Hey guys, I'm back. I want to thank everyone who has reviewed and stayed with me this long. This chapter is short because I am just getting back into the groove of things. I apologize for any mistakes in advance. Once again, Twilight and all of the lovely characters are not mine.

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Being home for the last week felt right. There was no cloud over my head and I actually smiled. My mother couldn't be happier and my father was down right giddy. Rose, Jazz, and I had made our decision as soon as we spent the first night here. This was home and we would not be going back to Maryland. Unfortunately my mother insisted on throwing us a welcome home party where she would invite the whole town. I haven't seen these people for ages and yet she expects me to remember everyone. I keep telling myself that this will make her happy and to just go with the flow. Rose on the other hand was just a skippy as my mother. She loved attention and saw this as a way to meet some new people. In other words, Rose was out hunting for a man. God help us all.

It was the night before the party and we were all sitting down eating dinner. Mama made some fried chicken, mac and cheese, and a green bean casserole. It was divine. As we started breaking the bread, the home phone started ringing and my father was out of his chair like his ass was on fire. He was speaking in a low voice, so we couldn't hear what he was saying. He quickly put on his jacket and made sure he had his gun and badge before kissing mama on the cheek and telling us not to wait up.

"I wonder who was on the phone to make your father miss dinner. You know how much he loves his chicken." My mother said.

"It must be important for him to miss dinner with us. I just hope that he is being safe."

Our backyard was overflowing with people and food. I didn't know that the small town of forks had this many people. Knowing my mother, she probably invited people from the other towns.

As Rose and I went to sit next Jasper, a small pixie like girl came gliding over to us. She was small in frame with waist long ebony hair. She was beautiful.

"Hello, my name is Alice and I have been waiting a long time for you," she said while holding out her hand to Jasper. He just looked shocked at her but quickly got his wits about him.

"The name's Jasper, and I am terribly sorry for the wait darlin" he said while taking her hand and kissing the back of it. I was shocked to see my buddy acting like this. He was never forward with any woman before. I looked over to Rose and saw that she was just as shocked as I was to see her brother acting like this.

Alice then turned to us and held out her hand. I grabbed it and introduced myself and Rose did the same. I was shocked to learn that she was our age. I have never seen her before.

"Well I went to a private girl's school up North ever since I young. I just moved here about 4 years ago. My father and your father along with my uncle are best friends. I am shocked and disappointed that this is the first time I am meeting you Bella. But never you mind, we have tons of time to catch up. " she said. I liked this girl. It seemed that she was not afraid to be who she was. While we were making small talk, Alice looked over my shoulder and started bouncing like a little bunny. She ran into the arms of a person who looked more like a god than man. She started hugging him like it was the last time she would see him. She finally let him go and jumped into the body builder next to him. She then dragged them over to where we were sitting and introduced them as her cousin Edward and his best friend Emmett. He made a comment about Rose being an angle and she replied back that she was no angle. Don't I know it.

The man named Edward looked over to me and I was hypnotized about his beauty and grace. His hair was messed up to perfection and his eyes were that of jade. We just stood staring at one another until someone cleared their throat and that seemed to snap us out of whatever trance we were in.

"Ms. Swan, I must say that is my extreme pleasure to make your acquittance," he said in a voice so soft and smooth it sounded like velvet. He took my hand and placed a small kiss on the back of it. As soon as his lips touched my skin I felt a touch of electricity spread from my hand towards the rest of my body. It was intense and short lived but I craved more. I think I gasped or something but I remembered that I have yet to speak.

"The pleasure is all mine" I replied and felt the heat rise to my cheeks and I looked away. Who was this man and what was he doing to me and my body. Never have I experienced something so intense from a complete stranger. Our group continued to make small talk. I saw how Rose looked over to Emmett and he her and I knew that she had found her man. Jasper was even worse off. He hung on every word that Alice said. I felt like someone was staring at me but whenever I would look to see who it was, I couldn't find anyone interested in me. A man came up and whispered something into Edward's ear before he came over to me and introduced himself as Edward Sr. He was as charming as his son and just as beautiful.

A woman came over and hugged Edward. He tensed up and removed her hands away from him.

"Oh come on Eddie, I just wanted to hold you" she pouted while trying to hug him again. She could be considered beautiful if it wasn't for that look in her eyes. I feel uncomfortable.

"Well Liz and mama wanted to speak with you privately but you were here and they told me to come get you. On come on love, your mother in law wants to speak with you," she says as she draged him over. I can tell from the look on his face that he was uncomfortable. As soon as he left, Alice and Emmett burst into laughter.

"Oh poor Eddie, man I hate Lauren. That girl is so stupid. Anyone within a mile radius of here can tell that Edward hates her guts. I hope he breaks up with her soon. " Emmett says while laughing his fool head off.

"His mother needs to know that boy will never marry that girl. They are just not meant to be," Edward Sr. says while shaking his head. He grabs me and Rose and walks us over to where Edward was standing with a group of women including my mother and a group of men. My father was also standing with them.

"Ladies let me introduce you the lovely Bella and Rose. These fine young ladies have made Forks a brighter place since their arrival." Ed, as he asked us to call him, said. I felt my tattle-tell blush come up. That man was a smooth talker. He introduced me to his wife and her friend Cindy. I don't think they liked me very much. I met Alice's mother Esme, who was warm and comforting. My mother and her seemed to get along well. Carlisle, Alice's father was also kind and generous. Lauren, as I came to find out was Edward's girlfriend hated Rose and I. She was rude and just down right nasty. I had a feeling that she was beauty of Forks and viewed Rose as a rival. Whatever, she cam hate whomever she wants. I just wanted to live this summer in peace.

When night fell, all of our guests except the Masen's and Cullen's left. The men went up to my father's study and the women were in the kitchen putting the food away. It seemed that Liz, Edward's mom, Esme and my mother were all close friends. That left Alice, Edward, Rose, Emmett, Jazz and myself to our own. We were all in the backyard just enjoying the peace and quiet. Edward was the first one to break the silence.

"I feel like I must apologize for Lauren's behavior today. I have no claim on her but she shouldn't have been that rude to any of you. I will be speaking to her tomorrow. This thing between us needs to end now." He said while looking at me. His eyes were so pretty in the moonlight.

"No need Edward. She is just a child in a grown woman's body. But thank you non the less." I tell him. The others have coupled off leaving only us talking.

We talked about our pasts and dreams of the future. With every word that he spoke, I felt more at peace with him. He was a lovely man who seemed to have captured my heart with a single kiss to the hand. This summer was going to being some interesting thins to my life. Hopefully Edward was one of those things.

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