my little one when he passed." Esme whispered that last part and had a faraway look in her eyes.

Bella softened her gaze, her mother did not deserve her wrath. No one did.

"He smells of malnutrition and his clothes were like rags. His eyes had bags underneath them like he hadn't slept in weeks and his frame is too small for a boy his age." Esme said with a painful lump in her throat.

Bella felt rage simmer under her skin, an inner mantra of "Get to him. Go to mate. Get to him." was pounding in her head.

"His mother and him battled, they had not much money for food. After his mother's passing, her trusted colleague and friend took Edward in. But nearly a month later, they got a letter from the state, it was said Edward would have to move to be under his father's care. His father abandoned Edward and his mother shortly after he was born." Esme took another unnecessary breath and carried on.

"Edward arrived two days ago and was picked up from the airport by his father's secretary. She gave Edward a letter...with rules on it." Esme finished off hesitantly.

Bella felt baffled, it seemed rather odd that a father would give his son rules without having met him yet.

Esme thought it would be best if Bella read the rules herself.

Bella took the paper carefully and read it over.

She wish she hadn't.

Her vision blurred and her mouth opened in a growl and hiss combined. Her body started to shake and she felt the overwhelming urge to snap her mates father's neck and then scoop up her mate and run until she couldn't no more and then hide him. Hide him from anything and everything.

And then calm.

"Thank you." Bella inclined her head as best as she could to Jasper in thanks.

Bella's thoughts raced a thousand miles per second. She wondered what her mate was doing at this very second, was he in pain? Was he cold? Had he eaten enough? She wondered what Edward looked like... Bella was so close to running to her mate but Esme broke her train of thought.

"I bought him a few things and a new bed. I made him food and bought linen as the shed he is in, is quite cold by human standards." Esme said.

"I invited him to come here tomorrow... to meet us all. I want him to know he can rely on us." Esme said.

"On me." Bella stated.

Esme inclined her head in a agreement, being around Bella would be the best thing for Edward. His very soul would ease just being in the same room as her.

"Emmett, please could you do me a favor. When Edward is here with us tomorrow,could you install proper electrical outlets. The poor boy has no access to hot water. And perhaps also a portable sink at the back of his shed, away from his father's view." Esme turned to Emmett.

"Ofcourse we will help." Emmett said, turning to his wife.

"You know I will, Esme." Rosalie said.

Bella felt useless. She should be doing those things for her mate it was not her siblings job.

Bella suddenly had a mission to get on to.

She was going to refurbish her room to make it livable for her mate when he would stay over. She knew he eventually would and she could hold him while he slept, hear his heartbeat...Bella wanted her mate dammit!

She needed to get a bed and warm linen, perhaps some clothes and other items her mate would need.

"I'll come with you!" Alice squealed at the vision she got of Bella going shopping.

"Ofcourse you will." Bella stated dryly.

"Oh come on Bells, it will be so fun! We haven't been shopping together for decades!" Alice whined earning herself an exasperated look from her own mate.

"All for a good reason..." Emmett teased with a smirk.

Alice curled in to her mates side with a pout but had a small smile as she knew she would get her way and go shopping with Bella.

Bella sighed and gave up. It looked like she was going shopping with her hyperactive sister after all.

Alice squealed again and ran at top speed to get to the car.

Bella rolled her eyes but got up to go to the car as well.

Edward rolled over and curled under his warm blankets even more, slowly he blinked his eyes open to fight the drowsiness he felt.

His nose felt blocked and chills were running through his body. He coughed and it sounded like a wet cough at that..

Edward stretched and winced as his body felt as if he had just run the comrades.

He slowly got up and decided he'd have a bottle of water to help his sore throat and have some of the leftovers Esme gave him.

Edward looked at the time, his phone read that it was 8am. He peered out the window of his shed and saw that there were storm clouds brewing.

"Shit, now is not a good time to get sick." Edward muttered to himself.

Just as he was about to get up and go behind the shed for a bathroom break, there was a knock at his door. It was Esme.

"Sweetheart, you don't look so well. What's wrong?" Esme asked in concern, leaning forward to feel Edward's forehead with her cool hand which felt beautiful to Edward's feverish skin.

Edward was sure he saw Esme sniff him as she got closer but Edward pushed it aside as it was probably his imagination.

