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Chapter 10: The Cullen

Bella and I returned to our meadow after leaving my house. Just sitting and talking with Bella was enough for me. I knew from that moment on, Bella and I would be inseparable. It was obvious that we had been in the field for a while; the sun was already beginning to set behind the trees. The rainbows on the floor of the forest were beginning to fade away as well. Time ceased to exist for us when we were together.

"We'd better get going if you are going to meet my father," Bella said as she ran her icy hands through my hair.

"But I want to stay just like this. Why should we even move," I asked rhetorically.

"Now this wouldn't be because you are afraid of my vampire father would it?"

"Your father, yes. The vampire, no. I don't know what people are so afraid of. You all are a bunch of softies," I teased.

"Oh, is that right?" Bella was so cute when she tried to look angry.

"Oh, yeah." I replied with false bravado and then amended, "Well, except for Rosalie, she scares me."

"You are not funny Mr. Swan."

We made it to the Cullen Estate just after dark and my nerves showed up just moments after us. Before we made it up the walk way, Alice was at the door beaming.

"Isabella Marie Cullen, it took you long enough! Now you know Esme is in there wiping gloss off of surfaces waiting on you."

"Are you ready?" Bella asked me.

"As I'll ever be."

The Cullen's house was extraordinary, especially for Forks. The entire back wall was a large window. The first floor was one large open space, but it felt as cozy as a two bedroom house. All the vampires standing around didn't affect the feeling at all.

"Well you know Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper."

"Hey guys."

"Man, you made it! You just cost me $100. I bet Jasper that you would chicken out."

"Sorry, I just can't say no to Bella."

"I appreciate it," Jasper said as he walked over and laid his hand on my shoulder.

"Hey, Edward! You should know that we are going to be great friends." Alice was beaming with excitement, bouncing up and down in front of me.

"Alice!" Something in what Alice said made Bella furious. I would have to ask her about that later.

"What? I didn't even say anything." Alice stomped away like a child. Alice's relationship with the rest of the family was always comical.

"Edward, I would like to introduce you to Carlisle and Esme Cullen, my parents, if you will. Carlisle, Esme, this is Edward Swan."

"Edward, it is very nice to finally meet you." Carlisle had blond hair that matched his topaz eyes almost perfectly. He was of a muscular build similar to that of Jasper. He looked too young to be considered anyone's father.

"Nice to meet you Dr. Cullen." I was surprised my voice held together.

"Please, call me Carlisle."

"Edward, oh I can't tell you what joy it is to meet you. Bella can't stop talking about you. I feel like I have known you for forever." Esme was definitely the mother type. She embraced me as soon as she said my name. Despite her cold touch, she was very warm and there was no judgment in her eyes. Her thoughts were all on how happy she was that Bella had finally found someone. She was ecstatic in ways only a mother could be. Bella was embarrassed in ways only a daughter could be.

"Nice to meet you. You have a beautiful home. Bella told me you remodeled it yourself."

"Yes, that is right. It is a little hobby of mine."

"You have a gorgeous grand piano. Do you play Mrs. Cullen?"

"Call me Esme. No, I don't, but Rosalie does. How about you? Do you have musical interest?"

"Yes. I learned how to play at a young age. My father told me it was a dream of my mother's to see me playing. May I?"

"How sweet. Of course, please, we would love to hear you play."

While I knew many pieces to play, only one was important to me enough to play now. I pulled Bella with me to the piano bench while the remaining family perched themselves around various parts of the open living area. Bella seemed very shy, or embarrassed. I began her lullaby and heard gasps all though the room. Esme stood behind the piano bench, leaning against the wall. I enjoyed the look on Bella's face as she sat in complete shock.

"That was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. You wrote that yourself," I nodded as she continued, "what do you call it?"

"It is called 'Her Lullaby'. I wrote it about two weeks ago," I told Esme while looking into Bella's eyes. She cried the only way she knew how. Esme walked passed Bella and rubbed her hands quickly through her hair, with Carlisle in tow. The rest of the house went on to their various activities. Bella and I were in our own world.

