Revenge Is A Dish Served In Numbers

C11: The Waiting Game

Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters

A/N: So we are nearing the end of this story, only four chapters remain after this one. Next up will be the end of Edward, followed by the wedding and their honeymoon, closing off with a short epilogue. I hope you guys enjoy this one, and I will see you for the next one.

Bella's POV

In the weeks after Carlisle's death life in Volterra started to look like it resembled a sense of normalcy, at least that is what we all made it looked like. The Queens spent most of their days plotting the revenge against Edward and his army and that left most of us free to do whatever we wanted.

At this moment Alice and I were relaxing in our bed, trading soft kisses and touches with each other as we waited for word of the Queens.

Alice had seen that it wouldn't take long before Edward made his move and that he wouldn't stand a chance against the powers of the Volturi.

What worried me is that we didn't have a way to know when he would choose to attack, and that left me on edge, and Alice noticed. "Are you okay love?"

I smiled and pulled her on top of me. "Mostly, it's just the waiting that sets me on edge. We don't know what he is planning and that makes me nervous."

Alice smiled and kissed me softly. "It'll be okay, my love. Edward can never win against the might and powers of the Volturi. He will try and take the Castle by force, but in doing so he will lose everything. I have seen it, and we will all get a chance to exact our revenge. It will not be over soon for him as it was for Carlisle."

"Not too long I hope, we still have a wedding to plan after his death, and I would love to call you my wife as soon as possible." I said with a soft smile.

She smiled at that. "And I would love to call you the same, my love, but in the meantime we could always plan for what we are going to do once we are actually married, because even with the soundproof rooms, I don't think either of us would want to consummate our marriage here in the Castle."

"No, I would rather do that away from here, preferably in a nice hotel where we can take our time with each other and we don't have to worry about being anywhere for a couple of days, or weeks, or even months." I said softly.

"More like a couple of years. If I take you on a honeymoon, we'll be gone for a while. I was hoping to convince you to go on a world trip with me." She said as she caressed my abdomen.

I smiled and pulled her into a kiss. "I could be convinced, but right now I am not really convinced yet. I hope you have something planned to convince me of joining you."

She pouted slightly at that. "I would do anything to get you to agree, my love. I thought you knew that."

I smiled and rested my forehead against hers. "I do, and I was hoping you would see the obvious double meaning of that statement."

"You've become so addicted to sex ever since you were turned." She said as she curled into me.

"You're partly to blame for that, my love. You are so breathtakingly beautiful that I just have to enjoy your body as much as I can." I said honestly.

She smiled at that. "And you have done that a lot in recent weeks, but I feel a bit deprived of the same."

I smiled at her as I spread my legs a bit for her. "You are free to pleasure me any time you please, my love, I am as much yours as you are mine, that is something I thought you knew."

She smiled at that. "I know, and I intend to do that more often, starting right now." She said as she started kissing her way down my body, making me moan loudly already.

She smiled up at me as she started playing with my nipples. "I just love how easily you get aroused, Bella. It's so easy to get you riled up. I could watch your body in pleasure all day for the rest of time."

"And you will, Alice, but we can talk about what we can do each other later." I said softly.

She smiled and twirled her fingers around my nipple. "Why is that lover, can't take a little teasing from your darling fiance?"

I groaned at that. "I can take plenty of teasing, but now when you are trying to drive me crazy with lust."

She only smiled and kissed her way further down my body, running her nails over my thighs as she placed a featherlight kiss just above my pussy. She then winked up at me and started eating me out with gusto causing me to moan loudly again.

Alice always did such wonderful things to my body and today was no different, but today it was like something was different, like every touch was amplified. "You look so beautiful when your face is in ecstasy, my love, I could watch it all day." She said as she looked up from between my thighs.

I hadn't seen a hotter sight in my life. "And you look so hot between my thighs looking up at me with those doe eyes."

She smiled and replaced her tongue with her fingers before kissing her way back up my body. "No one has ever said that to me, or did it make sound so sexy, and given that I have lived with Emmett and Irina for years, that is saying something."

I smiled and kissed her deeply. "I would rather not think about our siblings when we are naked and in bed together, except maybe Rosalie and Jane." I said with a wink.

She smiled at that. "They are awfully cute together, aren't they, as much as they will both deny it, but even thinking about them while we are naked irks me a bit."

I smiled at that. "Sorry love, but you kind of started it."

Alice smiled and kissed me. "I want to fuck you Bella." She said huskily.

"Then do it. I've been dying to see what you can do with a strap-on." I said in a similar tone.

