Sorry for the wait... And here's chapter 11!
Chapter 11 (EPoV)
Before we could even see our house I could hear Jasper's thoughts as he felt waves of shock and worry from the two of us.Edward, what happened? Is Bella alright? My brother thought anxiously as we pulled into the garage. "Charlie knows," I didn't bother keeping my voice down; Bella never liked it when we would have conversations that weren't in her hearing range. My two brothers were in the garage in less than a second. "Charlie knows? Charlie knows?" Emmett emphasized. Bella nodded, her lip now trembling. "Bella it's alright," I cooed, turning and running my fingers along her jaw line then giving her a quick peck on the lips. Then I turned back to Jasper and Emmett. "Charlie figured out that we're vampires, yes." My brothers stiffened and both of their eyes flitted between Bella and me. "However," I added quickly, "He was just as calm and collected as when Bella discovered us."
Emmett chuckled, "Swans are weird. But I've learned to like em'," he joked. Bella giggled and stuck her tongue out at Emmett. Maybe she won't have to be a Swan too much longer... I mused, thinking back to my biological mother and all that she had left me. Bella Cullen. My mouth turned up in a grin at the thought. I shook my head. Later. Now was not the time.
"I told him the basics and the danger of the Volturi," I told Jasper who continued to stare at me questioningly. I looked at the watch that Alice had gotten me this past Christmas and took Bella's hand back into mine. "Our flight leaves in three hours. We better head to Seattle now," I said tugging her along and opening the car door of my Volvo for her. Jasper and Emmett were already in the back along with anything Bella could possibly need for the trip.
Through his thoughts, Jasper was still worried about Charlie knowing. I frowned and placed my hand on Bella's once more. Charlie could handle this... right? I mean, I had seen in his mind that he was surprised Bella wasn't already one of us... Did that mean he was okay with it? It certainly would make it a whole lot easier on Bella... I gave her hand a squeeze and looked back to the road as I sped to the airport.
By the time I pulled into the overcrowded parking lot, Jasper and Emmett had calmed down significantly. Emmett gathered Bella's things and went over to the bag check in while we went and headed towards security. We had half an hour until we could board our flight to Phoenix. Alice had assured us that the flight would be just fine, no delays.
Bella turned to me as we sat together in the terminal, "So, both of my parents will know now?" she asked, hope gleaming in her eyes. "It seems so, love," I murmured pulling her into my lap and kissing her cheek. She giggled and leaned into me, resting her head on my chest. I just hoped that this vampire wouldn't cause too much trouble... Emmett seemed way too eager to find the guy.
"Flight 723 now boarding to Phoenix, Arizona. Flight 723 now boarding," the lady at the desk called. She stood up and walked over, unclipping the rope and announced," First class passengers may now board." My family and I stood up and walked over, giving the girl our tickets. "Have... have a... n nice trip," she stuttered smiling at Jasper as he followed us onto the plane.
The pilot greeted us as we stepped aboard and we found our seats with ease. With complimentary pillows and blankets, Bella dropped into the seat beside me and snuggled up against me again. Nothing would keep us apart. I chuckled as I listened to Emmett's thoughts as he sat down behind us with Jasper next to him. Ooh... looks like Jazzy 'dazzles'. Jasper could read his emotions and looked at me confused. "You 'dazzle' people too, Jaz," I sniggered, quoting Bella. He rolled his eyes and pushed Emmett softly, "You better not tell Alice.""Oh, I'm sure she already knows," I teased.
For the majority of the flight we kept on teasing Jasper and giving him a hard time, Bella now curled in my lap. At one point one of the flight attendants was about to demand that Bella use her own seat, but thought better of it when both Jasper and I glared at her.
Just as the last rays of sun sank beneath the horizon, our plane landed at the airport. Perfect timing. We wouldn't have to hide out in the airport waiting for dark. This was it. I gathered Bella, still fast asleep, into my cold arms and avoided the weird glances as my brothers and I stepped off the plane. Tomorrow we would be explaining everything to Phil and Renee... and handling the vampire.
I swallowed hard, my arms instinctively holding tight to my Bella. If the vampire were to so much as touch her I... I... My train of thought dissolved as Jasper's hand gripped my shoulder. Waves of calm washed through me and I gave him a grateful smile.
A red light came on and all of the passengers' baggage came winding through the conveyor belt. In no time at all Emmett had snagged our one suitcase and we were hailing a cab to our hotel. Carlisle had booked us at a different hotel than Phil and Renee, but we had to wait till' morning anyways because they actually needed to sleep. I sighed softly... it's been so long... I couldn't even remember what it was like to sleep. It sure is fun to watch Bella sleep, though.
My lips curved up into a crooked smile and I looked down at the beautiful girl still tucked in my arms. The cabdriver pulled up in front of our hotel and looked at Emmett doubtfully. Both of my brothers snorted as Em pulled out a wad of twenties and tossed it at the guy, "Keep the change," he said over his shoulder as he got out to get Bella's suitcase from the trunk.
We left our dumbfounded cabdriver and checked in at the front desk, the bell hopper nervously wondering if he should offer to take our one suitcase from Emmett. He was terrified. Even without a gift it was obvious and Emmett was enjoying scaring the poor guy. I rolled my eyes and took a room key, heading up to put Bella in bed. My arms couldn't be that comfortable.
I sighed as her eyes blinked open when her head hit the pillow. "Go back to sleep, love," I whispered softly, "We are in Phoenix now. We'll see Phil and Renee in the morning." She nodded drearily her eyes closing again. I lay down next to her wrapping her snuggly in the blankets and bringing her to my chest. She turned to face me and buried her head in my shoulder, her fists grabbing my shirt, "Don't leave me," she mumbled as she drifted off to sleep. I bent down and kissed the top of her head, "Never," I promised.
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