I walked slowly out of Edward's room and down the hallway. I thought about what I had just told my future sister-in-law, if what Alice saw would come true. Sister-in-law. I slightly shuddered at the word. To give up being human that quickly and without thinking! I thought back to Violet and her husband- the loving glances that they gave each other, the quiet pecks on the cheek when they thought I wasn't looking. True, I had that now- and honestly, without Emmett I wouldn't and couldn't have made it through these past years. Had I known about the Volturi I would have gone straight away. And true, I did enjoy being almost inhumanely beautiful. But still, my now-silent heart ached at the thought that I would never hold a baby of my very own, never rock one asleep, and even never be woken by crying in the night.
I hoped Bella had been listening to me. I hope she understood what she was giving up. I never thought I could be so jealous of someone. She had the opportunity of everything- she could go to college, stay here, tour the world, grow old, have children, be normal, and yet she chose to leave her mortal beginnings behind and join us.
I sat myself down near the top of the stairs. No one was on the floor below- Carlisle had taken the night shift, Esme was probably doing something motherly, like laundry, and Jasper and Emmett were wrestling, I could hear. I had no idea where Alice was. Suddenly I heard soft, graceful, dancer-like footsteps coming in through the back door. I waited silently for Alice, for I knew she would come this way. As her dancer's body moved swiftly up the stairs, we locked eyes. She stopped and sat down a few stairs below me and lay her head down on the stairs. I studied her face. I could always tell that her mind was going a million miles a minute. Her polished ivory face was flawless, like all vampires, but still, mine was prettier. There was a difference between our beauties that made mine more exquisite in a minute way. She stared up at me, with dark topaz eyes, attempting to read my face although she could read my future. I was the first to break the silence. "Will she still go through with it?" We both knew what I was talking about. It had been a subject of our discussion many times. She gently closed her eyes and thought for a millisecond, snapped her head forward and replied. "Yes. It's foggier now, though. She's not fully convinced." I sighed. Maybe she had listened. I gave a sad smile and Alice's eyes just kept boring into me. She finally stood up and walked up to her room, where she was no doubt trying to figure out Bella's future.
I was relieved for a minute, but then in the room on the left, I heard a soft voice cry, "Yes!" and then I heard a computer start. From the key's pressing, I could tell it was Alice's favorite designer and she was looking at wedding dresses again. I sighed. I just couldn't understand why she would give it all up…