YAY! chapter 20. we're getting closer and closer to the end. i think some people will like this chapter because she and Rosa have a small break through. nothing big, i mean it is still Rosalie Cullen, so she will be as stand-offish as possible. this chapter is just kinda fun. it's just her and edward relaxing with his family. i like writing fun and happy chapters, they're cute. i also like writing dramas. (-_-) New years, yay. you know what's odd, i wrote these holiday chapters around christmas and new years but posting them in the summer. weird right. shrugs.

Bout the last chapter, i'm happy you guys liked it. i just didn't have it in my heart to make Carlisle cause trouble. like him and Esme said, they just want to see him happy. that's good to me. oh and thanks for the comment about the watch. "only time will tell" i like that becasue it seems like she's always second guessing herself about the relationship (i would too, to be honest.) and the watch was like saying, "i'm not saying we'll be together forever, but let's enjoy the ride while it last and see what happens." or as edward said in Twilight "Let the chips fall where the may." (have that part highlighted; yes, i highlight my fav parts in the book, what of it. i'm not weird.)

last two things, still no beta. (did the best i could will the editing. sorry) and disclamer: no owning of the awsomeness that is the great Twilight Saga.

ok, here we go, chapter veinte. (i think that's 20, sorry if its not. i'm working on my spanish. :))

20. Coming Back

A week later

"There's my favorite daughter-in-law." Esme exclaimed as Edward and I walked through the door.

I gave a friendly groan as she hugged me. I hugged her back.

She started calling me that on Christmas day, when Edward and I came out of his room. I told her how I felt about her calling me that, but like her step-son, she didn't listen. When she called Edward to see if we were coming back for New Year's, that's what she referred to me as. He just laughed."I told you not to call me that. We haven't even been dating that long. Besides, if we did get married, I would be your only daughter-in-law." I told her as we pulled away.

She rolled her eyes at me, signaling she wasn't taking me serious. "Oh stop it, dear. You know it's going to happen." She smiled at me. I looked at Edward. Did he drop some hints that I missed? He just shrugged.

When she backed away, Emmett came towards me. he had his cast off now so he was able to give me one of his famous big hugs Edward warned me about.

"Hey, Bella's back." he exclaimed. He picked me up off the ground and hugged me tightly to him. I swear he was trying to squeeze the life out of me.

"Hi Emmett." I said breathlessly. "Put me down, I can't breathe." I told him. He chuckled and did what I asked. I was going to have to get use to that.

"What's up Edward?" he said walking over to him. They slapped hands like any other time. After that everyone greeted us. Well, Rosalie just greeted her brother and ignored me. I was getting use to her by now, but I wanted some kind of break through. And I think I knew how.

I had agree to come back home with him for New Year's but told him I wanted to be back on New Year's day so I could spent the first day of the new year with my mom. I didn't care how late we came back; I wanted to start the year off with her. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't. he said he understood and agreed.

After about an hour or two of talking, they asked us to help them take down the decorations they just put up a week ago. This is why I didn't understand decorating the day of a holiday. But I helped anyways. Only because, this was the perfect time to talk to Rosalie.

She was wrapping up lights while I was helping Edward repackage some fragile. I could continue doing that or… "Edward, I'm going to go help Rosalie." I told him before getting up.

He looked at me. "You sure that a good idea?" he asked.

I smiled at him before kissing his forehead. "I'll be fine."

I walked over to her. "Hi Rosalie." I said. She ignored me. "Need help?" I asked politely. She sighed hard. I could tell she was getting annoyed already. But just as soon as she got there, she would have to leave it alone. "I'm not going away this time." I warned her

She breathed hard. "Fine." she handed me the lights she started. I sat down next to the box to finish wrapping the lights. I wanted to get her talking. If she does, maybe this ice between us would finally break, or at least crack.

"So, Rosalie, Edward showed me some of your paintings." I started.

She looked at me. "He did?"

