I've decided that Gabby and mystery boy will be in this chapter now. I can't for yall to meet them!

Tsk. I'm hurt that you guys think its James. No, he's not Gabby's boyfriend. How can he be? Gabby is in Europe and he met the guy there. James is fucking up in New York!

Just read along to find out who he is…

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There's no combination of words

I could put on the back of a postcard,

No song that I could sing

But I can try for your heart,

Our dreams, and they are made out of real things,

Like a shoebox of photographs,

With sepiatone loving,

Love is the answer

At least for most of the questions in my heart

'Better Together' by Jack Johnson

We've been here in Forks for the past 9 days. It's Thanksgiving Day and in any moment the prodigal daughter will come home with her new boyfriend. They were all excited that Gabby will come home that I was beginning to get excited to meet her. They make her sound like a very good person. And being a Swan, I know she's a nice person as well.

Edward and Angela arrived two days ago. Angela is such a sweetheart and really shy. She keeps on blushing whenever Charlie flashes his charms at her. He does it too to me but I was teasing with him as well. Last night we had family dinner then after, we danced outside their huge backyard under the stars with soft music blasted throughout their surround sound. Charlie requested a dance from both Angela and me while Edward and Bella were playfully pissed at their dad for taking their girls away from them. But what can I say? He's the master charmer of the Swans and Edward and Bella just learned it from him.

Looking at Bella's family made me jealous of their bond. My parents always thought of money as their first priority and not their kids at home. Growing up, Emmett and I were alone facing the world. Yeah, my parent's are physically there but their hearts and minds were somewhere else.

My parents had Emmett when they were 18, fresh out of high school. Emmett wasn't planned and wasn't expected. My grandparents forced them to be with each other and get married. Then they had me two years after.

Emmett and I would like to think that our parents loved each other and loved us. But we knew better. We were smarter than them. They were never home. If they were, they would lock themselves in their separate office. They were always working and never had the time for their children.

Being here in Forks made me want this. I wanted to have a family like Bella's. Very loving and caring for each other. They look for each other no matter what.

I try not to think about my parents while I was here. I was enjoying myself with my girlfriend's family as much as possible. And it was working. For the past days, Bella gave me a tour around town. Where she had high school, their favorite hang out place, the only diner in town, the hospital where she always was as a child…. Apparently, she was a major klutz before. But modeling improved that.

Now, we were waiting for Gabby's arrival in the 'dream room' as what Edward and Bella likes to call. It was their special room. It was at the topmost floor of the house where the Piano and lots of books housed. This is where Bella and Edward spent growing up while Gabby was jumping and doing stunts on her trampoline.

I offered my help to Renee and Esme preparing the food but they shoo me away when I entered the kitchen. They said they were fine and had all the help they need from the maids.

During our first night here, Carlisle and Esme had dinner with us. I learned that Carlisle was indeed Jasper's professor. I asked him why he didn't continue being a professor. He told me that he missed small town living and he didn't really saw himself as a teacher after two years of teaching in Harvard University. He wanted to come home from Massachusetts and be a doctor in his hometown. Listening to Carlisle talk made me realize that this man had a passion. What Jasper had told me was indeed true. He can really change one's perspective by just talking to him in one day.

Esme was also as passionate as his husband. She is a housewife just like Renee. But even though they just stay in the house and feed their husbands, both of them would always arrange events, fund raising and charity auctions in town.

"So Edward, are you ready to meet Gabby's boyfriend?" Bella asked her brother while he was seating on his piano bench with Angela, playing random keys on his piano. Bella and I were seating on the ledge where all her books were scattered. This was really a dream room.

"I guess. But if I found out he's an ass, I'm gonna pull out all of dad's guns and play with it in front of him." He threatened the guy that wasn't even here yet.

"Maybe he's a good guy. I'm sure Gabby is not that dumb if her brother and sister picked nice and amazing people for themselves. Right, Ang?" I teased both Swans and smiled at Angela.

"Damn straight, Al." Angela said before she yelped when Edward attacked her with tickles and kisses. I giggled at their cuteness.

"Oh, so you think you're so great?" Bella said turning to me and keeping me locked with her arms on either side of my thighs.

