Chapter 10
"Why don't you come on inside, Bella?" Carlisle gestured into the house as him and Esme moved to provide me with enough room to enter. I smiled and nodded at them. Grabbing hold of Alice's cold hand, I walked into the house, my heart racing with the anxiety of meeting her parents and praying to God that I didn't make a complete ass out of myself.
When Alice and I entered the living room I was startled by a loud voice, cursing.
"Shit! Jasper! How the hell do you pull it off every time? I fucking had you, dude!" a tall, bear of a man yelled at a shorter blonde man, Jasper, I assumed. The humongous flat-screen TV on the wall was showcasing a pause screen for what looked like Call of Duty: MW3.
"EMMETT!" Esme yelled from the other room.
"Yes, Mom?" Emmet answered, lowering his voice considerably. I giggled when I saw his face had taken to the features of an abused puppy dog.
"Language," she said simply from behind Alice and I. Once again, I jumped from the sudden noise. I hadn't even heard her come up behind me.
"Sorry!" Emmet said, lowering his head slightly before raising it quickly and grinning at me. I chuckled quietly at how fast his emotions changed. Angry to ashamed to excited all within a minute.
"Hello, I'm Bella. I assume you're Emmett?" I introduced myself. Stepping forward, I extended my hand confidently toward him. He smiled hugely before wrapping his overly muscled arms around my waist and lifted me off the ground in a breath-taking hug. I started to laugh as he swung me around a few times and set me down again. Leaning against the wall, I glanced over at Alice and winked. She smiled and walked toward me.
"Well, you've met Emmett, Bella. This is Jasper; another one of my "lovely" brothers," she put air-quotes around lovely and Emmett gasped in fake horror. Jasper just laughed quietly and held out his hand toward me. I took it and noted that his hand was just as cold as the other's. It was weird though. When Jasper's hand touched mine, his facial expression was filled with anxiety. Jasper's eyes grew darker, blacker than the normal topaz I was used to. I dropped my hand quickly and took an involuntary step back before my entire being was filled with calm. It was nothing. I told myself. Alice wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me from behind. Sighing, I leaned back into her embrace.
"Ow Ow!" Emmett cat-called from his spot on the couch. I laughed and opened my eyes again, noticing that Jasper was nowhere in sight.
"Shut up, Emmet," Alice demanded from behind me. Emmett simply shrugged his shoulders, a huge grin still plastered to his face.
"Is that Call of Duty?" I asked Emmett, changing the topic.
"Modern Warfare Three, to be exact. Although, I don't expect you to know what that is," he said, not bothering to look at me, laughing at his own joke. I narrowed my eyes and turned around to look at Alice. Leaning forward, I whispered in her ear.
"Mind if I teach him a lesson?" I pulled back and Alice was grinning widely. She gestured to Emmett and the couch. Nodding, I quickly walked over and grabbed the remote that Jasper had been using.
"Bella, what do you think you're doing? Girls don't know how to play Call of Duty!" he said with a look of surprise on his face. I laughed at him.
"Set it up, Buddy Boy, we will see who doesn't know what they are doing!"
~About an hour later…~
"NOOOOOOO! I swear to all that is holy, this controller is SHIT!"
I laughed hysterically at Emmett's temper tantrum he was throwing. After I had beaten him in every match we had played so far, Emmett had thrown his controller off the balcony that was attached to the living room. I was surprised at how far he threw it. Alice was clutching her sides like I was; even Carlisle and Esme looked amused. I assumed they would be pissed that their older son was acting like a baby.
"Bella, now that you have proven to be better at this game than my nineteen-year-old brother, would you like a tour of the house?" Alice asked me after we had both stopped laughing. Emmett had gone outside to look for the controller after Esme told him that littering would not be allowed on their property. I nodded eagerly. If the rest of the house was anything like the living room, I would seriously be impressed. My house is huge and luxurious, much like the Cullen's, but their house had a homey and open feel, whereas mine was more modern.
Room after room was unique and amazing. They were all decorated with skill. The whole backside of the house was made of glass. Alice led me up a winding staircase to the second level of the house. She pointed out her sibling's rooms.
"This is Edward's," she pointed to the right. I looked in swiftly and saw a shelf that dominated one whole wall that was filled with CD's.
"Wow, he has quite a collection!" I exclaimed. Alice nodded slightly and pulled me along. For some reason she looked nervous.
"Emmett and Rosalie's," she stated pointing to the left.
"Rosalie?" I questioned, not knowing who that was.
"Ah, she's Emmett's wife. Rose had a meeting to go to with a study group for college. She should be arriving home anytime and you will be able to meet her," she explained. I nodded in understanding and glanced in. It was a normal room beside the double door entrance to what I assumed to be a closet.
"Emmett must love his outfits," I said jokingly. Alice giggled while rolling her eyes. She pulled on my hand again, leading me toward the glass wall at the back of the house.
"Jasper's room is on the left, Esme and Carlisle are on the right, and this," she gestured to the right once more as we reached the end of the long hallway, "is my room."