She grinned and reached over me to grab one of our bigger strap-ons from the bedside table, while I just couldn't resist playing with her soaking pussy, which would make it easier for her to also get pleasure from our little tryst.

Alice moaned a little before she buckled herself in, as we had come to call it. "Get on your hands and knees love, I've been dying to fuck you from behind for a very long time now. I want to see that booty jiggle."

I giggled as I did as she said. "I like it when you are bossy, but please don't say it like that. It sounds like something Emmett would say."

She grinned and kissed the back of my neck as she slipped rubber dick into me, making me moan loudly. "Aren't you glad we paid a bit more so we could both enjoy this, I love how tight you are."

"And it feels so big inside of me, I love it." I said as she started thrusting into me.

When her hands came around to my front to toy with my nipples, I crashed into my first orgasm.

Alice didn't let up though, and I couldn't love it more in this moment. We had tested the very limits of our stamina and we both knew this little tryst would last at least until long into the night.

Esme's POV

All this waiting for the inevitable was driving me insane, and it showed in how we all reacted to one another, which was exactly the reason Sulpicia and I had opted for a relaxing walk through the more ancient parts of the Castle, something we did from time to time reminisce a little.

"I've missed this so much, just being in your arms again helps my nerves so much." I said softly.

She smiled and kissed my cheek softly. "I've missed this too, my love. The years without you were so lonely that I could barely bare it. Hearing your voice once we had access to telephones was a balm to my soul like you wouldn't believe."

I smiled at her. "Phones and the internet really were the best things that could have happened to us, but I really should have come back sooner. Being away from you has never been easy on either of us, but the forced separation was something I never want to go through again, although I will admit Bella lightened my heart a little."

Sulpicia smiled at that. "She is such a sweetheart, just like you and her mate. I am glad you brought our daughter to us."

I smiled at that. "There is something she asked me to ask you, since she is too embarrassed to ask her yourself even though I know you will say yes."

"You are so cute when you ramble, my love. What is it Bella asked you to ask me?" Sulpicia asked softly.

"She was hoping that you could be the one to marry them as our leader." I said with a loving smile.

She smiled brightly at that. "I would love to, but I would like to tell her myself in a bit, for now I have something to show you that I have wanted to show you for a long time, I think you will love it."

"And you call me cute when I ramble. You are just downright adorable right now." I said as I pressed a kiss to her cheek.

"Hush woman, don't you call me adorable." She said with a wink.

I smiled at her. "As your mate and wife of 2000 plus years I think I have earned that right, my love."

She smiled lovingly at me and pulled me into a deep kiss. "That you have, my love, now let me show you what I have found in the recesses of our archives."

I again hooked my arm with hers and followed her through the ancient corridor towards one of our special rooms that had decorated a long time ago and for the first time in a literally centuries I could see that my lover was nervous.

When she opened the door and led me in, I gasped softly at the new addition to our room. "I thought this was destroyed in the fire."

She smiled and wrapped her arms around my waist as we looked at the picture that had been painted of us on our wedding day, with both of us wearing crimson dresses and in a similar pose as we were in now. "It was partly, but I found an artist that could restore it to its original glory. I have been waiting twenty years to show it to you again."

I smiled and kissed her softly. "It is as beautiful as the day it was painted. I remember that day so well. It is still my most treasured memory."

"As it is for me. I still remember how radiant you looked in that dress." She said as she turned me around.

I couldn't help but press myself against her. "I think you have the same idea I have. It has been too long since we made love here."

Sulpicia smiled at that. "There is plenty of time for that later in the comfort of our bedroom, my love, where we can take our time with each other and our sisters know not to disturb us. I just want to spend a little time with my mate, we had such little time together lately."

I smiled at her. "That is most definitely true and if my memory serves me right, we have an excellent couch to cuddle in standing in this room."

She smiled and nodded. "Of course, I couldn't get rid of that couch. It is entirely too comfortable."

I merely smiled at her as she led me further into the room, the memories we had made here rushing back into my minds eye.

When we sat down and had gotten comfortable, which was Sulpicia leaning against me, since I was slightly taller than her, she turned to me again. "I have been thinking love. We still have our wedding dresses stored in this room, do you think Bella and Alice would like to wear them on their wedding day?"

"I think they would love that. They are almost exactly like us in many ways, so I think they will jump at the opportunity, although Alice might be a bit upset not getting to go shopping for a dress herself, but I think she'll get over it. We will have to have them altered though. Alice is more petite than either of us and Bella will definitely need more room in the chest for her dress." I said with a soft smile.

Sulpicia smiled and nodded at that. "She is rather well endowed, isn't she. Is that normal these days, girls her age in our day were not so big breasted if I remember correctly."

