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Previously: "It's okay Bella," I said trying to calm her down, "Edward's on his way." Just saying Edward's name calmed her down some. I could see from her eyes how tired she was. I hated that she has forced herself to stay awake. It broke my heart. I heard the front door open and close, and then Edward was in the doorway. As soon as Bella saw him she cried and held her little arms out for him the instant she was in his arms, she let out a tired smile, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"Goodnight, my little angel."

Chapter 5:

I hated being away from Bella. Anything could happen while I am away hunting. I trusted Esme and Carlisle to keep Bella safe from harm's way, but I still felt better when I was around Bella. I had always thought I would never find a mate, that I would walk this earth for eternity alone. It's crazy how baby Bella comes into our life and she is my mate, the one I have been looking for.

"Come on Edward. Loosen up man," Emmett said interrupting my internal monologue.

The faster you hunt, the faster you can get back to Bella, Jasper thought.

I gave him a nod, and responded, "Not to fast though, we owe it to Esme and Carlisle to give them some time alone with Bella." I tried to slow down, but my body wasn't listening to what my brain was trying to make it do. I have forever with her, I can spare some time; I reminded myself. I tried to clear my mind and focus on my hunt. I caught the scent of a group of deer. Venom filled my mouth and I let my instincts take over.

I had almost drained my last deer, when Alice ran up to me. "I had a vision, Bella…"

That was all I needed to hear before I pushed my legs as fast as they could go. I all but ripped open the door onto Emmett's Jeep and grabbed my cell phone; I can't believe that everyone convinced me to leave it in the car. I quickly dialed Carlisle's number and impatiently waited for him to answer.

"Hello?" Carlisle answered, after what seemed like forever. I guess it will always seem like that when it concerns my Bella. Was she really my Bella? She might be my mate, but right now she is just a baby Carlisle and Esme adopted. I finally snapped out of my inner monologue.

"Carlisle", I rushed, "Alice had a vision and told me to call you. She said it was about Bella. Is she okay? Do I need to come home—"

He interrupted me by saying, "Nothing has happened. But I might need you to come home, it seems that Bella won't go back to sleep without you."

I was somewhat relieved that nothing major has happened. But the other part of me worried that Bella was staying awake just for me. That can't be good for her little body, I said quickly, "I'm on my way," then quickly hung up the phone. I took off in the way of my house, but more importantly Bella. When I got close enough; I could hear Bella's sniffles. That made my dead heart break; I can't believe Bella was crying so hard over me. I was finally through the door and rushed up to Bella's nursery. As soon as her eyes fell on me, she reached towards me. Her eyes told me how tired she was. As soon as she was in my arms, she gave me a little smile, and then she fell asleep. I was glad she was finally asleep; it worried me that she had been awake for who knows how long.

"Goodnight, my little angel," I whispered to her.

"Edward," Carlisle thought in his mind. I gave Bella a gentle kiss on her forehead, and then softly placed her in her crib. She whimpered, probably from the loss of my contact, but then she found a stuffed bear to snuggle up with. I turned to Carlisle and he started to head to the living room. I was nervous to leave Bella's side; watching her sleep was fascinating to me. As I approached the living room the rest of family had just finished their hunt and were walking through the door.

"Where's my Bella-Boo," Emmett boomed.

"Emmett," Esme scolded. "We just got Bella asleep." His mouth closed and a look of regret and sorrow came upon his features.

"Sorry, Esme," he said in a quiet voice. I noticed that we were all in here; I knew it had to be something important for an informal meeting.

"Carlisle, why have you called all of us together?" Esme asked. I hope that they are not going to tell us that we can't keep Bella, we have all gotten so close to her, and I love her like a daughter already. It would break all of our hearts, and who knows how Bella would handle life without Edward,Esme thought. And I agreed with her. It would break my heart, if I never got to see her again, never hold her or smell her wonderful scent again.

"We need to discuss Bella," Carlisle started; I couldn't tell if this was going to be good or bad because he was blocking his thoughts from me. "I think we should decide what to tell Bella and when; after all she is living in a house full of vampires. We all need to be on the same page." I relaxed when I realized that Bella was in fact staying with us.

"There are dangers for Bella, as for anyone would face living with vampires. But I think we can do it, actually I know we can. If we hunt at least every week or 2 weeks, we shouldn't get to hungry to lose control. But if you feel yourself slipping, take it upon yourself to leave for a little to calm down and get you self together," he looked each one of us in the eye to make his words more final. We all nodded to Carlisle, silently telling him that we all understood.

Then he went on, "I think we should be completely normal, well human, for Bella's sake. We have to pretend to eat sometimes when we are around her, she might notice if we never eat at all. Any question?"

We all thought for a moment, questions flooded into my mind, but none of them seemed important enough to ask. It was completely silent until Jasper asked the question, "When are we going to tell her what we are?"

Carlisle seemed to debate that in his mind for a moment then responded, "We should definitely wait till she is older, maybe eighteen. That way if she hates us and never wants to see us anymore she is old enough to leave." I was saddened just thinking that she might hate and leave us. I have only known her for a day, and I had these feelings; just imagine after eighteen years how it will feel.

"But I highly doubt that will be the case, I just know she will love us, considering how she is with Edward," Alice said positively, looking straight into my eyes.

I gave her a look asking, Are you sure?

I haven't seen it for sure, but I do get glimpses of her older and happy with us,Alice thought. That reassured me a little, knowing that there was a chance that she could be happy with me, I mean our family, in her life.

"What about moving, I think it's going to be hard for her if we pick up and move every couple of years; how will she take it, leaving her friends. I'm worried about her," Esme said.

"I agree with Esme," Rosalie said. "For us it's easier because people usually don't approach us; it's easier to leave it all behind." Sadness filled her eyes admitting that we have no friends, especially when she had the perfect social life when she was human. Emmett put his around his wife in an attempt to cheer her up.

"Well, I was thinking we should home school until she gets into high school, then we stay wherever we are at that moment, until she is done. That's when we tell her, and go from there. Is everyone okay with that?" He looked specifically at Esme who would probably be the one to home school her.

"I would love to home school her, it will give us more time to connect," Esme exclaimed excitedly.

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