Joey POV
"No, Alice, those are totally unpractical, and besides, where in the hell will I wear them to?" I asked as she held out a pair of black leather thigh high boots.
"Come on, Josephine! These will make Edward wild when you wear them with this mini skirt!" Alice said as she looked at me, completely exasperated.
"Alice, I have already given in and am getting the 2 pairs of leather pants with the matching jackets, isn't that enough?" I snapped, crossing my arms.
"I know that, but please, just try this outfit on before you make any snap decisions" Alice begged as she gave me her puppy dog face.
"FINE! Mom, will you please come and help me?" I asked, looking at my mom for help.
"I guess" she said as I dragged her to the fitting room.
I yanked off my clothes and put on the dark green, off the shoulder shirt, black leather mini and thigh high boots. My mom helped me zip everything up, and when I turned around, I didn't recognize myself. The skirt came to mid-thigh, and the boots fell one inch short of meeting the skirt.
"Mom, I cant wear this! Maybe you can, for dad, but this soo isn't me." I whined. She looked me over, tilting her head as she assessed the look, then shook her head.
"No, honey, you're right. If the skirt was a bit longer, and the boots a bit shorter, then it would be adorable on you, but this? No way, you look like a porno star" she said as she helped me remove everything.
"Alice, no way" I said as I handed her back everything. She stuck her lip out, pouting, then handed me 2 different pairs of black leather boots. One pair were pull-ons that came up to my knees, had a one inch wedge heel and were slightly scrunched. The other pair came just above my ankles, zipped up on the inner sides, and also had a one inch wedge heel.
"Now these are more like it" I said, unable to choose which ones I liked better. I thought about the dark grey, wool skirt that came just below my knees that I had gotten earlier in the morning, and I knew that the knee high boots would look good with it. The shorter boots would look good with both pairs of leather pants I was getting, one pair in dark red and the other pair in black, and they would also look good with my jeans.
"I'm going to get both, because I can't decide which ones to choose" I said, my response making Alice jump up and down in glee.
"Well, I'm getting the thigh highs, along with this leather skirt and corset, because Emmett will like the outfit" Rosalie said as she took my refused clothes from me. My mom got a pair of black leather pants like mine, and she got herself and my dad matching leather jackets. Esme picked out 2 purses, Rosalie the trampy outfit, and Alice got a pair of lime green leather pants with a matching jacket. We paid for our purchases, and my eyes bugged out of my head when I got my total.
"$3000 American" the sales lady said, smiling at me. I handed her my credit card, and noticed my hands trembling at the outrageous amount. I never spent as much money in my entire life as I did today, and I could feel the knot of anxiety in my stomach.
"That's it, no more shopping for me. Do you know how many clothes I could have gotten for the needy back home with what I spent today?" I asked as we walked down the crowded street. A passing group of men whistled at us, and I gave them the finger, totally annoyed with their cat calls and with myself for spending so much money.
"You flipped them off!" my mom said as she cracked up.
"Yeah, they were pigs and deserved it" I said as I tried to balance all of my bags.
"Shockingly, I'm all shopped out, too, so let's call the limo and head back to the villa" Alice said as she flipped open her cell. 20 minutes later, the limo arrived and the driver helped us load all of our bags and then helped us into the huge car.
"Honey, I know how you feel about the extravagance, but you have done so much for the community already, and you never buy yourself anything frivolous, so don't beat yourself up" my mom said.
"Who are you and what have you done with my conservative mother?" I asked as I looked at her in shock.
"I know, I know" she laughed.
"She's right, Joey. There is nothing wrong with splurging on yourself every now and then. The things you got today are classics and will never go out of style, so you can get a lot of years out of them" Esme gently said.
"EXACTLY!" Alice chirped as she gave me a playful glare.
"I surrender!" I groaned and I threw up my hands.
We pulled up to the villa a couple of minutes later, and several of the servants were waiting for us. They went to take my bags, but I insisted on carrying my own because I felt weird about being waited on, and carried them up to the bedroom. Edward was laying on his stomach, sprawled on the huge bed reading a book, which he closed when I walked into the room.
