Chapter 10 - Edwards POV
"Okay, but we can't be certain that that is the problem, lets discuss the other options...." I pulled Bella closer, the thought of me not having my normal advantage not being able to protect her was almost to hard to handle. My fight or flight instinct was kicking in in the back of my mind. Get Bella away from here, make her safe, make the family safe. What if Jasper was right? What if like Alice I wouldn't be able to hear them coming for us that I wouldn't be able to even give a few moment notice to my family that death was at our doorstep. If I were human I would possibly be hyperventilating now but as it was I stopped breathing entirely. Other possibilities were flowing through the minds of my family. Alice was looking trying to find a way around this blind spot surrounding the Volturi.
"Wait...." I heard Alice breath the word, coaxing the possibility of hope back into my brain. "Aro, Caius and Marcus are back, they are deciding where to send Heidi 'fishing' EEeewww....I can see their decisions again, but the decision they made is gone from them now nobody is thinking of it anymore." Jasper pulled her close she looked like she would be sick, if that were possible. I felt Jasper flood her with confidence and saw her body release some if it's tension.
"Alice, okay you can see them now, can you look for specific members of the guard? Jane? Alec? Demetri? Can you see any of them?" I was almost elated by the fact Alice could see again, I knew we depended on her vision more than we should, but the fact she wasn't blind now gave us the hope of an advantage.
"I'll need some time, I'll have to look for them each individually.... It could take a couple hours Edward, i'm not that familiar with them, I mean I know what some of them look like but...." I interrupted her then "You'll do your best Alice that's all we can ask for. If you need any help remembering what they look like ask, I'll be here." They had wanted to hurt my Bella of course I remember their faces, I'll remember them always.
"Yyyeeeaaaawwww..." The sound came from Bella, I could see how tired she was a yawn was only expected. "Sorry" she said quietly. I should take her home, but I didn't want her away from me for an instant. We had already convinced Charlie to allow Bella to accompany the family on a camping trip to the interior of British Colombia, it was to begin tomorrow ten days with Bella. I grinned to myself on the one stipulation Charlie had made, I was to be in a separate tent and he gave Carlisle permission to shoot me if I snuck into Bella's.
Good thing I'm bullet proof.
I looked to Bella again, she was so soft, and warm so.... breakable. Then the protective side of me slammed into place, I wasn't going to let go of her, I couldn't. She had to stay with me, at least until we figured out all the chaos. My eyes must have given me away. Carlisle grabbed my shoulder "It's okay Edward, I'll call Charlie, Bella fell asleep on the couch planning camping activities with Alice" He smiled at me and walked into the other room with Esme at his side.
Bella looked up at me sleepily " I should go home, Charlie will be worried."
"Don't worry Bella, Carlisle is calling your Dad" I grinned at her brown eyes opening wide with excitement.
"What your saying is..." she raised an eyebrow
"What i'm saying is." I brushed her hair aside and whispered in her ear "Would you spend the night with me Bella?"
I didn't need an answer, Bella got on her tip toes and kissed me hard. I loved that she did this, my clumsy Bella standing on her toes trying not to fall over. I grabbed her waist lifting her off her feet kissing her deeply. Did she know what it felt like when she kissed me, it felt like the electricity was palpable, like the room went away, there was just her and I. The feel of her skin the warmth of her breath, the scent of her if I could bottle it, I would bathe myself in her scent.
"Baby brother got game.... Go Eddie"
Damn it Emmett! I set Bella back on her feet seeing the blush Emmett had caused fill her cheeks. I looked down at he she was chewing her lower lip, the way she always did when she was nervous. "We should get you to bed."