A/N: Alright, we made it past 300 reviews! Thanks guys! I love you all! Please keep reviewing. Your reviews make my day and I'm sorry if I don't respond and you want a response! Just ask questions or something and I will answer them if I can. You can see pictures of Bella and Alice's outfits in my profile. Anyway, here is the chapter 7. It is called: Barbecue.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or it's characters. I also don't own any celebrities mentioned or pop culture references made.

Rating: M for language and later sexual content.

Bella Swan

When I arrived at Urban Outfitters for my first day of work on Saturday, I couldn't help but be nervous. I was also tired from the night before after staying at Edward's place till about nine in the evening and having to wake up at five in the morning to get to the shop at seven.

I slid out of my car, grabbing my coffee from the cup holder before locking the doors and making my way to the store. I chuckled softly when I noticed Alice waiting by the glass doors, anxiously looking outside. When she noticed me, she started jumping up and down and waving frantically at me. I smiled and gave a small wave back before she opened the doors and led me inside.

"Hey Bella! I'm so excited for today! I know we are going to have a blast. You will love it here!" Alice exclaimed, talking way to quickly for my tired brain to even register what she was saying.

She stared at me, waiting for me to respond. "Oh, um, hey. Yeah, I guess I'm excited, just tired."

She nodded. "Yeah, I can see that. Plus, Edward told me you were at his house pretty late. Hey, at least you have coffee."

I raised an eyebrow. It seemed Alice always knew whenever I hung out with Edward. Was he like a teenage girl, and every time I would leave, he would call his bestie, Alice, and tell her all about what we did. I wondered if they compared breasts and traded clothes.

"How did you know that?" I asked.

She smiled, hooking her arm through my elbow and leading me toward the back of the store. "Oh, I called him last night," she replied, opening a door that lead to a hallway containing other doors. She opened the closest door to my right, dragging me inside.

"So you guys…talk about me?" I asked nervously before eyeing the room we had entered. It appeared to be a break room. There was a small table with four chairs, a refrigerator and microwave.

Alice shrugged. "Sometimes. I heard you're coming to the BBQ on Sunday. Oh, by the way, this is the break room and also where you clock in and out."

Alice pointed to a chart on the wall where everyone's time code was written neatly. I noticed my name and four numbers at the very bottom. "That is your code. How about you clock in now," she said, smiling softly while stepping back to allow me access to the time clock.

I hit the numbers from my code on the keypad on the clock, causing it to make a beeping noise when I hit enter.

Alice hooked our arms together after I had deposited my purse in a closet in the corner. She led me back out of the room and into some office. "This is my office," she announced as she grabbed something from a drawer.

I studied the space for a moment. She had a an couple year old computer, pink pens with feathers coming out of their ends, and a pink boa draped across the back of her desk. It was totally Alice.

"Here is your name tag," she said, handing me the white piece of plastic with my name printed across it. I quickly pinned it to my shirt and let Alice drag me back to the store. Apparently it wasn't opening until ten, but Alice had wanted to show me around first.

She had just shown me how to work the cash register when she asked, "What are you wearing to the BBQ tomorrow?"

I blinked. "Um, not sure yet."

"Well, I thought I would tell you that the Cullen family barbecue's are not your average barbecue. We get pretty dressed up."

I frowned. I hated dressing up. Why did everyone else have casual barbecues, but the one I get invited to is a dressy one?

"What are you wearing?" I asked unenthusiastically. I was no longer looking forward to this Sunday.

Alice perked up at the question, her eyes glittering with excitement. "I'm wearing this adorable periwinkle dress with matching shoes along with my Donna Karen blazer. I'm also going to use my Prada bag and these amazing earrings my parents got me last year."

My eyes widened. She was really getting dressed up. The only big label clothing I owned was on sale from when I went shopping with Alice. All of that stuff had been casual wear anyway.

"I guess I'll have to borrow something from Rose for tomorrow then."

