Chapter 4

The Family

“Bella! So I see you got here! Lets go… I want to show you my room. I think Rosalie is somewhere around here. She would love to get a look at your car. She’s a total mechanic,” said Alice.

Alice had totally caught my attention- so much that I hadn’t even seen Edward walk straight to the house without even acknowledging us… until I heard a booming voice shout out that directed my attention towards the front door.

“Edward, who’s the chick with the hot ride?” asked a large boy.

“Emmett, that’s not a chick- her name’s Bella, so don’t be a jerk,” snapped Edward.

His sudden icy voice caught me off guard. I still didn’t know why he was acting this way. For some reason, he felt the need to chastise this boy just because he called me a chick. Even more surprising, when he did, my heart picked up and I felt like holding onto Edward and saying it was alright. I quickly shook out of my reverie as I heard Alice saying something.

“Don’t worry, that’s just Emmett. He’s my older brother. He and Rosalie, his girlfriend, are seniors at our school,” Alice said.

Alice pulled me over to where Emmett and Edward were.

“Hey, my name’s Emmet. I have to say when I saw that car coming through my driveway from my room window; I had to find out who owned it. Who would’ve thought someone younger than me owned something hotter than what I have. I have to say I’m jealous,” said Emmet, smiling.

“Hi, I’m Bella; my dad got it for me. It was a surprise for when I moved to Forks. You can take it out for a spin if you wanted,” I offered.

“Really, Edward I like her already. You have my full blessings,” Emmett smirked.

I blushed and looked down while Edward smacked Emmett on the back of his head.

“Here, these are the keys,” I said as I handed them to him.

“Thanks, Bella,” he said as he jogged off towards my car.

“Wow, Bella, that was really nice, though you might not see your car anytime soon,” said Alice.

Alice ushered me into her house. If I thought the outside was beautiful, the inside was breathtaking. The floors were a cream marble. When we got in we were greeted by grand living rooms that lead into a beautiful parlor with a platform adorning a grand piano.