Chapter 10: Mr. and Mrs. Hale

JPOV

Alice had crossed the line.

I couldn't believe she would completely take away everything I had to wear and completely replaced it with the most feminine stuff possible. Actually, I could believe it, but this was not about the clothing, this was an insult upon my manhood.

I did not even care about clothing or anything of the sort hardly as much as Alice did.

I looked around our vast closet, ninety five percent of it was completely covered top to bottom in designer everything and now, the little ten foot space which previously held my dresser and small hanging space was also filled with women's clothing.

I once again glanced around the closet and saw all of Alice's most prized possessions as Edward and Emmett came into the room behind me.

I quickly found one of Alice's favorite dresses off a hanger and had it in my hands, about to rip it to shreds.

I hesitated, because at that moment the most beautiful creature I had ever seen walked into the closet. Edward and Emmett moved aside to let her in.

Sadness and regret and love radiated off her like waves on an ocean shore. Each of them crashed into me one by one, each threatening to knock me down, and I let them…

I let the dress fall from my fingers because I realized that hurting Alice wouldn't make me any happier, Revenge wasn't solving anything.

I stared into Alice's eyes and she stared back.

"I'm so sorry." We both said at the same exact time, my tenor and her soprano melding together in a perfect harmony. Alice giggled and I smiled.

Then Alice reached out to me with her left hand and I kissed her wedding ring I had placed on her finger so many years ago before leaning down to kiss her lips.

We stood there holding each other for the longest time and I remembered, she would always hold the key to my heart and to my happiness.

I don't know how long it was before I noticed Emmett and Edward there, both grinning. They were either glad Alice and I had stopped fighting, or I had been sending out waves of joyful emotion without noticing it. It was most likely a little of both.

EPOV

After watching and listening into Alice and Jasper's thoughts during a very intimate make-up scene. I went downstairs to get Bella. I heard Emmett behind me.

"Well that was sure dramatic wasn't it?" he said to me as we entered the living room.

"Well, I thought it was very sweet and compassionate and romantic." Rosalie said with an annoyed look at Emmett.

"I can be all those things and more baby." Replied Emmett as he sat down next to Rosalie on the couch and put his arm around her. Rose just rolled her eyes, but I knew in her mind she thought Emmett was funny.

Bella smiled at me and came to her feet as I got closer. She was wearing a long sleeve, dark blue sweater and jeans with her hair pulled back into a ponytail.

I took her hand and kissed her forehead. As my lips met her smooth skin I embraced the warmth. I slowly breathed in her soft scent. My throat was ignited ablaze but I was well accustomed to it by now and welcomed the torment for the monster I was. My other hand that wasn't holding Bella's, stroked the gentle waves of her hair. After a short moment I pulled back, "Come Bella," I whispered to her and led her out to my car.