A/N
Sorry I went AWOL, I took time away from a lot of things this past year, but now I have a healthy baby boy and a good career! Thanks for sticking with me ! It's a very short chapter , but I figured I'd have to start somewhere .
RING!
The sound snapped both of them back a few inches, startled by the interruption.
Bella could feel the cool breath against her lips fade away before she stared into golden eyes, mouth slightly parted in a shocked expression. She could feel her heart trying to burst out of her chest as she tried to calm her breathing. She didn't know what had just happened, or, not happened, but she felt the icy wave of disappointment rush through her in an instant.
With an almost agonizing slowness, Alice removed her hands from the other girls face and turned to the phone that was buzzing on the coffee table, wanting nothing more than to throw it across the room.
-Jasper Calling-
Bella had read the screen as well and gave Alice the slightest nod before the vampire reached out to pick it up.
"Hey Jazz, How's the trip?"
"Hey Doll, I'll tell ya, I've missed the south, even the animals seem friendlier here."
The volume was up and Bella could hear his excited tone, she had never seen this side of him before. She assumed it was because while she was around, he was too busy trying not to kill her to let loose in any sense, but now she could see why everyone was so fond of him.
"That's great, hun. Emmett had better be behaving himself, if he gets you two into trouble…"
"I know, he can be a handful, but we're avoiding any cities on this run. … Speaking of trouble, how's the human handling things?"
She looked apologetically at Bella before continuing .
"She has a name, Jasper." She chided lightly.
"Oh, hun, you can't name her, then we'll have to keep her."
Bella rolled her eyes at this, thinking of herself as their 'pet human' wasn't too pleasant of a thought, although it sort of hit the nail on the head as far as how she felt.
"Well, I'm attached so she's sticking around." Alice said with a finality that everyone knew would not be questioned.
"Whatever you say, dear."
"She's doing well, at least, better than I've seen her in ages. I actually convinced her to let me take her shopping tomorrow!"
He laughed and Bella reluctantly admitted to herself that the sound was pleasant. She tried to pretend that the sound wasn't going to be stuck in her head for ages.
"Poor human." The smile in his voice was evident. "Just make sure you give her a break once in a while, Her and I probably have the same tolerance for shopping…"
She rolled her eyes as they wrapped up the conversation and said their goodbyes. Bella, meanwhile, was thinking too hard about how simple that interaction was. It seemed easy, natural, and something inside her was screaming that she didn't belong here, interrupting their prefect life with her human drama. There was no other way to phrase it, Bella felt wildly inadequate.
Alice looked at her friend and thought about the weird situation they were in. This was a predicament which required a next step that wouldn't ruin the progress Bella had been making. She ended the call and looked over at the brunette who was deep in thought.
"Bella?"
The girls head snapped up and she looked Alice in the eyes. "Alice?"
"Are you hungry ?" She asked, almost too innocently. Bella's eyes narrowed for a moment, as if trying to process what she had been asked, before a large grin took over her face.
"I'm starving, actually." And with that, the fog had cleared and both girls let out gentle laughs.
"Well I doubt there are many groceries left here, so I'll order a pizza and you pick out a movie. It's probably too late to go anywhere, but tomorrow, expect no mercy !" She winked at the human as she picked up her phone to order. "Extra cheese, right?"
Bella laughed as she stood to pick up the remote. "You vampires remember everything, honestly."
The night carried on much like the day had started , a small vampire curled up with her head on the human's lap.
As Bella faded into sleep, her last thought was how silly it was that this was as peaceful as she'd ever felt.
