Quinn O'Connell was the pretty girl in pink, the homecoming queen and all-around straight-A student. Most people saw her as uptight, narcissistic but most importantly... They saw her as a control freak with her perfect blonde hair and patronising sm...
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"You add a little bit of olive oil to a non-stick saute pan" the television informed and Quinn frowned at Emmett, hitting his arm slightly.
"That, is not a little bit. You're drowning it" she groaned as she looked over at the pan and Carlisle chuckled beside her.
"I'm sure it will be fine, Love" he smiled and she practically swooned when he said the nickname, much to Emmett's amusement. It only earned him another slap on the arm, this time from Rosalie who was tense as if the world was going to end.
"Everybody calm down" Esme urged as she frowned at the person cooking on the television, grating cheese easily. Carlisle was doing most of the cooking, seeing as though he was the only one keeping up with the instructions, the others were all busy talking.
"Wait, didn't it say to add salt?" Emmett turned back to the tv, frowning and Quinn merely groaned.
"Can we just order take-out now?" she begged and it granted her a chuckle from Carlisle as he turned to her, wrapping his arms softly around her waist. The blonde girl leant back into him, giving in to his affection as he pressed a kiss to her temple.
"I promise, if it tastes bad, I'll buy you whatever food you want" she instantly perked up at his deal, oblivious as the other family members smiled at their affection. Everyone was equally happy for them both.
"Is she even Italian?" Rosalie questioned and Esme rolled her eyes as Quinn stole a handful of her carefully grated cheese, tapping her hand while the blonde merely grinned cheekily, watching Carlisle cut the chicken.
"Her names Bella" Emmett said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, he was just trying to get on Rosalie's nerves and it was working as the blonde vampire seethed silently.
"I'm sure she'll love it either way" Carlisle remarked, allowing Quinn to take over in his section of the kitchen seeing as though she seemed eager to do something with her hands.
"Get a whiff of that" Rosalie prompted and they turned to the doorway. "Here comes the other human" when Edward finally came through the door with Bella, his face showed genuine offense at the sight laid out before him and Quinn beamed at her little brunette friend who was still surprised to see her here, even after finding out that Quinn was one of them now.
"Bella" Esme strides forward excitably, she didn't get to meet new people very often. "We're making Italiano for you"
"Bella" Edward finally spoke up "This is Esme, my mother for all intents and purposes." he gestured and Esme seemed genuinely thrilled with her introduction. Emmett waved a knife at her while Bella and Esme exchanged some badly pronounced Italian, much to Carlisle's amusement.
"I hope you're hungry" Esme smiled eagerly as Quinn shook the pan. She wasn't much of a chef so that didn't exactly help the vampires.
"Do you think I'm burning it?" she asked Carlisle lowly and he looked over her shoulder.
"I don't know... uh... Is it on medium heat?"
"Is that medium heat?" she whispered back and he went to inspecting the stove with a frown.
"Yeah, Absolutely" Bella returned to Esme and Quinn could see that she was lying from where she stood.
"She already ate" Edward contradicted and Bella glared at him. The bowl in Rosalie's hands shattered and the salad within danced down around her heeled feet as Emmett rolled his eyes. Carlisle stepped back with a sigh, switching off the stove all together as he leant against the countertop, Quinn resting beside him, watching the scene unfold.
"Perfect" Rosalie was visibly angry and even Emmett moving to join her side did not quieten her rage.
"Yeah, it's just because I know you guys don't eat." Bella attempted to explain and Quinn couldn't help but smile at the soft gesture.
"Of course" Esme returned as Quinn moved to stand beside her, smiling softly. "It's very considerate of you." she was clearly doing her best to try and diffuse the tension of the situation before it built too high.
"Just ignore Rosalie, I do." Edward urged to Bella and Quinn scoffed, Carlisle glaring playfully at her as he pulled her close to his side, quieting her.
"Yes, let's just keep pretending like this isn't dangerous for all of us." Rosalie was angry and Quinn's gaze found the floor.
"I would never tell anybody, anything" Bella assured in worry.
"She knows that" Carlisle promised the brunette human, smiling.
"Yeah, well the problem is, you two have gone public now so-"
"Emmett" Esme chastised but he didn't seem to mind being told off by the matriarch, merely shrugging.
"No, she should know." Rosalie stood her ground. "Quinn knows everything, she's left behind all ties to her past. Bella isn't prepared to do that. The entire family will be implicated if this ends badly."
"Badly, as in... I would become the meal." smiles crept onto each of their faces and the tension was finally diffused when Alice and Jasper appeared, creeping along the branch that ran alongside the window. Alice couldn't even act human for a minute.
"Hi Bella" Alice walked forward confidently, directly toward Bella to hug her, much to the girls surprise. Jasper hovered behind Quinn and Carlisle and they smiled softly at him.
"Ooh... You do small good" Edward seemed to find this disturbing as he frowned and Quinn was sure her expression was similar to his.
"Alice" Edward cut in. "What are you--"
"Oh, it's okay. Bella and I are going to be great friends." an awkward tension fell over the group and Quinn glanced over at Esme who smiled awkwardly at her in return.
"Oh, sorry. Jasper is our newest vegetarian. It's a bit difficult for him." Carlisle informed softly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Jasper expressed, sounding like a zombie and Quinn couldn't help but notice how different they treated Bella compared to how they treated her.
"It's okay Jasper" Alice promised. "You won't hurt her."
"Alright" Edward finally decided "I'll take you on the tour of the rest of the house." he urged Bella and softly pulled her away, but not without sending an eyeroll to the family.
"They're so cute" Quinn perked up and Carlisle chuckled to her.
"I think that went well" Carlisle coughed after a while.
"Clean this up. Now" Esme prompted Rosalie who rolled her eyes.
"Quinn isn't this much of a nuisance" Rosalie muttered lowly as she completed her 'mothers' orders. Carlisle and Esme were best friends and co-parents but Esme was more of a mother, while Carlisle acted more like a leader.
"So" Carlisle turned to the blonde human. "Take out it is."
