I apologize for any spelling/grammar errors; I didn't edit this so I could get it out faster.

"Bella are you sure that you'll be ok?" Renee asked.

"Mom I'll be fine, you and Phil will only be gone for two weeks." I assured her.

They were going to Europe for two weeks for their honeymoon and leaving me with the Cullens.

"Renee she is in good hands, don't worry. You're only a phone call away if needed" Esme assured her, "Enjoy your honeymoon; it will be over before you know it."

Renee nodded her head in acceptance and pulled me into a tight embrace. She whispered in my ear, "If you need anything at all, just call me Bella."

"I will mom" I murmured.

"We should probably get going Renee, unless you want to spend the night in the airport" Phil laughed. He was prefect for her in so many ways. He never pushed Renee to do things and he let her make her own decisions in her own time, everything was always up to her. She always had the last word and that's what she liked.

"Yeah, you're right" Renee turned to Phil who put his arm around her. "Esme, Carlisle thank you so much for letting Bella stay here with you" she said sincerely.

"We're happy to have her. She is a sweet girl." Carlisle smiled.

Renee looked like she was about to cry but also looked happy with Carlisle last comment, "I Love you Bella, see you in a couple weeks."

"Love you too mom" and with that they were out the door, running through the rain to Phil's suburban.

I watched them through the picture glass windows until they were out of sight. I saw Renee's sad and frighten face turn into one of joy and excitement with one word from Phil. I knew he was going to make her happy.

I sighed and turned to see that the entire Cullen family was watching too.

Edward stepped forward and hugged me. I had no idea why he was doing this but it felt nice to be in his arms.

"So Bella what do you want to do today? I was thinking that maybe Emmett can take you guys somewhere today" Carlisle spoke.

"Um I don't know" I turned to look at Alice who was exchanging glances with Rosalie.

She looked at me and then back to Rosalie and they both shouted, "Shopping!"

Emmett's face turned to one of anger and dread, "NO! I am not following you guys around the mall again. Carrying all of your bags like a like a chauffeur" he screamed.

"If that's what Bella wants to do then, yes you will." Carlisle said sternly. Emmett bowed his head in defeat, not wanting to fight with his father. "Bella it's your decision, is that what you want?"

"Oh please Bella. Please please please" Alice and Rosalie begged.

I looked to Emmett who was begging in his own silent way. I smiled wondering how long I should let this go on for when I heard the most magnificent laugh, musical almost. I turned to see Edward laughing behind me. I gave him an evil glare.

"I'm sorry" he laughed, "but look around. Alice is giving you the puppy eyes and then look at Em, he's trying to mimic it!"

I had to admit it was pretty funny. Emmett was down on his knees with his bottom lip hanging out and eyes budging out of his head. "Be strong Bella" he begged.

I hadn't looked at Alice yet because I knew I would give in. She must have sensed it because she scooted to my feet and stared up at me.

"Why do you have to do this to me Alice?" I shook my head.

"Because you love me and want me to be happy" she answered flawlessly.

I looked over to Emmett and laughed he was too big to pull off the puppy look. He had to find his own secret method to get his way. Alice blocked my view and I knew I couldn't fight her. "Sorry Emmett, Alice is impossible to resist."

Alice jumped up and hugged me and ran over to Rosalie who started babbling about some store that was having a sale or something.

Emmett slowly walked over to me, "Way to be strong" he complained.

"Hey give her a break, you can't even resist Alice's puppy pout" Edward backed me up.

"What ever" Emmett mumbled and went to the kitchen.

I turned to look up at Edward, he was smiling my favorite smile. It made me smile like an idiot, "Are you going to come with us?"

He looked down at me with a surprised face, "Um, I didn't really think about it. Do you want me to go?"

"I don't know" I lied, of course I wanted him to come "Alice and Rosalie are going to be insane and I'll get sick of them after a while and I don't think Emmett's to happy with me right know."

His smiled widen, "You didn't answer my question, do you want me to go?"

I blushed; he knew my answer I didn't have to tell him. He just wanted to hear it from me. "Yes" I mumbled weakly.

He put his hand up to his ear and leaned into me, "What, what was that? I couldn't hear you."

"Yes" I mumbled slightly above a whisper.

"Sorry didn't catch that."
"You heard me you dumb ass" I shouted. He exploded out in laughter, I wanted to be mad at him but his laugh was so prefect that all I could do was smile.

After a while we all piled into Emmett's jeep and drove to Port Angles. I decided on the drive that I would hang out with Alice and Rose as along as I could tolerate them and then I would go running to Edward.

The drive was long but Emmett kept us entertained with jokes and impressions. My checks hurt from smiling and laughing.