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It was Sunday now, and time for me to put on my clothes. Rose had brought over a few dresses for me to choose from. The only one that didn't make me look like a slut was a yellow one with gray beading around the bust line and the sweetheart neckline. It was a little big in the top, since Rose was bustier than me, but it looked really cute.

Rose was dressing Lucy for me while I chose what else to go with the dress. I picked out some gray ballet flats, a gray bag, the sparkly bracelet my mom got me last year, a beaded necklace, and my jean jacket. Once I had my outfit on, I glanced in the mirror at the work Rose had done on my hair and my face. I actually looked pretty good.

I shot my reflection a smile before making my way to Lucy's room to see how she and Rose were doing. I walked in just as Rose was putting on my daughter's shoes.

"Mommy! You look bootieful," she said in her high voice, trying to get away from Rosalie to get to me.

"Thank you, baby. You look beautiful too," I said with a grin. She did look adorable. She was wearing a light pink sundress with some mary janes.

"Thanks!" she said. Rose finished strapping her shoes and my little girl rushed over to me, wrapping her arms around my legs.

I smiled down at her, and brushed the hair out of her eyes with my hand. "You excited to see Jackson and Edward today?" I asked, picking her up and kissing her on the cheek.

"You do look nice Bella," Rose said. "What time is Edward supposed to get here to pick you up?"

I glanced at the clock on Lucy's nightstand and almost screamed. "Um, right now actually."

As if on cue, the doorbell rang, causing me to jump. Lucy clapped her hands. "They're here!" she squealed.

I smiled at her and nodded before heading down the stairs with her in my arms and opening the door.

Edward stood outside, leaning against the door frame, Jackson holding his hand and looking at Lucy and me with an excited expression. Edward was wearing a crisp white button down and a nice blazer with some dark jeans. Jackson wore khaki pants with a bright blue polo and a jacket. They both looked so handsome. Especially Edward.

"Hey," he said, his crooked smile gracing his lips. I couldn't stop the smile that broke out on my face as I set Lucy down to greet Jackson.

"Hi," I croaked, my voice softer than usual. His eyes sparkled as he looked over my outfit.

"You look really nice," he said, still smiling and making my heart skip a beat.

I blushed and broke eye contact with him to look at my shoes; a much less appealing view. "Thanks. You look nice too," I mumbled, glancing over at Lucy and Jackson who were chattering about some new toy.

Edward cleared his throat and I looked up at him. "You ready to go?" he asked. He sounded nervous.

I nodded and scooped up Lucy while he picked up Jackson. We took Lucy's car seat out of my car and put it in Edward's. I wished those damn things didn't take so long to install and uninstall. It probably took us twenty minutes to do all that before we were on the road. I just couldn't wait to do that again at the end of the day.

Now, as we drove to one of the rich gated communities of Seattle, I grew extremely nervous. His parents were well off, that much was clear. I had never had all that much money, or new anyone besides Edward who was rich. I knew I was going to feel out of place, and that just caused my stomach to twist into knots.

"You okay?" Edward asked after we had entered the Blakely Woods Gated Community. The houses here had to be over a million dollars. They were huge. I guess since Edward's father was the editor in chief of Cash magazine; he would have a nice house. I wondered what his mother did.

I gave Edward a smile, trying to make myself look less nervous. "Yeah I'm fine." I paused. "What does your mother do?"

Edward turned down a street with a bunch more million-dollar houses. "She's an interior designer. She designed a lot of the interior in most of these houses."

I nodded. So both his parents were loaded. This should be interesting.

When Edward pulled into the driveway of one of the biggest mansions I'd seen, I almost threw up. "This is it?" I asked in shock. This house was probably more of a three million dollar house.

Edward chuckled as he opened his door. "Yup."

I held onto the door handle, still looking at the house through the window. Lucy was calling for me from the backseat, but I was still looking at the house. My door opened suddenly and I almost fell out. "Shit," I muttered, grabbing hold of the seat and looking up to see Edward holding my door open.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were holding onto the door! Are you okay?" he asked with a worried voice.

