"Really?"

Alice nodded, turning to look at me. I was nervous. I mean, I've met her dad and her sister, but I haven't met her mom or her brothers.

"Yeah, and yes, I want you to come. Everyone already knows. Look."

She showed me the message, and apparently she was told to bring me with her. I sat next to her, and she leaned against me. I nudged her and she sat up, frowning.I shook my head, and took off my jacket. I only wore it to hide the hickeys and Lucy and Angela were gone now. I threw it on the couch and tugged her closer.

"I wanna cuddle, I'm just to warm with that on. And I'm just nervous, that's all."

She leaned against me, cuddling into me.

"There's no need to be nervous, my mom wants to meet you before we leave."

I wrapped my arm around her, and she kissed my cheek. I was still nervous about meeting her mom.

"I know, I just-"

"I know, but it'll be OK."

There was a knock on the door, and I groaned.

"If that's Angela or Lucy, I swear, I'll-"

"Just answer it, baby."

I stood up, and answered the door.

I wasn't expecting my dad to be standing there.

"Dad? What are you doing here?"

He looked at me, and I could see he was upset.

"I, uh, I wanted to talk to you about ...... Everything."

He wants to talk? He's the one who threw me out!

"Bella? Who is it?"

Alice appeared behind me, and was shocked to see my dad. She got very nervous, but invited him in.

He sat on in the arm chair and I sat on the couch next to Alice. He looked at her, clearly wanting to sat something, but he kept his mouth shut.

"I'm sure Bella has told you what happened. But, I wanted to talk about everything."

I felt Alice tense beside me. I nudged her gently. My dad didn't notice, he was looking around at the photo's that Alice had.

"Yes, she did. I understand that this was a shock. But, I care about you daughter Mr. Swan. I would never hurt her."

He looked at her, as she spoke. I knew she meant it. My dad seemed nervous ......... But, something about him was different. He seemed ........... I don't know. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"Look, I was shocked when I found out. But, you can't blame me for that. You were her teacher. She snuck around, seeing you. But, I will admit ...... I over reacted. I shouldn't have thrown Bella out."

I looked at my dad, not quite believing what I was hearing. He was ........... Sorry?

Alice seemed as surprised as I was, and it took a few minutes for her to answer him.

"Mr. Swan, I understand you were shocked. And, I know she had to do that in order to see me. But, there was never any danger of anyone finding out. Now, I know Lucy and Angela found out, but they understood how serious it could've been if it had gotten out, and kept it to themselves. As for throwing her out, that was your decision. I may not agree, but she's your daughter and that was your choice. I was never concerned about what could've happened to me, if someone found out. It was Bella, that I was concerned about."

He watched her, as she spoke. I could see that he was coming around. Alice can be pretty convincing when she wants to be.

He nodded, and looked at her. He believed her.

"I can see that now, Alice. I was just shocked that my daughter was dating one of her teachers. But, something she said, stuck with me."

He looked at me, and I suddenly felt very nervous.

"You asked me if I remembered what I said to Angela and Lucy, about finding that treats you right and makes you happy. And as much as I wish you would find someone your own age, I can see you really care about Alice, and I can see now, that she cares about you. I'm sorry about the way I reacted. But, you need to understand that it was a shock to find out that my daughter was dating her chemistry teacher. Although, I was wondering why you were stuttering and blushing when you introduced us."

He had to remind me about that, didn't he?

Alice smiled, but I could see she was trying to keep calm.

"Dad, I knew it was going to be a shock. But, I couldn't just come home and tell you. That would've made things much much worse. I really do care about her dad, and she cares about me. She's been there for me, through everything with Mitch. She supported me, and so did you."

My dad looked at Alice, and she just smiled at him.

"I wasn't sure if I should mention that."

Alice shook her head, and looked at my dad.

"No, I know all about that. I supported Bella through it, like she said. But, so did you. She told me about how you were worried about her, and making sure she was OK."

Oh, she has him now.

He looked at me, and turned to look at her.

"You care about her, I can see that now."

She nodded, smiling at him.

"I really do. I want to be there for her, Mr. Swan."

He nodded and looked at me.

"Can you give us a minute, Bella?"

I looked at Alice, and she nodded. So, I walked into the bedroom and sat on the bed. I looked around, and decided to tidy up a little. I cleaned up and thought about what was going on. He was sorry? I hoped Alice was OK, talking to him. But, he probably just wanted to talk to her about everything. I ran my hand through my hair, worrying.

I heard the door close and she walked into the bedroom. She walked over to me, and I took her hand, tugging her onto my lap.

