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BPOV

I woke with a start. I lay on my bed, with my eyes screwed up, cursing whatever or whoever was the cause of my rude awakening. After my mental curse out I realized I had no idea what actually did wake me. Then I heard the phone ring. I slowly made my way out of my room and into the hallway. God, I really didn't like waking up early on a Saturday. Without realizing it, I picked up the phone. "Hello," I sighed.

"Bella! Bella, Bella Bella! Guess what!" Of course it would be Alice.

"What Alice."

"I slept over Rose's house last night. And you know Jasper was there. Well of course, since he lives there. Anyways I woke up around one 'cause I was thirsty so I went to get a drink. Jasper was there and he just looked at me weird. I mean I though it was weird but I don't know. Anyways, he looked at me weird and I was like 'Umm…Hi?' and he just shook his head..and then..and then..then he walked across the room and HE KISSED ME! Bella, he kissed me! I'm so happy!"

"Yay. Cool, Alice. I'm happy for you. And now I think that I'll hang up on you. Oh and when you get home, dad wants you to do my laundry since, you know,YOU WOKE ME UP SO EARLY," I yelled before slamming the phone down. I swore quietly; little sisters could be so highly irritating.

As I was about to go back into my room the phone rang again. I sighed and picked it up. "Alice, I'm sorry for yelling at you, okay?"

"Um..Bella? This is Esme." I blushed at my stupidity. Why had I not checked the caller I.D?

"Oh. Sorry. Um..what can I do for you?"

"Well, your father called about Edward last night and I talked with Carlisle."

"Wait, he talked to you already," I asked. I was completely floored that Charlie cared enough about Edward to try and remedy his situation right away. I did not even try to hide the goofy smile that had decided to make an appearance on my face.

"Yeah, he did. He explained a little of the situation. But anyways, Carlisle and I would like to meet him." I was completely stunned. I sat with my mouth hanging open for a moment before pulling myself together.

"You do?! Oh, thank you so much! I promise you'll love him." Esme quickly agreed and I told her the long version of Edward's story, while leaving out some details that I felt were too personal; ones he should share for himself. I did make her promise, though, to never mention it to Edward; he would tell her when he was ready. Naturally, Esme completely agreed. We decided to have dinner with Edward at her house over the next weekend.

After hanging up I heard a loud crash behind me that caused me to jump. I turned to see Emmett sprawled out on the floor in his doorway. I couldn't help but laugh. He usually never had clumsy moments, but when he did they were hilarious. "Jeez, Emmett. Walk much," I teased. He lifted his head off the floor and gave me a scathing look. I could not stop myself from doubling over in laughter. Of course, the moment my eyes shut, I felt Emmett's huge frame pick me up into a bone crushing hug. I gasped "Can't…breather…Em!" He immediately dropped me on the floor. In true Emmett fashion he found my lack of oxygen hysterical and let out a deep booming laugh. I simply turned and stomped downstairs into the kitchen.

"Well, I'm guessing from that display that you're feeling better," I said from behind the refrigerator door.

"Obviously! I'm feeling like a tank again! Good as brand spanking new," he said loudly. "So…what'cha gunna make us for breakfast."

I sighed. "Food, Em. Food."

"Cool… Soo Bells, you gunna go hang out with orphan boy today?" I whipped around and glared at him.

"How do you know about that?! And don't fucking make fun of him about it," I yelled. I felt adrenaline pumping through my veins. How could he say something like that so nonchalantly, as if it meant nothing at all?

"Woah. Chill, Bells. I didn't mean anything bad by it. I just figured it'd get you to talk to me 'bout it. And umm.. I heard it last night when I came downstairs for a drink. The whole story. Oh, and don't worry I won't tell anyone, not even Rose….Which, I'm guessing is what you want, considering how you flipped at me knowing and all…"

I calmed down slightly. "Thanks, Emmett. I just don't need people knowing until he's ready. Promise you won't act differently when you see him. He'll know right away and he'll be pissed."

"Sure, sure."

"Oh god! Emmett Swan! You need to hang out less with Jacob. Seriously, that's annoying."

"Sorry, Bella. Hey. I gotta run. I'll see you later." With that, Emmett shoved one last bite of food in his mouth and ran out the door to his jeep.

I spent an obscenely long amount of time cleaning the kitchen. If anyone had seen me, they would have thought I was trying to rid the place of any possible germs. I looked for any dirt I could find to delay the inevitability of calling Edward. It wasn't that I was nervous about calling him. I'd gotten over that fear within the first couple weeks of our relationship. I just had a childish fear that he would know what I was planning the moment I told him about the dinner. He had always been highly intuitive and it wouldn't surprise me if he screamed at me for setting him up. After the kitchen was completely spotless I decided that I couldn't hold off the phone call any longer. I just hoped he'd be unable to see through my façade. I waited a few moments, while the phone rang, for him to pick up. "Hello," his husky, sleep filled voice came through. I couldn't repress my sigh when I heard the sensual tone of his voice.

"Edward, I just want to let you know that you're coming with my family to dinner at our friends' house on Saturday. No excuses," I rushed out, hoping he couldn't hear how nervous I was. He was quiet before yawning loudly.

"Yeah. Sure. Why not? It's more time out of this hell hole. Your dad's not gunna be pissed I'm coming," he asked, worriedly. I tried really hard to not laugh. He didn't know what Charlie actually thought about him.

"Oh, Edward. Sometimes you can be so stupid. He likes you. He's even told me so."

