"Are you sure you can't even stay for a few hours? I really want you to meet my mom." I said to Alice as we got off the plane.

"Under any other circumstances I would love to meet your mother. Heck, I'd stay for a week! But Edward... He can't be alone right now."

"He can stay too. Really. It's not a problem."

"It will be..." I was about to push her more on the subject, but then I realized what she meant. She gave me her 'I can see the future, duh' look then gave me a hug and ran to catch up with Edward.

"You really wanted him to stay?" Emmett said as he crept up behind me.

"Well, yeah. I want my mom to meet all you guys."

"Even Edward?"

"Is that a problem?"

"If it's not a problem for you, I guess it's not a problem for me."

I smiled up at him and he did the same to me.

We had to wait a bit for our bags to get off the plane, but it wasn't that big of a problem. My mom was infamous for being late. When she finally did arrive Emmett and I had just grabbed our bags and as we turned around there was my tiny thin mother wearing white shorts, a tank top and a sun hat.

"Bella!" She screeched as she threw her hands up. I could feel my cheeks grow rosier in embarrassment. "Bella, baby, c'mere!"

"Mom." I said as I hugged her as tight as I ever had.

"Let me look at you." She said as we parted.

"Baby, you look so skinny. Have you been eating?" She started feeling my hipbones. I pushed back in discomfort.

"Yeah, Mom. My appetite was just a little..."

"You're not pregnant, are you?"

"Mom!" I gasped.

"Sorry, not the place." Her eyes left mine and gazed past me.

"And you must be Edward."

"No." I almost scolded.

"Emmett, actually." He said offering his hand to my mother.

"Oh, oh my gosh, I am so sorry. I'm so sorry, it just slipped my mind. I cannot believe-"

"No, really it's okay. Honest mistake." Emmett reassured her with a smile. It put me a little more at ease as well.

"Really, I'm so embarrassed..." My mother said, still flustered.

"Don't be. People mix up mine and my brother's names all the time."

"Your brother?" She looked shocked when she shouldn't have been. I explained the Cullen family to her in as much detail as I could on multiple occasions.

"Yes, we are brothers. And we all realize how awkward holidays are going to be from now on." He joked.

"Holidays? You two are serious I take it?"

"Mom." I scolded again."

"Sorry, not the place. Well, we should get home. I made some dinner."

"Actually, Mrs. Dwyer I ate on the plane, but I'm sure Bella is starving. She slept the whole time." Emmett told her.

"You don't have to call me Mrs. Dwyer, sweetie. Call me Renee."

"Thanks, Renee." He said awkwardly. I couldn't help but giggle.

By the time we got home it was completely dark, save the stars and the moon in the sky.

"Do you ever get to see the stars like this behind all the clouds in Forks?" My mother asked as she reached for the door handle, but to her surprise Emmett got to it first.

"Sometimes." I whispered.

Emmett brought our bags inside while my mom warmed up some spaghetti for me in the kitchen. When he was done he joined us, but only for a minute.

"Sorry to be a wimp, but I am exhausted." He fake complained. "Where do you want me to sleep?"

"Well since Phil is gone I figured you could sleep in Bella's room and she could sleep with me. And Bella's room us upstairs, last room on the right. And the bathroom is at the end of the hall, just straight ahead if you need it."

"Alright, sounds good. Thank you so much, Renee." She said wrapping her in a hug.

"You're welcome, sweetie." Her voice was muffled by his massive arm.

He let go of her and wrapped me up. "Goodnight, Bella." He said as he kissed my forehead. "I love you."

"I love you."

"Goodnight, girls!" Emmett called out as he walked up the stairs. My mom grabbed my dinner and her copy of 'Breakfast At Tiffiny's' and we went to her room. She gave me a pair of pajama shorts to wear, put the movie in and plopped down on the bed next to me. I already knew we weren't going to watch any of the movie.

"Spill." She smiled.

"I want you to tell me what you think of him."

"Alright. Well, I think he is really cute. No, like handsome. He's very handsome. He's polite and funny and he seems to really care about you."

"Good."

"Good, but scary." She half frowned. "You're so young, sweetie. I mean, I hate to be Ms. Pessimist but you two just got together, right? And you're already saying 'I love you'? When you get caught up like that bad things can happen. Or, unexpected. It can throw you off track."

"Like a kid?"

"A baby, a broken heart. I never want you to feel how that feels..."

"I already have." I mumbled. I hoped she didn't hear me, but she did.

She frowned. "You could have called me, baby. I'm just a phone call away."

"I would've if I could've, Mom. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't talk. I couldn't eat. I couldn't move. Literally, everything hurt. I was a mess, Mom."

"That's why you're so tiny?"

I nodded.

"What happened?"

"Stupid teenage love... He loved me so much that he left me, but I didn't get it when it happened and now I kind of feel like an idiot."

"Hunny, it sounds like you got played."

I sighed. "It doesn't matter anymore. I have Emmett. I'm happy."

"Well good." She smiled. "I'm a mom, so I have to ask. Are you being safe?"

"Mom..."

"Have you two done anything? I won't get mad, I swear."

I couldn't say anything. I mean, how could I?

"How far have you gone?"

I stayed silent and covered my face.

"All the way?"

All I could do was laugh.

"My little girl!" She tried to hug me but for the second time that night I pushed her away.

"Mom, Mom, stop..."

"How was it?"

"Mom!" I yelped in embarrassment.

"Okay, okay. Can you just let me know if you are using protection?"

"Yes, we're using protection." Our protection was that he was a vampire. As long as that were true, which it would be forever, we would be safe.

"Thank you for putting my mind at ease."

"Anytime." I started to put a bite of spaghetti in my mouth.

"How many times?"

"Mom!" I yelled again.

"What?"

"Ugh... Once or twice."

"Once or twice?"

"Uh-huh."

"Once or twice?"

"Twice."

"Twice?"

"Yes, Mom, twice. We've... Twice. It's happened twice."

"Okay. And you were safe both times?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Okay, I'm just making sure."

My mother and I talked over muted movies for the rest of the night. It was good to finally be home. A part of me never wanted to leave.

When I finally got to sleep I had a dream that Emmett and I moved to Jacksonville and lived with Phil and my mom. I could see Emmett's skin sparkle as we laid on the beach. It was a beautiful vision that I hoped might come true someday.

AN: How odd, I updated sooner then a month after I posted my last chapter... Weird. Hahaha. One more chapter, guys. One more chapter... I'm sort of sad but really exited to be starting the sequel. I have a bunch of ideas, but I am aslo open to input from you guys. Anything from the plot line to the title, just leave it in the rec's. Love you all!(: