I stopped before we entered the living room, where we heard the voices coming from. "I can't do this." I attempted to turn around, but Emmett had hold of one of my hands. He pulled me back to him, but I tried to tug free. It went back and forth like this for a few minutes until he picked me up by my waist and threw me over his shoulder.

I pounded my fists against his back and tried to kick, but his arm was around the bend in my knees, so I wouldn't fall. He began to walk forward. "Emmett, no!" I cried. He continued to walk forward, and I continued to hit him. "Stop! Please, Emmett! I'm not ready!" I yelled. My attempts were in vain; we were already in the living room. He set me down. I looked around me. All my friends and family were here – well, of course, except for Renee. People I hadn't talked to in six years. I had seen them, just not talked to them. Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, and. . . Edward. All the parents: Charlie, Esme and Carlisle Cullen, Liz and John Hale. And they were all gawking at me, except Charlie. I had seen him and talked to him, therefore, he didn't gawk at me.

"Welcome home, you guys!" Charlie exclaimed. He came forward, and we both gave him a hug.

When we stepped back, Emmett looked at Rose and opened his arms. "Don't I get a hug, Rosie?" She continued to gape at me, so he walked forward and picked her up from the couch. She squealed and swatted at his head. "Ouch!" Emmett said, "What was that for?" Rose wriggled out of his grasp and walked towards me. She hesitantly put her arms around me, and I did the same. I had missed her so much. So much it hurt to think about.

"Bella," She whispered. It wasn't a question, but I nodded my head, anyway. She squeezed me a bit tighter before letting go.

I turned around to Emmett. "Ha, ha. She loves me more!" I boasted, then stuck out my tongue. Rosalie proceeded to smack me in the head. "Ouch! What was that for?!"

"For leaving for six darn years!"

I hung my head. After a moment I lifted it and looked at Rose. "Thanks."

She looked confused. "What for?"

"I deserved a lot worse."

Our conversation was cut short by Alice. " Bella! It really is you!" She threw her tiny arms around my waist. I squeezed her tight. "I can't believe it," she murmured. She finally pulled away, but not without a last squeal.

Jasper walked forward next. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders, and I wrapped mine around his waist. We stayed like that for a moment. When we pulled away, he whispered, "I missed you."

"You, too, Jazz."

Esme and Carlisle were next. I hugged them both, as we talked about how much we missed each other. The same with Liz and John.

The only person I hadn't hugged was Edward. He stood off to the side watching the exchanges. I looked at him, and, when he looked at me, I smiled at him. He seemed a bit shocked. He would have to learn that we had been friends since before kindergarten. That meant that, now, we couldn't just avoid each other as exes because we had been friends before we had become a couple.

I did still love Edward, but I wasn't hung up on him. I would always love him, but I had let him go, as I had said before. If he went out and got a girlfriend today, and he was happy with her, I would be happy for him. I wouldn't be a jealous ex-girlfriend, I would be his friend.

"Let's all sit down, so Bella can tell us what she's been up to for the last few years, " Liz said. Rose, Alice, and I sat down on one of the couches. Emmett and Jasper sat in the floor in front of the couch. Edward sat next to Carlisle and Esme on the couch, opposite of us. Liz sat in the recliner, whilst John and Charlie went and got themselves kitchen chairs to sit in.

"What have you been up to, Bella?" Esme asked.

I took a deep breath. "Well. . . I moved in with Renee when I left. I graduated from the local high school and then went on to University of Florida. I graduated with a degree in journalism. That's about all."

"Don't forget all those graduations you went to!" Emmett exclaimed.

"Emmett. . . " I hissed. Emmett's eyes went wide; I guess, he didn't mean to say that out loud. If it weren't under these circumstances, I would have rolled my eyes at him.

"What does he mean by that, Bella?" Jasper asked.

Oh, no. What was I going to tell them. I sneaked into all of their graduations, but didn't talk to them? That I completely avoided them at their own graduations? Curse Emmett and his tendency to speak before thinking about what he was going to say. I looked around to see what everyone thought of this ordeal. Everyone looked confused, except for Alice. She looked suspicious. I swallowed hard.

"Well, um, I – I went to all of your graduations. High school and college."

After my little announcement, I looked around at all of their facial expressions. They were shocked.

A/N:

Anyway. . . if there are mistakes, I edited this while I was really tired. Stupid, I know. Sorry.

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