I woke up the next morning and saw Alice through my half closed eyes. Everything about her was so perfect, even first thing in the morning.

"It's nine-thirty." She whispered ever so softly.

I groaned at the thought of having to move. Alice kissed my forehead and move swiftly around my room. When I lifted my head to see what she was doing she had lay my clothes out ready for me, all new clothes that she bought me yesterday. I put my head back on the pillow and closed my eyes again.

"Come on baby, it's time to get up now." She whispered in my ear. She stroked my hair and kissed me gently, waking me slowly.

I rolled over and got out of bed, stretched and yawned. I turned round to look at Alice and she was lay on my bed watching me. "Please don't watch me dress Alice." I said groggily.

"You're beautiful Bella, besides, I've seen you naked plenty of times." Alice winked at me.

I smirked at the memories that flashed through my head. "Fine." There was no point in arguing with her, I wasn't going to win.

I got dressed as fast as I could, then washed myself so I looked reasonably presentable. I walked back into my room to find it empty. I looked around cautiously, expecting Alice to pop out from somewhere. I shrugged my shoulders and carried on with my morning routine, then went downstairs to get breakfast. Alice was already sat at the table, cereals sat infront of where I was to be sitting. I smiled at Alice and started my breakfast.

"So you were quite taken by Charlotte yesterday then." Alice said matter-of-factly.

I blushed bright red and looked down into my cereal. "She is very pretty. Are you sure you're not related?" I looked back up at Alice.

"No we're not. Not at all. I don't honestly see where the resemblance is." she chuckled.

I shrugged. It was probably her beauty. Charlotte was gorgeous, so gorgeous. Not as lovely as Alice, but god-damn she was good to look at. "So how do you know her?"

Alice sighed. "It's a long story Bella."

I blinked. "I've got time."

"We used to hunt together." She folded her hands and looked down at the table. "She was one of the first Vampires I met, and she offered to help me. We spent years together. After around twenty years, I started to feel guilty about killing humans, I could see every emotion as I drained the life from them, and I hated it. Charlotte felt the same way but had tried to suppress the feelings she had, claiming that she was a Vampire and shouldn't feel anything. That was when I went to find Carlisle. Charlotte came with me, and spent a number of years with us, but eventually she found her soulmate. She left us to be with him, and we wished her all the luck in the world. We kept in touch and saw each other every so often which was nice, but it wasn't the same."

"So, you used to sleep with her?" I questioned her. From what Alice had just said thats what I grasped. "You used to date her, and then her boyfriend kind of, took her away from you?"

Alice looked at me with a blank expression.

"But I thought Vampires don't fall in and out of love like humans do? Thats what you said yourself."

"We don't. I was never in love with her, it was…" She paused and breathed deeply. "It was just sex really. We were there for each other and, things just escalated."

I nodded. "So you don't have any feelings for her?"

She shook her head. "I never really did. It was just sex, but it was also nice to have someone there for you. As soon as I met you thought, everything I had ever felt before felt like nothing. I don't ever want anyone else and I never will. I promise you that Bella."

I took every single word in. I believed her fully. I got up from the table and walked around to her side of the table and sat on her knee, putting my legs around the back of the chair. Alice put her hands under my top and caressed my back. Her coolness sent chills down my spine and I pressed myself against her. She kissed me so passionately. I was in heaven. Suddenly she stood up, hitching me up so she could carry me, and took me upstairs into my room and carefully placed me on the bed. She clambered on and crawled on top of me, lowering her body onto mine. I held her tight and kissed her, I never wanted this to end.

"I love you so much Bella." She whispered in between kisses, and moved lower down on my body, sending me into complete ecstasy.

The rest of the day pretty much flew by. It was lovely to spend time with Alice, but soon enough she had to go. The next day she invited me round to her house, wanting to explain everything to me. I was nervous. Were her 'guests' still there? If they were I was gonna have a hard time. Charlie was happy to see me going out so often, he hated it when I moped around the house. I made my way to Alice's house, or mansion as I liked to call it. I pulled up outside in my van and saw no cars outside the house. It surprised me. Maybe her friends were out. I opened the door and climbed out, walking slowly towards the house. Before I had chance to knock on the door Alice opened it. I threw my arms around her and she held me close. Alice guided me into the lounge and sat there were her friends.

"Hello again Bella." Charlotte winked at me and I flushed.

I looked around and saw Charlotte's partner, that damned Amber and her partner also. I shivered slightly as Amber's eye bore deep into mine, piercing into my skull. I was surrounded by red eyes, lustful looks came from every direction.

"I want to explain everything to you Bella, I feel that I've been hiding things from you, and I know you've felt the same." Alice sat me down on the sofa, opposite the red eyed Amber and partner and next to Charlotte.

Alice took a deep breath. "The Voltori have been getting involved in our relationship. They've got wind of what's happening between us and they don't like it. They think I've been breaking the rules. I needed backup, hence why I have brought some of my good friends here. Rachel and Lauren have gone, two sisters that live in south America. They have all been watching you, to prove to the Voltori that no rules have been broken, and that there is no need for them to get involved in things. Whether they've listened to us or not I am not aware yet, and I guess we'll find out if they want us."

Silence filled the room as I took in all the information Alice had just fed me. The Voltori. Vampire government as such. Why are they fixated on our relationship. It hasn't broken any rules surely? "Why do they think we've been breaking the rules?" I looked at Alice.

"As vampires, we are not supposed to tell any human about our existence. That way we can keep ourselves to ourselves, and carry on living our lives. Could you imagine if Vampires were outed? Humans wouldn't know how to handle it, and thats what the Voltori are afraid of. Theres also the fact that we are in a relationship. We're not really… supposed to be in a relationship. I couldn't not be with you, so I never told you about that."

"So you had to have witnesses that proved I was keeping schtum about the whole vampire thing?"

Alice nodded. Suddenly, the man sat next to Amber shot out of the room, followed by Amber. I looked quizzically at Alice.

"He's not used to being around humans."

I nodded. Questions were still floating through my mind. I had so much to ask her. "So what was Charlottes part in this?"

"I was there to watch you as well." Charlotte chirped up. "Alice didn't know about it, hence why she was so surprised to see me."

Alice was surprised? I don't think I've ever seen her surprised.

"The thing is Bella, I have a question for you." She prodded my arm. "When we were sat in the restaurant, I was trying to read your thoughts."

I gulped. Alice had told me about this. I had been thinking, god awful thoughts about this woman.

"I couldn't read any at all."

I looked at her, shocked.

"You intrigue me Bella. Why cant I hear what you're thinking?"

"How can that happen?" Alice sounded a little taken aback.

Charlotte shrugged. "I don't know, but its very frustrating." She gives me another wink, stands up and pulls her partner out of the room.

I give a slight sigh of relief, and it doesn't go amiss by Alice.

"Do I even need to guess why you sighed?" She pulled me into her and lay back on the sofa, stretching right out, her coolness surrounding me.

"Because I am now, not surrounded by red eyed ravenous vampires… perhaps thats why!" I raised my eyebrows at her, and she planted a kiss on my cheek and hmm'd. She didn't need to know my lustful thoughts about Charlotte.

She stroked my hair and I held onto her, not wanting to move for anything.