Since I met Alice my life had done a total flip. I used to be the girl that would hide in the corner with a book. I was scared to meet new people and I never opened up to anyone. I had few friends but I rarely did anything with them outside of school.

Alice had changed that. I had only know her for four months but in that four months she changed me into a person who no longer cares what people think about her and if she acted stupid around her friends, because I knew that no madder what I would always have them.

Even though Rose, Alice and Edward were three years older than me and Emmett was four, it never bothered me or them. I just as much a part of their lives as they were in mine.

When we arrived at the mall Rose and Alice started running toward their favorite store. Alice had me by the wrist so I had to run too, which isn't a good thing for me, epically in a public place.

When we reached some designer store Alice let go of me and started digging through racks and shelves, tossing me different things that she thought I would like.

It took Emmett and Edward a good ten minutes to catch up with us. It was probably by choice but I'll never know. They sat by the exit in the nice green comfortable looking chairs. Which are probably put there for the men that get dragged into the store and have to wait for hours until there girlfriends are done shopping. And to tell you the truth I was jealous of them, I would give anything to sit there with them, instead of trying on thousands of jeans and dresses.

Rose grabbed my hand, "Let's go try this stuff on you can stare at Edward later." I blushed; I wasn't meaning to stare at him. Rose threw me into a dressing room.

"Bella come and let us see each thing you try on. I want to see you in something that actually fits you" Alice said through the door.

Great I thought. This was going to be a long day.

I grabbed the first thing on the pile Alice had given me. It was a light blue v-neck sweeter. It was nicer than what I usually wear, but it was still something that I could see myself in.

As I slipped it on, I noticed the price tag. I just about started hyperventilating, "Alice have you seen the prices on these things!"

I screamed over the door.

"No but they're designer Bella. They won't be as cheep as the sweats you buy at Target. But everything's on sale."

"SALE! You kidding me even if this sweater was 50% off I wouldn't be able to afford it!"

"Bella just let us see it" Rose spoke calmly.

I sighed and opened the door. They gasped.

"Bella you're getting that!" Alice said sternly.

"Alice I just told you that even if it was half this price I couldn't afford it."

"Well how much is it?" she asked gently.

"$259" They both looked at each other and then back at me.

"Well it is designer Bella and cashmere. It's not that bad of a price" Rose said gingerly.

"Then you come up with a way to pay for it" I sassed back at her.

"Take a chill pill Bell, I have a way to pay for this" Alice said smugly.

"And how may that be?" I inquired.

"Well before your mom and Phil left, Phil told me to get you whatever you want while they're gone. As a birthday gift slash thanks for letting me marry your mom gift."

"1st of all I don't want anything for my birthday and 2nd, I don't think that Phil has that kind of money. Did you see Renee's ring? You have to squint to see the diamond."

"Ok fine plan B."

"Which is…"

"Which is that I now have money to pay you back for everything you have done for me." she smiled and pulled out a fancy silver credit card. "Esme told me that what theirs is mine. She also told me to get you whatever you want for your birthday."

"But she already got me something for my birthday, you all did" I said grabbing the gold heart around my neck.

"With the Cullens you never get just one thing for your birthday. Last year my birthday went on for weeks." Rosalie smiled at the memory. "Anywhere we went, I got anything I wanted."

Not like it was any different now, all she had to do was beg Emmett and give him a couple of kisses and he would buy it for her.

I thought about it, it just didn't seem right. "I don't know Alice," I started.

"No buts I'm buying it, or rather the Cullens are buying that sweater for you and that's final. It looks great on you and you will drive Edward insane with it" Alice smiled.

I blushed and sighed knowing I would never win. "Well tell the Cullens thank you" I smiled and walked back into my dressing room to change.

Alice laughed, "They're so generous. I have no idea how I ended up being so lucky. There are times when I don't know if I deserve this."

"Alice you deserve everything you get here" Rose said, "You've been through a lot and this is just making up for that."

Alice mumbled something I couldn't understand and then spoke more clearly, "I wonder why Esme and Carlisle never had anymore kids."

"Emmett and Edward probably threw them over the edge" I laughed and walked back out to them.

Alice laughed with me, but Rose stared at the ground.

She turned and looked us in the eyes, "You mean no one ever told you?"

"Told us what?" Alice sneered.

"Oh um never mind"

Alice grabbed Roses shirt collar and pulled her closer "Told. Us. What."

Rose paused for what seemed like hours and looked around the room, "Emmett and Edward aren't…."

A booming voice interrupted us, "Girlies I want to show you my new wardrobe."

"I don't think you can call that a wardrobe Em" a musical voice answer back. Alice looked extremely annoyed with the interruption.

Emmett and Edward came around the corner and I just about feel over laughing.

Emmett had put a purple cheetah bra on along with a neon orange thong. He also had a hot pink vest over top with a matching feather boa. And to pull it all off he had on a pair of oversized sunglasses on the tip of his nose.