I nodded. "When I was here for Christmas."

She gave a small huh. "Why would he do that?" she turned her eyes back to the lights in her hand.

"Was I not supports to see them?" I asked. She looked at me like I was supports to know the answer. I did. "Right, stupid question."

She rolled her eyes and turned away again. "It's not that, I guess. It's just, I don't understand why he would show it to…" she looked up at me again. "You." She said with a dry attitude.

I shrugged. "He didn't do it on purpose. He wanted to show me something up there and we walked pass them." I explained to her.

Her face went to understanding. I could her angry she had just now go away. But there was still a lot of chipping to do that ice. "Rosalie, correct me if I'm, but I have a small feeling you don't like me." I said as she turned back to the lights in her hand.

"Just a small one; I must be doing something wrong then." She mumbled.

"So, I'm not wrong. You don't like me." I said. I knew I wasn't. a blind man could see how she felt towards me.

"You would be correct." She said, keeping her eyes off me.

"May I ask why? I did do something to offend you?" I knew the answer to both, I wanted to hear it from her mouth.

"You really want to know?" she looked at me like I shouldn't. I nodded. Here goes nothing. She sighed. "Fine, if you must know, it's nothing personal." Once again she turned her eyes away from me. "I don't like any of my brothers' girlfriends" she admitted.

"Why not?" I asked. Even though she wouldn't keep her eyes on me, I made sure not to take mine off of her. She looked over in another direction. I followed her eyes and saw what she was looking at. I turned back to her. "Rosalie, I won't tell Edward anything. Whatever you say to me; it will stay between us." I promised her in a low voice. She looked at me like she shouldn't believe me. "Trust me." I told her.

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Give me one good reason why I should."

I shrugged. "Give me one why you shouldn't."

Her face somewhat relaxed. She sat down on the opposite of the box. "I don't like my who my brothers are dating because the second my brother starts falling for them, they disappear." She said.

"What do you mean?" I finished wrapping the set of lights and put then away. I grabbed another set.

She sighed. "I mean what it sounded like. Whenever either Jasper or Edward starts falling in love and start thinking the girl is 'the one', she leaves and ends up breaking his heart."

"I hear you have a part in that." I said consciously. I was afraid she might blow up at me, that maybe I crossed a line of some sort.

"He told you right." she said. She didn't say who 'he' was. I guessed she figure Jasper, Emmett or Edward would have told me sooner or later. She looked up at me. "I just want to see who can stick it out and who can't. I don't want my brothers hurt and I want to make sure that doesn't happen."

"But Rosalie, you can't chase off any girls they date." I said.

She rolled her eyes at me. "Of course you would think that."

She was right. I was looking at this from the wrong point of view. "Okay, well then pretend you're not talking to Edward's girlfriend. I'm just another girl." I told her.

She looked at me. "I hate see them hurt and I want to do whatever I can to stop that. And that means acting like a total bitch to a few weak females, then I'm going to do that. Because we all were broken when…" she trailed off and looked at the lights at again.

I knew where she was going. I was unsure if I should go there or I should let it go. But we were so close. I took a shot. "When she died." I said in low tone so I was sure the others didn't hear me.

She looked at me. She looked like she was on the vague of crying. "I didn't mean to." She said shaking her head.

"I know. Rose, you were seventeen, it wasn't your fault." I tried to comfort her in a low voice.

"But Bella, she was my mom. I feel like I took her life myself."

"But you didn't."

She looked down and shook her head. "I know. It's just I still feel guilty about it. So from that day, I told myself I wouldn't let anyone get close to us like that again."

"Because you don't want to feel like they're replacing your mom." I said the same thing I said to Edward to her.

She looked at me. "And what else, Miss Shirk?" she said bitterly.

I gave a light chuckled. "I'm not a shirk, I just know the feeling." I said shaking my head. I was far from that. if I wasn't, I would know how to fix my own problems.

