A/N:Let me begin by thanking each and every one of you. I know this has only 8 reviews, but I'm looking forward to more. I almost began to get bored with this story but I know Bri likes it, so I decided "What the hell?" and kept on going. I'll dedicate this Chapter to you, Bri! :)
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BPOV
I knew that bliss can never last. After two weeks, Edward asked me to meet his family. Shit.
"Come on, Bella. They won't bite, it's not like they're Vampires." He'd laughed it off when I kept repeating 'no'.
He eventually got me to say yes, and now we're standing on they're porch.
My stomach was in knots, I gripped Edward's hand tighter.
"Bella, calm down." He kissed me on the cheek. He was right. Get it together, Swan! I started to hum Edward's song he sang me almost everynight.
Edward looked down at me and smiled. He reached for the doorbell but a blond man opened the door before he could even touch it.
"Edward!" the blond man said with glee. He stepped from the door and pulled Edward into a hug, detaching our hands. Then he turned to me, "And you must be, Bella!"
I nodded weakly and yelped silently when he pulled me into a bear hug.
Edward was laughing at my shocked face. "Bella, this is Carlisle, my father."
A few nights ago, Edward had told me all about his family. He was adopted when he was 12. His parent's were dying from a special disease that he couldn't quite mention. I knew it was hard on him to speak of his birth parents, so I didn't push it.
"Come in, come in." Carlisle rushed Edward and I into the house.
There was only one word that could actually describe the Cullen's home. Huge! I mean, it was dumb to just make the notice after walking in the door, the outside was big too, but the night didn't completely show that. All I could tell was, it was huge and lightly painted yellow.
I just couldn't believe how much bigger it was, especially compared to Edward's "mansion". He laughed at me when I told him the next night I stayed.
I gasped, aloud when I walked through the door.
Just the foyer was amazing, I wondered what the rest of the home looked like. I say home, because it wasn't just a house.
The foyer was beautiful. Twin staircases on each side, with a walk-through living room on the other side. Simple, white and yellow and the railings were gorgeous; black with swirls.
I looked up to the top of the staircase's balcony and there was a woman, middle-aged who saw me, yelped and ran down the stairs; almost falling.
"Oh, my! Oh, my!" she screamed and held out her hands toward me. "You're Bella?" she asked. I nodded again. She rested her hands on my shoulders, and then when I nodded she pulled me into a hug. How many times it this going to happen tonight? I gasped as she jerked me forward.
I looked up at Edward, "This is Esme, my mother for all intent and purposes." He smiled at Esme.
"Welcome to our home, Bella." Carlisle put his arm around Esme. They were so beautiful, just like Edward. And pale, like Edward too. Weird, I shook it off.
"It's nice to meet you both, and thank you for having me." I spoke for the first time and smiled.
Even though I'm 28, I was still a nervous wreck the whole night.
Carlisle and Esme led us to the dining room for dinner, which was exquisite. I felt like I was eating at a four-star restaurant and I told Esme that. To which she replied, "I'm going to like you, Bella Swan."
Alice and Jasper, Edward's brother, Emmett and his girlfriend Rosalie joined us short after my arrival.
Rosalie was really pretty, like really, really pretty. I could see why Emmett liked her. But honestly, she was a total snob sometimes.
Alice, of course, came screaming down the stairs, "Bella! Bella!" and gave me a hug. Then she looked over at Edward and whispered to him, "It's about damn time." I giggled at that.
Sitting around the Cullen's dinner table, I could see myself becoming closer and more intertwined with this family.
Edward and I were holding hands under the table and occasionally he would bring our hands up, still linked, and kiss the back of mine. This would make me look at him, smiled and blush.
Alice was watching us the whole time, and that made me blush even more. And I could tell Rosalie was giving me the stink-eye. It made an invisible hole in the side of my head. I didn't know what her problem was; maybe I could ask Alice…
The rest of the night carried on. After dinner, Edward took me on a tour of the house, every room I got more and more impressed.
He showed me the study first. I thought it was weird looking, because of the green walls, but it grew on me; the paisley curtains were awesome.
"This is amazing, Edward." I sighed and awed at the room.
He surprised me by coming up behind me, placing his hands on my hips and pulling me into him.
"Edward," I gasped. "We're at your parents, no." This was the first time I'd ever said no to Edward, he didn't take it well.