"I know I am great." I smirked at her that earned me a pull towards Bella, her face mere inches from mine.

"And I believe you…" She was gorgeous in front of me. As a Thanksgiving outfit, she was wearing a black spaghetti strap shirt and black pants along with black heels. Her make-up was nicely done also; all smoky and hot. While I was wearing a black and gray ruffled sleeveless dress that ended on my knee with some black stiletto heels. "I love you Alice." But before she could do anything else, her mother shouted for us.

"KIDS! Your sister is here!" Both Swans jumped up and stormed downstairs. Angela and I looked at each other and laughed at them. They really missed their sister so badly.

Angela and I walked arm in arm down the stairs. Bella and Edward were shaking in front of their front door waiting for their sister to come inside the house. The parents were behind them waiting patiently unlike the two.

We heard a car came to a full stop and the car door slamming shut. Bella turned her head around and locked eyes with me. Her smile was genuine and huge that I just had to giggle at her expression. She faced the door again when the door knob turned and the door opening.

"GABBY!" Bella and Edward screamed at the top of their lungs and lunged forward, hugging their sister.

"Woah, guys. I miss you too." Gabby said then laughed at her two siblings hugging them back.

"Uhm… Bella, Edward, we want to hug your sister too you know." Charlie informed them before the two broke their welcoming hug.

"Sorry." They both mumbled and smiled at they're parents. Renee and Charlie hugged their daughter next and kissed her cheek. The unknown boyfriend was still MIA and was outside probably waiting for a go signal from Gabby. I could see the guy outside the window but his back was facing me. The only thing I'm sure of was that he was tall.

"Hey mom, dad." Gabby greeted her parents. She was about to say something else but Edward rudely cut her off.

"Okay, so before you introduce to us your mystery boy" He started. "I would like you to meet my girlfriend Angela." Edward reached for Angela beside me and introduced her to his sister. Gabby offered a hand to her in which Angela politely shook it then gave each other a small smile. "Because I probably wouldn't be able to do this later considering I would stare daggers at your boyfriend," Edward added. With this, Gabby stared at her brother and raised her eyebrows in disbelief.

"My turn." Bella grabbed me and led me closer to Gabby. She was so beautiful. But since she was Bella's twin, she should be beautiful like her sister as well. Everything was exactly the same as Bella. Same hair color and wavy hair, eye shape and color, pale skin, slim but slightly muscular figure, height, rosy cheeks… everything. But it was to be expected. "This is Alice, my girlfriend." I offered her my hand first and gave her a big smile unlike Angela's shy one. She took my hand and gave it a shake.

"Hi Alice. Nice to meet you." Oh, not just beautiful. She was nice too. But that wasn't surprising for me. I knew where she came from.

"Nice to meet you too Gabby."

"Okay, now that you've introduced your partners," Gabby pointed at Angela and I but talking to Bella and Edward. "Can I introduce mine now?" The family all nodded then she went outside to call her boyfriend.

When Gabby came back with her boyfriend, the whole family gasped when they saw the boy. From their reaction, I knew immediately that they already knew the guy. But I didn't know him. He was tall, like what I saw earlier, his skin was slightly dark and he was built but can't beat Emmett's muscular body. He also had dark eyes and short hair.

"Jacob?" Bella screeched. Oh, so this was her best friend. I looked at Bella and she was smirking at her sister and best friend. I looked at the rest of the family and they were just staring at this Jacob guy and Gabby with smiles on their faces like Bella had.

"You guys are freaking me out. Please say something." Gabby pleaded. I noticed her hand was grabbing Jacob's big hands hard. Gabby's face was asking for someone to say something until her eyes landed on mine. I sighed and cut through the deafening silence.

"Hi! I'm Alice, Bella's girlfriend. You're Bella's best friend right?" I asked Jacob cheerfully. Gabby smiled at me and thanked me silently with her eyes. I smiled back at her.

"Yeah, I'm Bella's best friend" He said rather loudly that made Bella snapped and realize that she hadn't said anything.