I gave him a small smile before climbing out of the car on my shaky legs. I was staring at the damn house again. Luckily, Lucy broke me from my trance by shrieking for me. I blinked and rushed over to the side of the car she was at. Edward was on the other side getting Jackson out.

For some reason, see him helping his son out of the car and me doing the same with Lucy made me feel like we were married with kids. A thought like that should have scared the crap out of me, but for some reason, it didn't. We weren't even dating, yet that thought felt so right.

I smiled at him from across the car, my imagination starting to run wild as he grinned back.

"Edward! Jackson!" a lovely voice called from the front of the gigantic house. I grew nervous again.

Edward smiled at the owner of the voice and Jackson waved as they began walking hand in hand to the women.

I adjusted Lucy on my hip and slowly turned toward the woman's voice. She was beautiful, simply beautiful. Yes, she was older, but that didn't seem to make her any less gorgeous. She was wearing a modest green dress that fit her like a glove. Her hair hung just below her shoulders in large curls, a caramel waterfall. The same copper as Edward's. She had to be his mother.

She bent down to give Jackson a hug and a kiss on the cheek before he bolted through the open door and into the house. I began making my way up to the front steps as she greeted Edward warmly.

When Lucy and I were about ten feet from her, she grinned at us and waved. She seemed genuinely happy to see Lucy and me. Lucy buried her face in the crook of my neck, nervous and scared to meet someone new, even if she seemed like a wonderful women.

When I stood right in front of her, I noticed she had Edward's green eyes. I would have to thank her for passing them down to her son sometime.

"You must be Bella and Lucy!" she exclaimed. "Edward has told me so much about the both of you! I'm so glad you were able to come! I'm Esme Cullen, Edward's mother."

I felt Lucy turn her head slightly against my neck to look at Esme. Esme must have noticed because she winked at her, causing Lucy to bury her face again.

"It's great to meet you. You have a wonderful home."

She smiled gently. "Thank you. Would you like to come inside? I don't want to keep you here on the steps all day. I know everyone else would love to meet you."

I nodded, allowing her to take my free hand and lead me into her palace.

Edward Cullen

Bella and my mother were getting along fantastically. I knew they would, but actually seeing it was wonderful.

Lucy eventually stopped being the shy little girl that she is and allowed for Esme to hold her. My mom didn't have any granddaughters in the family yet. Just Jackson and my cousin Kate's little one year old, Gregory. When I was still with Tanya, she had hoped I would bring her a granddaughter after Jackson, but that never happened.

Watching her with Lucy, she seemed so happy, like she had gotten what she wanted. I actually think she was plotting to steal her from Bella. Luckily when Bella came back to feed Lucy some of the snacks that had been set out on the counter before the meal was ready. Apparently, Lucy was being fussy at breakfast and had hardly eaten anything.

I noticed Jackson playing with his Uncle Garrett, so I decided to mingle with the rest of the family. Almost everyone asked me about Bella, wondering if she and I were dating or even getting married. Hearing them ask about Bella and I being married made me actually think about that, fantasize about it. It was wonderful.

Alice and Jasper arrived a little while later. Alice greeted me with a hug and kiss, Jasper giving me a strong handshake and a pleasant hello.

"Where's Bella?" Alice asked after maybe thirty seconds of small talk.

I rolled my eyes. "I think she's in the kitchen with Lucy."

Alice thanked me and rushed to the kitchen, Jasper trailing reluctantly behind her.

A while later, everyone gathered in the yard while my father barbecued. My parents had tables set up outside since the weather was actually nice for once. I kept looking for Bella, but didn't see her talking amongst my family.

Eventually I noticed her playing with Lucy and Jackson on the play set my parents had set up in the back yard. I smiled and excused myself from my Uncle Aro and crossed the yard to where she stood watching the kids go down the plastic slide.

"Hey," I murmured when I reached hearing distance.

She swiveled around and smiled at me. "Hey. I finally managed to escape Alice."