"How?"

I sighed as my smile slipped. I hated talking about this. "Because my dad died a few years ago. Just before he die, I started to hate him." I explained.

"Why?" she asked.

I sighed. I didn't want to talk about this here. We weren't that close for me to cry on her shoulder. "That's another story for another time. Let's just say I know how you feel about not wanting someone to replace someone else in my life. And leave it at that." I said as I looked away to the lights again.

"Okay, I understand." She went back to her own lights.

We worked in silence until we were done. I put the last of them back into the box. After I was done, I looked over at Edward. They were putting things in boxes. "I should go help them." I said as I got up from the floor. I guess my plan to get through to her didn't work.

"Bella." she said behind me as I was walked away from them.

I stopped and turned to her. "Yes."

"What did you think of them, my paintings, I mean." she said. For the first time since we met, I didn't see the Ice Queen; I saw a genuine person.

I gave her a small smile. "I thought they were beautiful, Rosalie." I said honestly. She gave a nod before I turned away.

She stopped me again. "Bella." I stopped and turned all the way to her.

"Yes, Rosalie." I said.

She stood up and walked over to me and folded her arms. "You know this doesn't mean we're best friends now, right?" she asked with a smirk.

I smirked back. "I didn't expect it."

"Socialites, maybe." She said.

It wasn't friends but it was better than nothing. At least she would somewhat stop this damn mood of hers. "I'll take that."

"Now go run over to Edward." She said with a small wave.

I chuckled at I rolled my eyes away from her. I did say somewhat, right? "Whatever, Rosalie." I said as I walked away from her to Edward.

XXX

We were laying on a futon in the 'attic'. Everything was put away and Edward thought we could use some time alone. I couldn't have agreed more. I didn't want to stay in his room. I personally like the room they had up here better. It was relaxing.

We were listening to the songs he gave me for Christmas. I move them from the flash drive to a CD when I got home the day after. It was playing in his boom box that was on the floor next to us. I was lying on Edward so my ear was on his chest. He rubbed small circles on my back. His music was smoothing to me. Even the ones he didn't write himself were relaxing me. It was like he put his own twist on them.

"So what did you talk about?" he asked out of the blue.

I turned my head to rest my chin on him. "What?" I didn't know what he was talking about.

"You and my sister, what did you talk about?" he asked. I gave a light laugh in my head. Of course that's what he wanted to know. He sure is paranoid when I'm talking to his family and he's not in hearing distance.

"Nothing, just girl stuff." I told him.

"Girl stuff?" he repeated, crooking an eyebrow.

"You don't believe me?" I asked, crooking my own eyebrow. He shook his head. I chuckled. "Yes, girl stuff. Believe me, if it was something important, I would tell you." I half lied.

"You sure?" he said.

I reached up and kissed his lips. "I'm positive. You will always be the first to know." I promised him. He kissed me again.

"Okay." he said. Then he smiled at me like he was hiding something. "Guess what I kept out." he said. I looked at him to continue. He reached in his pocket and pulled something out. I laughed when I saw what it was. Mistletoe. Of course.

"Edward, I think that only works around Christmas." I told him.

"Really?" he said with a fake confused face. "Let's test it." He smiled. He held it over our heads and put his lips to mine again. "Hmm…you were wrong." he said under the kiss.

"You're right. I was." I said the same way he did. I pulled away and adjusted myself so I was straddling on his lap. I pushed my hair away from my face as I leaned in to his lips. We lightly sucked each other lips. His hand dropped from the air to my back. Both of his hands traveled down my back. He placed one hand on my hip and the other one kept going. He kept going until he reached my ass again then stopped. This remained me a lot like the time we were in my room.

I mourned against his lips as I leaned closer to his body. "Whoa." We heard someone said.

"Go away." Edward said against me lips. I didn't know who it was, and I wasn't sure if he did. I knew one thing through; I was thinking the same thing.

