Bella didn't know what a loving family was. She didn't know that it wasn't normal to be hit daily. She didn't know that it wasn't normal to not understand what love is. She only knew pain until she finally asked a guidance counselor if it was normal. It was not. Shortly after she was removed from her home and her father, who use to be a cop is in jail.

That was a year ago and Bella still hasn't found her permanent place. I guess Annie was right, people really only want children. Not a fourteen year old girl who never experienced love. Who has so many scars of how badly she was treated, but the physical scars are nothing compared to the emotional scars.

Carlisle pov

I was the doctor on Bella's case, making sure her father paid for what he had done to her. It's been a year and she's been thrown out of many foster homes. A lot of people foster for the weekly check vs trying to help the kid. After seeing her tragedy and hearing no one is there to help I decided I was going to be the one to help her. I wasn't going to foster her but adopt her.

"Are you sure you want her? She has a lot of damage, she'll be challenging and take quite a bit of time"

"Yes I'm sure"

"Okay, here's the paperwork"

About 45 minutes later one of the staff walks out with her and a suitcase. She looks at me and it's obvious she recognized me. She smiled at me shyly.

The staff member came and handed me her belongings and said take good care of her. Then I took her home.

"You looked like you healed up pretty well, all things given"

"Yeah I guess" she said quietly

"Hey life will only get better from here"

"I've been kicked out of seven homes in a year. This is just going to be number eight"

"Bella, you still prefer that right? I didn't sign up to foster you, I adopted you"

"What why"

"A lot of fosters just want the check, you need more than a roof over your head. You need to see that it is possible to love"

"Okay"

It took another five minutes to get home. I took her suitcase out of the car. The family is waiting in the living room like I asked.

"So Bella this is my wife, Esme. Then we have the twins Jasper and Rosalie. The boys Emmet and Edward then that is Alice." After I said the introductions Alice came over and squeezed her.

"Alice want to show her to her room?" I handed her the suitcase

Alice pov

I knew I'd be great friends with Bella. I've already seen that she warms up to us pretty quickly.

I grabbed her hand and led her to her bedroom. I put the suitcase on her bed.

"So do you want to hang in here or go back with the others"

"There's a lot of people out there" she said

"Well can I stay up here with you"

She nodded. I sat on the floor with her.

"You know we were all adopted as well. Carlisle and Esme are unable to have kids of their own and get joy in finding people who really need a good home"

"If you guys aren't related why do you all have the same eye color"

"Amber eyes are a rare color, but not the rarest. It's just a coincidence I guess" She smiled after I said that.

"I'm glad I'm here" she said and then hugged me