I chuckled. "She probably didn't want to leave the comfort of the deck and patio to play on the grass with the kids in those shoes she's wearing."

Bella nodded, smirking. "Exactly. She kept trying to talk me into going shopping with her again," Bella said with a look of repulsion on her face.

"Alright everyone! The food is ready!" my father called from over by the grill.

I smiled at Bella. "Well, I guess we better get over there before my cousin Marcus gets over there. There won't be anything left," I joked.

We gathered Lucy and Jackson and headed over to the patio where my family was beginning to line up. We set the children down to gather our food as well as theirs. They scampered off to the little garden with Esme who apparently wanted to show them the little koy pond.

Bella and I were gathering up food when Lucy came running back over to her. "Mommy, come. There a froggy!" she squealed tugging at the hem of Bella's yellow dress.

"Just a minute sweetie, I'm busy right now," Bella said, trying to balance the two plates she was holding.

"No, mommy! Now!" Lucy yelled. This time, she tugged more forcefully on Bella's dress, causing the garment to slide over her breasts, exposing them to the world.

I tried not to ogle at them, at her, as she screeched and dropped the plates before quickly pulling her dress back up. Everyone had stopped speaking; they were all staring at her.

Lucy was staring at her mother with confusion; she didn't realize what she had done that was so wrong.

Bella bit back a sob before rushing back into the house. I was frozen in place, I was hard from seeing her exposed, but I felt awful that she was embarrassed. This fact, made me feel like a total asshole.

My eyes darted to my mother who had emerged from the garden with Jackson, then looked to Lucy and back to my mother. Esme nodded and rushed toward the now crying little girl while I rushed into the house in search of Bella.

I found her almost right away. Her loud sobbing was coming from behind the closed door of the bathroom next to the living room. I knocked lightly on the door and Bella's sobs quieted slightly.

"Who is it?" she called from the other side of the door.

"It's me. It's Edward. Can I come in?"

She was quiet for a moment. "I don't really want to see anyone right now."

I leaned my forehead against the door and sighed. "Please, Bella?"

Again, she was quiet. After a few moments, the doorknob turned and Bella opened the door. "Okay," she said, opening the door wider and letting me inside, locking the door behind her. I raised my eyebrows and she frowned. "Alice," was all she said.

Bella sat down on the edge of the tub and I followed suit, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. She began to shake as she cried. "I'm so embarrassed," she managed to choke out as she buried her face into my shoulder.

"I know. I know. But please don't be embarrassed with me."

She lifted her head and looked me in the eyes, her face only inches from mine. "But your entire family saw," she said softly.

"Yes, it's a shame they saw, but it's not like you purposely flashed them. It was an accident. Plus, I don't think it was my whole family. I believe my mother was in the garden with Jackson when it happened," I said, trying to cheer her up.

I was rewarded with a small smile. "I just had been trying not to embarrass you all day. I was trying to fit in with your family and then this happens."

"Why were you worried about embarrassing me?" I asked.

She looked away. "I don't know. I like you and I didn't want to make a bad impression on your family I guess."

I tilted her head with my hand to face me again. I smiled at her and moved my hand to caress her cheek. "You would never embarrass me," I murmured before brushing my lips against hers.

At first she was frozen and I was worried that this wasn't what she wanted. I was about to pull away when her hands wove into my hair and pulled me closer, deepening the kiss. I ran my hands through her hair and groaned as she pushed her tongue into my mouth.

Unfortunately, there was a knock on the door, interrupting our wonderful kiss.

"Yes?" I called out angrily.

"It's Alice. Is Bella alright?"

I frowned; of course it would be Alice.

Bella smiled softly, pressing one more kiss to my lips before opening the door.

"I'm fine."

A/N: Oh snap, Oh snap. I know you all are probably punching the computer screen or yelling curses at Alice, but in almost every one of my stories, Alice is a major cock blocker. Why stop the trend? Anyway, I hope you liked the chapter. Leave me love and check out all the links for this story in my profile.