It'd been seven months since the weddings and we had all settled down in our houses. Emmett had been pissed when he found out what happened to Rose.
We had to meet up for our customary weekly dinner tonight and it was Rose's turn to host.
We were supposed to leave for Italy a month after the girls were back, which they already were a month ago.
We drove to Emmett and Rose's house from ours after a day of complete sex. Emmett was definitely going to have a field day.
We pulled up in their grandly dramatic house with big royal-ish iron gates that led to the open parking, there were covered parking too.
We walked from the car park to the staircase to the iron and smoked glass door decorated by many patterns.
They had a covered porch, open patio, pool, private spa, gym, cabana and lanai. There were seven bedroom and nine bathrooms in the house all uniquely decorated.
Emmett greeted us at the door and we walked to the all too familiar living room. The view from the entire was of mountains and hills.
The house had a vintage and elegant vibe. We settled on the sofa taking a glass of scotch each, I didn't fail to notice Esme wasn't drinking all night. By the end of dinner she and Carlisle looked quite nervous.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" Alice asked when Esme said she had an announcement and I kicked her in the shin.
"Yes." Carlisle said.
"Well then we need to come up with new plans." Rose said.
"What plans?" Jasper asked.
"Well, we are supposed to leave for Italy this Friday. Business work and we wouldn't want to stress up the pregnant lady." I said.
"When were you going to tell us?" Edward asked.
"Hey! We just found out this morning about when we got to leave." I defended.
"Don't you girls work different fields?" Emmett asked.
"Yes, but we represent the company." Alice said.
"I can still go." Esme said with a pointed look.
"Oh honey, enjoy this time off and congrats!" I said.
"Es, you know we'll be gone for months. You're going to have doc's appointments and stuff like that." Rose tried convincing her.
"We'll talk about this later." Esme shot us a glare.
"You'd be gone for months?" Edward freaked.
"Honey, it won't be that long. I'll be back before you know it." I said kissing him, god I hope I didn't die.
After dinner as the guys cleaned the dishes we sat in Rose's office trying to make Esme understand.
She was the most rational amongst us but also like the mother hen. She couldn't let us go alone.
"Esme. Listen to me. You know this is going to be bad for the baby. You don't want that. It's your baby. You know we are trained agents who can take care of ourselves, BTDubs, I have been in this longer than you." Alice said strictly.
"Esme, this will take a toll on you and the baby." Rose said.
"If not for yourself do it for baby Cullen. I mean I don't want my godchild to be in harm's way." I said.
"Fine. But I want to be updated about everything." She demanded and we walked out the room.
When we reached home Edward walked straight into the house and in his office.
I sighed and followed him and knocked on his door.
"Eddie," I said softly when he didn't answer.
"Eddie, talk to me. You can't down on me, I'm your wife." I said.
"Edward a relationship depends on trust and unless you trust me I don't think we can go anywhere." I said.
"Is that what you think? That I don't trust you? That is the most ridiculous thing. I trust you with my life, you are my life. I just don't think I'd be able to live without you." He said opening the door.
"I mean I will be going on tons of business trips. That is part of my job. I can't change that." I said.
"I'm not asking you to stay either. I'm just upset." He said kissing me.
"Time will fly by fast." I promised.
"It better. Just so you I'm going to fly us away to somewhere remote when you're back." He said.
"So when do we get the ownership to the joint house we all are buying?" I asked changing subject.
"By next week. Don't worry us guys will take care of it." He said.
"Well, you have Esme, the amazing interior designer!" I joked.
"Why were you so adamant about Esme not going?" he asked suspiciously.
"Do you really think Carlisle will let his pregnant wife go away for months? And besides we have no idea what to do in case of an emergency." I said.
"Here has to be a hospital close by." He said.
"Well we're going to a secluded area." I shrugged.
"Be careful." He said before kissing me.
I said goodbye to Edward and headed to Alice's place where we were going to meet up.
I parked my car in her garage and walked into her huge house which was in a secluded area in Beverly Hills.
The house had five bedroom, six bathrooms and as huge with a yard that held tons of our crazy parties.
The house was very techno friendly and had a theater room that gave an actual theater a run for its money. The master bedroom had a beautiful oceanic view, which I knew because of the numerous slumbers we'd had over the years.
The pool was mosaic tiled and it also had a spa, outdoor cooking area, wine-room and custom fountains.
We'd thought Ali was crazy to buy such a huge house when she was going to live alone but good for her, she had a husband and they'd probably have a family.
Rose had decided to pay half the amount for the house Emmett owned to him since she moved in, she didn't like the fact a man paid for the place she called home.
The place was originally about $12,850,000 which Emmett refused to tell her but we have our sources, she paid him and told him she'd never talk to him if he didn't take the money.
Esme and Carlisle already had a joint account so the 8,875,000 dollars didn't cause a fight about who was paying. Jasper being a southern gentleman felt uncomfortable living in a house Ali paid for so she said she'd shop the entire cost off his pocket, which she was able to. I had no idea how she $9,900,000 in just seven months but it was fascinating. I know she bought a new Porsche Turbo 911 in yellow, a color close to amber.
I missed the times it was just us girls doing crazy things but I loved our life. I had a wonderful husband and I had my best friend back.
Alice and Rose got in the car and we drove off to the airport.
I checked my fake passport under the name of Stella Lopez, Rose as Rena Parker and Ali as Taylor Nelson.
We were going as tourists who accidently get lost in Volterra and knowing them they'd probably jump at the chance of young, naïve and vulnerable women.
The government actually knew about our agency, just not our identities. They supported a non-government intelligence agency. Not having to report to the government allowed us to work homeland and international missions without obligations.
"So it's our first mission since the weddings." Alice said as we got in our seats.
"You know what that means, no seducing men for secrets." Rose said.
"Talk about yourself. I never slept with people on missions." I said.
"Well, it makes it easier to crack a case." Rose said.
"Irina called and said that Royce has a shipment coming in this month." Rose told us. The three sisters, Tanya, Irina and Kate worked for her. The four of us had three field agents each and a tech group. There were other groups to, like Pink Panther's or Diamond Desire's crew.
This agency was huge and spread all over the world. We had branches everywhere.
"Ro, are you okay with this?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, why won't I be? The guy who made me lose my entire life is back in it and I find out he tried to traffic me! What the fucking hell did I see in him?" she said a little too loud causing a few people to look at her horrified and with sympathy.
"Well. We bust their asses and put them in jail. Then you can finally get over what that third grade bastard did." I said into her ears.
"We'll kick his fucking ass." Ali added.
"I love you two and Es. Do you know that?" she said and we laughed.
When we reached Italy we took our hand bag and joined a tourist group to Volterra. They'll get what they deserve. Charles and Royce will pay for hurting my friends.
I will personally take care of that.
Charles was worse than Royce.
Esme was pregnant with a baby when he abused her. She was thrown off a staircase and lost her baby. That son of a bitch blamed her.
He told her she wasn't worth it. That she killed his heir so his work won't be continued. The only reason he married her was so she could bear him children.
What moron thinks women are something you can use and impregnate then have them push a watermelon sized baby out of their vagina so that the kid could spread terror!
He didn't just want one kid he wanted a bunch and every time Es got pregnant something would happen and if the baby was a girl he'd make sure she would be dead as a fetus. He got her pregnant twice, first time with a girl and he killed the baby before it was born and when she bore his heir he got mad at her and shoved her off a staircase.
We'll get revenge. One way or the other.