~ III ~

I arrived in Port Angeles early and decided to have a look around. I had only gone into two of the shops however when I heard a familiar high pitched squeal.

I attempted to run back into the closest store and hide; which was stupid; there was no way I could hide from Alice in a mall strip.

"Silly Edward." Alice laughed as she literally pounced and jumped on my back. "You know better than to try and hide from me." She said as she jumped back down.

"Yeah man. Geez knowing her for 22 years would make you think you might know her better." Jasper laughed as he walked forward carrying at least nine different bags which probably all were Alice's.

"Like you can talk. You've been going out with my sister for how long now, and you're still the bag man." I smirked back at him.

"Ok, ok. Enough, I'm hungry so now that we've found Eddie boy here let's go eat." Emmett said.

Rosalie hit him over the head. "Emmett is food the only thing you think about?" She sneered.

"Of course not babe. I think about you all the time. I love to think about that little thing you do with your…" Emmett started but was silenced by Rosalie kissing him to stop him from saying the next part.

"You will not finish that sentence." She told him.

"Ok, well we're all here, we're attracting attention. Let's go eat." Jasper said and led us down the strip to Lawrella Café at the end.

I have to admit; it was good catching up with all of my family, I hadn't seen them since Christmas. Emmett and Rosalie filled me in on their plans for the wedding which was just over a month away while I told them about college. Jasper told us all about a party he was planning for next week as well as another in a few weeks time.

"So…" I started off when the waitress cleared our table. "What's the whole thing with Bella? Dad told me some of it last night but yeah." I said looking down.

"Edward." Jasper started only to be cut off by Rosalie.

"It's not our story to tell. All you need to know is that she left James after he hurt her and now she's with us. You will be living with her until she's better and that may be a long time. So when me and Emmett move out into our new place after the wedding I don't want to hear of any funny business Edward." Rosalie snapped at me. Whoa where did that come from? Hold on. Why would Rosalie be so protective of Bella like that?

"Edward. We all know you have feelings for Bella. It was pretty obvious when you two met last Christmas." Alice told me carefully. Seriously, what had happened to Bella to cause everyone to be so on edge and protective on the whole subject of her? "But she's just got out of a bad relationship finally. James hurt Bella, Edward. And I mean really hurt her badly. I know there is something she's hiding but I've seen the bruises so I already knew he had been abusing her." She told me.

I noticed Emmett clench his hand into a fist and Rosalie looking very pissed off. "Where are you going with this Alice? Carlisle told me this last night sort of. What are you implying?" I questioned careful not to set Rosalie off; she looked really pissed and I didn't want to get her even angrier.

"Just be careful with her Edward. We all know you two like each other and will probably end up together sooner or later." Jasper answered.

"What the hell? I've just gotten home and found out Bella has moved in with us. I wanted to know if she was ok. Why are you all acting as if we're together?" I seethed.

"Edward we know you and we know Bella. You couldn't stop asking about her after you met her and she was pretty much the same." Alice told me.

Wait. Bella had asked about me?

"But if you hurt her Edward, I don't care if you're my brother by blood; she's like a little sis to me and I will hurt you if you do anything to harm her in any way." Emmett promised, his voice a mixture of pissed off and protectiveness towards Bella.

This was getting weird. I hate not knowing, but it seems I'm not getting anything out of these guys; I would have to try Carlisle later.

"Ok guys. I was only worried about her after last night."

"What happened last night?" They all asked at once.

"Bella was screaming out, she was having a nightmare about something and I just went in and calmed her down. I stayed with her and just held her all night. She asked me to stay so I did. She talked in her sleep a bit though so I was curious." I told them honestly.

They all relaxed and smiled at me. What the hell was with them looking at me like that?

"That was good of you Edward." Rosalie said.

"Yeah really good man." Jasper added.

"If she asks again then stay with her like you did. Help her and she'll open up to you." Emmett said approvingly.

"Just don't screw it up." Alice told me.

We laughed and I smiled to myself knowing that they were ok with how I felt towards Bella. The fact that it was so obvious concerned me a bit but soon my thoughts were overcome by Bella again.

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Had no idea what to write for this chap then had the idea where they all gang up on Edward n go all protective of Bella so yeah that's how that went.

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