"Hi" he said as he gave me his crooked smile.
"I missed you" I said, dropping my bags and laying next to him.
"I missed you too" he replied, leaning over me and kissing me tenderly.
"I got you something today" he said as he got up and walked over to one of the dressers.
"Please tell me you didn't get me anything crazy" I said as I rolled over onto my stomach and watched him. He came back over to the bed and laid back down next to me. He took my left hand and slid a gorgeous engagement ring onto my ring finger. I didn't wear his mother's ring on the trip, because with the fight in Volterra, I didn't want to risk damaging it.
"What is this?" I asked, my eyes wide.
"I know that you are afraid of ruining the ring I gave you, so I decided to get you one that you can wear every single day. It's platinum, so you don't have to worry about breaking any of the prongs and losing the diamond. How do you like it?" he asked, watching me to gauge my reaction.
The ring was so pretty that my eyes filled with tears. The pear shaped center stone was about a carat in size and was surrounded my smaller diamonds. The band was slender, yet heavy with platinum, and had little round diamonds going down each side, stopping where my fingers came together.
"It's perfect" I whispered, leaning over and kissing him. He gently guided me so that I lay on my back, and he settled himself over me, pressing his body to mine. Our lips moved more urgently together, and I couldn't resist running my fingers through his bronze hair and pulling his mouth harder to mine.
"God I want you" he panted when we broke away to breathe, trialing kisses along my jaw line and down my neck.
"Jasper, just set the bags over by OOPS!" Alice said when she opened the door and saw us in our intimate embrace. Jasper slammed into her when she stopped so abruptly, making Alice topple over and trip on the bags she was carrying. Edward and I scrambled apart, and I hid my face while he closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"We can leave" Jasper said as he set the bags down and grabbed Alice's hand.
"No, it's ok, we were going for a walk anyways" Edward replied, taking my hand and helping me off the bed.
"If they wanted to play, they should have locked the door!" I heard Alice say as we walked down the hallway.
Edward lead me outside and we walked slowly around the grounds, admiring their beauty and all of the pretty flowers that were growing all over. I noticed we were headed into a cluster of trees at the end of the property, and we followed a trail for about 15 minutes before he grabbed and pinned me against a large tree. His mouth went to my neck, sucking and nipping on the marks he had left behind.
"Yes" I gasped, feeling my body grow warm as I became aroused. I tore at his shirt, trying to open up the buttons while he worked on my pants. A minute later, our clothes were in a heap and he lifted me up, pressing me against the tree once again and wrapping my legs around his trim waist. I felt the tip of his hard manhood brush against my entrance, and before he slid into me, he growled in frustration.
"Dammit! I forgot to grab the condoms" he snapped as he started backing away from me.
"Forget it, I don't care anymore. We have eternity to plan our lives and decide what we want to do with jobs and school. If we have a baby now, so be it" I said, meaning it.
"Ugh, are you sure? I can stop" he started to say, but I cut him off by grabbing him by the hair and pulling his mouth to mine. He moaned softly, snaking his tongue around mine and aligning himself at my entrance. He slowly slid inside, and I tore my lips from his, moaning as I felt his length fill me.
"God you feel so good inside of me" I gasped once he was buried as deep as he could go.
"You are so tight, hot and wet and I never want to leave your body" he said as his eyes locked with mine and he began thrusting in and out. Our mouths barely touched as we stared into each others eyes the whole time, our breath coming in hard pants with each of his thrusts.
"Am I pushing you too hard against the tree?" he asked, concerned about my back and the rough bark.
"No, keep going" I gasped as I got closer and closer to my climax.
"Edward, harder" I growled, and he complied, moving harder and faster in and out of me. I could tell he was close, because his thrusts were getting slightly frantic, and when my climax hit, it drove him over the edge with me. We both cried out, our lips crashing together as intense orgasms washed over us, and I felt his penis pulse inside of me, spilling himself deep into my trembling body. He held me against the tree while we continued kissing, allowing the waves of pleasure roll through our bodies. When we finally stopped shaking, he pulled his head back and smiled lovingly at me.
