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Chapter 7

CPOV

As I pulled up to the house I saw an H3 sitting there. I was just about to get out and yell at Emmett for buying it, after I strictly told him he wasn't allowed to have one. He just got his jeep last year. When I saw the funniest thing happen. Edward went to hug Bella and she literally dumped him on his ass. I don't know why she would react that way.

"Edward are you okay?" I asked forgetting completely about Emmett for a minute. "Bella why would you do that?" I looked at her.

"That's Edward. I didn't realize all of a sudden this guy I don't recognize comes up to me to hug me." She came over to help him up.

Just then Esme came out of the house wondering what all the racket outside was. She saw the aftermath, Bella feeling really guilty, Edward running in the house trying to hide his embarrassment and everyone else cracking up.

"What happened?" she asked. I was trying so hard to compose myself that I had a hard time explaining it to her. Bella came over, "Well you see I came over in my new H3 too show off and when I got out of the vehicle. I saw this guy coming at me, so I just kind of held my arms out and pushed him too hard. I don't think he was prepared for it so he kind of landed on his rear." She said looking like she was about to cry. Esme and I quickly hugged her.

"This is your car." I asked looking bewildered. Not believing this little thing of a girl would even be able to see over the steering wheel let alone drive it. She nodded almost blushing.

"What I don't understand is why you pushed Edward. Didn't anyone tell you he was home?" she asked looking at her children. Bella just shook her head and then glared at Emmett and Alice. "Thanks guys." She sarcastically said and then walked up the stairs and into the house.

"I thought Alice would have. Since she spent all day with her" Emmett said in his defence.

"I thought that Em did last night. I didn't think anything of it today." She looked at her mother and sent a wink to Rose, which I caught. I wondered what those two were up too.

"Well is everyone here for the barbeque we are having in celebration of Edward's homecoming." I asked all of the teenagers standing in the yard. I recognized some of them from when Edward was still living here, and lately from Emmett's little sports parties. They all nodded. Alice and Rose just kind of glared at the other two girls that were there. I just figured they were there because their boyfriends were.

Esme went into the house to finish getting stuff ready.

"Alice. Rose can I talk to you for a minute." They walked over slowly trying to size up my mood. I just looked at them then calmly asked them about the wink.

"What was the look and wink between the two of you. Don't think I didn't notice and I know you two are up too something. So I don't want to know the details I just want you two too know that I will be watching. I don't even want to try to stop you because if I try you'll just do it anyway. I just hope no one gets hurt." I went inside to make sure that Edward was okay.

As I made way down the hallway to see him I heard Bella in his room. "Edward I really am sorry. I just didn't recognize you at first. I haven't seen you in so long. I really truly am sorry." She said. "Its okay I just didn't expect to be laid out be a tiny little thing. And I really didn't expect to see you here this summer. Usually you are gone to your moms what made you stay." I knew that he would be fine just a little embarrassed and his ego bruised but he would be okay.

I went to take a quick shower.

After my shower I was walking down the stairs when I heard Alice and Rose talking in Alice's room. "So what do you think the twin bitches are here for?" "I don't know but after talking to Jasper, I don't think their here for Mike, Tyler or Eric. I think they're here for Edward." They both shuddered. "Yeah well we know that those three only hang out with Em and Jasper on the off chance that Bella would be here." "I know she has turned them down over and over again but they never take the hint."

After that their conversation turned to clothes so I left. So that's what those two are up too. Now I knew.

When I walked into the kitchen I heard Esme talking to Bella. "So you honestly didn't recognize him." Bella just sadly shook her head. I think she felt honestly bad about embarrassing Edward what I couldn't figure out was why? Years ago embarrassing Edward was her favourite thing to do with Alice. What changed?

"So little Bro. How did it feel to be pushed down by little Bella?" Emmett asked.

"Emmett don't bug your brother." I yelled from the kitchen.

Bella had wandered back upstairs to what she referred to as her Bella makeover.

"Do you think she really didn't recognize him?" Esme asked me. I nodded then I went out to the deck to start the barbeque.

Edward was just sitting on the deck staring at the space that Bella was just standing in. Very interesting. One of the girls I assume Tanya was trying to get him to notice her but he wasn't taking the bait. When he saw me he excuse himself.

"Dad can I talk to you for a minute?" he asked he knew I had a couple minutes before the grill was warm and he knew that afterwards we wouldn't get a chance. Esme came out and Edward said he wanted to talk to her too. "Well as you know, I was actually done the music program this year. And that the senior year is just a general education that you would get anywhere right?" We both nodded. "I still haven't totally made up my mind yet but I was wondering if you minded if I came home for senior year?" I knew that it would please Esme to have her son home for the year before he left for college. "of course it would be wonderful. But its your choice." Esme stood up and hugged her son and went into the house.

I looked up at him, "is there a reason behind this decision?" he just shook his head. "I just think I might want to finish out the school year here at home with my family." With that he went inside to help his mom.

I went in to get the burgers and when I came out I heard Lauren and Tanya talking. "Edward Cullen back at school." "Yeah it will great when I walk in on the first day of school holding his hand." I quietly chuckled if Alice and Rose pulled off their plan Edward would not be holding either one of their hands.

Bang!! Was all I heard coming from the patio door. There was Edward walking into the door it looked like he went to open it and got distracted somehow. Then I realized what had distracted him as she walked over to him to help him.