Then we heard that roar of a laugh. I knew for sure who it was. "Guys, told you they were up here." Emmett called. I rolled my eyes. They sure had a thing for coming in at the wrong times. I was no longer embarrassed by them walking on us. i was more like annoyed now because it seem to always happen. I would only feel diferently if it was his dad or step- mother walking in. Esme has a thing of taking pictures when we'll not paying attention. Maybe becasue she knows that's the only way i would allow her to take one without whining. I sighed as I pulled back when we heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

"And I told you we should've knocked." I heard Rosalie snapped at him. I looked up just as she was slapping him in the back of the head. Jasper came behind her. They were all wearing their hats, gloves, and coats. What they hell were they doing?

"Can we help you?" Edward said looking at them.

"Yes. When you are finished, we thought you guys should join us outside." Jasper said with a smirk then wink at me. I rolled my eyes.

I looked through a window that was on the far corner. I could see the snow falling. Then I remembered when we were coming in, there was snow on the ground. And it was cold. They were going to play in the snow? I turned back to them. "Aren't you guys a little old to be playing in the snow?" I asked with a confused face. I haven't played in the snow since Alice and I were nine and she talked me into burying Jacob in it.

All three of them laughed like I was forgetting something. "Aren't you a little young not to?" Emmett countered.

Jasper laughed. "Come on, let's leave them alone." They all laughed and walked out. "We'll be outside." One of them said.

I looked at Edward. "Don't ask. I don't know what's wrong with them." He said. at least he knows there is something wrong with them. I giggled as he put his lips back to mine.

XXX

I convinced Edward to go outside. I hadn't done it in so long so I thought it might be fun. Plus their back yard was fucking huge, no surprise there. So it wasn't like it was no space. Edward and I were building a snowman. I don't know what the others were doing because I wasn't paying too much attention to them.

"Why did you want to build a snowman again?" Edward asked as he put the last ball on the top.

I shrugged. "I don't know. I thought I would be fun. I haven't done it in so long." I looked at it when he was finished setting it. It just looked like three balls on top of each other. "It's missing a few things." I said, tilting my head to the side.

"I know." He took off his hat and placed it on top. Now it just looked like snow with a hat.

I looked around for something for the arms. I saw a stick sticking out of the snow. When I pulled it out, it was long than I thought I would be. He took it out of my hands to break it."Besides, don't you want something that we made together, that's ours?" I said putting the sticks in both sides.

"Like a child." He said.

I laughed. "Right. Our snow child."

He laughed with me. "In that case, I have something to make it perfect." He reached in his pocket and pulled out two loose brown buttons. He placed them under the hat where the eyes were supports to be. "Now it's has your eyes." He smiled jokily.

I laughed again. That's funny since he had brown eyes too. "Okay." I drew a big smile on it. "Now it has your smile." I said.

He laughed back. "Now it just needs a name."

"Snowy." I looked at him and suggested.

He shook his head. "Nah, too cliché." He looked at me and smiled. "I think our snow child deserves something better than generic names."

I smiled back. "How about Marty?" I said.

He chuckled. "Why that?"

I shrugged. "Because my middle name is Marie and yours is Anthony. It's kind of a combination of the two."

He laughed. "I love it." He lightly kissed my lips. Then he wrapped his arms around me and we admired our snow child. Well we were until someone came and knocked it down. My jaw dropped. I couldn't believe that just happened.

"Oh no! A snowman is attacking Bella and Edward!" i heard someone exclaimed. i turned to see Emmett in a start position. He look like he was about to run a football drill. "I'll save you guys." he said. What the hell did he mean by that? Before i could even ask anyone, he ran full speed and knocked down our snow child.

"Marty!" I exclaimed as if it was real child. Emmett looked at us and looked at him like he was crazy. "Is there a reason you did that, you jackass?" Edward said, taking the words out of my mouth.

