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Chapter 26

Emmett & Jasper

BPOV

There's no polite way to say it.

I was tied up in our bed with some vampire resistant ribbons Alice had gotten, (God knows where...She's a clever little minx) I literally could not free myself from them short of destroying our four poster bed

She was verrry lightly running a feather tip along my belly...

Her tongue was currently very busy teasing my clitoris...I was basically writhing...my wrists tied to headboards...ankles tied to bedposts. The passion and lust she was bringing out in me just amazed me.

I'd never felt anything like this before...if I still could I'd have been bathed in sweat...toes curling I was calling her name.

Alice's visions can be very inconvenient...as this was.

She went...blank for a moment...then looked at me.

Finally she came out of it with sort of a saddened puppy look in her golden eyes.

"In about 30 seconds your cell is going to ring...I'd better untie your hands..."

I was about to argue the point when I realized she already had.

Damn the luck.

My cell phone, not surprisingly, rang and inwardly cursing, I answered it.

"Bella?"

"Yes Rosalie..." I didn't hide the irritation in my voice.

"Emmett and I are alone at the Chalet if there's anything you'd like to talk to us about." With the distant way Rosalie always spoke (Though her capacity to actually show emotion in the last two conversations we'd engaged in had, after reflection, surprised me) this could have an been an invitation to a menage' a trois or a reference to the deal we'd made.

In one case a mistake in thinking had to corrected, in the other since events were marching very quickly...I had to act.

Alice must have seen what was coming next too...my ankles were already untied.

"I have to go Alice. I'll be back soon."

I quickly dressed in my black leathers, daggers and guns.

I stopped to kiss her before I left.

"Bye bye baby," She said, looking so very sad.

I've gotten used to getting things done when they need to be done.

I felt so very confused...this was still all so new to me, and it felt like this girl was tying lace ribbons to my heart that I couldn't break. And didn't want to.


On the way to the Cullen's chalet I detected a familiar scent, filing it away for future use later. It was only about 40 kilometers so I had just ran, taking a slight bit of extra time not to be seen. I suppose it was about 10 minutes after I'd hung up that I was ready to knock on the door when I heard Rosalie's voice beckon.

"Come in Bella..."

Never one to stand on ceremony I entered the massive, two story entry room, black cloak billowing out behind me. The room quite simply looked as if it had been polished, no no lacquered was more like it. I was stunned by the sheer opulence of it.

Emmett and Rosalie were wearing matching white silk pajamas languorously seated upon an antique burgundy settee.

"I had the most fascinating conversation with Esme this morning Bella, " Rosalie said simply, "I had to reassure her that Carlisle's sudden desire for her to assist him in a medical endeavor was in now way a slight to me. You see I've done such things...well ever since Alice left us..."

Emmett was staring at Rosalie in shock, I'm sure it was not so much over what she'd said, but over the fact she'd felt the need to tell me.

Clearly this meeting was about me holding up my end of the deal, not some sexual advance. I found myself feeling relieved.

I'd worked out a way to do so and it suddenly occurred to me I might be able to use it to help Rosalie avoid any embarassing questions from him.

"Emmett, as fascinating as Rosalie's summary of her and Rosalie's recent conversation may have been, I came by to see you. You strike me as a man who may have used a slingshot in the past..." a wide grin split his face.

"Hell yes! I was the best shot in Missouri when I was mortal..."

"Well then...I've developed to most fascinating new use for them. Perhaps you'd like me to show you?"

I'd made slingshots with about a 90 pound draw (for human archers 60 pounds is considered heavy).

Two hours later I had two very enthusiastic long range snipers.

I had one more Cullen to see before returning to Alice and I's chambers.


I ran to the scent I'd detected on my way to the chalet.

As I drew near I was greeted by a familiar Texas drawl.

"I was hoping you might be stopping by Miss Isabella, " Jasper rose from his seat on a log to greet me.

"You expected me?"

"Would you mind if I explained myself ma'am" He answered.

I began flipping one of my daggers in one hand.

"So long as you never, ever call me ma'am again..."

He nodded and gave me a hint of a smile.

"I've kept up with what you done, as well as I can since we moved here. I noticed when Carlisle asked Esme to help hime with a medical care project, something he's never done before. I know how you used to feel about Esme. I'd be willing to go all in you and Rosalie made some sort of deal," He paused as if expecting some sort of confirmation, which I did not provide.

"I know a little about that secret meeting you had and how you ferreted out what really happened to Alec. Miss Isabella I still care enough about Alice I'd like to tell you this..." Another pause.

"I was a military man when I was mortal and a lot of the time since. I've played chess all my life. I've known about the Volturi for about 300 years and they haven't stayed in charge for over 1600 years by being stupid."

"You pull a lot of peoples strings around here Miss Isabella and you're awfully good at it. But somebody's pulling your strings too. For Alice's sake...be careful Miss Isabella...be really careful."

I was a bit too stunned to respond.

"Good Night Miss Isabella" Jasper Whitlock essayed a bow and left me.

What a Volturi he'd have made , was my incongruous thought. Just amazing.

I headed home, hoping Alice was still there.


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