I heard a smile in his voice, "No?" I turned around in his grip to look up at him. "You don't scare me, Cullen." I smiled.
Standing in the middle of the room, Edward pushed me onto the small lounge couch by the window.
I screamed as I fell and he fell onto me. I could feel him more, and I liked it.
He immediately shut me up by sticking his tongue in my mouth. I moaned involuntarily. He tasted too good, how could I resist?
Momentarily, we were interrupted with cleared throat. We both looked toward the door, which was still open. Mental kick.
I smiled sheepishly toward Alice, standing awkwardly in the doorway. Edward slowly sat beside me, eyes on Alice.
Silence. Finally I cleared my throat. Alice smiled at me sincerely and winked.
"Well," she cleared her throat again when Edward had looked toward me. "I was just coming to say Goodnight, Jazz and I are leaving." She spoke only to me.
I smiled. "Thanks, Alice. It was good seeing you again." I elbowed Edward.
"'Night Alice." Edward smiled slightly.
"Goodnight, Bella." She smiled. "Edward." Alice strode off down the stairs.
"Edward," looked at me. "What's wrong?"
He held me tighter in his arms. "Nothing." Even though I was terrible at lying, he was worse. He couldn't keep anything away from me, just like I couldn't from him.
"Don't lie. Tell me." I layed onto him. He didn't speak. "Seriously, Edward. Just tell me."
He sighed and looked me in the eyes. "I-I'm just mad." I looked at him questioningly. "Because, Alice got to know you before I did."
I smiled at him and placed my hand on his cheek, "But you and Alice could never compare. You're my true love."
He kissed me once, "As you are mine."
Edward continued to show me the rest of the house. When we got to the last room on the top floor, Edward stopped before he opened the door.
He turned to look at me, "Yeah, this is my old room before I moved out." I nodded and he opened the door ajar. I stepped forward and he opened it more.
I gasped at the beauty of his room. "Edward." I shook my head in awe. There was a small couch alongside the giant windows. "It's so light and open, you know?"
I'll admit it was messy, but I could definitely see a teenage Edward living here. "When did you move out?" I asked casually, looking at his books.
"17." He answered. I turned to look at him, his back was turned.
Along the other wall were music and more music. "Wow, you have so much music." I said picking up random CDs and reading the bands.
He had a giant sound system smack dab in the middle of the music shelves. "Edward this is amazing. I wouldn't want to leave."
I turned around to see Edward watching me. "Why did you leave?" I asked, his eyes turned sad.
He stared at me for a moment. "I didn't leave. I was kicked out." I walked casually over to him, "Can I ask why?"
"I'll explain later. Esme made dessert and Alice is missing out, we should go." His smile that I adored surprised me as he spoke of Esme. I laughed and we went back to the kitchen.
Edward was wrong, Alice had stayed for dessert and I laughed. But he was right, Esme made the most delicious chocolate cheesecake I've ever eaten.
With each bite I moaned as it slide down my throat. That's normal, right? "Esme, this is amazing!" I yelled to her in the kitchen.
"Thanks, hon. I'll give you the recipe." She called to me.
After dessert, I helped Esme clear the table of everyone's dinner and dessert plates.
"I'm really glad you came, Bella. You know, Edward's never brought a girl home before. I'd say he really likes you." Esme said as she started washing plates.
I was silent as I took the plates from her and dried them. I knew that Edward had said he loved me, but I was unsure if it was because of the mad love we made or what.
"Am I really the first?" I accidently spoke my thoughts to Esme.
"Yes!" she whispered. "And I'm so happy Edward has found you. I see a change in him that I've never seen before."
Esme and I finished washing the dishes just as Carlisle and Edward walked in the room.
"Are you ready to go?" Edward asked me politely. I nodded.
"Thank you, Carlisle and Esme, for having me." I looked back and forth at them and smiled as they found each other's arms.
"We're very glad you have had you, Bella. Come back any time." Carlisle stated.
Edward escorted me out to his Volvo after I hugged them goodbye and waved to Emmett but he ran and picked me up.
"Now, see that wasn't so bad," Edward said as he opened the passenger side door for me.
I laughed as he closed the door, walked around and got in the driver's side. "No, I suppose not. But I really like you're family."
Edward's laugh was the music to my ears. As we pulled away I said jokingly; "Now you've got to meet my family."