"I was saving you guys." He smiled. He looked as if he was proud of himself. I rolled my eyes. I was trying to keep from slapping him. "You're welcome." He said smugly before turning and walking away from us.

Edward growled as he ran after him. I would've stopped him but I wanted him to kick Emmett's ass for knocking down our snow man. So I just watched. He tackled him on to the snow. Then, of course, they started wrestling, like the children they like to pretain they aren't.

"Ten bucks on Emmett." Jasper said in my ear. I turned to him and smiled.

"Okay. No way Edward will total win." I said as I turned back to them.

We were both laughing at them as we watched them wrestle in the snow. "So we didn't hear you guys after we left." He said.

I hated myself for knowing what he was talking about. "We're not that loud." I said rolling my eyes. Or should I say I'm not that loud. "Besides, we didn't do that while we were up there." I know it was stupid, but I wouldn't felt right if we did. It would be like I was ruining their place of praise or something.

He laughed. "Right." he said as if he didn't believe me. "Anyways, I came over here to give you something. I wanted to wait until Edward left to do so." I looked at him. I was scared to ask what it was.

"What?" I hesitated.

He smiled at me like he was hiding something. Now I knew I was scared. He reached behind me. Then I felt something cold and soft on my neck. I screamed loudly at the feel of the snow on the back of the neck. "AHHH! Damnit Jasper!" I screamed as I jumped around to try to get the snow away from my skin. He laughed as he ran away. He walked over to where his brother and friend were now getting up. I guessed they both gave up. Rosalie was hugging Emmett.

I decided I wanted payback against him so I threw a snowball at him. My aim was never the best but I thought I had a better chance at hitting him then not. Good thing was I did hit someone; bad thing was it wasn't Jasper. It was Edward and in the back of the head. He turned back to me and I looked away. I think that made me look guiltier then anything.

"Why do I have a feeling you just hit me with a snowball?" he asked as he walked over to me.

"Maybe because I did." I said. I turned to him and smiled. "But it wasn't on purpose." I give to him an innocent smiled to prove it wasn't met for him.

"Uh huh." He said like he didn't believe. And he didn't. He did the same thing to me that he did to Emmett. But he made sure it was a bank of snow behind us. I laughed as he held me down in the snow.

"Edward, I didn't mean to." I laughed as I tried to get from under him. I was held down between his legs and he held my hands so it was hard. As I wiggled, snow was getting under my clothes. "It was for Jasper." I told him.

"Well your aim was off." He said as he continued to hold me.

I laughed as I continued to try and move. "I know. Let me go, snow is getting in my clothes."

"Stop trying to move and that wouldn't happen." He suggested. I was getting tired so I did what he said. He laughed as he rolled off of me. "We're going to have to work on your throwing skills." He joked as he lay next to me.

I shrugged. "Maybe." I scooted away from him so I could have enough room for my arms and legs. I started moving my arms up and down and my back and forward.

"What are you doing?" he chuckled.

"Making a snow angel." I said as I continued to move. He laughed as he watched me. I got up and looked down. It didn't look like what it was supports to. I've never been good at making them. I never got how they could be so perfect on TV shows. "Well I was trying to."

He chuckled and looked at me. "You know it's humanly impossible to get up from perfect snow angel, right?"

I dropped on my knees next to him and laughed. That would explain why they never came out right. "Thank you, Mr. Science." I teased.

He laughed. "I told you, not science, math." He teased back. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me back to the snow the laid on top of me again. "Don't worry, you're my perfect snow angel." He was such a corny lame. And I loved it. He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine.

But I didn't bother getting too into to it because I knew someone would interrupt us. They wouldn't be his family if they didn't. And I was right. as he reposition his lips to kiss me again, there was a big pile of snow dropped on us. I looked above our head to see if we were under a tree or something. And there was. The tree's name was Emmett.

