A/N:As always; I don't own the characters. I do own the plot.

I would like to thank my awesome beta, sjdavis84, for all her help.

Chapter 10

EPOV

Bella and I worked in companionable silence for a while. It was amazing how we just somehow knew what the other was thinking and just went with it. We were already in sync.

I could hear my siblings upstairs, nagging me to let them come down, so that they could meet her. In a voice too low for Bella to hear, I asked them to wait a little bit. I wanted to spend some more time alone with her.

We were able to finish nearly our entire Biology project with only a few things left to complete. It was quite a relief to me to finally have a Biology partner who was efficient as well as intelligent. Her work ethic equaled mine, and we worked well together.

We gathered up our papers and books and cleared off the dining room table.

"So, Bella, now that we have finished our work, how would you like to go play for a while?" I looked over at her and grinned. I had noticed the way she would look longingly at my piano every few minutes, since we had first gotten here.

She looked away and blushed. "I would love to. I was trying to not be so obvious, but it seems to me that you can read me like a book."

"If it makes you feel more comfortable, I saw you glancing at my piano a lot. It was a dead give away. Let's go see what you can do."

I led her over to it and pulled pulled the bench out for her. She sat down and made room for me to sit next to her. This has become a regular routine for us in Music class. I was glad that she still wanted to do it while in my home.

"Do you have any recent compositions? I know you had to leave you piano when you moved, but did you write anything before you left?"

"Well, I haven't written anything recently, but I did my own interpretation of Rihanna's "Please Don't Stop the Music." I wanted to take something that was very pop and switch it up a bit. I think it turned out alright. At least it isn't what you would expect."

I nodded to her, indicating that I wanted to hear it. I knew she was good. I didn't know she was that good. The speed of her fingering was amazing and the tempo she was playing, for a human, had me in awe. I sat there, watching her fingers glide up and down the keys in complete wonder.

I heard my entire family come in behind us and stand there to hear her play. All of their thoughts were roughly the same. They, too, were in awe. She was amazing. Even Rosalie, who was not happy about my human mate, was impressed.

When the song ended, she was startled to hear my family clapping. Bella blushed a deeper red than I had yet to see on her.

"Bella, allow me to introduce you to my so-called siblings; Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie" No sooner did I introduce them than, Alice being Alice, bounced up to her and hugged her like they were old friends.

Bella giggled and hugged her right back. See, Edward, I told you everything would work out. When are you going to learn to not bet against me? Alice's thoughts were screaming at me.

"Bella, that was amazing. I love what you did to that song. I'm not a fan of Rihanna's, but that was impressive!" Alice just kept bouncing up and down, while holding Bella's hands.

"Um... thank you," she said, looking at me. "Does Alice have an off button?" Bella asked jokingly. Everyone laughed, including Alice.

"We're still looking for it," Emmett piped in. "Bella, seriously, that was rock 'em sock 'em. You nailed it girl."

"I agree. That has to be the best interpretation of a song I have ever heard. No offense, Edward, but I think you have some competition here." Jasper came over and slapped me on the back. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Bella."

It seemed that my family already loved Bella. Well, everyone except Rose. Rose stood off to the side, scowling at Bella. Her thoughts were full of anger and jealousy. She had no difficulty hiding her displeasure from her. I decided that I would talk with Rosalie later about her rude behavior. I will not tolerate Bella being treated poorly.

"Thank you. That just came to my mind one day, and I wanted to work it out. It took me a few hours, and that's the end result. I was happy with it. I'm really glad you like it," Bella told us proudly. She was an accomplished pianist, and she knew it. This wasn't a matter of being cocky. She loved her music, and she loved when others enjoyed it as well.

Esme walked over to her and kissed her gently on the cheek. "Bella, you certainly are gifted. I'm sure everyone would love to hear you play something else. That is, if you wouldn't mind?"

Bella looked over at me, and I smiled at her, letting her know that I would love to hear more. She walked back over to the piano and sat down. Then she started to play Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu. She is simply amazing. Her taste in music was as well.