"Huh? But..what," he asked, in an all too adorable confused voice. I could just picture his eyebrows coming together and his eyes getting impossibly large. At that image, I couldn't possibly hold in my laughter.

"Edward, he didn't want you getting too comfortable. Trust me, he really does approve of you. Alice and Emmett do too, even though you don't talk to them much."

"Really?! I could have sworn he hated me! Wow. And this whole time he's actually liked me," he sighed in relief.

"So, you're okay with dinner then," I asked.

"Of course. Where are we going again?"

"Erhm..the Cullens' house."

"Oh, the doctor? Um..Okay. Sure. I can do that."

"You'll be fine. He's not gunna try and analyze you or something. Trust me; he's not like that. He'd only make you talk about stuff if you really wanted to."

"Thanks. I kind of needed that, Bella."

"Eh..it's what I'm here for," I replied nonchalantly. Glancing at the clock I saw that it was almost eleven. "I've got to go. I promised Jacob that I'd visit him this weekend. I haven't seen him in a month." I heard him grumble before he spoke in a strained voice.

"Bella, please don't go see the dog. I don't trust him. What if he tries something?" I guess as much when he grumbled in the first place. He was always so worried about Jacob ever since he found out that Jake had had a teeny tiny crush on me.

"Edward, Jake doesn't like me anymore. He's absolutely in love with this girl Nessie from Port Angeles. He won't try anything. But seriously, I have to go. I love you."

"I love you too, Bella," he sighed before hanging up. I just shook my head at the way he thought. As if I would ever be interested in Jacob. What a silly insecure boy. As if I would ever want anything other than him. He truly had no idea of how amazing he was. I just hoped that I could, eventually, make him see the truth.

An hour later, I hopped out of my truck and ran to Jacob's door. I swore quietly as I felt the rain sloshing around in my shoes. I stood hopping in place while banging continuously on the old door. After what seemed like forever, the door opened and I launched myself at Jake. I truly hadn't realized how much I had missed him until that moment. "Holy shit, Bells! I'm guessing this means you missed me, huh," he laughed, as he caught me in his arms.

"Shut it, Black. You know you missed me too," I stuck my tongue out like the mature seventeen year old that I was. "You gunna let me inside, Jake?"

"Oh, ehrm..right." Jake stepped aside and we walked into his tiny but comfortable living room. Plopping down on the couch, I immediately grabbed the remote and turned on the television. We both stared at it for a few moments before we realized that we had absolutely no idea of what we were watching. As this came to light, we both started laughing at our stupidity. After we calmed down Jake took a deep breath. "So..," he started awkwardly. I turned and waited for him to continue. "How are things with 'the man of stone'."

I laughed quietly at the nickname. "Well, he's not so 'stoney' anymore. I've learned a lot about him recently and he's opened up so much. I actually understand what was wrong. It all makes so much sense now. I want to help him so much, Jake. Oh, and he got jealous when he heard I was coming here," I added on as an afterthought.

"That's good for you. And he should totally be jealous. After all, we are having a steamy, hot love affair. Shh.. don't tell Nessie," he joked.

Jake and I passed the afternoon catching up on what we had done over the past month. He had made the football team at the reservation's high school and told Nessie that he loved her for the first time. I told him all about being in love with Edward. By the time the sun had gone down, we were both completely updated on each other's lives. Charlie and Billy showed up around seven and ordered a couple pizzas. Not long after, Emmett pulled up in his jeep, along with Alice. Dinner passed in a blur of jokes and laughter, mostly provided by Jacob and Emmett. Before long, I noticed Alice vibrating place, looking at me with a desperately cute pleading look. "What, Alice," I sighed.

She smiled widely at me before looking at Charlie. "Dad, me and Bella are going for a walk on the beach. Don't wait for us. I'll come home with her," with that she yanked me off the couch and out the door. Alice dragged me at full speed down the sand and rocks to my and Jake's 'spider' tree. I sat down, sucking in gulps of air while she et out an excited shriek. "Oh my god! Bella, Jasper kissed me!"

I laughed, "Alice you told me that this morning."

"Yeah, but after I hung up with you he.. he.. he asked me out! Bella' I'm going out with Jasper!"

"I'm happy for you, Ali. Does Rose know too?"

"Yupp. She was there when he asked. She's happy about it too, because apparently she knew about our crushes on each other for, like, forever."

""Ali, I'll tell you a secret. We all knew. You two were so obvious," I chuckled .

She looked shocked. "Why didn't you tell me?!"

"It was something you needed to see yourself. Come on. Let's go home; it's almost eleven and I'm really tired."

Getting home, I had thought I'd be able to fall asleep right away. I ended up sitting on my bed reading Pride and Prejudice again. My door creaked open and I saw Emmett standing there, waiting to see if I'd let him in. I sighed and made room for him on the bed. He laid down next to me for a while and just watched me read. When I reached the end of the chapter, he spoke. "So… Jasper and Alice…"

"Yupp."

"I talked to him… Said I'd kick his ass if he hurt her," he mumbled quietly. As he said that, i slid down onto the bed next to him and curled up into his humongous side.

"Figures. You are the 'big' brother after all, if only by two minutes. You did it to Edward, too."

"It was a good idea then, still is now. Do you approve?"

"Of Alice and Jasper? Yeah, I guess so."

"Me too, Bells," he slurred out. I yawned and let my book fall to the floor. "Night, Bellie," he whispered.

"Night, Emmie. And don't call me that."

"Eh, whatever." After that, he fell silent and I followed not soon after.