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Recap:

Belle POV

I heard the door open and voices floated up the steps where I was standing. I could hear mom greet dad and the rest of their family. Hero looked at me as if to say 'you ready to meet them'.

I gave him a slight nod and began to walk down the stairs, the butterflies getting worse with each step. When I reached the bottom I looked around and saw that everyone was in the living room.

I saw dad and mom standing in front of the room talking to the family. I don't know how long I stood there watching them but I knew I had to go in. I was frozen in fear. I closed my eyes and willed myself into the doorway.

Chapter 7

Rose POV

I saw Belle standing in the doorway she looked like she was fighting an internal battle. I thought she was going to leave because it was too much, when she stepped into the room. I looked at her and smiled. No one had noticed her yet and I think she was grateful for that. I held out my hand and she walk over towards me, grasping it tightly in hers. She looked terrified and scanned the room. Seeing Emmett and Jasper she relaxed some.

"Mom what do I do?" she whisper.

"Why don't you go say hi to Jasper" I said squeezing her hand for comfort.

"Come with me? Please I need you" she whispered desperately.

"I'm right here" I whispered back, then louder to I called Jasper's name.

"Yes Rose?" he said looking at me, spotting Belle behind me he jumped up and came over.

"Jasper!" Belle said throwing her arms around him in a huge hug.

Jasper wrapped his around her tightly. "I was so worried about you. When I read that letter I thought you might be gone." His voice cracked at the end.

"You can't get rid of me that quickly. Besides you still promised me that you'd spare with me." She said still holding him tightly. "You gonna keep your promise?"

"Always little Belle." Jasper said finally releasing her from his hug.

"What Jasper gets a huge hug but what do I get nothing. What am I chopped liver. Gosh after buying you a puppy this is the thanks I get." Emmett said ruining the special moment between Jasper and Belle.

"Daddy you know I could never forget about you. But I had to make sure that Jasper didn't die during my departure. I mean a stick could beat him in a fight, but I prefer that I'm the one who beats him silly." Belle said, running towards Emmett.

Emmett picked her up in a hug. "How was your day today?"

"It was fun. I helped mom and I played with Hero." Belle said.

Rose smiled Belle seemed to forget that there were other people in the room. But looking at their faces they were shocked by the scene in front of them reminded her that she needed to introduce Belle.

A clearing of someone's throat broke Emmett and Belle's hug. Belle immediately took a step behind Emmett.

"I think some of us would like an explanation" Carlisle said in a firm voice.

"I think everyone should sit down." I said.

Belle POV

I was terrified to say the least. Up until Mr. Cullen spoke up I was in my little bubble of happiness, which he went and popped. I grabbed on to dad's sleeve afraid that he would leave me.

Someone squeezed my shoulder. I looked up and Jasper winked at me, I knew he was giving me a tiny bit of confidence. Mom, dad, Jasper and I stood facing everyone, their faces filled with held shocked expressions along with hurt, confusion and anger.

"Everyone we told you we had big news. We adopted Belle" Mom said I could tell she was nervous.

"Did you just say you adopted a teenage child, y'all have only been married a few years! Did you think before you did this or was it an impulse thing?" Mr. Cullen yelled.

I was taken aback by his shouting was he going to hit me. Part of me knew I was being irrational but he scared me. What was he going to do? Faster and faster my breath came. All I could see was Joe yelling at me.

I backed away slowly; afraid Joe would come at me. I bumped into some body. Turning around quickly I faced the person. Some where I recognized the person but I didn't take a second to figure it out. I bolted out of the room. I ran blindly to a closet. I crawled deep inside in the corner and rocked myself back and forth tears streaming down my face my breath coming in gasps. Spots clouded my visions, and slowly my world faded to black.

Emmett POV

"Did you just say you adopted a teenage child, y'all have only been married a few years! Did you think before you did this or was it an impulse thing?" Dad yelled.

"Don't you even go there Dad you don't know anything. All you're doing is jumping to conclusions. You need…" I stared to yell back.

"Belle!" Jasper yelled.

I turned around just to see Belle sprint out of the room. Rose and I looked at each other then raced out of the room.

