Hello everyone! Sorry it has been a while, A levels are looming and revision is overwhelming but I am doing my best. Here it finally is, Chapter 9!

Scarlett's POV

I stared at Carlisle and Esme with my mouth open in shock; they were looking back at me with caring, hopeful expressions. Were they seriously willing to take me in as one of their own? I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to be a burden and I felt like they were only saying that because they felt they had to, they were surely just being polite. Obviously they didn't want to have to take in a reject human that couldn't even control her anger.

'You don't have to say that' I said looking down at my hands 'You wouldn't want me'.

'Of course we do!' Esme exclaimed.

Carlisle took my chin in his hand and forced me to look at him.

'We would not have said it if we didn't mean it Scarlett. We have grown very attached to you and want to love you and take care of you as one of our own. We could never let you go into a care home when we feel we can and want to give you everything you need here.' He said with certainty whilst looking into my eyes with compassion.

'Well, um, I do really appreciate what you have done for me but I can't ask you to do this...' I tried to argue.

Carlisle and Esme were having none of it though.

'You are not asking us to do anything. We are the ones asking you to let us adopt you; you need to be okay with this dear.' Esme explained.

They wanted me, they really did want me! I was overjoyed! I loved Edward and Emmett and Alice and Jasper and just all of them! I didn't know what to say or how to react; all I could do was break down into tears.

'Hush dear' Esme moved to cradle me in her arms.

'There is no need to cry Scarlett, if you don't want to stay with us you don't have to' Carlisle reasoned.

'No...no, I do want to stay with you!' I choked out between sobs. 'I... I just... Don't know what to say!'

'That's wonderful me dear, we would love to have you in our family' Carlisle said happily.

'Oh darling! That's fantastic!' Esme cried, squeezing me tighter.

Carlisle handed me a handkerchief and I calmed down and sat up wiping my face.

'Thank you... thank you so much' I mumbled out.

'Don't worry about a thing' Carlisle said 'Technically, you appeared here from nowhere so there will be no records of you at all. So there will be no documents to go through however you will need a back story as to how you came to live with us so that people don't ask questions.'

'Ahem' Someone interrupted opening the door. It was Edward.

'Come in dear' Esme gestured to him.

Edward walked in carrying an envelope. He brought it over to Carlisle.

'We will tell people that Scarlett was adopted from an Alaskan orphanage last summer when we were staying with the Denali's. Here is a passport and documents that we just had done by Jenks and Scarlett, your new surname is Cullen if that's okay with you.' Edward explained.

I nodded, looking at him questioningly. How did he know to prepare this? Carlisle and Esme looked confused too.

'Alice had a vision' He said and we all understood. 'We have enrolled you at Forks High School but you don't have to start until you are ready. Carlisle, the hospital has been informed of the details and they have added the information to the records of when they found her. No questions were asked.'

'Very well done son' Carlisle said impressed with the efficiency of the preparations.

'So, it looks like you're a Cullen now.' Edward smiled at me.

'Yeah, I guess I am' I said in shock.

Everyone laughed.

'Right then everyone, let's leave Scarlett. I need her to rest, after all she is still my patient too' Carlisle said with a chuckle.

'See you soon darling' Esme said giving me a hug before leaving with Edward.

'Bye Scarlett' Edward waved from the door.

'Bye' I said quietly, waving back.

Carlisle smiled at me before doing his routine 'doctor' checks on my wounds. He then laid me into the correct lying down position for my ribs and covered me with the bed sheet.

'I am so glad to have you as part of the family' he said fiddling with the IV.

'And I am so glad to be part of it too' I said.

'You have had an extremely strenuous day and I need those ribs of yours to heal. So I am going to give you a dose of something to help you sleep.' Carlisle said in his 'doctor' tone.

'Okay' I said as he injected something into the IV.

'If you wake up and need me just call' He said before turning to leave.

'Carlisle' I muttered drowsily.

'Yes?' He said turning around.

'Thank you' I mumbled.

'You are very welcome my dear' He said, then he left the room and closed the door behind him.

As I drifted to sleep, my last thought was that now wasn't the time to bring up the fact that they might consider changing me into a vampire...

Thanks for reading! Please review and follow/favourite!