We both looked at him with annoyance as he laughed. Both Rosalie and Jasper was laughing at our expression. Edward looked at me. I was so tired of his interruptions. "He is so dead." I said to Edward. We both got up and chase him around the backyard.

After that, everyone was in a snowball battle. No one was looking out for anyone else but themselves. It was a frecking free for all out there. When everyone was tired, the others went inside; leaving him and me alone. We laid in a pile of snow while he kissed me. it would've been just fine it I wasn't already freezing my ass off.

"Edward, I'm cold." I said to him.

"I think I know a way we could warm up." He said as he kissed me.

I chuckled. "I think it would be better in a warm house." he laughed as he got up and grabbed my hand to pull me up. He led me back in the house.

XXX

The next day was New Year's eve. It was a pretty relaxed day. There was nothing to do around the house expect to wait for midnight, which is what we did.

There was really nothing to do. We played board games and talk. Edward, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett and I watched movie in their theater. It was like one you would see on Cribs or something. I didn't think people actually had stuff like this. But it was only a small one with maybe six chairs in there.

It wasn't hard to get lost in the movies they had since they had so many. They even had some from before I was even born. We watched about five movies before Esme came and got us.

She led us back to the dining room where there was six wine glasses on the table with a bottle of champagne next to it. I looked at Esme. "Don't worry." She winked at me.

She went to the kitchen and came back with another bottle and another glass. She handed me the glass and showed me the label. It said sparkling white grape juice. 'Thank you.' I mouthed to her. She nodded and poured some in my glass.

I set it on the table with the other. "Where's dad?" Rosalie said as Esme poured the champagne in the rest of the glasses.

"He setting up." She said as she handed everyone their glass, leaving mine next to me.

"Setting up for what?" I asked. I thought we were just going to count down in the living room or something like we do at my house. But this wasn't my house, so I don't know why I thought that.

"You'll see." Edward said with an indifferent tone.

Esme looked at her watch. "Speaking of which, I should go help him. Take the things outside." She directed them. They nodded.

Outside? It's cold out there. What are we going to do outside in the cold? They all put on a lightweight jacket and Edward handed me a blanket. I picked up my glass and hung the blanket on my arm so my hand would be free to hold his. He started pulling me in the opposite the direction of the front door. "Where are we going?" I asked as he pulled me.

"The patio." He said simply. I guess I was supports to know that. Like I said, I stop expecting things.

They all were to a patio door. Since Jasper was in front, he opened it for everyone and we followed him. "What's the time?" Rosalie asked.

Jasper looked at his watch. "11:58. We got one more minute." He said. after he said that, he didn't remove his eyes from his wristwatch. There was a slight breeze, but it wasn't as cold as I thought it would be.

But Edward, being him, didn't want to take a chance. He put his glass on the table and wrapped the blanket around my shoulders. He grabbed his glass again and wrapped his arms around me, careful not to slip any champagne on me. I smiled as I leaned into him. How the hell did I end up with him? I mean what would've happen if I didn't lean in that day?

"It's time." Jasper smiled. They started counting down. but I couldn't stop thinking.

10…9…8… I can not believe we are even here. 7…6…5…why do I keep getting this feeling that it's all too good to be true? Am I just looking for trouble? …4…3…2 I wish I didn't have this feeling. Why can't I just enjoy this. I looked at his wrist. He still had on the watch I gave for Christmas. He told me he hasn't taken it off. I smiled. Only time will tell. 1

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" we all yelled. After we yelled, we all took a slip from our glasses. When my glass was away from my lips, it was replaced by something else. Edward put his finger under my chin and gently turned my head to him. He lightly pressed his lips to mine. We placed light and small kisses on each other's lips. He kissed my nose then my forehead. When we pulled away, I looked over to Emmett and Rosalie, who were in a lip lock of their own. I figured it might that them a while before they came up for air. And he talks about us.

Then I looked over to Jasper. He was slipping from his glass, starring into the distance. it reminded me when we at the batting cages. I did the same thing.