"Hmm, you do feel feverish. There's going to be quite a big storm so I think it's best you come stay with us for tonight. Let Carlisle monitor you and give you something for this cold you have." Esme said, her tone leaving no room for arguments.

"Okay." Edward muttered still feeling drowsy and out of it.

"Come, let me pack your bag for you. You just stay there, I'll sort it all out." Esme soothed Edward who was currently leaning his forehead against the door frame with his eyes closed.

In a matter of minutes Esme had his bag packed and himself bundled in his jacket and blankets.

Esme guided him to her vehicle, her arm around his waist to help him stay steady. She helped him into the car before going to the drivers seat.

Edward put his head back on the headrest and fell in and of sleep. But not before he heard a bit of the conversation Esme was having on her phone.

"Alice, tell Bella that Edward is fine. I'm bringing him back as fast as I can." Esme sounded exasperated.

"He is a bit feverish but you know Carlisle will see that he gets better." Esme seemed to be speaking to this Bella lady who sounded frantic.

Before sleep consumed him, Edward had one thought,

Why did this Bella woman care so much for his wellbeing?

Edward woke up to Esme nudging him softly to wake up.

"Wha...what's going on..." Edward mumbled sleepily still.

"You are at my home, love.

Come lets get you inside. It's about to start storming at any second." Esme said as she helped him out the car and up the stairs to the most beautiful home Edward had ever seen.

On the journey up the stairs, Edward without realizing it was putting his full weight on poor Esme who strangely enough, never batted an eyelid at the extra weight.

Bella paced back and forth waiting to hear the car on the driveway.

At 4am, while at the shops, Alice got a vision of Edward waking up quite ill. It was enough to put Bella in state of panic.

Needless to say they sped home and let everyone know what Alice had seen.

Much to Bella's disappointment, Esme volunteered to fetch Edward and begrudgingly, Bella knew she was right. A strange woman coming to whisk Edward away would most likely frighten him.

If Bella were still human her heart would of stopped as she heard the car draw near.

She heard Esme help her mate out the car and Bella gritted her teeth wishing it was her.

She sniffed the air deeply and smelt her mate, Bella moaned in appreciation as he smelt of home. Bella wanted to do nothing more than to grab him and never let him go.

Underneath the general loveliness of her mates scent, Bella smelt the sickness cloying at his body.

The door opened and in came her mother holding her mate.

Her gorgeous mate.

Gorgeous never came close to describing her Edward though.

Bella pulled herself from her thoughts though to help her mate instead of just ogling him. There would be time for that later.

Bella walked forward to meet them and help Edward stand straight. She placed his arm around her shoulders and Bella couldn't help but shiver being this close to her mate for the first time.

Edward walked through the door with the help from Esme and saw the most beautiful creature he'd ever laid eyes on.

She had long, mahogany locks that fell to her mid back. A petite figure, curvy in all the right places. And the same colored eyes as Esme, butterscotch. Her lips were full and rosy begging to be kissed.

Edward blushed at his thoughts having never thought about a woman like that before.

She came forward with so much grace and placed his arm around her shoulders. Edward really wished he'd had a shower or put some deodorant on before coming here.

She felt heavenly against him and Edward had to stop himself from moaning out loud as it was not the time nor place for these vulgar thoughts he was having for Esme's own daughter for crying out loud.

They helped him to the couch and laid him down, placing blankets all over him to keep him warm.

Bella sat on the end of the couch and placed Edward's feet on her lap much to Edward's embarrassment.

"I'm Edward." He blurted out feeling rather awkward that his feet sat in the lap of a woman he hardly knew,other than her name.

"I know. I'm Bella. Carlisle and Edward's daughter." Bella smiled at him finding it humorous that her mate felt shy around her.

"You don't have to babysit me, I'm sure you have better things to do." Edward muttered avoiding eye contact.

"Nonsense, I want to be around you." Bella soothed him, rubbing his ankle.

It unnerved Edward, his feelings for Bella that is. He had only just met her but he felt so at home around her than he had around anyone else in his entire life.

"Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." Bella said softly.

Edward's eyes dropped on their own accord and he felt himself slipping into a deep sleep.

Before he lost the battle altogether, he swore he felt cool lips at the corner of his mouth before hearing Bella whisper,

"I love you, my mate."