"You are so cute when you look at me like that" I said with a little laugh as I brushed my thumb over his swollen lips.
"You mean I'm not cute all the time?" he asked, giving me a mock pout. I leaned my head in, taking his lower lip between my teeth and gently biting down.
"You are beyond cute. Beautiful is more like it" I said when I released his lip. He cupped my face in his hand, his thumb brushing against my cheek as he looked at me.
"I can't even think of a word that's good enough to describe you. Beautiful, alluring, sensual, exquisite, stunning, ethereal, sexy, adorable, sweet, angelic….I can go on and on" he said, his words making me flush.
"I love you so much" I said, closing my eyes and leaning into his touch.
"Ditto, my lovely fiance" he smiled, kissing me softly before setting my feet on the ground. We helped each other get dressed, then walked hand in hand back to the villa.
JPOV
Bella was showing me the things she had gotten earlier that day, and when she handed me a bag with a black leather jacket in it, I gave her a huge grin and hugged her.
"Wow, matching jackets, huh? This is awesome, Bells! Thank you!" I said as I tried it on. It was a perfect fit, which was a rarity because I was so tall.
"You're welcome" she said as she kissed me.
"So, did you guys do your recon today?" she asked, smiling at her term for the scoping out of Volterra we had done earlier.
"Yep! We are going in at about midnight, so there shouldn't be too many people in the plaza then. There were 6 guards at the entrance, so you need to take them out right away with that wave thing you do" I said as I took the coat off and folded it neatly.
"It's about 2pm now, and dinner wont be until 6, so why don't we take a nap?" Bella suggested.
"That would be nice, although I feel like all I have done lately is sleep" I laughed as we laid down on the bed. She draped one arm over my torso, then laid her head on my chest just over my heart. I began running my fingers through her hair, because I knew she liked it and it was soothing for me, and a short time later, we were both fast asleep.
Several hours later, I was woken up when someone knocked on our bedroom door. I gently moved Bella off of me and went to see who it was.
"Hello, Jacob. I just wanted to let you know that dinner will be ready in 20 minutes" Carlisle said when I opened the door.
"Thanks, Carlisle, we'll be down in a few minutes. I just have to wake Bella up" I said, and he nodded and walked away to let everyone else know.
"Bells, honey, wake up, dinner is almost ready" I said as I leaned over and kissed the back of her neck.
"What time is it" she mumbled, still partially asleep.
"It's almost 6" I replied as I laid back down next to her.
"Ugh, this time change thingy is killing me" she grumbled as she sat up and stretched.
"I actually feel much better now that I've gotten about 25 hours of sleep in the last 40 hours" I chuckled.
"Lucky you" she glared at me, making me laugh harder.
"Come on, don't be all crabby. Let's go get some food and lots of coffee" I said as I slid out of bed and tugged on her hands.
"Argh!" she growled as I yanked her to her feet. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, then lead her downstairs to the huge dining room. Everyone else was sitting down, many of them freshly showered and looking wide awake.
"Jacob, Bella! You have to try this coffee! I'm on my 4th cup already!" Alice said, her body practically humming from all the caffeine.
"She hasn't shut up in the last 10 minutes, so if I were you, I would run and hide" Jasper said, yelping when Alice pinched him.
One of the servants came over to Bella and I and poured us each a large cup full of coffee, and when I tasted it, I could see why Alice liked it so much. It was strong, but had a smooth, almost nutty flavor with no hint of bitterness at all.
"Wow, this is so good" Bella said, quickly drinking the rest of her coffee and getting a refill. Dinner was just being served, and while we ate, I brought up my plans for later that night.