I took another slip from my glass before putting it on the table. I patted Edward's arm to release me. He did without question. I hugged the blanket tightly around me as I walked over to Jasper. I reached up and kissed him on the cheek. He looked at me. "What was that for?" he asked as if I shouldn't have done it.

I smiled at him. "I want to spent the year with you too." I told him. I didn't find anything wrong with what I did. I kiss Jacob every year.

He smiled back at me. He leaned down and kissed my cheek. "Good to know." He said before drinking from his glass again. I walked away from him.

As I was walking pass Emmett, he grabbed on of my hands."What, no kiss for me?" he smiled at me. Hell no. I didn't want to take any chances with him. I looked over at Rosalie. I didn't want the take a hammer to the small bridge we build. She rolled her eyes at her fiancé then nodded at me.

"Fine." I said turning back to him. He bended down so he was the same level as me. I gave him a small peck. He turned his face to me then crashed his lips against my cheek. He was actually pushing me slightly. He made sure he made the noise as he removed his lips. "Yuck." I said as I wiped the wetness from my cheek with the blanket. He laughed loudly at me reaction. I even saw Rosalie crack a smile at that. He is so fucking obnoxious. I wish they would stop encouraging him. I walked away from them and back into Edward's arms. As I picked up my glass again, I heard whistles then popped. "What the hell?" I said. I looked up at the sky and saw colors exploring. So that's way we're outside. And that's probably where Esme and Carlisle were. I looked in amazement at the fireworks in the sky. "Edward, look." I told him, not sure if he was doing it or not.

"I know. They do this every year." He said as it was nothing.

What the hell was wrong with him? I know he was use to this, but he could at least pretend he wasn't. "Well, I like them." I said as I continued to look at them.

He kissed the back of my head then rested his on the top. "I like them too, then." He said softly. That was more like it.

XXX

After we finished watching the fireworks, they poured themselves a few more glasses. I reminded Edward not to drink too much because he still had to drive me home. I went in the house because I was starting to get cold. When I got in, I thought about giving Alice and Jacob a call. Since Edward was still outside and my phone was in his room, I actually had to climb those goddamn stairs.

When I finally got to his room, I grabbed my phone off his dresser and sat in the middle of the bed. First I called Alice, but it went straight to voicemail. I decided I didn't feel like calling her again so I tried Jacob. He answered.

"Hey. Happy New Year!" he cheered in my ear.

"Hey Jake. Yeah, you too." I heard some noise in the background. "What's going on over there?" I asked.

"Oh, I'm down at La Push beach with the guys. We thought it would be cool to have a New Year's bonfire. Hold on." There was silence for a while. When he came back, it was more quite. "Okay, now I can hear you. Sorry about that."

"It's cool. We just got finish popping fireworks here so I understand noise."

"They popped fireworks?" he said as if he was confused.

"Yes." I know weird, right.

"So, where is he?" he asked.

"He's still outside with his family. I got cold so I came in. speaking of which, how are you guys having a bonfire? It's cold." if it was cold here, I knew it was cold by the beach.

"Long story." Translation, it was complicated I don't feel like tell you. I just said okay. "So how are things going there?"

I smiled. "Great. He kissed me."

"So, didn't you kiss already?" he asked.

"Yes, but he kissed me at midnight." I said.

"So…" he stretched out the word. "You kiss me on New Year's every year." He said. I rolled my eyes. Of course he wouldn't get it.

"Jake did you're girlfriend kiss you when you guys got to one?" I asked. He said yes. "And you don't know what that means?" I asked. There was silence, which gave me my answer. "It means who ever kisses you means they want to spent the year with you." He gave a big oh. Wow, he was dumb. "Where is the she-wolf anyways?" I asked, referring to his beast of a girlfriend. Unlike Rosalie, I had no intents of being friends with her.

"You really want to play that game?" he asked.