"What did he-"

"He just wanted to talk. Apparently, you told him that you were the one, who pushed."

I blushed, leaning my head against her shoulder.

"I was trying to talk him out of thinking that you pushed me into this. Plus, I was the one who pretty much, demanded to talk that day."

She tilted my head up, to look at her. She was smiling at me. She kissed me, leaning her forehead against mine.

"Bella, I still might've said no. So, it wasn't completely down to you. He just wanted to talk to me about, well, taking care of you."

That didn't surprise me. That's what I'd thought.

"You think I would've left? I know that you kissed me back that day. That meant something, even if you made me leave after it."

She blushed, and I kissed her cheek.

"See? This is what I'm talking about. Why can't I be annoyed with you?"

I laughed, and she pushed me back, laying next to me.

"Ah, you love me, pixie."

She laughed and kissed me again. She noticed that I'd tidied up and looked up at me.

"Did you clean up?"

I nodded, looking around. There wasn't clothes everywhere. I'd meant to tidy up before Angela and Lucy came over ......... But, I got distracted.

"Yeah, I didn't want to break anything else. I think I want to meet your dad when I'm not hurt, bleeding or have broken something."

She laughed, laying her head on my shoulder.

"Yeah, I think he'd like that to. Oh, your dad wants you to go over on Tuesday. He said he has a going away gift for you."

A few days later, we were on our way to Alice's parents house. I was fidgeting and couldn't even focus on what Alice was saying to me. Something about bickering with Emmett.

She must've noticed how distracted I was, because she reached over and took my hand.

"I've already told them about you. I had to, when my dad found out. My mom wants to meet you. Emmett and Rosalie will be there to. Edward won't be. He knows about you, he just won't be there."

I nodded, thinking about what she'd said.

"How did your mom react?"

Alice smiled, squeezing my hand.

"She was surprised. But, she was happy that I found someone after ........"

I squeezed her hand, and I noticed we'd stopped. Whoa, that's all I could think. The place was huge.

She looked up at me, and I tugged her arm.

"Hey, your family cares about you. They just want to make sure the person you're with is treating you right, and makes you happy."

She smiled at me, and kissed me.

"Thanks, baby."

I shook my head, watching her.

"I haven't done anything, I'm just trying to be here for you."

She kissed me, and smiled.

"I know, baby. And we're not having that argument again. Come on, before my mom comes looking for us."

I nodded, and Alice took my hand as we walked into the house.

I was introduced to her mom, Esme, her brother, Emmett and her sister, Rosalie. They were really nice and I felt pretty relaxed around them. Carlisle walked in as I was talking to Rosalie. Emmett was talking to Alice about something and I had a feeling that they were going to start bickering soon.

He smiled, when he saw me and walked over to me. He sat next to Esme, putting his arm around her.

Soon enough, they started bickering. Esme shook her head, smiling. I heard them bickering and a yelp. She must've smacked him.

"I've given up on those two."

I laughed, thinking about what Alice had told me.

"She told me that she always fights with him. But, I didn't think it was this bad."

I shook my head, listening to them. I looked at Rosalie, who was looking at me.

"We've given up, you can try and stop them, if you want."

Somehow, I didn't think that would work. Alice walked in, looking annoyed and sat next to me.

"Is he still alive?"

She shook her head.

"Yeah, he was annoying me."

"Well, maybe smacking him annoyed him. Smacking someone doesn't resolve anything. Trust me, I know. Lucy, remember?"

I turned to everyone, who looked confused. Apart from Carlisle. He'd met Lucy.

"My cousin. We always fight. But."

I looked at Alice.

"Fighting only gets you both annoyed."

She glared at me, and the others laughed.

I was questioned about everything. How we got together, Christmas, birthdays (I gave them a HEAVILY edited version of that) and everything else they could think of.

We were staying the weekend, and leaving on Monday.

That night, I was surprised to find that I was allowed stay in the same room as her. I was convinced they were going to separate us.

"Are you sure your parents are OK with this?"

Alice laughed, sitting on the bed.

"I'm 24, Bella. Of course, they are."

I nodded, and she grabbed my hand, making me sit down.

"Relax, baby."

I ran my hand through my hair, looking at her.

"I know. Your parents and you brother and sister are really nice. Although, I'm pretty sure you nearly gave him a concussion that last time."

She had hit him pretty hard.

She shook her head, smiling.

"I didn't hurt him that much. Come on, I'm tired."

She lay next to me, and I cuddled into her side. She wrapped her arm around me, and I fell asleep with my head on her shoulder.