I appreciate all who are reading, following and reviewing my stories. I'm still kind of toying with how I want this to play out so if this seems a little sketchy I apologize. I'm hoping to see this mesh together as more of a solid idea as it comes together. This coming week, I'll have some extra writing time as my dear hubby is going out of town for a few days so I'm hoping to get some good brainstorming time in and maybe a few extra updates. I appreciate any feedback and reviews. With that, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

A/N: I do not own Twilight, we know this or my name would be on the cover and I would be getting royalties on the now 5 movies; therefore I wouldn't have to work in the morning. But seeing as my desk is still waiting for me, this confirms that I am not a superstar author, at least yet. :P

Chapter 3: Boy Meets Girl

Alice POV:

The familiar face of Bella Swan filled my vision once again but this time the scene was different. The time she reclined on the same couch as before covered with a large quilt made up of a patchwork of, was that shirts? Yes, I was distracted by the random things on the shirts, they looked like souvenirs. It had everything from a three headed lobster to a snake pit? I didn't know what to make of this goofy quilt, but I had to focus. Edward sat behind her, with his arm wrapped around her shoulders. She didn't look well to the point that it scared me. But that was nothing compared to the moment that she moved and I saw what was under the blanket. She's pregnant!

I snapped to and found myself already running through the house and scaling the stairs in record time, screaming for Edward. He had already opened the door as I rushed around the corner causing me to collide with him in my hysterics. "Edward! Oh dear lord Edward you are not going to believe what I just saw." His eyes grew wide as I replayed the images in my mind for him. "How can this be, Alice? How is she pregnant? From the looks of it at the time of this vision, she must've been pregnant for awhile. You don't think, that she could be pregnant now, do you? Oh, Alice, what am I supposed to do with this?"She balked, "I don't know Edward but whatever it is, it needs to be fast because she was wearing a wedding ring." He replayed the images and his eyes widen as a realization dawns on him. "Oh my God, Alice, she's wearing my mother's wedding ring!" In his rage, he picked up a lamp which sat on the dresser by his door and throw it across the hall forcing it to shatter into shards. The noise of it brought the rest of the house to investigate. Upon seeing the mess in the hall, Esme gasped, "Oh Edward, my lamp! What possessed you?" Carlisle joined her, "Yes son, explain yourself, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Edward yelled, "aside from the fact that I'm going to end of marrying a harlot!"He slid down the wall, and upon landing on the floor he put his head in his hands. "This is the mate I've waited so long for? What have I done to deserve this?" Emmett stepped forward, placing a hand onto his shoulder to comfort him, "It's not that you've committed a sin that damns you to this fate, son. Alice's vision may simply be incomplete. There may be information we don't know yet." Edward looked up, "You may be right," with that he rose to his feet and sped to the door, "I do intend to find out what I'm missing, directly from the source." He left the house in a blur straight in the direction of the white house where Bella lives. Carlisle stepped in, "Emmett and Alice follow him and make sure he doesn't do anything he'll regret. And hurry, he's faster than all of us." In a flash, Emmett and I were racing toward what we knew was Edward's destination. By the time we arrived Edward had her behind the house in the woods and from the sound of it, he was yelling at her. We rushed to where they stood in the small clearing, Edward was in mid sentence. "How could you Bella? I can't believe you would do this!" Bella was backing away from him slowly, unsure of really how to react, "Listen, Edward is it? I don't even know you. I have no idea of what it is that you think that I've done but I'm sure that my life is none of your business. I'm going to turn around and walk away now. If you try to follow me I will scream and my dad will shoot you, and if you come around here again I will have you arrested for trespassing." And with that she was gone. Looking at Edward, he sunk to his knees on the ground, his anger totally deflated. "What the hell am I going to do now? She hates me." I scowled, "Well you've never actually met this girl and all of the sudden you come to her house and bombard her with a ton of personal questions that frankly you have no business to ask of her. If she is pregnant, that's one of the most personal things a woman can have happen and she sure as hell doesn't want to tell a stranger especially if she's not married. Leave her alone, start doing what you should have done first, be her friend. Let her show you if she wants more, that's all you can do for now." He looked to Emmett, "Are you against me too, bro?" Emmett shrugged, "Not against you, dude, but I do see some of Alice's point. If you want more with Bella, you're going to have to give her the chance to at least meet you on her terms first. I know with Rosalie if I had come up to her like that, I wouldn't' have limbs right now." He smiled, trying to lighten the mood. Finally, Edward relented, and then stood, and we were on our way back to our home to explain all that had happened to Carlisle, Esme, and Rosalie. It appeared that Edward had a lot to learn before Bella would become his mate, and I had to admit I liked her fire. She would make one fiery immortal, that's for sure.

