Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters sadly.
A/N: I'm trying to get update a chapter a week so I have time to catch up on the time I've missed yet also not get overwhelmed. So I'm gonna try and update every Saturday and write the chapter during the week, or I'll just update them as I finish them. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE EVERY WEEK THOUGH!
"Fine, I shall be your vampire body pillow then. Better?" She asks as she starts taking off her shoes.
"Much better thank you." I say as I watch her crawl into bed with me.
For a while we just lie there nest to each other. I don't want to make this awkward. "Bella I can hear you thinking. Stop over thinking everything and being awkward. Just try to relax and get some sleep." She says as she wraps her arm around my waist pulling me closer. I sigh as I roll over to face her and snuggle into her. I have decided to just go with it and just try to sleep.
"Good thing you have a three day weekend." I hear Tanya mumble for sleep overtakes me.
Tanya P.O.V.
I was so excited when Carmen told me that Bella had agreed to talk to me, but I would have to wait for her to call me. If there is one word that I would use to describe me patient wouldn't be one of them. I really want to talk to Bella and apologize I don't know why I'm so stupid sometimes. You would think at my age I would be able to read people better than I read her. Maybe I'm letting the fact that she's my mate cloud all rational and reasonable logic.
I'm currently wandering around the area outside Bella's house. I realize this may sound stalkerish but I can't help myself I need to close in case she needs me. Suddenly I feel my phone vibrate notifying me of a text message.
I had a vision of you being a stalker. Get away from Bella's house so I can call you.
Sometimes I wish Alice wasn't a Psychic because I never know if she's going to use her power for good or evil. None the less I move back into the woods to were I'm far enough away that she for sure couldn't hear me if I happened to yell. I hear Alice's ringtone and quickly answer.
"Hello my dear favorite cousin." Alice says sweetly.
"Did you need something Alice?" I ask cutting to the chase.
"Well since you're clearly not going to go far from her house tonight I feel like I should warn you of how tonight is going to play out."
"What do you mean? Is something going to happen to Bella?" I ask urgently.
"Yes, but let me explain first. Bella's going to have a bit of a meltdown tonight when that happens you can't do anything to help. That means no just appearing in her room because you think it will help. No matter what she does you can't do anything until you get the okay." Alice says in a very serious tone almost too serious for her bubbly personality.
"Alice I don't know if I can do that and what okay?"
"Tanya do you trust me?" Alice asks still sounding serious.
"Well yes." I say not having to give it any thought. She's the reason I found Bella in the first place so of course I trust her.
"Then you will do what I say and stay away. Also you will know the okay when it comes. Now dear cousin I must be going take care." She hangs up before I can ever say goodbye. I guess I really have no choice but to do what she says.
I run back towards Bella's house just as I hear her bust out into tears and run to her room. I can feel my heart break as I listen to my mate suffer and I can't even help her. It takes her about half an hour to calm down and then it becomes eerily quiet. I wanted to go to her and tell her everything was going to be okay, but I remember what Alice said about waiting for the okay.
I wish she would call me or something it is physically causing me pain to hear her suffering, but she won't let me be there for her. Why did Alice wait until now to tell me that Bella was my mate? How long has she known? I just have so many questions swirling through my mind.
The calm silence is suddenly disturbed when I something crash in Bella's room, and I assumed the worst. In the blink of an eye I was sitting in the tree outside Bella's window willing and ready to attack if somebody was trying to hurt her. It took me a second to realize that it was Bella causing the loud noise. She is destroying her room which is a shame. I enjoyed the way her room was set it. It was just so her if that makes sense. It doesn't take long for Bella to calm down and go back to her bed. She just lies there staring at the ceiling when I hear her whisper, "Good thing it's a three day weekend." I can't help but laugh silently. I feel my phone vibrate again probably Alice again.
Get out of ear shot of Bella's house.
I sigh as I take one last look at a very sad and defeated Bella before I hop out of the tree and head back towards woods. Alice hasn't led me astray yet so I might as well go hunt since I can't be with the one I want right now. I take off deep into the woods and allow my instincts to take over. I must have lost track of time as I look at my phone as see that it is almost 1 a.m. Before I can put my phone back in my pocket it starts to ring. I don't recognize the number, but I decide to answer anyway.
"Hello?"
"Umm hey Tanya...I was wondering if you were busy right now? Oh umm it's Bella by the way in case you didn't know." I can't help but I laugh I would recognize her voice anywhere.
"I had a feeling it was you, and no I'm not busy right now. Why did you need something?" Is she going to ask me to come over? I'm really hoping she is.
"I was uh wondering if you could come over maybe. You don't have to or anything, but I...ugh. Okay at the risk of sounding crazy I received these really weird out of the blue text messages telling me to call you and so here I am. Calling you and sounding kinda crazy. You know what? Never mind I don't know why I would listen to some random stranger who I don't know sending me very strange text messages in the middle of the night. So I'm just gonna go and we can pretend like this never happened." She sounds so adorable when she's nervous and rambling.