"I personally think Bella has been blessed with good genes on her mother's side of the family. She has told me a lot about the relationship with her mother and it is a unique one to say the least. Her mother acts more like a best friend than a mother, but was there for Bella at times when it mattered. I had a chance to talk to her when Bella was attacked by James and I could almost taste the love she held for Bella. She told me that she saw that Bella needed a friend more than a parent when she was growing up and that she merely helped Bella become the confident woman she now is again. Edward took a lot away from her, but he could never break her." I said with a soft smile.

"Soon enough we will break him, preferably into a million little pieces while he feels the most unimaginable pain he has ever felt. He will know what it is to cross the Volturi, and more importantly, my daughters." Sulpicia said with a wicked grin.

I moaned softly at the tone of her voice and at the same time my undead heart swelled with love for the woman in my arms. "I think this the first time that I have heard you call them our daughters in private. I am proud of you love, I know how difficult that must have been."

She smiled and kissed me softly. "Not as difficult as you might think, my love. Everything becomes easier when the woman you love brings you two daughters."

I only smiled at her, content to sit with her in my arms for now, and while I knew we would have to return to our duties at some point today, right now all that mattered was the gorgeous raven haired woman in my arms.

Victoria's POV

To say that the first months of being mated to Heidi were exciting would be the understatement of the century. Not only was she drop dead gorgeous, sex on legs and had a voice that could melt frozen butter, she was also a very caring and sometimes very concerned woman when it came to me. Most of the men in Volterra tried to get it on with me from the moment we set foot in the Throne Room after getting to know each other, but Heidi was surprisingly cruel in the way she told them to fuck off.

Right now we were doing a perimeter check together, like we usually did when we weren't out 'fishing' together. "So love, are you excited about the wedding?" Heidi asked softly.

I smiled and nodded at her. "I am, Bella has been put through hell thanks to Edward and right now I just want to see her happy. She really has become my sister in the time that I have known her and I feel honored that she let me in after everything I in part put her through."

Heidi smiled and kissed me softly. "She forgave you for that a long time ago, my love. Bella told me how much she values your friendship when you were on Guard Duty with Alice. I think you two should take some time to talk about things. I think she will surprise you if you let her."

I smiled at that. "I was planning to do that anyway. I wanted to ask her some questions about the wedding and the things she would like, but I think that would be a prime opportunity to spend some time with her as well."

Heidi smiled at me. "I think she will like that. Perhaps we can ask the Queens to let you two do the next perimeter check. That will give you two plenty of time to talk."

I only nodded at her as we suddenly caught an unfamiliar scent, a scent which belonged to a newborn vampire.

We took off in the direction of the scent, figuring this was one of Edward's cronies sent in to do some scouting. The scent was distinctly feminine and it smelled familiar for some reason, and looking at Heidi, I knew she smelled the same. "What do we do, kill her or bring her to the Queens?" I asked in a whisper, so that only she could hear it.

"Bring her before the Queens, they will decide what to do with her, and perhaps they can find out why she smells so familiar." Heidi said softly.

I nodded and gave her a kiss before we started our chase, and it wasn't long before we saw the brunette woman who was trying to be stealthy. "Well, well, another one of Edward's cronies coming here to die. You are making it easier every single time."

The woman startled at our presence, but made no move to run away. "Edward may have turned me, but I am not with him in any way shape or form, I came to see Bella." She said softly.

We both quirked an eyebrow. "And how would you know she is even here. Last thing we heard is that she was still in America." I said with a grin, wanting to know more about this woman.

"I know she is here because I can feel it. Bella and I always had a special relationship and once Edward kidnapped and turned me he wanted to use me against her, but she is my daughter and I will always love her." She said with conviction, a certain fire in her eyes that I remembered all too well from Esme.

Heidi and I shared a look at that. "We will bring you to the Queens and see if your story is true, and only then will it be decided if it is safe for you to see Bella." Heidi said matter of factly.

She nodded and followed us through the Halls of the Castle, and looking at her now, I could see the resemblance she bore to my sister.

Alice's POV

Being called to the Throne Room after a morning spent in post coital bliss was a bit annoying, but Victoria said that it would be worth it, after saying that Sulpicia and Esme requested our presence.

Now curious, we walked briskly towards the Throne Room, and for once I did not any visions to guide me.

As we pushed open the doors, we saw a brunette on her knees in front of the Queens, and the scent that came off her reminded me so much of Bella that it could only be one person, and the way Bella had practically turned into a statue next to me confirmed that suspicion.

"Mom?" She said almost in a whisper.

