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"Yes," I said softly. "This is my husband, Edward Cullen."

"It's lovely to meet you both," said James. He turned to look at Emmett next. "You must be Emmett."

"Yes, this is my wife, Rosalie," said Emmett.

"Oh, yes, the former Rosalie Hale," said James.

"Yes, Mr. Sanders. How do you know us?" asked Rose.

"Please call me James. Your parents came into see me last week to update their wills after you got married. They wanted to included your spouses," explained James. He turned to Jasper and Alice next. "Jasper and Alice, I presume?"

"Yes," said Jasper.

"I am very sorry for the loss of your parents. They were all wonderful people," said James.

"Thank you, James," I said softly.

"Well, let's get started with the estate of William and Catherine Hale," said James. "The house has been left to Jasper and Alice Hale. The business and cars have been left to Rosalie and Jasper to be spilt as they feel they should. The trust funds that your grandparents left you have been transferred fully into your names as well as the college funds that William and Catherine started for you. The rest of your parent's assets will be spilt between the two of you. Here is a rough estimate of what your net worths will be now," said James, handing Rose and Jasper a piece of paper. They both looked down and gasped and snapped their heads up at him.

"Are you serious?" asked Rose.

"Very much so," chuckled James.

"Wow," said Jasper.

"Now for the Estate of Charlie Swan," said James. "The house in Forks has been left to Emmett and Rosalie Swan. The apartment in New York has been left to Isabella and Edward Cullen-"

"What apartment in New York?" I asked.

"Your parents owned an apartment in New York where they lived while your mother studied music at NYU," explained James. "Now, your Grandmother Swan's house in Florida has been left to Isabella and Edward. Your Grandmother Dwyer's house in Los Angeles has been left to Emmett and Rosalie. The trust funds left to you by each of your grandparent's have been transferred to your names. The rest of Charlie Swan's asset's have been split between the two of you," said James, handing me and Emmett a piece of paper. I took it looked down at it and gasped.

"No way," I said with wide eyes.

"Yes, Charlie was very careful with how he invested your monthly allowance that you didn't use. He was planning on presenting the two of you with this when you graduated from high school," explained James.

"We had no idea about any of this," said Emmett.

"There is one last item for Isabella," said James.

He got up and left the room. He came back a few minutes later carrying a long box. He handed it to me and told me to open it. I slowly pulled open the box. Inside was a black guitar case. I pulled out the case and set it on the table. I stood up and slowly opened the case. I gasped loudly.

"Oh my god," I whispered. I pulled out the guitar. "A 1954 Fender Stratocaster guitar."

"No fucking way," gasped Edward. I showed it to him. I looked up at James. He had a small smile on his face.

"I don't understand," I said softly.

"This should clear up the mystery. Your father ask me to give you this letter after you opened the guitar," said James.

I set the guitar back in it case and took the letter from James. I sat back down in my seat and slowly opened it. I pulled out the letter and began to read.

My Bella,

I know by now you are completely overwhelmed. I hope that you are reading this letter on the night of your high school graduation but I have a feeling that you aren't. I don't' know why but your mom has been visiting me in my dreams a lot lately. Maybe I am finally going to get to go home.

I know you have been handed a rotten hand. I wish I could take the sickness for you but I can't. I suspected for a few weeks before we found out you were sick that something was wrong. I didn't want to believe that my little girl was sick. It was the same way when your mom got sick. I didn't want you to be sick like she was. I should have taken you to the doctor sooner but I didn't. You have been such a fighter. I am so proud of you, honey.

You are an amazing woman. I whish I could say that I had a hand in it but I didn't. You are kind and generous. You take care of me and Emmett and we are lucky to have you, Bella. Now, Edward is lucky to have you. He's a good man. I know that he will always take care of you. I want you to promise me that you will take care of him. You make sure Emmett and Rose, Jasper and Alice take care of each other. Tell Carlisle and Esme thank you for helping me deal with your sickness. I know they will be good parents for you and Emmett.

I haven't been as supportive of your music as I should have been. I wanted you to be able to take care of yourself but I know now that Music is your air. I can't tell you how proud I am of you. I know that your mom is proud of you which is why I am giving you her guitar. She found this guitar in a flea market in New York right after we were married. She spent days tuning and cleaning it. I often teased her that she loved it more than me. She would just smile and tell me that wasn't true. She used to play it when she was pregnant with you and Emmett. When she died, she asked me to give it to you when you ready. She said I would know. I know now that you are ready. You're going to shine, Baby. Just know that when you are standing on the stage that your mom and I are watching you. We can't wait to hear our angel sing.

I love you my Bella.

Dad

I set down the letter and buried my head in Edward's chest. He just wrapped his arms around me and held me as I cried.

"Bella, can I read it?" asked Emmett.

"Yes," I whispered. Emmett reached over and picked up the letter. He read it quickly and let his tears fall.

"He was so much stronger than we thought," whispered Emmett.

"I know," I whispered. I wiped my tears off my face and looked back at James. "Is there anything else?"

"Not officially but I just want to say, Isabella, that Charlie loved you and Emmett very much. I know you are going through a tough time. If you, any of you, need anything please give me a call. I will be praying for your recovery," said James.

"Thank you, James," I whispered softly.

Edward packed up the guitar for me and carried it out of the office. Victoria gave us a soft smile as we passed her. We made our way down to the elevator and climbed in. We made our way down to the lobby and stepped out. Carlisle suggested that we grab some lunch before we head back to Forks so we climbed into our cars, I rode with Edward, and made our way down to a small Italian restaurant. We climbed out of our cars and made our way inside. The hostess gawked at my head. Edward cleared his throat and she snapped her head over to him and gave him a flirty smile.

"Can I help you?" she purred. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist.

"My wife and I need a table for eight," he said nicely. She shifter her eyes over to me then back to him.

"Please follow me," she said. We followed her over to a large table in the back. "Your server will be right with you."

"Thanks," I said softly. She just rolled her eyes and left us. We all sat down and started looking at the menus. Our waiter came over and took our drink and lunch orders. I took a chance and ordered the mushroom ravioli. Once he was gone, Carlisle looked over at me.

"What did the letter say?" he asked softly.

"He said he was proud of me. He said he was thankful you and Esme helped him when I found out I was sick. He said you and Esme would be good parents for us. He said we have to take care of each other. He said they will watch me shine through my music. The guitar was my mom's. She told him to give it to me when she died," I explained through my tears.

"I had no idea that he owned everything he did," said Emmett. "Why wouldn't he tell us?"

"I think he wanted to make sure that we didn't take anything for granted," I said. "I never knew about the apartment in New York or the house in Florida."

"What are you going to do with them?" asked Alice.

"I don't know," I said looking at Edward. "I guess we will need to look at the apartment in New York. Depending on what it needs, we could live there when we go to school."

"We can check it out when we go out for the competition," said Edward.

"As for the house in Florida, we need to check it out too before we can make any decisions," I said.

"It might not be a bad idea to keep it depending on if you can afford the upkeep and taxes on it," said Esme.

"I don't think that will be a problem," I chuckled.

"Why not?" asked Esme. I shared a look with Emmett, who was chuckling.

"Not including the house in Florida or the apartment in New York, Charlie left us a rather large inheritance," I chuckled.

"I'd say," chuckled Emmett.

"How much?" asked Esme.

"Roughly 10 billion."