The light of the sunrise blazed and pierced through Molly's open window. She was caught in a daze staring at it, while her skin glistened in the glow. As she peered into the distance, she heard a faint roar of a car that seemed to be approaching at elevated speed.

Sure enough, within minutes, the shiny Volvo came rolling into the driveway. Edward. To Molly he seemed just a bit peculiar, but they hadn't really met after all. Most of the things she knew about him were gathered from Alice. When Edward had been around, the timing was always messed up and he was either gone to hunt or he was with Bella. Getting to know someone who isn't there is even harder than it looks.

Now, here he was, pulling into the driveway. Secretly, Molly almost feared him. Having someone who could read her inner thoughts intimidated her and made her uneasy. She actually dreaded meeting him for weeks. Of course, before there was nothing to hide, now she had a new friend, someone who he would not approve of.

"Molly, he's here! Come downstairs!" Alice called enthusiastically.

Molly froze time in her mind, trying to think of everything except for someone. Jacob. For some reason that she couldn't explain, he stuck with her, like an annoying disease. It seemed silly to let him get to her like this; after all, Jacob was still just a guy. Molly took one last deep breath out of sheer humanly habit. Much slower than she was capable, she dashed down the stairwell.

Everyone remained normal as Molly entered the room, all casual, except for Edward. As soon as she was in shot of eye contact, Edward darted his gaze to her. Molly smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to react. She tried to block her thoughts, straining to think of the "here and now." To her surprise, Edward just smiled back as he made his way over to greet her.

He took hold of Molly's cold stone hand. "We've never really gotten a chance to meet." he started as she shook her hand. "Of course, you already know all about me. Figures, Alice has been around.

"I'm Molly," she smiled through her teeth, straining to keep her mind blocked. "and yeah, I do know all about you. Alice is a great informer. Sorry I don't have any real special talents just for the record. I can't really do anything, no seeing the future, no reading minds, nothing at all."

"Well," he began, "you certainly are good at keeping people out of your mind. Don't think that I can't tell. I can. I know you're hiding something." Molly turned a shade lighter, if that was even possible with her fair skin. She felt a piercing pain through her back, the feeling of violation. Was there no place that her thoughts were safe?

"Don't worry." He laughed. "The others did the same thing when they discovered my talent. Grant you, none of them lasted as long as you are. Apparently it's very mentally straining. I do believe that everyone deserves his or her privacy so don't fret. I hope I'm not a bother." He chuckled. "I feel bad that we haven't met until now though. Bella and I have been here and there, and of course there was that werewolf problem. Jacob. From what I've gathered from Carlisle though, he's not an issue anymore, now that he's back."

At the word werewolf, Molly cringed, hair standing up on the back of her neck. She strained even harder to block her inner thoughts. Molly got out a nod and Edward sauntered away to speak with the other members of the so-called family. Molly dashed back upstairs to her room, not knowing what to do with herself. About an hour later, Molly spied the shiny Volvo speeding out of the driveway, presumably speeding to greet Bella.

Molly let out a sigh of relief. Although she knew he could read thoughts from a distance, she let her mental guard down a bit. Now, she could relax. It was like a weight had been lifted. For hours, she sat, sorting out her life there in her room, if you could strictly call it a "life."

For those who are reading, I apologize on my lateness. I've been working all week, so I wasn't able to update. Thanks for reading though, and I promise I will update even more soon. Thanks!!