"Fine," Eric walked over to her slowly and hugged her. "Everything will be fine, my dear." He whispered quietly, but from four feet away, I could hear. She wrapped her small, fragile looking arms around his neck and buried her head in the nook of his neck.
"Not if she's in the same house, dear." Colbie snarled.
"It's all settled then. You two are coming home with us then." Carlisle smiled politely as if he didn't hear her comment.
"Then the lessons for the day are over?" Jasper quietly said as a rush of calmness wash over me like a light breeze. He must have felt my tension. With a bunch of newborn vampires and now a werewolf after me, who wouldn't be tense?
I looked up at Edward and he was communicating with Sam through his mind. Then all the werewolves ran into the shelter of the wood, but only Jacob and Sam ran back a few moments later. When they reached us, I noticed Jacob was glaring at Eric. Saw was watching them, but not directly.
"What are you planning on doing with them?" Sam growled, acting as if Eric and Colbie weren't standing right there.
Carlisle quickly made up for his rudeness and asked, "Are you two willing on helping us? We want our dear Bella to be as safe as possible."
I looked up at Eric and saw he was staring right back at me with bright, fiery red eyes. I felt Edward, again, tighten his grip on my waist to where it was a little painful. Eric tore his eyes away from me and looked down at his love and whispered something her that sounded something like, "I think we should."
Colbie looked up at him with still-puffing, red eyes. "Okay," she said.
They both looked up at Carlisle and nodded. "Good, then do you have anymore questions, Sam?" he asked, turning back towards him and Jacob.
"When is the next meeting?" Jacob quickly asked, never breaking his gaze from the new vampire.
"Tomorrow," Jasper said, also watching the vampire. I felt another wave of calmness washed over me.
"We'll be here." Jacob said, finally tearing his eyes from Eric to look at me.
"We need to get Bella home." Edward added, letting me go to say goodnight to Jacob. The younger boy smiled at Edward, taking me into a big bear hug.
"Get some sleep. You look like you're about to fall over and die." Jacob chuckled quietly. His warmth overwhelmed me. Being so close to Edward all the time, I got use to iciness of his skin that when I touched Jacob it felt like I just dipped myself into a boiling pot of water, but, for some reason, it felt good to be warm again.
"You too," I responded, hugging him tightly. I pulled away and turned back to Edward to find Colbie staring at me intently with smiling green eyes. I took a step back only to be met by Jacob rumbling, warm chest.
"Don't." he stated firmly, frowning at the naked woman. She looked up at him with a smirk.
"Blackmail much?" she giggled evilly.
"Colbie, I won't bail you out of that kind of mess." Eric stated, rolling his eyes behind her.
"You wouldn't?!" The woman mocked Eric. "How could you?! I think I might find someone else to marry, you damned bloodsucker!" She laughed so hard, she was red and crying again. Eric just sighed, rolling his eyes again. He could help, but laugh also.
"Stupid dog..." Eric said, grabbing her around the waist and threw her over his shoulder and onto his back just as Edward would have done to me. "Where to?" he asked Carlisle, smiling.
"Can you keep up?" Emmett asked with a grin and with a blink of my eye Eric was behind the other vampire and left him dumbfounded, but smiling.
"You have no idea." With that, I was on Edward's back.
"Do you want to go to my house or go home, Bella?" Edward asked quietly. I looked up at Alice, asking tacitly if I was going to get in trouble if I went home with them.
She smiled evilly at me. "Write out a note saying you left early to go shopping with me in Olympia and I leave it on the kitchen counter. All he was going to do tomorrow was watch the game anyways!"
"I'll do that when we get home." I replied, sighing. I know she'll keep her word when she says "shopping". "Good night, Jacob. Sam."
"Then were off," said Carlisle and just like that we were off running through the woods, leaving the wolves behind. I saw out of the corner of my eye, Emmett and Eric racing in front of us all, both with giant smiled on their face. I wondered whether Eric enjoyed being a vampire, though, Colbie didn't seem to like it much.
As we reached the clearing the house was located in, everyone skidded to a stop. Eric had a small frown on his face.
"I had someone on my back," He sighed depressingly. Emmett just laughed heartily.
"Whatever, dude." Emmett chuckled as Edward put me down on the ground, but keeping hold of me so I wouldn't tumble over. I turned around slowly putting my arms around his neck, feeling quite sleepy.
"Ready to write that note, my love?" he asked, blowing cold air into my ear.
"No. I don't want to go shopping." I mumbled into the crook of his neck. The vampire just laughed, picked me up bridal style and carried me to his room.
"I'll write it for you then." He said whispering in my ear as he shut the door to his room with his foot. He put me down, but a still leaned against his chest.
"Don't leave. Get Alice to write it." I grumbled. I didn't want him to leave with Eric and Colbie in the house.
"I already did." Alice said bursting through the door. "And I have PJs for you! You just have to choose which one." I perked up a little, wanting to know what Alice brought me.
A pair of baby blue, plaid shorts and matching tank-top were laid on the couch next to a long, indigo blue, silk-looking nightgown that would have reached to floor for me with a long slit going up to the hip area. I picked up the shorts and tank-top rolling my eyes at Alice.
She sighed, "I was hoping that for once I was gonna be wrong."
Edward and I laughed. "Never," Edward said, still chuckling.
"Always tomorrow!" She sang lightly, gliding out the door with the long nightgown.
I slowly walked over to my love. "May I have a human moment please?" I asked, smiling.
"Why do you even ask?" I just smiled wider as he spoke. I turned to walk away and he took my hand and spun me around so I was facing him again. "I didn't say you could go anywhere." I looked up at his light-colored, liquid topaz eyes. They were so beautiful. I felt as though I could stare at them forever, never able to release my gaze, never able to tire watching them.
"That's mean." I replied, giggling.
His arms wrapped around my waist and his head buried itself into my neck. "Don't move," he said as I felt small, light kisses trailing from my throat to my ear. "We wouldn't want you to get hurt, would we?" Edward picked me up and laid me down on the couch softly. He climbed on top of me, but held his weight with his elbows. My loves laid his head down on my chest, listening to my heart begin to race.
I closed my eyes, happy with the little pleasure I got out of this gesture. "Do you trust me?"
I opened my eyes to look down at the vampire and he was looking back up at me with hopeful eyes. I couldn't do anything, but nod.
Edward trailed butterfly-soft kisses from my chest up to jaw. Then he pressed his lips to mine and I took a sharp intake of breath. I didn't expect it to be pleasurable as it was.
He reached behind my head, pressing my face harder to his. I took the chance of wrapping my arms around his neck and waited for our kiss to break, but it never did. In fact, his mouth opened slightly and he licked my bottom lip. I replied by opening my mouth also.
I heard Edward take in a large breath as his tongue battled mine. He won, of course, but it didn't matter. He broke realizing I had to breathe.
I smiled to myself as I gasped for air thinking how amazing to feel Edward's tongue in my mouth. He laid his head down on my chest again, gasping just as much as I was.
"Stop.. stealing all the... air.." I gasped, giggling to myself. Edward just laughed loudly.
"I love you, Bella."
"I love you too, Edward." I said as I drifted off. I almost hear Edward humming my song as I fell to sleep.
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I just realized the PJs never came in handy... OH WELL!
I added a little almost smut there... ALWAYS TOMORROW!
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