Bella was eight now, and she still doesn’t now our family’s big secret. Every time I watched her laughing happily, and enjoying herself I felt myself sadden. I’m her big brother and I’ve been keeping a lie for two years now.

“Edward, what are you doing?” I heard her voice ripping through my thoughts. I looked at her and smiled. She held a very melted ice cream cone and her face was very messy with chocolate ice cream all over her.

I chuckled lightly as I grabbed a piece of tissue and put her on my lap. I cleaned her face, as she tried to fight me off.

“Now, now Bella, you look like a pig” I said giving her a smile as I threw away the tissue.

“Pigs are cute, are you trying to say I’m cute?” she said with innocent in her voice, as she licked her ice cream.

“ Your not cute, your beautiful Bella” I told her as I kissed the tip of her nose. She giggled as I did this. I loved it when she giggled. My heart soared when she always did this.

She jumped off of my lap and hurried off to play games with Emmett. I sighed deeply as I breathed in as much of her scent as I could. Her scent droved me crazy, I guess you could say, she was my kind of heroin.

“Edward…we have to tell her today” as I heard Alice think.

I swiftly turned my head facing Alice. She gave me a sad look, but I knew she was right. I sighed deeply

“Later, tonight Alice” I said, finally giving up I stood up and walked away from her and walked up to my room. As I started for my room, I stopped suddenly and stared at her room. Bella room was decorated with all kinds of stuff. Pictures of the family were tacked on one side of the wall. I smiled at them.

What if she wants to move out when we tell her? Could I let her go so suddenly? I knew if she did want to have nothing to do with us, that I would let her go, Even if it would hurt me deeply.

As night approached, everyone sat in the living room watching TV. Emmett and Rosalie all snuggled up on the floor. Alice and Jasper leaned against each other, while I sat next to Bella. Esme and Carlisle were on the other side of Bella, staring at the TV.