EPOV
Carlisle and I went into the den to speak as Bella and Esme washed dinner away.
My father sat down and patted the seat beside him, "Come sit, son." I laughed and went to sit beside him.
"Bella seems like a pretty nice young women, Edward." He said casually. I nodded, "Yes, she is."
We sat in silence for a moment, it was never tense with my adoptive father, because I was only 12 and I envy Carlisle.
"Don't play with me son," I looked at him questioningly. "I can see it in your eyes when you look at her, Edward. You love her."
My mouth dropped as did my head. "Yes, I do." I admitted. He patted my back gently. "It's alright; I knew I loved your mo-Esme when I first laid eyes on her."
He thought he covered it up, but I heard his slip. He knew I didn't like talking about my birth mother. Carlisle had taken me out of her care because she was sick with leukemia. He had diagnosed her 2 weeks before she died.
I can remember playing with her as a child in our backyard. She'd chase me around with the hose because we didn't have a pool or a sprinkler.
My eyes snapped back open as I was brought back to reality.
We heard Esme and Bella finished up the dishes and rose to meet them. I walked in first, Carlisle followed behind me.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked Bella as she turned around. She nodded so I went to her side casually.
"Thank you, Carlisle and Esme, for having me." Bella spoke from my side to my parents.
"We're very glad you have had you, Bella. Come back any time." Carlisle was always over enthused to have people over.
They hugged and then I began to escort her to my car but she spotted Emmett and waved goodbye.
"Oh, no you don't!" he shouted and jumped over the back of the couch. Bella looked quite frightened, but I knew Emmett wouldn't dare hurt her.
He instead charged toward us and picked her up in his one-of-a-kind Emmett Bear Hug. She was laughed and screaming as him to put her down. He did eventually, only with me eyeing him.
After Emmett hugged Bella in a small hug again and punched me in the arm lightly, I took her to the Volvo.
"Now, see that wasn't so bad," I said as I opened the passenger side door for Bella.
I heard her laughing as I closed the door, walked around and got in the driver's side. "No, I suppose not. But I really like you're family." She said laughing.
Hearing her laugh always made me laugh, I began to laugh with her as we pulled away and then she said laughing; "Now you've got to meet my family." I gulped internally.
Bella's Dad is Chief Swan. I learned to always stayed away from cops.
We drove back to my place in almost complete silence. "When?" I asked as we pulled up my drive.
I looked over to Bella and smiled. She fell asleep. I tried not to laugh hard as I picked her up from the car and carried her inside.
I layed her in our bed and took her shoes off. After I got Bella changed into her sweats and tank top I went into the bathroom to shower.
This had been a long day and if Bella and I went to her parent's house tomorrow then it would be another long day.
After I got out of the shower, I walked silently into our room to change for bed. Something felt different, empty almost.
I looked at the bed. Where the fuck did Bella go? I almost started to panic as I quickly slipped on some sweats.
"Bella!" I shouted.
"What? Why are you yelling?" she came from the balcony covering her hears and furrowing her brow. That was so sexy.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't know where you went…" I trailed off walking to her. I glanced down are her. The rims of her eyes were bright red, had they been like that when I carried her in?
"Bella, love. What's wrong?" I asked pulling her into me. It didn't take long, as soon as my arms were around her, the tears began to flow.
My feet started to prickle from standing too long so I picked Bella up and sat her on my lap as I sank in our bed.
I shh'd her and rubbed her back until she was ready to talk. I rocked her in my arms and soon she relaxed. "Bella?" She fell asleep again.
I layed her back on the bed and crawl next to her, wrapping myself around her body. We slept like this almost every night, just feeling that each other was there.
When I woke in the morning, I was facing the bathroom, I rolled over to find Bella, but she was missing again. I decided not to yell, learned from last night, so I just said, "Bella?"
Nothing. I got up from bed and walked to the bathroom, "Bella?" I looked all over the room, and went to the balcony where she was last night.
I ran down stairs in a panic to find Bella nowhere. Not in the den, not in the kitchen, nowhere.
Where could she have gone?
A/N: Sorry for the cliffie. I had to end it somewhere. Sorry it's kinda short, Bri's been buggin' about it. Ha. :)
I'm not sure when I'm posting yet. Haven't even started on 6...sorry. Hope it to be soon. I'm writing other things.
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