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Chapter 8

Visiting the Masen House

I followed Edward's lead to his house. I'd never been this nervous to visit someone's house. Edward made me feel things I'd never felt before. I took a deep breath then entered the Masen house.

"Mom!" Edward yelled once we were fully inside. "I'm home along with my friend." He smiled in my direction. I, of course, blushed a deep red. I nervously played with my jacket zipper. A few minutes later, a beautiful lady with caramel colored hair and brown eyes. She looked like she was in her late 30s. She smiled warmly at me then at Edward.

"Hello, I'm Esme, Edward's mother," she said hugging. I was shocked, but I hugged her back. My dad wasn't really the "hugging type".

"I'm Bella," I said after she released me. I looked up at Edward, and he looked extremely embarrassed. I held in the urge to laugh. Oddly, him being embarrassed was kind of cute.

"Hi, I'm Alice," I heard a voice say. A few seconds later, a small, pixie-like girl with short, spiky hair appeared before me. "I'm Edward's cousin. I've heard a lot about you, Bella." She smiled and winked at Edward. I blushed again, and looked down.

"Um, I'm going to take Bella on a tour of the house now," Edward said while grabbing my hand. My heart pounded as it usually did whenever I was with Edward. He smiled crookedly at me, and pulled me in the direction of the stairs.

"It was nice meeting you, Alice and Esme," I said as I walked with Edward. I heard Esme laugh, and then she said, "It was nice to meet you too." Once we were upstairs, Edward said, "I apologize for Alice and my mother's behavior. I honestly didn't know they would say nor do anything like that." I smiled at him and said, "It's alright. Okay, show me your mansion." He laughed and walked down the hallway.

"Bella, it's not a mansion," he said. "This is the bathroom." He showed me a room twice the size of my bathroom. I laughed lightly and replied, "Okay, so maybe not a mansion, but pretty close." He just shook his head and smiled. He showed me the guest room where Alice was currently staying.

"Not to seem rude or anything, but why is Alice staying at your house?" I asked. I hoped it didn't come out wrong.

"Her parents are on vacation for a week. They live in Seattle, so with us just moving here they decided to have Alice stay here. I don't really mind though. Alice is really cool. Well, at least she was until she spoke to you." He ran his fingers through his bronze hair. I laughed.

"She seemed cool, but she could work on keeping secrets," I told him. He smiled and nodded.

"Would you like to see my room?" Edward asked as we arrived at a room at the end of the right hallway. I was kind of nervous. I'd only been in one boy's room and that was his. It doesn't mean anything, I reminded myself. He only thinks of me as a friend.

"Sure," I answered. I tried to say it casually. He smiled and opened the door. His room had a beautiful view of the forest behind his house.

"Come on," Edward said gently pulling me inside. He had a huge shelf with a bunch of CDs and some cassettes.

"So what do you think?" He asked with an obvious nervous tone.

"It's really cool. You have so much music," I answered, smiling. He smiled and sat down on his bed.

"Yeah, I really like music." He laughed lightly. Being with Edward really me feel better about everything. My feelings were growing, but I didn't know about Edward's.

"That's a really beautiful view of the forest," I said pointing towards the window.

"Yeah, that's why I chose this room," He said smiling. I was going to sit down next to him on his bed, but I didn't know if it'd be awkward. I decided to sit on a black couch he had. "You can sit over here," he said, "if you want." I blushed a little, and went to go sit by him. "Bella, I'm really glad I met you," he said looking at me. I blushed harder and replied, "I am too." He smiled crookedly.

"I love that about you," he said. "Your blush," he added. I looked down and blushed more.

"Bella, I have to tell you something. I debated on whether or not to tell you, but I feel it is your right to know," he said. I looked at him confused. I wasn't sure what he was going to say, and he made it sound terrible.

"What is it, Edward?" I asked after he hadn't said anything in a while. He sighed then said,

"Yesterday, after the football game, I saw Jacob and Jessica." I gasped knowing where this was going. "They were," he hesitated, "kissing. I kind of lost my temper and punched Jacob." I interrupted,

"Oh my God! Are you okay? Did he hit you?" He laughed lightly, then replied,

"No, for him being a football player he can't fight at all. He didn't hit me once." He smiled proudly. I rolled my eyes. Men cared about the stupidest things. "I know you two were already broken up, but they were also talking." He stopped for a while then continued. "He was cheating on you, Bella," he finally said. I looked down and wasn't sure what to say next. "I'm really sorry, Bella," he said while I was silent. "He is a complete fool." I tried not to cry, but a few tears escaped. Edward wiped them away, but after that I started crying and sobbing uncontrollably. It was embarrassing, but I couldn't hold it in. After a few minutes, Edward hugged me. Oddly, it felt right to be in his arms even though I was crying over what Jacob did to me.

