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Alice P.O.V
The main topic of the evening was Edward and Bella and if we believed that he could meet her demands successfully.
"You are incredibly wrong Jasper! I love Edward and all but after that many years of celibacy I don't think he can pull it off." Emmett was being so negative.
"He won't hurt her…too much." I assured.
"Alice…" Jasper warned. For a moment I forgot the rules, I wasn't allowed to speak of the future when numerous bets were being made.
"I'm not saying he'll hurt her." Emmett smiled. "I'm saying I wish I gave him more advice."
"Whatever." I rolled my eyes.
"Whoever loses gets to baby sit Charlie tonight." My limbs froze, an extremely vivid vision took over my mind, the clarity was overwhelming. Even after everything that happened last night, Charlie would somehow manage to get into trouble tonight.
"What do you see?" Jasper asked in a calm tone.
"Charlie." I choked out, the vision felt incredibly real.
"No!" I yelled just as Ivy's razor sharp teeth gleamed in the dimly lit room. I lunged forward, ready to attack her, not even realizing that I wasn't there, completely forgetting that I was having a vision.
When I opened my eyes my arms were pinned tightly behind my back by Emmett while Jasper repeated my name over and over again, trying to pull me back into consciousness.
"What did she see?" Rosalie demanded. "Is Charlie okay?" She grabbed my shoulders. The world was suddenly clear again. I struggled against Emmett's steel grasp and soon enough he let go, realizing what I was trying to do.
They all followed as I ran through the house as fast as I could. We all stopped outside of Charlie's room, there wasn't much movement but I heard his breathing, a slow rhythm that I was determined to conserve.
Suddenly his phone rang; I leaned in closer, already anticipating who was calling.
Charlie P.O.V
I stood in front of the gorgeous floor length mirror in my room trying to decide whether or not I should tuck in my shirt when my phone rang.
"Hello Charlie." I recognized her alluring voice immediately.
"Oh…er…hello Ivy, is there something wrong?"
"Sadly there is." I tried not to get too upset, maybe her car simply broke down, maybe she wasn't calling to cancel. "I can't make it tonight, I hope you understand."
"Oh sure, it's fine."
"Maybe we can get together some other time."
"Sure…of course."
"Goodbye."
"Bye." I tried not to sound too upset but she probably noticed.
I'd overheard Renee convince the Cullens to go on a ghost tour tonight, I could do that but what was the point. They'd all probably break off into couples and leave me as the seventh wheel…no thank you. I collapsed on the large bed where I would spend the night…alone. Why was my life so lonely, and somehow, incredibly complicated?
Alice P.O.V
I sighed; a great weight had just been lifted off of my chest since Ivy decided to cancel.
"Are you planning on telling us what the hell is going on?!" Rose asked acidicly. Emmett placed a hand on her shoulder and surprisingly she relaxed. Jasper probably helped with that.
"Ivy was going to hurt Charlie tonight… but not anymore." They followed as I walked back to the living room, hanging on my every word.
"We shouldn't leave him all alone tonight." Rosalie suggested, I dipped my head trying to force a vision. All I got was Charlie watching T.V. all night…alone.
"He'll be fine."
"Ivy probably realized that if she messed with Charlie she'd have us to answer to." Emmett grinned confidently.
"Okay…" I grabbed Jasper and we disappeared through the front gate. We had three hours until the ghost tour and I was going to utilize those valuable shopping hours.
Charlie P.O.V
I was completely alone, the Cullens, Renee, and Phil had already left an hour ago and the strange owners of this house apparently went hunting, which was strange for three women, at least, it was strange to me.
Nothing good was on the television but that didn't stop me from flipping idly through the channels repeatedly. After flipping through each of the five hundred channels three times I shut the television off.
The room was dark but I didn't bother to turn on a light. A sliver of moonlight seeped through the old paned window. Suddenly, without warning, my door creaked open, the dim light of the night sky filling the room. My eyes tried desperately to adjust and once they did, my pulse sky rocketed.
"Are you coming or are you just going to lay there all night?" Her voice sent chills up and down my spine, looks like I was going to have an eventful night…thank god.
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A/N: Ya'll I am so incredibly sorry for neglecting you for so long!! Between exams and a funeral this was not on my list of priorities… but now I'm going to try and keep up with updates. Okay, happy summer and REVIEW!! You have extra time anyway…