"Emmett what the fuck!" Alice laughed but she was clearly annoyed that they interrupted story time.

"If you guys are going to make me go shopping with you then you have to let me have my own fun too."

"You mean watching us shop isn't good enough" Rose said as sexy as she could and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Emmett signed, "Not this" and pulled her closer to kiss her patiently.

"Hey, keep it PG here" Edward smiled. The brook apart and Emmett slapped Edward on the back of his head. "Sorry Em if I don't exactly like watching you and your girlfriend sucking face in front of me."

"You're just jealous because you don't have one."

"Oh I could get a girlfriend if I wanted to. I could have anyone in school."

"Oh really, how much you wanna bet?"

"How about you guys finish this outside, let us get back to business in here" Alice screamed, truly irritated now.

"Fine" Edward replied and ran around the corner.

Alice checked to make sure they were truly gone. "Ok, finish."

Rose looked at her feet, "I don't think it's a good idea, maybe they should tell you themselves." She mumbled.

"You can't just start out with Edward and Emmett aren't their … and then stop, their what? It's not fair" Alice whined.

Rose looked around, truly not sure what to do. "I think I've had enough shopping for one day" she said calmly and ran out of the dressing room area.

"What a bitch!" Alice screamed. I was shocked, first Alice never called anyone a bitch and second, what was this secret that the Cullens had? "Come on Bella, lets pay for that sweater and go home."

"Don't worry Alice, we'll find out what this is all about" I mumbled as we paid for the sweater.

"The hell we will."

She was mad. I had never seen her this angry. The entire ride back to Forks was a quiet one. Alice refused to sit by Rose and she looked out the window the entire ride.

The guys must have sensed the tension and didn't say anything.

Emmett dropped Rosalie off at her house because she claimed that she didn't feel good and then he continued to bring us home.

When we got home, Alice ran straight for her room and didn't come back. I knew she needed time to pout so I let her be.

Soon as we were out of the car Emmett turned around and went to go pick some things up for Rose, which left just me and Edward.

We stood there awkwardly in the doorway for awhile, until his cell rang. All that I pick up from the conversation was that it was Carlisle and something about dinner.

But I noticed that Edward called his father Carlisle to his face, not dad. I mean I call my mom Renee behind her back and the same with Charlie, but to their faces its mom and dad.

"Esme and Carlisle are going to some friends house in Seattle and won't be back until tomorrow night" Edward said putting his arm around me. I nodded, not sure how to respond but my stomach did, it growled loudly. "I guess it's dinner time" he smiled crookedly.

I blushed and hid my face in his shirt. I felt him hug me tighter; I looked up at him and melted. His emerald eyes peering down into my dull brown ones, he pulled me into the kitchen and lifted me up onto the counter.

"What would you like for dinner Ms. Swan?"

"You mean you are going cook?" I laughed.

"Of course, I can cook. I am a pretty good cook actually" he sneered.

"Good cook at what? Pizza, spaghetti ohs, or maybe you go big like mac n' cheese."

"You have just insulted me!" He laughed and I just about melted into a big puddle right there. "I am going to make you the best meal of your life. And it won't come from a box."

I nodded and jumped down from the counter, "What do you need first?" I asked ready to help.

He shook his head, "I need you to go sit behind the counter. I want to prove to you that I can do this all myself."

I shrugged and did as he told me, "So, what are you going to make me Mr. Chef?"

"Tonight's special is Shrimp resting on a bed or spinach in a light creamy alfredo sauce served with some tender peppered green beans and twice baked potatoes."

"Wow Mr. Chef. Can you really do it?"

"Are you doubting me again Ms. Swan? You should really give me a chance before you form you opinions." I blushed fire engine red. "Stay here I have to go get ingredients from the pantry."

I nodded as he pranced out. As I sat there in silence my mind ran through last night and my conversation with Edward. He had said something about Esme always wanting a ton of kids but that she was never able to so.

I continued thinking, was this what Rose was talking about? Were these two things linked together? I was mumbling to myself when Edward walked in.

"What?" he asked as he set an armful of ingredients on the counter.

"Oh, um nothing, just talking to myself."

Edward nodded and changed the subject. The conversation continued but I was barely following it. I was too wrapped up in my thoughts.

"What's on your mind Bella?" he asked sincerely, noticing my lack in presence in the conversation.

I shrugged, "Nothing."

"No it's something Bella, just tell me. I'm here for you." He smiled and came closer to me. I stayed quiet, thinking. He sat down in the stool next to me.

I looked to the ground not sure how to say the question I wanted to ask.

"You're driving me crazy Bella, please tell me what's on your mind" he said sweetly.