"I'm sorry," I said after I was done crying. He released, and looked at me as if to make sure I was okay.

"Bella, you have nothing to be sorry for. I'll always be here no matter what happens. I'll never leave or hurt you. I promise," Edwards said with such intensity that I knew I could trust and believe him. I smiled slightly and nodded. I wiped the rest of my tears. "Bella, I didn't ask you to come over just to tell you that. What would like to do?" He said with a smile. He was obviously trying to make me feel better. I looked around his room to see what we could do. I spotted a checkered game board with pieces. It was childish, but I couldn't find anything else.

"How about checkers?" I asked. He laughed lightly, and nodded.

"Sounds great." He got up from the bed, and walked to the corner of his room where the game was. He set it up on the floor in front of his bed. I moved to the floor. "Red or black?" He asked.

"Um, I don't know. Which one do you want to be?" I replied. I'm sure I sounded intelligent.

"I'll be red." I nodded in response.

"So what was your old school like?" I asked while moving my first piece. He looked thoughtful then answered,

"It was small. It was quite boring actually. I like Forks much better." He smiled and moved his red piece.

"I don't see why," I said. "Forks is if not more equally boring."

"The town is very welcoming," he pointed out.

"Yes, Jessica is very welcoming to new male students," I said half jokingly. He grimaced.

"She is one of the people who I really dislike in Forks," he said. "Let's not talk about her, please?" I nodded.

"Do you play any sports?" I asked and jumped over one of his red pieces.

"No, I don't. Sorry to disappoint," he answered.

I smiled and replied, "No disappointment. I've never been a sports fan." He smiled.

"That's good. I prefer music, obviously," he said looking at his large music collection.

"Do you play any instruments?"

"Yes, I play the piano. Do you play anything?"

I shook my head. "No, I wish I did though. I sort of sing, if that counts?" He smiled crookedly and nodded.

"That's cool. Would you like to hear a song?"

"Yeah, that'd be so cool," I answered back excitedly. He got up from the floor and walked to the door. I followed. He walked to dark room that had a piano in the middle. He turned on the lights. He went to go sit down on a cushioned piano seat. Edward told me I could sit next to him, so I did.

"I'm not that great, so if I mess up please don't laugh," he said smiling slightly. I nodded.

"No problem. I can't play at all, so I have no reason to laugh at you," I replied. He looked at me and smiled. My heart went in to overdrive. He looked down at the keys, and started playing. It was the most beautiful song I'd ever heard. He was absolutely amazing.

"What'd you think?" he asked with the same nervous tone as before.

"It was amazing. I loved it," I said, smiling at him.

"Thanks. It's my mom's favorite," he said, blushing a little. It was cute seeing Edward blush. I looked at his eyes, and just got lost in them. I couldn't look away. He was also staring at me. I wished that moment would last forever, but it didn't.

"Edward," Alice said from the doorway, "Esme says it's time for dinner. She said Bella can join us." He turned toward Alice and nodded.

"Thank you. We'll be there soon," he answered. She smiled at us and skipped down the hall. He got up from the seat, and put his hand out for me to help me up. I took his hand, and let him lead me to the dinner room.

"Bella, thank you so much for joining us. I made spaghetti. I hope you like it," Esme said when she saw us in the doorway. She was so motherly like how I thought my mom would be if she was alive.

"Thank you letting me stay for dinner. I love spaghetti," I replied, smiling. She smiled back.

"Edward's father, Carlisle, will also be joining us. He just got off of work from the hospital," she said. Alice was already sitting down, so I sat down next to her. Edward sat on the other side of me.

"Hi Bella," she said when I sat down.

"Hey Alice," I replied and smiled.

"I'm so glad you came over," she said.

"Um, yeah, I'm too," I said. Esme served us all our plates.

"Esme, Edward, Alice, I'm home!" I heard a male voice yell. I assumed it was Carlisle.

"We're in the dining room," Esme replied. A man with short, blonde, wavy hair entered. He was pretty tall, so I could see where Edward got that from. He kissed Esme on the cheek then turned his attention to Edward and Alice.

"Good Evening, Edward and Alice. Ah, who's this?" He asked when he saw me.

"This is Bella. She's a friend from school," Edward explained. I smiled at Carlisle.