I gasped when I walked in. Her room was at the back of the house and one of her walls was completely glass. The sunlight shined through and I admired the beautiful sunset. Alice's view was amazing. I could make out a forest and a crick gurgling through the backyard. Tearing my eyes away from the nature, I examined the rest of the room. There was a huge canopy bed resting in the middle of the space, the headboard faced the glass wall. The back wall of her room was a huge bookshelf. I ran my hands over a couple of the hundreds of books she had in her possession. Then, I walked over to the double doors at the back of the room. Opening them cautiously, I practically screamed in excitement when I saw all of her clothes.
"Oh my God, Alice, your room is amazing!" I exclaimed, turning around to face her. She was standing by her bed and I walked up to her and leaned in for a quick kiss.
"Thank you, Bella! Do you want to see something even cooler?" she asked me. I nodded my head enthusiastically. Alice walked over to her desk, which held a very expensive looking computer, and picked up a tablet. When she handed it to me, originally I thought it was an iPad or something. But when I touched the screen, it lit up and I realized it was a remote. My eyes scanned the buttons and I found one that said TV. I pressed it and looked around, excited to see what would happen.
Suddenly, dark curtains were drawn across the glass wall, blocking out the light from the sunset. Then I noticed something lowering from the ceiling, a projector and a huge home-theater screen. I squealed in delight. Everything was so cool!
"Okay, you have just turned into the coolest person I have ever known!" I said as I pulled her toward me and hugged her tightly. She had been relatively quiet during the tour and I was curious as to why.
"Thanks, Bella," she said simply. I pulled away and lifted her chin with my finger, making her meet my gaze.
"Is everything alright, Alice?" I asked quietly. She turned her head away from me.
"No," she answered simply. Grabbing her chin again I pulled her face to look at me. When our eyes met, I slowly moved my hand and ran it through her hair that lay flat against her head enjoying the satiny feel (most days it was spikey). I rested my other hand on her hip and pulled her toward me. Leaning forward, I pressed my lips to the side of her neck and gradually moved up to her jaw and I kissed my way to the corner of her mouth.
"What's wrong, then?" I asked, my voice almost a whisper. She sighed deeply.
"Are you sure you made the right choice in choosing me and not Angela? Bella, I just want you to be happy. I would understand if you wanted to fight for her," Alice admitted in a broken voice.
"Alice?"
"Yes?"
"I want you and no one but you. Do you understand me?" I asked her, staring in to her topaz eyes. My voice was filled with passion. She closed her eyes and smiled slightly.
"Mmm, I do," Alice said.
"You'd better," I replied simply. Her eyes were still closed and I gazed at her face. I leaned down and kissed her forehead, pulled back slightly and kissed the tip of her perfect nose.
"Alice, are you sleeping?" I asked, teasingly. She nodded her head slightly. I giggled before pulling away and running over and jumping onto her large and rather comfortable king-sized bed. Her eyes opened fully before narrowing at me. I laughed mischievously.
"This is where normal people sleep, Alice, not standing up," I laughed at the expression on her face, one of amusement and mock anger. She crossed her arms.
"You have the audacity to call yourself normal, Bella?" She asked as a small smile fought its way to the edge of her lips. I nodded and threw a heavy pillow at her. She caught it before it made contact with her body and threw it back at me. I tried to dodge the flying missile, but I was too slow. The pillow hit me lightly and I fell backward onto the bed and groaned in fake injury.
"Bella! I'm sorry! Did I hurt you?" Alice asked frantically as she jumped onto the bed and pulled the pillow off my face. I opened one of my eyes and smiled widely at her.
"Just about killed me," I joked, sitting up. The glaring face returned and I laughed out loud at how cute she looked.
"Bella Marie Swan! That was not funny! I thought I hurt you," she said. I reached out and rested my hand on her cheek. She placed her cold one over mine.
"The only way you could hurt me is by leaving," I stated simply.
"I would never leave you, Bella," she vowed in a quiet voice that was filled with emotion. I laid back onto the bed and rested my head on a fluffy pillow. Extending my arms out, I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her toward me. Alice laid down next to me and I held her tightly in my arms. Reaching toward her end table, I grabbed the tablet remote and hit the back button. The curtains pulled themselves back across the glass wall as the TV and projector rose back into their hiding places in the ceiling. I sighed as I took in the sunset once again. My whole being was encompassed with peace.
"This is so nice, Alice. Thank you for inviting me over," I said as I kissed the top of her head. She leaned her head back to smile widely at me and I leaned forward to capture her lips with mine. They were so smooth, like the inside of a rose, and the way they glided in synchronization with mine was perfect. I ran my tongue along her bottom lip. Alice moaned quietly and opened her mouth, allowing me entrance. She tasted like honeydew and lilac. The kiss deepened and soon I found myself hovering over her. My hands ran down her sides and back up again, tangling themselves into her short satin black hair.
I leaned back and laid down next to her again, relishing in the moment of total bliss. Alice slowly placed her head onto my chest. We cuddled for awhile until my stupid stomach started to growl.
"I suppose you're hungry?" Alice asked, laughing slightly.
"Mmm," I replied, not opening my eyes, still enjoying the moment.
"Lets go find you something to eat," she offered. I glanced at my phone and it said 7'o'clock. Time flies when you're having fun.
"Sounds good," I said, just as my stomach growled again.
A/N: Hmmm… Well it has been a little over a week since my last update, but I hope it was worth waiting for. I enjoyed writing this chapter, finally able to put some Alice and Bella time in. Please Review and let me know what you think!