Renee turned and smiled faintly at Bella, but made no move to actually get up from her kneeled position, which was probably smart.

"It is okay Renee, you can go and give your daughter a hug." Esme said with a smile.

She smiled and nodded before she walked up to us, her smile only brightening when she saw our joined hands. "I always knew you two would fit well together, congratulations Bella." She said with a smile.

Bella smiled and looked at me if it was okay to hug her, to which I only smiled. She then wrapped her arms around Renee's neck and pulled her close. "I missed you so much Mom, what happened?" She asked softly.

Renee smiled and rubbed her back. "I'll tell you all about it soon, sweetie. The Queens did have more to say to me, but they wanted you to be here first."

Bella nodded and took my hand again as we took our places again, while Renee moved back to the center of the room. "Like we said before, you are free to stay here, and we accept your help in fighting Edward. What you must understand though is that Esme and I are Bella's mothers now and that your time as her mother is over. You are free to retain the friendship if that is what Bella wishes, but everything else will go through us."

Renee nodded. "I understand that completely, and I look forward to serving the Volturi in any way you see fit."

Sulpicia smiled at her. "A woman of your talents and gift will have a good future in our ranks, but I believe our daughter wants a moment of your time for the time being, so for now you are free to do as you please, we will call upon you all soon."

Renee bowed and turned to us, Bella merely nodding her head indicating that she should follow us, which struck me as odd, Bella usually didn't act like this with anyone and she had always spoken so fondly of Renee before.

Once the Throne Room doors were closed however, Bella pulled her mother into a tight hug. "Sorry about that, but I would rather not get teased over this. I'm just so happy to see you again." She said softly.

Both Renee and I smiled at her. "It's okay Bella, I understand that. I realize I have missed a lot since you are now a vampire as well."

Bella smiled and led us to one of the offices Esme had given her to use. "That's true, and I have missed plenty as well. No one will disturb us here so we can talk freely." She said as she sat down and pulled me into her lap. "I'll first explain the obvious I guess. I am a vampire because Alice changed me a few months ago, a few days after Edward left me all alone in the woods of Forks. Since that time I have found love with my pixie of a mate and I can honestly say that I have never felt more complete in my life, especially now that you are back in my life."

Renee smiled at that. "It's great that you found love with Alice. I have always said that you two were a good match. But I guess it's my turn now. Edward basically kidnapped me from my home after he had killed Phil and as I later learned, Charlie as well. He then brought me to Italy after the change and told us that his plans of taking down the Volturi. He intended to use me as a scout but my gift won't allow me to harm you."

"What is you gift, if I may ask?" I asked curiously.

She smiled at me. "My gift is kind of like Jasper's in that I am an empath, but it manifests itself differently in the way that I cannot directly manipulate emotions but have a strong sense of how someone is feeling."

"Well you always had that uncanny ability to feel what was wrong with me, so that is not a complete surprise, but it is nice to know where it all comes from. What I am more interested about is why you chose to come here now. Wasn't Edward in Italy months ago?" Bella asked softly.

Renee smiled and nodded. "He was, but he was keeping an especially close eye on me because of connection to you. Yesterday I was able to sneak away due to an uprising in the army. He was forced to kill several people and did not come out of that unscathed. He plans to attack in two days in a last ditch effort. He knows he will not survive this, but he wants to take as many members of the Volturi down with him. That is why I came here now, to beg for forgiveness and to inform the Queens of what he was planning, although I must say that I did not expect a woman that I had coffee with while you were in the hospital to be a Queen."

Bella smiled at her. "Esme was planted with the Cullens as a way to keep an eye on Carlisle, but she has been a Queen for more than 2000 years. She became my Mom without even realizing that I was missing that, and before you ask, no you never did anything wrong in that. I just never realized how much I actually missed you and Esme filled that void."

Renee smiled and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you sweetie, that means a lot to me."

"You will always be my mother, and I have told Esme and Sulpicia as much already. They are just really protective of me, and there is something more I have to tell you. Alice and I are getting married and I would love it if you would be one of my bridesmaids." Bella said with a soft smile.

Renee smiled brightly and hugged her. "I would love nothing more. It has always been my dream to see you in a wedding dress."

Bella smiled and then looked at me. "Are you okay with finding one more bridesmaid, love?"

I nodded at her. "I am more than fine with that, Bella. I was actually hoping for that, now I can ask Jazz." I said with a loving smile.

She gave me a quick kiss before retaking her seat, and I had no problems in parking myself right back in her lap.

We talked to Renee for most of the day and I for one was glad that Bella could have her final wish, to have her mother beside her forever. It could only do good things in my opinion.