"So, here's what I'm thinking. Me, Bells, Joey, Edward, Carlisle, Hayden, Maddy, Tristen, Zoey and Cassidy will act like a bunch of drunken tourists when we approach the entrance. The rest of you hold back and wait just outside of the plaza, those of you who are wolves will already be phased, and wait until you hear my command before you come to back us up. The element of surprise will be one of our best advantages, and I hope to burn through all of the leeches before they have time to warn anyone else to our attack." I said.
"That sounds like a good plan. Let me speak from experience that it has happened many times in the past, drunk tourists being lost. Usually the Volturi would usher them right in and feed before the people even knew what hit them, so that will definitely work" Carlisle said.
"We will leave by foot at 11:30pm, and with our speed, we should be there within a few minutes. If anyone should happen to get injured, you need to let me know right away so Carlisle can help you or get you to the hospital. God willing, that wont happen, but it's always good to be prepared" I said, leaning back in my chair and placing my hand over my full stomach.
"The hospital is only a couple of blocks away, and Dr. Antonetti will be there in case something happens. Now, I don't want any of you to be alarmed, because he is a vampire and he does drink human blood, but he hasn't killed anyone in over 50 years. He pays people to donate under the ruse that it's a blood drive for the hospital, and he does give some of it to the blood bank just to cover himself in case someone asks. He is a peaceful man and has been my friend for over 300 years, and he despises the Volturi and their ways." Carlisle said as he watched my face closely.
"I trust you, Carlisle, but once this is all over, he has to convert or be destroyed" I warned. Even though his friend ate donated blood, there was no way that I could trust that he wouldn't slip up one day if bagged blood became scarce.
"I understand and will talk to him once all of this is behind us" he replied, looking slightly pained.
After dinner, Bella went upstairs to take a shower, and I went to go check on Joey to make sure Alice wasn't driving her up a wall. During dinner, she drank 2 more cups of coffee and was practically flying all over the place and was 10 times more hyper than she usually was. I knocked on their partially closed door, and when I heard Edward say come in, I pushed it open. Alice and Jasper weren't in the room, but Joey and Edward were laying down, her head laying on his stomach while they both read and listened to piano music.
"Hi dad" she said, putting her bookmark in to save her page, then setting the book down.
"Hi honey, I just wanted to check and make sure Alice wasn't bouncing all over the place" I said as I sat down on the other bed.
"Jasper took her running so she could burn off some of the caffeine, so they wont be back for awhile" Edward said as he shook his head laughing.
"Was that her first experience with coffee?" I asked, cringing as I thought about her drinking it everyday.
"It sure was, and I hope she learns moderation, because she was so wired that I swear her hair was sticking straight up. Until Joey and I get married and move into our own place, I don't care to see her like that again" Edward laughed.
"Look at what Edward bought me today!" Joey said, jumping up and walking over to me, holding out her hand.
"Wow, that's really nice! Great taste, Edward" I said as I looked at the diamond ring.
"I love it! I am so worried about damaging his mother's ring that I don't wear it that often, so he bought this one for me to wear all the time." she said as she went and laid back down.
"Well, I'm going to go lay down for a bit. Get some rest and meet us down in the parlor at 11:15pm" I said, giving her a kiss on top of her head.
When I got back to our room, Bella was done showering and was just finishing getting dressed. We laid down for the rest of the evening, and when it was time to meet everyone downstairs, we walked down hand in hand.
Everyone was ready, wearing comfortable clothing and talking nervously. Those who were wolves wore minimal clothing and had their leather cords in their hands so they could tie their clothes to the legs.
"Remember everyone, stay with your partners, and those of you who can shield, try to cover as many people as you possibly can. Bella, Joey, Skylar and Faith, blow away as many as you can and everyone else will handle the rest. Be safe, be smart and lets go kick some vampire ass!" I said, causing most of the group to cheer. I saw Bella chewing her lower lip nervously, so I pulled her against my chest and hugged her.
"Don't worry so much. We are going to be fine" I said as I stroked her hair.
"I love you, Jake" she whispered, her body shaking slightly.
"I love you too" I said as I kissed her.
"Ok, let's roll!" I said, leading everyone out the door.