"Well I was thinking about something you said to me yesterday."

He nodded, "And what might that be?"

"Well you said something about how Esme always wanted a house full of kids right?" He nodded. "But you said she was never able to." He nodded and encouraged me to continue. "And today Rose was surprised that you guys never told Alice and I something and she was about to tell us when you and Emmett came in." I took in a deep breath, "I am just confused, I have a feeling that the two go together, but I don't know."

I watched as his jaw tightened, "There is something that we, my family have never told you. We don't tell many people, because it is hard to talk about."

"Edward if its…"

He shook his head and his jaw relaxed, "No you deserve to know this and so does Alice." He drew in a long breath. "When I was six months old and Emmett was about two our parents went boating. We lived in California at that time" he added. "The water got really rough and the boat capsized. And by the time the coast guard got to them it was too late." I gasped and did the only thing that I could. I ran and gave him a hug, which he gladly expected.

What Rose had said made sense. Emmett and Edward aren't Esme and Carlisle's biologically children.

Edward pulled me up into his lap and continued, "My parents were Elizabeth and Edward Masen. Esme and my mother were sisters and when my parents died she was the only family we had. Her and Carlisle took us in with open arms. They have pretty much raised us from birth." He rested his chin on my head and I took his hand in mind and kissed it.

"They are very generous" I whispered.

He nodded, "If it wasn't for them Emmett and I would have been split up and put into foster care."

I turned around to see his emerald eyes cloud up with tears. I hugged him tight and didn't let go.

We sat like that for a while until he pulled my chin up to meet his. "You see it's just that I don't remember anything about them. Emmett can at least picture them in his mind, but I don't remember anything at all. All I have left of them is a couple old photographs."

We sat in silence for awhile, but it wasn't uncomfortable, it was perfect. Edward took in a deep breath, "And the reason that Esme and Carlisle never had any children of their own is because they can't. Right before my parents died Esme received news that she was infertile."

Esme, the person who looks like she is just meant to be a mother, unable to have her own children poor Esme, I thought. "That must have been really hard on her."

He chuckled, "Sometimes I wonder if they were able to have their own children, would they have taken us in? Or if we are just their replacement kids."

"Edward, they love you so much. They would have taken you in no matter what" I assured him.

"I know and I shouldn't think that way because I can never repay them for what they have done."

I smiled and leaned into his chest. I breathed in his sent, but there was something else in the air, "I hate to break the moment, but do you smell smoke?" I asked timidly.

He looked around the kitchen, "The shrimp!" he screamed, pushing me off his lap and running to the stove. He quickly checked all the pots and turned the heat off. "It's ruined" he exclaimed, "It all is."

I smiled, "So, Mr. Chef, I guess you can't cook."

"You distracted me! Not fare!" He laughed.

"Fine you get one more chance, but tonight let's just order pizza."

He smiled, "Sounds good, why don't you go get Alice and see what she wants." I nodded and he leaded in to kiss my check. My knees became jello and I had to grab onto his shoulders to keep from falling.

He laughed his magnificent laugh and pushed me to the stairs.

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"Wow" Alice said for the millionth time.

"Can you say something else beside wow?" I asked annoyed.

"So, Esme is their aunt?"

"Yep"
"Wow"

"Alice, enough with the wows" I laughed. Alice sat down on her bed, thinking.

"You know what?"

"What?"
"All of us have messed up pasts."

"What do you mean?"

"Like, our group of friends. I have a drunken mother, your parents are divorced and you never see your dad and now we find out that Edward and Emmett's parents are dead. It's weird that we all ended up together. You know, like friends and stuff."

"Yeah, I guess it is. But then there's Rose." I laughed.

"Yeah, well Rose is just prefect. But you never know, there could be skeletons in her closet too."

"Only time will tell."

We tried to keep straight faces, but it didn't work, we both burst out in laughter. What could Rose have hidden from us, she could never keep a secret and her life was so perfect.

I all of a sudden remembered, Edward downstairs, "Alice we were supposed to go downstairs so Edward can order pizza" I shouted.

She smiled, "Let's go." When we got downstairs, Edward was finishing cleaning up his burnt food. Alice ran to him and hugged him.

"What's this for?" he asked.

"You know" she smiled. And he looked at me, I nodded, telling him everything he needed to know.

"Thanks Alice" he laughed.

We may come from different pasts and it may not have been easy, but we are together now and we will help each other threw the future.

But that's what friends do, they understand your past, believe in your future and accept you for it.

I'm soooo sorry this took so long. It's the end of the semester for me which means finals and big projects and the starting on the 11th it was my friends 16th birthday, 18th was mine and tomorrow is another friends. So I've been at sweet sixteen's along with practicing and taking my drivers test. Its been insane and I hope I can update again soon.

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