Bella decided to give me a tour of the house, finishing up at her room. She opened the large metal door to a room I would have originally thought to be a library. The entire west wall of the room was a built in book case and held every classical book known to man. Many of the books looked to be the original first edition, bound in leather back, with stitched spines. Some books had to date back for centuries. Bella noticed how surprised by her extensive collection.

"Esme remodels homes, Carlisle is obsessed with medicine, Alice is fueled by fashion, and Rosalie tinkers with cars. I surround myself with great love stories and mysteries of mankind."

We sat in her floor discussing classical books. I was completely astounded by her knowledge. Bella explained to me when you don't sleep, can't sleep, you have plenty of time to fixate on things that matter the most to you. I could only think of how I could spend sleepless nights with her in my arms, never getting tired of kissing her, holding her, running my fingers through her hair. Being a vampire seemed to solve my problem of not enough time in the day to show and prove to Bella how much I loved her.

"So did I make a good impression tonight," I asked Bella.

"Well Esme loves you without a doubt and Carlisle likes anything that makes Esme happy. So, yeah I think you did great," Bella reached up and kissed me. She began to tell me about her family members; when and why they were changed into vampires and how they have all been married at least once.

"Emmett and Rosalie have been officially married 10 times! Why?"

"Rosalie like to be the center of attention, it makes her happy. Emmett likes to make Rosalie happy."

"So what time do I have to have you home before the Chief of Police comes looking for you?"

"Please, Charlie is so happy that I'm not locked in my room he would probably be excited to see me sneak back in the house."

"Well great, 'cause you're going out on the town with the Cullens, but just to be safe, call him and let him know, okay? I can't have you grounded."

As I suspected, Charlie was more than willing to extend my curfew to one in the morning. That is until I told him I was with Dr. Carlisle, in which case he told me take all the time I needed. I was a little afraid of what a night on the town with the Cullens entailed but I was gamed. I wasn't ready to end my day with Bella just yet.

"Maybe I should go home and change clothes. Where are we going exactly?" As if I was speaking to her directly, Alice came bouncing into Bella's room caring a bag that read Ralph Lauren.

"Here," she said as she handed me the bags, "I know they'll fit you, so don't worry about it. The family allows me to dress them and you are no exception so I don't want to hear any arguing. The Cullens love to dance and we are going to go do just that."

"They dance, I watch and laugh at them," Bella said pulling my attention from the pixie dancing around the room.

"Well tonight, we're changing that. I guess I never mentioned to you that I am an excellent dancer."

"Why doesn't that surprise me Mr. Swan?"

Alice had me dressed in a black European suit. Just the feel of the material had me terrified to ask the price. Emmett, Jasper and I stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for the women to finish getting dressed. A few minutes later, Rosalie came down the stairs in a red, one strapped, form-fitting dress that exposed her entire back. Emmett looked as if his heart would stop if it could. He approached the stairs and took his wife's hand as if he was seeing her for the first time. Alice descended the stairs next wearing a black strap-less dress that was almost in two pieces. The sight of Alice almost brought Jasper to tears, or as close to tears as a vampire could get. I was too busy laughing at Emmett desperately trying to get a kiss from Rosalie, who was trying to protect her makeup at all cost, to hear Bella descend to the first flight of stairs.

"Um, Edward," Jasper called my name, pointing in the direction Rosalie and Alice had just come from.

There was no sight compared to the angel that came walking towards me. Isabella's blue halter top dress sparkled against her skin. As she turned in a circle for me to examine her further, I noticed the tie of the dress extended down her entire exposed back, making her appear taller. Her hair was pulled off of her shoulders with the exception of a few loose strands that I was sure were left down intentionally. Perfection stood only a foot in front of me. I couldn't stop staring. I couldn't find my voice.

"I told you he would love it, Bella," the fashion expert proudly announced.

Carlisle and Esme decided to remain home for the evening. I assumed they planned to enjoy each other's company, without the nuisance of five rowdy teenage vampires. They stood at the door and watched us leave as parents do. We all piled in the black-on-black Escalade, one of Rosalie's other babies.

I had to give it to Rosalie, she knew a great car.

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