Bella POV:

I stormed back into the house and straight up to my room, where I continued to pace. What the hell was that! He had some nerve, coming to my house and accusing me of things, unthinkable things! What an asshole, and the worst part was, his tone was almost accusatory. Like he was entitled to be angry, that he had a right to be upset with me! I barely even know the bastard. I cursed myself for ever thinking I could be attracted to him. That little moment in the clearing gave me all the clarity that I needed about Edward Cullen. He was snide, pompous jerk and I wanted nothing to do with him. I had to talk to someone but there was no way I was involving Charlie or that boy would be dead and buried in our backyard. Picking up my cell I sent a quick text to Jacob, asking him to come over when he could and in less than half an hour he was at the door. As was his normal routine, he walked in without the need to knock, said a quick hi to Charlie, who sat in the living room watching the ball game. After some quick banter about the losing team being the underdog, he jogged up to the steps and waltzed into my room. "Hey hun, what's up?" I smiled as he flopped down onto the bed, laying his feet in my lap causing me to swat them away, "Eew, dirty werewolf feet!" He laughed heartily and I smiled. I'd always loved the sound of his laugh. "So anyway, your text was pretty sudden. I thought you were focusing on studying today, what happened?" I stood up, the memory of the confrontation making me furious once again. "Do you know the new kids in town, the Cullens?" He nodded and I continued, "Well, the one named Edward? He came over here today uninvited all angry and he asked to speak to me outside. Then he just starts yelling at me, asking me if I'm pregnant and who the father is, and then two of the other Cullens showed up." Jacob's eyes blazed but he bit his lip and gestured for me to keep going. For one brief moment I smiled, "I told him that it was none of his business and if he came around here again I'd have him arrested. I was proud of myself, not being my usual weenie in the face of trouble. I didn't even have to call my daddy to help me." At that, Jake chuckled, "Well, I am proud of your bravery but I'm not so sure how brave you'll feel when I tell you this. The Cullens are cold ones from our legends, Bella; they're vampires." My jaw dropped in shock, "Cold ones? I didn't know any were still in existence. They didn't look old."

"Well, they don't ever look old, Bella. That's the point, they're immortals like us. But yes, the one that came over here, Edward Cullen, he was present at the original treaty signing. He's pretty damn old. You verbally assaulted an old man." He full on laughed again, and I punched him on the shoulder. "He verbally assaulted me first. And what gives him the right to come over here asking me questions like that? You know as well as I do that I'm not innocent but I'm far from the whore he made me out to be. Why would he think I'm pregnant? Do I look pregnant to you?" He threw his hands up in surrender, "Whoa Bella, that's too much of a loaded question, a man knows to choose his battles so I plead the fifth." I reached back and threw a pillow directly at his face and to his good grace he actually let it land without batting it away. "Why, you think I look like I could be pregnant!" He grabbed my hands as they reached for another pillow, "No hun, I don't think you look pregnant, but if the law of nature. If I tell you that you look pregnant obviously you'll be upset but if I tell you that you don't, then you won't believe me. So as a wise man, I digress." Pausing for a moment to consider I realized he was right. "That's all well and good old and wise chief Jacob but now we must decide, how are we to handle Mr. Edward Cullen?" He sat in thoughtful silence for a few moments, and then responded.

"Why dear Bella I think it's time we got to know the Cullens."

Yes I know, short and sweet. I'm hoping to get some more meaty stuff through my updates mid week. For now, review or shoot me a message with your thoughts. With that, I'm off to bed, work in the morning, people! He