"Well, what can I say? I'm not surprised you two end up with each other." Bella shrugged that made the rest of the family agree with her. "The two of you were so blind before that you didn't see the other one gawking while the other wasn't looking… wait, do you get me?" Gabby and Jacob nodded slightly and let her continue. "We all knew that you guys like each other. It's just no one really knew how to tell the both of you. But it was so obvious. I remember when Gab and I were 15, Jake was telling me how he wanted to suck off Gabby's bouncing boobs when we were in La Push beach that one summer day." Bella said that earned her a shove coming from Jake.

"Shut up!" Jake said while Edward screamed.

"Eww Bella. I'm still here?" Edward made a disgusted face that made the whole family burst into laughter. Well except for Charlie. He walked over to Jacob then stood in front of him. He lifted his arm like he was going to punch him but he didn't. Instead he clapped Jake's shoulders with a loud smack.

"I know your father's my best friend, you're my daughter's best friend and now my other daughter's boyfriend… You belong in this family even before you were born son. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend for my daughter."

"Thank you sir." Jake took Charlie's offering hand and shook it.

"Jacob. I'm still Charlie. No need to be so formal." He said before walking away muttering 'I need a drink. My kids are slowly killing me with their love life'. Renee shook her head at her exiting husband then followed him into the kitchen to prepare for the dinner.

"So, where's Uncle Carlisle and Aunt Esme?" As Gabby said that, we heard a loud 'we're here coming from the stairs'.

"Hi Gab. Welcome home." Esme reached for her niece and hugged her like a mother would to her child. Carlisle also welcomed Gabby and hugged her as well.

The butler informed everyone that we dinner was ready. We all marched to the great dining room where dinner was served. Bella took my hand then we both entered the room, trailing behind everyone.

To say that dinner was great was an understatement. It was one of the most memorable Thanksgiving dinners I've ever had. We all laughed at Edwards childish stories, awed at Jacob and Gabby's stories and listened at Carlisle and Charlie's bickering on who's the best football team.

Gabby told us that she and Jacob met at Trevi fountain where Jacob was painting the fountain while Gabby was looking at the place. Jacob became Gabby's personal tour guide since he was staying there for a long time already and knew the place quite well. One thing led to the other and bam!

After dinner, us kids piled up in the den for a movie night while the 'adults' were in the bar having a drink.

"So, you staying here for good Jake?" Bella asked while hugging me behind the waist on the couch where we were sitting. Edward and Angela were cuddled on the love seat while Jake and Gabby claimed the other couch as theirs.

"Well… I've already earned enough money from selling my paintings to open a new gallery. Maybe. I'll think about it first." He looked down at Gabby then I knew from that look that the decisions were not only his anymore. It was theirs.

"How about you Gab? You gonna stay in Forks for good?" Edward asked.

Her answer was simple. "Maybe."

Eventually, the night ended for us and we had to go to bed. Bella and I were both exhausted and just collapsed on the bed after taking our clothes off leaving us in our underwear.

"Did you have fun getting to know the family more?" Bella asked as she drew me closer to her almost naked body.

"Yup. I love your sister and your best friend."

"They're quite the couple there. You know they both told me that they love each other the same day but different time. Jacob told me in the morning when I came to his house then Gabby told me when I came home from Jake's house. It was so hard to not tell the both of them to just man it up and get together already." She laughed as she remembered the past.

"I hope they stay together forever. They're perfect for each other." I told her.

"Just like us?" Bella told me with sparkles in her eyes. I once believed when I was younger that when there were fireworks and sparkles in your eyes there's only one definition for that. You're either in love or in drugs. But in my situation, I'll go with the first one.

"Just like us."

"I love you, Al. I promise I will love you forever."

"I love you too Bella."

We snuggled for a minute, relishing the silence between us until I cut through it.

"I almost forgot. I promised your sister that we'll all go shopping tomorrow at the open market for Black Friday shopping."

"God, why did you agree to it? She's a crazy shopper. Plus you! UGH!" She groaned.

"You just have to keep up with us." I gave her one last kiss before turning around then closed my eyes and drifted to slumber.

There! Now you know the mystery guy.

Anyway, I don't know when I'll be able to update again. I go back to school and there will be lots of catching up to do. But I'll try my best to post a chapter.

Another one, sorry for all the errors in this chapter. I haven't got the time to reread this. I just wanted to post this before I go to sleep and leave you all. *sighs*

LMU