"It's nice to meet you," I said. I wasn't sure if I should've stood or just remained sitting. I decided to stand to be more respectful. I stood and put my hand out for him to shake.

"It's nice to meet you too," he replied, smiling and shaking my hand. After we shook hands, I sat down. It wasn't long before we could eat. I wasn't that hungry, but I didn't want to be rude.

"So how'd you become friends with Edward?" Carlisle asked me after a few minutes into dinner.

"The secretary chose me to show around Edward, and while I was giving the tour we kind of just became friends," I replied, smiling. I looked at Edward who was also smiling.

"That's nice," Esme said.

"This spaghetti is really good, Esme," I commented. It really was too. It was better than I've ever made.

"Thank you, dear. You should invite your mother and father over to dinner," she said. My heart ached at the thought of my mother.

"Um, well, my dad would love to come, but my mom," I hesitated, "she died when I was 3." I looked down. I heard Edward, Esme, Alice, and Carlisle gasp.

"I'm so sorry, Bella. I didn't know," Esme said. I looked up and nodded.

"I know," I said. "Um, could we change the subject?" I suggested.

"No problem," Edward said. I smiled at gratefully, and he smiled his crooked smile in return. "How long have you lived in Forks?"

"I've lived here my whole life," I answered.

"Oh, that's cool," Alice said. "This town is really nice." I smiled remembering Edward and my conversation.

"I guess. Yeah, it's very welcoming too," I said. Edward laughed lightly.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Alice asked.

"Alice," Edward said with a warning tone.

"Um, no, I don't," I answered.

"Who are your other friends? I might know their parents," Carlisle asked.

"I don't really have any close friends anymore. Angela Weber used to be my friend but she moved away last year," I said. "So I just have Edward." I was finished with my food by then. I got up to put it in the sink, and wash it.

"No, it's okay, I've got it, Bella," Esme said. I nodded and left my plate in the sink. I went to go sit down, and then my phone rang. I looked at the screen and it read: Dad

"I'm sorry. It's my dad," I said, and walked out of the room. I flipped open my phone to answer it.

"Hey Dad," I said.

"Hey Bells," my dad said, "Are you coming home soon?"

"Yeah, I'll be home soon, don't worry. I just got done with dinner at my friend's house," I told him.

"Okay, love you, Bells," he said.

"Love you too, Dad," I replied and hung up. I went back in to the dining room. "I'm really sorry, but my dad wants me home soon."

"It's alright," Esme said. "Edward's done with his dinner. He can drive you home."

"Thank you so much for letting me visit and stay for dinner," I said waving goodbye.

"It was our pleasure," Carlisle said.

"Goodbye Bella, I hope to see more of you," Esme said. She got up from her seat and hugged me. I hugged her back.

"Bye Bella," Alice said waving. Edward got up from his chair and walked towards me.

"Are you ready to go, Bella?" Edward asked. I nodded. He grabbed his jacket and walked towards the front door. I followed him. He opened the passenger door for me when we reached his Volvo.

"Thank you," I said. Edward got in the car and backed out of his driveway. "I had a really good time at your house."

"Yes, I'm glad you came," he said smiling. "My parents really liked you."

"That's good. I was hoping I'd make a good impression," I told him.

"Bella, I don't think you'd ever make a bad impression," He said laughing lightly. I looked down and blushed. The ride to my house was shorter than expected.

"Thank you so much for taking me home. I'll see you Monday," I said getting out of his car.

"No problem. Good night Bella," He said smiling. My heart was racing. I just nodded. I was breathless like when he drove me home the previous time.

"Good night Edward," I managed to say. I closed the car door and walked to my front door. I took a deep breath to calm myself before I talked to my dad. I opened the door and said, "Hey Dad, I'm home."

"Hey Bells," he said. "I'm in the living room watching football. I ordered pizza so you didn't have to cook."

"Okay, thanks Dad. I'm going to go to bed. Goodnight," I said walking upstairs.

"Goodnight Bella."

I was surprisingly really tired. Today is the best day I've ever had, I thought to myself when I reached my bedroom. I lied down on my bed, and thought about the whole day. It started off not so good, but ended perfect.

So what did you think? I tried to make really good. I'm not sure if it was. I was going to have it up earlier, but I went to Star Wars: In Concert. (Yup, I'm that big of nerd haha) I am also going on vacation like tomorrow and I really wanted it up before that. So Ta-Da here it is! I hope I didn't make too many mistakes. I'm really trying to work on that. Once I start school, I'm sure I'll learn new things in Grammar. I'll be starting 9th grade! Erm, okay you probably don't care. Anyways to the thank yous!

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