I stared at her as she played, enjoying the sight of Bella getting caught up in what she was playing. It was beyond beautiful. I haven't seen or heard anyone play that well in quite some time.

After about an hour and a half of both Bella and I entertaining my family by playing some of our favorite music, we both realized that it was about time for her to leave. As much as I didn't want her to go, I also didn't want her to get into trouble with her father. I needed to stay on his good side.

Bella grabbed her bag and turned in time for Alice to throw her arms around her again.

"We have to go shopping this weekend. We can make it an all girls day. It would be a blast Please say you'll come." Alice was doing her full- blown, puppy dog eyes and was prepared to go all out to get Bella to say yes.

"I would love to! I was planning on going sometime anyway. I need an entirely new wardrobe. Trust me. Everything I wore in Arizona would not work here. I left it all behind. It would be nice to have someone to go with." Bella returned Alice's hug and waved to the rest of my family.

"Please come back anytime, Bella. We would love to see you again," Esme called out to her.

I watched as Bella got in her beat up truck and drove off. I had the most amazing day in my existence, and I owed it all to her. I couldn't wait to see where this was going to go.

BPOV

As soon as I turned onto the main road from the Cullen's driveway, I pushed my truck as fast as it would go. It was almost five, and my father would be home shortly.

I still couldn't believe how much fun I had with Edward today. He was a complete gentleman the entire time, while still managing to flirt with me a little.

I finally got home and rushed into the house. I wanted to get dinner ready, but when I looked into the fridge, I was greeted with empty space. I had forgotten that I needed to do some food shopping. It looks like it's going to be a pizza night.

It wasn't even fifteen minutes later when I heard my dad come home. "Hey, Bells, I hope you don't mind. I brought home pizza. I noticed that the fridge is empty."

"That's good, Dad. I was thinking along those lines. I'm going to do some shopping tomorrow. If you have any special requests, make them now. I'll be going after school. Don't give me that look. I'm not mom. I'm a really good cook."

I looked my dad dead in the eyes, so he would know that I was serious. He just shook his head and laughed.

Okay, Bella, I concede. I'll leave you some money on the counter, before I go to work. You will have carte blanche on the cooking. Lord knows I can't cook to save my life. It took me ten years to learn how to boil water."

I ate two slices while I cleaned up downstairs. I did a load of my dad's laundry and then sat down and wrote out a shopping list. I also planned out a dinner menu for the week. Since my father had given me full control of all the cooking, I was going to take advantage of it and use it as an opportunity to get him to eat healthier.

When I finished up with everything, I told my Dad goodnight and headed upstairs. I took a quick shower and went to my room.

I decided to check my emails quickly, just in case my mother decided to send me any. She's the type to panic if I don't respond immediately.

I turned on my computer and saw that there were five message, all from my mother. I read them over quickly. I was right. She was panicking. I sent her a reply, letting her know I was fine and that I have been getting settled in here.

After I shutdown the computer, I crawled into my bed. I turned my lamp off and layed there a few moments, thinking about Edward. Today was the best day I ever had, and it was all because of him. I fell asleep, thinking about how wonderful Edward really was.

I was in a beautiful meadow, and the sun was shining. I could hear birds chirping in the distance. There were beautiful wild flowers growing everywhere. A gentle breeze rustled through the trees surrounding the meadow.

"Are you coming over here?" I said to someone who was still standing in the shadow of the tree line.

There was suddenly a bright shining light. It was moving closer to me. I covered my eyes for a moment, trying to adjust them to the brightness. When I removed my hand, Edward was standing in front of me. He was glowing!

I bolted upright in bed, breathing hard. That was probably the most vivid dream I have ever had. It felt real. I felt the warmth of the sun. I could hear the birds, and I felt the breeze. This was getting really strange.

I didn't understand why any of this was happening to me. These dreams were occurring on a regular basis. I needed to do some research into dreams. It looks like I'll be going to the bookstore, while I'm out shopping with Alice.

I needed to get to the bottom of what was going on. These dreams only seemed to start happening more often after I met Edward. I don't believe in coincidences. There is a purpose for all of this, and I intend to find out what that purpose is.