A Week Later
Carlisle's POV
A week had passed since we first brought Bella home. I was finally starting to relax. Bella was a great addition to our family, except for Rosalie, everyone adored her. In fact, Edward more than adored her. I believed he was falling for her. Whether Edward and Bella knew that yet, I was not sure, but to everyone else it was obvious. He doted on her and protected her. He never admitted it, but we all knew that he watched over her while she slept. She woke up with nightmares often, and he was always there for her.
She was shy, sweet, smart and kind. Esme already loves her like a daughter. Alice has dragged her out shopping. Bella really didn't want to go, but she was too kind to say so. Jasper had some difficulty with having a human living with us, but he was adjusting. His control had improved dramatically over the years. Emmett has taken on the role of a big brother. When Edward isn't around, Emmett watches over Bella, which infuriates Rosalie. Both Emmett and I have tried speaking to Rosalie, but she refuses to listen to our reasoning. She doesn't understand why we should bother with Bella. She feels that we are only putting ourselves in danger. She'll come around eventually.
The Volturi hasn't contacted me yet, but I figured it's only a matter of time.
Edward's POV
I took Bella's hand, and pulled her into my room. She was still shy, and I could tell she was nervous coming into my room, my own personal space. I had a very large music collection and she spent some time looking over it. I waited patiently, sitting on my piano bench, watching her. She was wearing jeans and a red t-shirt and had her hair in a pony tail, she looked beautiful as usual.
Finally, she turned and walked towards me. She sat down on the bench next to me and looked at me expectantly. I smiled at her, turning my body towards the instrument in front of me. My fingers caressed the keys. There was only one song I wanted to play. It was the same song that had been playing in my head for the past week. I closed my eyes, and let my fingers play out the first notes.
I could feel Bella next to me, and I played for her. It was her song, and when it finally ended I opened my eyes and looked down at her. She stared up at me, her lips slightly parted in wonder, and her eyes shone with some emotion I couldn't distinguish.
"Did you like it Bella?" I stared into her eyes.
Her hand slowly reached up and I felt her fingers caress my lips. I remained still. Even when her lips caressed mine, I remained still. Her arms went around my neck and she held me close, her soft lips kissing my own.
I snapped out of it, and brought my own arms around her, careful not to crush her. I pulled her closer, and kissed her back passionately.