Chapter 5: Cullens

Nessie's POV

This woman. Bella. I didn't know what to make of her. I felt this really strong connection to her. I didn't understand it but somehow I felt that I could trust her. I didn't want to stop hugging her, but alas I had to let go.

"Well Nessie I see that you have met Bella already" Carlisle said when he came in the room. "Would you like to meet the rest of my family?"

"Yes. I would love to meet your family" If they were anything like he was I wanted to know them.

"Okay well follow me" he said. I did exactly as he said and followed him. In the living room were several extremely beautiful people that I had never met before.

"Nessie this is my wife Esme and these are our kids Edward, Emmett, Alice, Rosalie, and of course you already met Bella"

They didn't even have to say anything. Their warm and welcoming smiles said it all.

Then they all took their turns hugging me tightly. This was, without a doubt, the warmest welcome that I had ever received anywhere.

"I found her on the streets along with these two kids that are about two years old. One of them, well she is really sick so they are all going to be staying with us as long as that is okay with all of you. They don't have anywhere to go. They're homeless" Carlisle explained.

"Of course they can stay!" Esme was quickest to stay. "I'm not going to let these three live on the streets by themselves"

"I agree, we can't let them go" Edward said.

"Of course not" Alice said.

"Wait there is one more thing that you should all know" I was sure that they would not want anything to do with me after I told them the truth about myself. I wouldn't want anything to do with me.

"Ness what is it?" Bella asked in concern.

"Well Carlisle wasn't exactly telling the truth 100 percent when he said that he found me on the street. The truth is that I was robbing the pharmacy. I was stealing medicine for Naomi, the sick little girl. Carlisle here, for some reason, decided to help me hide and escape. But you see it is not the first time I've stolen before. I've been doing it since I was five years old. I only take food, water, medicine, and clothes. Just what I need to survive. The Seattle Police Department has been after me for many years now. I'm a wanted criminal"

"Nessie we don't care about that" Bella was quick to say.

"She is right" Edward added. "We will protect you"

Everyone else was quick to agree to those two statements. It was a bit shocking that these people would do this for someone they barely knew.

I sat down on the couch and almost immediately Bella sat right next to me.

There was something about her presence that made me feel safe and protected.

"Nessie why don't you tell me about yourself" she said.

"Not much to say" I told her.

"Oh come on there has to be something. You said you were found in a sewer. Who found you? Do you know?"

I sighed sadly. "Her name was Angie. She was about the same age as us. She found me and she took care of me even though she was homeless as well. She was like a mom to me. She died when I was ten years old"

I started to cry. Thinking about her was extremely painful for me. I really did love her like a mom. Much like I took care of Noah and Naomi she took care of me. She even stole blood for me as she knew about my strange physical need to drink blood.

I felt Bella's arms embrace me. Even she sounded like she was crying, but without shedding any actual tears.

"You really loved her didn't you?" she asked.

"Yeah I did. I mean she used to tell me stories. She used to make me feel better when I was sad. She really was my mother. Then we had a big earthquake hit six years ago and she died because of it"

"Oh Nessie I'm so sorry" she said as she hugged me tighter to her.

"It's okay" I said. "After that I was pretty much on my own"

"Oh God Nessie I'm so sorry about that. You shouldn't have had to go through something like that"

Her cold embrace was oddly comforting. I could see that she really did care about me and love me.

"Nessie any time that you need to talk just know that I am here for you. I will listen to you"

I suddenly felt the need to tell her something else. Something that I had never told anyone.

"Actually Bella there is something else that I want to tell you about. It's about the father of my baby-"

"He didn't rape you did he?! Because if he did I will-"

"No it wasn't that! He would never be capable of doing something that monstrous" I quickly said.

"Oh, okay" she said. "You really scared me for a minute"

I was really touched by her concern. It made me feel cared for.

"His name was Jose. He was my best friend since childhood. Over time we fell madly in love with each other. He was killed by a speeding driver a few months ago-"

"Oh god Nessie. I am so sorry. You should have never had to suffer so much loss" she said.

"It's not just that though. I was there when it happened. I saw him get hit. I held him in my arms as he died. I have never told anyone this before and I-" I could not even finish my sentence. I started crying as the rush of memories overwhelmed me. Watching the love of my life die in in front of me. Holding him as he died in my arms...no words can describe the pain that I felt.

Bella held onto me as I cried and let my emotions spill out. Oddly enough her comforting embrace was all that I needed as I cried. She held me and comforted me like a mother would do with her child.

"It wasn't until about a month later that I realized I was pregnant with his baby" I said.

"Nessie I-"

"It's okay" I said as I wiped the tears from my eyes. "It's just hard that's all. Sometimes I still can't believe that he's gone"

She just hugged me once more.

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