"Bella, wait!" I say quickly before she can hang up on me. "I would love to come over, but that's up to you. Would you like me to come over?" I just want to double check and make sure she hasn't changed her mind during her rant.
"You know you don't have to or anything. I know I sound really crazy right now..." More like crazy adorable to me.
"Bella! Yes or no, please." Please say yes. Please say yes. Please say yes. I keep chanting in my head. As you can tell I really want her to say yes.
"Yes, please." She whispers.
"Give me about 5 to 10 minutes, okay?" I say not being able to hold back the smile that breaks out across my face.
"Umm okay. Bye." Awe now she sounds awkward so cute.
"See you soon angel." I hang and I fist pump the air. My phone vibrates in my hand again.
And that was the okay you were waiting for dear cousin.
As of today Carmen and Alice are officially my all-time favorite family member ever. Wait why did I tell her 5 to 10 minutes when I can easily be there in like 1?! Ugh well I guess I have to run slow now dammit. Oh well it's too late now.
I slowly take off towards Bella's house as I think about what she said during our conversation. She said a strange number texted her telling her to call me. If that wasn't Alice than I don't know who else it could possibly be. It just sounds so much like her. Always getting involved when she can; not that I'm complaining because I get to send the night with Bella hopefully.
I make it to her house in only 2 minutes at that's me going as slow as I possibly can still at vampire speed. I look up in her room and see that she has the window open. Bella must have opened it after she called me because it wasn't open earlier. I quickly and easily climb the tree outside her window and just sit on a branch watching her. I don't want to climb into her room without permission. That just seems rude and even more stalkerish than I have already been tonight. So I sit there for a few minutes to kill time and just watch her think. I can almost hear the wheels in her brain turning as every thought goes through her thought process.
After a few minutes I start to get restless and decide to get her attention by clearing my throat. I must have scared her because heart rate speeds up a considerable amount. For a while Bella and I talk during which she finally said that I could come in her room. I just feel better knowing that I have her permission and not just assume that she wants me there even though she called me. We talk come more while I'm in her room, but nothing important because she is clearly very tired and I know how humans need their sleep.
In a matter of minutes of being in Bella's room I got her to agree to let me be her vampire body pillow because apparently me asking her to sleep with me makes her blush. Which note to self: Make her do that more often because it is so adorable. Even better Bella's a snuggler and talks while she sleeps which I am perfectly okay with. What I am not okay with is that she keeps saying Edward's name.
"Edward...please don't...don't go." And there she goes again. I am a very jealous person even before I was a vampire I'm pretty sure I was a jealous person. And it's not because I'm insecure or anything I'm just a strong believer of what's mine is mine and if you try and take it from me I will fuck up your entire life. Really it's just that simple.
So the fact that MY mate keeps saying his name in her sleep doesn't sit well with me at all. But I know I have to behave myself for her sake because she just went through a traumatic breakup in the woods. So I need to put my personal feelings aside and do what is best for Bella no matter how badly I want to claim her as mine.
It just dawned on me what I said before she fell asleep. Well know she's going to know I was outside her house being all stalkery. Oh well it's too late now besides I have no regrets. I was simply making sure she was safe I don't see anything wrong with that.
"Edward..." She sighs again.
"I'm killing him the next time I see him." I whisper to nobody in particular.
"I wouldn't mind helping you with that." I look up and see Laurent sitting on the window seal.
"Why are you here?" I ask genuinely curious.
"I wanted to check and see how Bella was doing. She's had a really rough 24 hours and counting." He says as I look into his eyes and see something else there.
"Why else?" I ask as I finally pin point the something else. He's guilty.
"I still feel guilty for everything that happened to her because of James and Victoria. I couldn't stop them and they hurt her. I know you have all told me countless times that it wasn't my fault, but I can't help it. And now that she is suffering again I want to make up for the first time by helping you protect her now." I can't help but growl softly as I pull her closer as I think about what Edward did.
"Would you really help me kill Edward?" I ask.
"The very first change we got. I wish I could apologize to her, but I don't think it would be a good idea if she saw me right now. She has enough going on and I don't want to add to it." He says looking dejected.
"If she lets me I will help her work through all of this, and when the time is right you can apologize to her in person." I say very happy that Bella is a heavy sleeper.
"Thank you." He says with a head nod.
"Anytime. Now you better get going. I wouldn't want Bella to wake up and see you." Not really the truth. I just want alone time with Bella even though she's sleep and keeps whispering Edward's name.
"You're right. I will see you later Tanya." He looks at Bella and I one last time before he takes off no doubt back to Irina and the rest of the family to let them know where I am and that I'm okay.
"Bye." I say as I pull Bella even closer if that's even possible and bury my face in her hair. Her scent is intoxicating. I sigh as I decide to close my eyes and just enough my night with Bella. Hopefully she will be willing to talk to me in the morning and if not at least let me stick around for a bit. I just love being in her presence if she allows me to be.
A/N 2: I finished this chapter faster than I thought I would. Right now I'm using this and all my other stories as a form of therapy maybe. I don't know and it doesn't matter. Another chapter is finished for y'all's enjoy. As always I love hearing your opinions good or bad.