<P class=MsoNormal>I couldn't stop shaking driving down a once forgotten road. Deep breaths, I reminded myself. I shouldn't have been nervous, Alice was already expecting me surely and she would defiantly welcome me with open arms. But what had me shaking was the thought of Bella, oh boy, I wonder what she'll do. I already prepared myself. I'm a grown woman, not a jealous little girl Jacob described me as six years ago. I would prove them both wrong.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The white mansion came sooner than I expected and my heart pounded faster and my stomach twisted more. I was not ready for this. I thought I was going to have a heart attack! I turned my car around to pull up the drive way and my throat tightened. How could I even open the door? My hands were clammy and tingling, I couldn't get them to move. Before I forced them off the steering wheel the door had already opened. I looked up to see a towering body blocking my way. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Emmett?" I stuttered out, my eyes widening. He looked just as dazzling as I thought he did six years ago. Nothing about him changed like I thought it would feel like, instead it seemed as if we were meeting for the first time, like he was a stranger to me. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>He grinned down at me. "Long time no see. Rose has been anxious to see you. She's inside with Carlisle ready for your questions, just prepare yourself for theirs." I let out a nervous laugh and pulled out a shaking leg onto the ground, slowly pulling my other one out, too. Emmett stepped aside so I could pull my entire body out. After closing the door for me he helped me straighten up and gain some balance after almost slipping on some ice hidden under wet snow. "Nervous?" He asked. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"That's an understatement," I muttered, knowing he would hear me anyways. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Are you able to climb up the steps or do I have to carry you?" He teased, or I hoped he was. Either way I gave him a hard glare, I was not in the mood to get comfortable with anyone yet until I gained some kind of stability. He shrugged and walked behind me, in case I did slip and fall so he could catch me. I rolled my eyes but smiled none the less at his sweetness. I've done worse in heels. When we stepped onto the porch he served around me to open the door. "Welcome." He said. I nodded back at him before adjusting my eyes to the blinding light inside. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Marisol!" Rose shouted, engulfing me in a hug. I jumped, squeaked, and glared at Emmett for laughing at me. Rose finally let me go and held me at arm's length. "Oh my, you look beautiful. You've grown so much." She commented, smiling widely at me. I returned a more awkward one. It's been a long time since I was given that kind of affection, especially from a vampire. "Your boots are amazing, where'd you get them?" </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Um, I don't know. They were a present..." I bit my lip and tried to word out a sentence that told her I needed to get to business without sounding rude and harsh. After a minute I thought I found the right wording, "so, how about we get these questions out of the way?" Rose nodded her head and led me to the living room. It looked very modern, with a long glass table in between a large, blank screened TV and an even longer white leather couch Carlisle sat on. Rosalie sat next to him and Emmett sat next to her. I chose a spot on a love seat in the opposite corner of the room. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Let's start off with how much you know about the recent killings?" I started, pulling my hands into my lap. While listening to their answers I couldn't help but think about where the others had gone off to. Where was Alice? Surely she would have wanted to welcome me first. Edward might have warned Bella or kept me a secret and drove her off somewhere until I was gone so she wouldn't have a fit. Jasper might have gone hunting. He wasn't very good with humans and wanted me safe. And where's Esme? She never really left the house because she never had things to do or a life like her kid's... </P>
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FanfictionAfter suffering heart break too many times, Marisol decided to give herself a new life. She has new responsablilties and no one is going to throw her focus off, that's what she wanted to believe. And it worked for a while before old faces stir up ol...