"Belle where are you? Please come out" Rose begged as we walked through the hallway.

"Belle please sweetie your safe no one is going to hurt you" I said. I was terrified, what if she ran out of the house she hadn't really been outside much, she could get lost.

"Em over here" Jasper said, pointing the closet door which was slightly jarred.

I raced over and threw open the door. In the far corner Belle laid passed out with dried tear stains on her cheeks. I reached in and grabbed her small body. I pulled her into my arms she looked so small and frail. I brushed her hair out of her face.

"Belle please" I whispered, onto her hair.

"Daddy"

"Sweetheart, you okay?" I asked.

"Daddy Joe was here he was yelling at you he was gonna hit you. Daddy is he gone?" Belle asked grabbing on to my shirt. Her eyes were wide and terrified.

"Shhh its okay. Sweetie it wasn't Joe he's not here. It was my Dad" I explained.

"Your Dad hits you?" she asked.

"No Belle, Carlisle doesn't hit Emmett, he very nice but the news just caught him off guard" Rose said.

"Does he hate me?"

"No Belle he was just surprised, wouldn't you be to?" Jasper said.

"I guess so. They must think I'm some kind of freak don't they" She said looking down at her hands.

"Belle they don't think that but it might help them understand if they knew some of what happened to you" Jasper said.

"I don't know"

"What if we go back and introduce them to you and we'll see what happens. How does that sound?" I ask her.

"OK but can I go get teddy, please" She begged.

"Of course go get teddy and come back when you're ready ok?" I said letting her down.

"No stay with me." She asked holding onto my arm, she looked scared.

"Ok let's go get teddy okay" I said, "Y'all go back and wait for us." Rose shot me a worried look. All I could do was send her a weak smile back.

Jasper POV

Rose and I walked back into the living room. I walked straight up to Carlisle and grabbed his shirt collar.

"If you ever yell like that in front of her again I swear you'll regret it. That little girl has been to hell and back so don't think for one second that she's some normal little girl" I said to him.

"I'm sorry Rose I never meant to upset her, but how was I to know she was sensitive." Carlisle said, he sounded really sorry.

"It's ok, we should have warned you beforehand. We just got caught up in the excitement of the news" Rose said.

"Rose don't apologize things happen we shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, we would love to meet her" Esme said hugging Rose.

"How do you know her Jasper?" Alice asked.

"She boxes down at Em's gym, we've spared a few times. She's a pretty good fighter" I explained. She also beats me every time I added in my head.

"Jasper you've never beat Belle" Rose added

There goes my reputation.

"Haha you got beat by a girl sucks to suck" Edward said, laughing at me. Finally he speaks up, but then again he is the type to processes information then acts on it.

"Bella please control your fiancée or he may find himself at the wrong side of Belle's fist" I joked.

"Who do I get to hit?" I heard Belle ask from the door way. She had changed out of her jeans and her nice shirt and was now wearing basketball shorts and a baggy tee-shirt. I smirked that was the Belle I knew. Also my wife was probably dying right now to take her shopping.

"No one Belle, don't encourage her Jasper" Rose said.

Belle and I just stuck our tongues out at her.

Belle looked at Carlisle "I'm sorry I overreacted it was wrong of me to judge you and jump to conclusions" she said then faced the rest of us "I truly do apologize for my outburst it won't happen again."

"Belle you have no reason to apologize it was my fault. I misjudged and for that I am deeply sorry" said Carlisle.

"I probably deserved it; anyways can I finally meet Alice, Jasper. I've been dying to meet the woman who has you at her beck and call." Belle said.

I had hoped Belle would be more accepting of things since leaving that awful place but it seemed like she still believed what those people had told her.

"Of course, Belle meet my Alice. Alice meet Belle" I introduced them. Alice being Alice reached out and hugged Belle. "We are going to get along great, welcome to the family"

Belle didn't hug her back for a second but then patted her back once and smiled.

"Lastly this is Edward and his girlfriend Isabella Swan" Rose said.

AN: I am so spry for not updating ive been busy with school. But I promise updates will come sooner about once a month I hope. Please review it helps encourage me to write. Thanks for not losing hope in the story.

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