Author's note: I still do not know where the Hell my beta is and its kinda pissing me off. Oh well. I think this is the longest chpater so far. I would go back and check that but I'm kinda a lazy ass so I'm not going to. Enjoys! Don't forget to review readers! Please and spank you- I mean thank you!


It was finally Friday and Bella was rushing around, making sure that everything looked ok. Aaron was sitting on the couch with the rest of the family in the living room watching TV.

"Bella!" Tristan whined lazily from the other room.

"What?"

"Come on!! I don't understand why you're all…clean-y about everything."

"Well, Tristan, unlike you, I am not a slob and I think that it would be nice if we actually clean once in a while."

"That's a good idea. You guys should go help her." Aaron said.

Multiple whines and 'awes' came from the living room. Then the family trudged out and stood in front of Bella.

"Good going Bella." Jason mumbled. Bella slapped the back of his head.

"Ok. You be in charge, Bella. Tell us what to do!" Aaron said, saluting her as if she were the general of the United States military.

"Ohhhh." Tristan smiled mischievously. "I like a woman in charge. It's sexy."

Bella rolled her eyes and the younger vampires made gagging and regurgitating motions. Bella laughed.

"Ok. I want Vincent and Kristen and Aiden to dust. I want Tristan to mop. Jason can vacuum and Aaron, Elizabeth and I are going to do some yard work." Bella instructed authoritatively (Haha! Try and say that word!)

"Shouldn't the guys be doing the yard work, Bella?" Elizabeth asked hesitantly.

"Don't be so- I would say sexist but I'm pretty sure that's not the word. Whatever, I know it's an ist word though."

"Come on girls. Let's get a move on." Aaron interjected and everyone went off to do his or her assigned task. They finished in about five minutes, leaving an hour and forty minutes left until the Cullens arrived.

"That was fun, wasn't it, Tristan?" Bella asked once all her family was in the living room.

"Never, again." He said. He pretended to faint and then pulled himself onto the couch next to Bella.

"I'll mop next time and you and Jason can do yard work with Aaron. Sound better?

"Much."

"I never agreed to that!" Jason objected.

"I will make you agree." Bella smiled.

"Are you threatening me?"

"Yeah."

"I'm telling."

"You do that, Jason."

"Ok. No I'm not."

Kristen giggled. "You're not man enough to."

Jason's jaw dropped dramatically. "Are you man enough to?"

"I'm not a man." She pointed out with a duh face. "And, sides, I wouldn't rat Bella out because I love her verily, verily much!""

Bella laughed. "Yeah, Jason. You're not man enough to tell on me."

"Nu-uh! I am one hundred and ten percent man!"

Elizabeth patted him on the shoulder. "We know you are Jason."

"You should know! Lizzie! I show you my manliness almost every night!"

"You might show her but we all hear you showing her and it is not cool, man. I don't want to hear you guys doing each other when I'm playing Gears of War… Gun shots and sex don't go together." Tristan frowned.

"Unless if you're kinky." Bella added.

There was a knock on the door. Kristen shot up and answered the door before anyone else even had time to think 'Oh. That was the door.'

Bella could hear her greeting each vampire as he or she walked through the door.

Then the Cullens were standing in front of the Brooks, who stood up showing good manners.

"Hi Alice!" Bella smiled and waved.

Alice smiled and waved, equally enthusiastic if not more. "Hey, hey Bella."

"Hello. I'm Aaron. This is my family. Bella, Elizabeth, Tristan, Jason, Vincent and Aiden and Kristen." Aaron made the introductions. Bella and everyone else waved and smiled but Tristan kept a tough exterior. He nodded and turned his head away, feigning disinterest.

"Hello, Aaron. I'm Carlisle and this is my family: Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper and Edward."

"Glad to meet you all." Aaron nodded at them and smiled. They responded similarly. "Sit down, please."