I sighed. "No." He had way more jokes about my relationship than I had about his. So I tend to not start that with him because I know I will just end up getting mad; at least I try not to. Sometimes it comes without warning. It's okay becasue he comes right back.

He chuckled. "Good. She just walked next to me."

"Who does she think you're talking to?" I said. I knew if she knew I was on the other line, she would've taken the phone away from him.

"My dad." He said.

Really? I just got an idea. "Hi Leah." I said loudly so she could hear me.

"What's the hell's wrong with you? Are you trying to get me in unnecessarily trouble?" I heard him said through his teeth in a hush tone.

I did nothing but laugh. Actually I was. "It's not my fault your girlfriend thinks she needs to keep you on a tight leash." I told him. I heard her call his name in the background.

"Bella, I gotta go." He said. Of course he did. She calls and he goes running. I rolled my eyes.

Just then Edward peeked his head in the room. "Ready to go?" he asked. Since I was just staying there for one night, I just had my book bag with my pajamas and a change of clothes in it. It was pack last night.

I nodded. "Fine, go ahead to her. I just called to say happy New Year." I told him before hanging up. I grabbed my bag and followed Edward out of the room.

We said good-bye to everyone and left for Forks. We stopped at his house to get my car. I kissed him good night before leaving. As soon as I pulled off, he went inside. I'm pretty he fell asleep when he hit the bed.

When I came home, I was sure my mom was asleep. I came in the house as quietly as I could.

"No need to sneak." Someone said as I closed the door. I jumped slightly at the sound. Then I felt around to find a light to turn on. When I did, I saw her sitting on the couch.

"Gosh, mom. You scared me." I told her.

"I'm sorry." her voice sounded bland.

I sighed hard as my heart restarted. "It's cool. Happy New Year." I walked over to her and kissed her cheek. "What are you still doing up?" I asked as I walked to the kitchen, turning on lights on my way there. Since she was up there was no need in tripping over things in the dark. I put the food Esme gave in the refrigerator. I told her how I cook for my mom and the Blacks. There was so much food left over that she insisted I take some.

"I was waiting for you." She said. I grabbed a water bottle and walked back to the living room.

"Why?" I asked.

"I wanted to talk to you." She said, still not facing me.

"Okay…" I said, stretching out the word. I didn't know what that would mean. "Can we do it in the morning, I'm tire." I told her. I started walking towards the stairs.

"Of course you are." I heard her mumble. It made me stop. What made me stop was how she said it. It wasn't a caring mother way, it sounded kind of judgely.

I turned and gave her a confused look. "What's that supports to mean?" I asked.

She sighed hard. "Bella where were you yesterday and tonight?" she asked, still not turning to me. I was getting nervous.

"I told you, I went to Alice's house." I told her the same lie I told her for Christmas. Why would she question that?

"Really?" she said.

"Yes. Mom, what's with the third degree? Am I being put on trial here?" I asked trying to play off my nervousness.

She turned to me. "Is there a reason you should be?" she asked with a blank expression. I shook my head. She sighed and turned away again. Then she got and turned to me. "Bella, I don't want to do that. Just please tell me the truth." She begged.

I fixed my face as if I didn't know what she was talking about. "I am."

"Really, then what are these?" my whole act dropped when I saw what she was holding in her hand.

I walked over to her. "Where did you get those?" I asked.

"That doesn't answer my question." she said. I couldn't believe what I was seeing right now.

My mother was holding my half empty pack of condoms in her hand.

DA-DA DAAAAAA!

we almost done, only two chapters left and my epl. Tru be told, i will be happy with this thing is all the way up and the story is closed. i love my fans who stuck with me without the whole story, you guy rock out loud.

keep R & R-ING.

Luv & Rockets.

(4 month, 3 weeks. [i think i lost track. oh well. just no its Nov 18] getting closer and closer. yeah that's right, i'm your own little countdown. [someone please tell me if i'm wrong])