They complied with Edward sitting next to Bella who was also sitting next to Tristan. He kept an arm wrapped protectively around her shoulder and she didn't mind. She didn't even seem to notice. Edward smiled at her and she smiled back at him, making him falter for a few moments. Tristan gagged right after he rolled his eyes very conspicuously.

Alice sat on the couch and talked animatedly with Elizabeth about fashion and girly things while Emmett and Jasper and Jason sat on the floor discussing macho, big man things. Esme sat and played with the younger vampires and Rosalie sat there with them. Carlisle and Aaron went off somewhere in the house-probably Aaron's office- to talk about doctor stuff.

Bella got up and tripped on the corner of the very nice rug. She let out a little wail and before she knew it, strong arms were wrapped around her waist, rescuing her head from the corner of the table. Or more like the corner of the table from her head. She looked up to see her savior and smiled when she saw Edward's face and his crooked grin. Tristan stood up immediately but did nothing. He just stood there and fumed. "Thank you." Bella smiled once he let he go.

"My pleasure."

"That would have been the third table this month Bella!" Jason called.

"Shut up. These things seem to enjoy being in my way and being broken into a billion pieces when I fall on them." Bella pouted.

Elizabeth laughed and Alice smiled knowingly. "Hey, Bella."

"Yeah?"

"Let's go shopping."

"Tomorrow, Alice."

"Yeah. That's what I meant."

"I'm up for it."

"Well, let's all go."

Emmett, Jasper and Edward let out simultaneous moans and groans.

"What's so bad about going to the mall with your wives?" Tristan asked. "Elizabeth and Jason do it all the time and I love going with Bella. She lets me go to the arcade."

"And you enjoy it, don't you honey?" Elizabeth asked, running her hand through Jason's soft, brown hair.

His eyes shifted back and forth. "Um…Of course I do, Lizzie bear…"

Elizabeth smiled brightly, fooled by her husband's little lie.

Emmett snorted and Rosalie smacked him in the back of the head. "See? Why can't you even pretend to like shopping? Look at Jason. He is obviously pretending to make his wife happy! You can't even do that for me?!"

Elizabeth's jaw dropped. "You don't like shopping with me?!"

Jason's eyes widened. "No! Of course I do, honey! I love you!"

Elizabeth stormed out of the room with Jason on her tail, glaring at Rosalie.

Bella laughed. "So, we're not going to the mall?'

"Yes, we are!" Alice stood up belligerently.

"Ok. Ok. Just asking." Bella held her hands up in surrender. "Jason, are you going?'

"Yeah." He called from upstairs. "Because I love my wife and love to go shopping with her!"

Bella rolled her eyes but smiled. "Are you going Edward?'

He smiled crookedly and it made her undead heart flutter in a way that made her nervous. "Are you inviting me?"

"If you want to come…" Bella looked away and Tristan rolled his eyes again. Her nervousness made Edward smile.

"I'll be there."

Bella smiled brightly. "Great!"

"Yeah. Real great. I'm so excited, I might just piss in my pants." Tristan said, every syllable saturated with sarcasm.

"You don't sound so excited…" Kristen observed, tilting her head to the side.

"Bella, can we go? Please, please, PLEASE?" Vincent begged.

"Sure you guys can come." Alice answered smiling.

"So we'll meet here tomorrow at ten?" Bella asked.

Everyone agreed and that was when Carlisle and Aaron walked out of his office and announced that they should be going. Esme gave Bella a motherly hug. "Bye, Bella. See you soon, sweetie."

Bella smiled. "Bye, Esme."

Everyone else hugged (except for the guys because they are too 'tough' for that) and the Cullens left.

"They are very nice people." Aaron stated once they had left.

"They are." Everyone agreed. Tristan just nodded and looked away.

"Know, I understand you all are meeting again tomorrow?"

They nodded.

"Excellent. Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play Gears of War!!!"

Jason, Vincent, Vincent and Kristen ran into the game room with their father, leaving Bella and Tristan in the foyer.

Bella tilted her head and looked at him. He smiled softly at her. The smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Tristan, what's wrong?"

"We have to talk."