Chapter 19 – Warnings

Felix turned us away to leave, when someone called me. I looked back, "Rosalie." She looked at me, then she looked at Felix, "Can I burrow her for a while?" He smiled, unable to refuse a beautiful woman, "Of course." His fingers took my chin to press our lips together before he walked away. "Is something wrong?" "Not really." She then took my hand and towed me out to the opulent office area where Tara sat.

She didn't speak as walked down to the hidden garage, "Let's take this one." Rosalie got into the driver's seat of a silver and black Maserati. Cullens and their fast car indulgences. She drove out of the garage to the bright day. "Rosalie, are you kidnapping me?" She remained silent but her face was hard. This could be bad. "No, I just want to know what you're doing." Her eyes turned to mine waiting for my answer. Their family knew?

"What are you talking about?" She sighed, "With Edward and Felix." My body suddenly went cold as my eyes widened, "You know?" She made a face, "How can we not? It's obvious. When Felix is gone, Edward just disappears for hours. Bella, this is really reckless. You don't want to get caught." My head hung in shame. Let her drive this car off a cliff, leaving me to go down with the fiery wreckage. How can I think I could do this? "I know. I'm just so selfish. I should tell Edward to leave."

The car screeched to a sudden stop, "Edward?" She looked at me in pure disbelief, "Edward! You would ask him to leave?" Her eyes popped and her mouth hung open. I nodded slowly, "Yes, I love Felix." Her eyes widened even more, "Then why is Alice still having visions of you and Edward together?"

My head snapped to face her, "She does?" Rosalie nodded, "She sees you standing with Edward at an altar." My head turned in shock. Alice's visions couldn't be helped, but I know I can change them. "I'm not leaving Felix. I'm staying married to him." Rosalie leaned back into her seat. She lifted her hand to her mouth, biting lightly on the tip of her thumb. She sighed, "Oh boy. This is going to be interesting. Edward's practically levitating thinking that you're going to be with him again. He's seen the visions."

I huffed, "That explains it. He's been little forward with trying to expose this." My face fell back into my hands, "Oh, I can't believe I'm having an affair." Something should rip me apart. I wanted to hurt Edward, but I was also hurting myself. Rosalie patted my shoulder, "Neither can I. I never thought you had it in you." Rosalie was smirking and I huffed out a quick breath, "Shut up."

She smiled, "Ok, so what are you going to do?" The engine purred as Rosalie pressed the accelerator. "The hardest thing I can do. Tell him to leave. Tell him it's over." Rosalie looked at me, "You really do love Felix." My head nodded, "I do, so much. When I think about the one I love the most, it's Felix. Rosalie, I love being with him. To me, the safest place in the world is in his arms."

I want to be with him. He's all I want. My mind could only think about him and Bree. They're my family." Bree looked to me and Felix for more guidance. Felix helped with her training and welcomed her into our chambers all the time. The three of us would spend hours together. It was funny to say, but the three of us became a family.

Rosalie was speechless, "I'm sorry, Bella." I looked at her, "For what?" She sighed, "I voted for us to leave you behind. I thought you were bad for our family. I just didn't know what it would do to all of us. If I knew then what I know now, I would have said we should stay. I'm really sorry for how I acted and the way I treated you."

My hand patted her shoulder, "Don't be and don't apologize. It was his choice and all of us had to live with the consequences." The car flew as Rosalie and I drove into southern Italy. "How are you going to do it?" That was a hard question. How was I going to tell Edward goodbye? How did he do it?

Remain indifferent and stuck to what he had to say, no matter how I looked or pleaded. "I don't know. I don't want to hurt him anymore. But it would hurt more if I let someone else do it. It's best if it comes from me." It's time to end the game. She scoffed, "That's the same thing he said when he decided to leave you. It's not going to be easy, but it has to be done." The car was silent as I thought about how I was going to say goodbye to Edward.

Rosalie and I spent the rest of the day driving. She told me about what her family did when they left Forks. She asked me about what I did. That wasn't much of a story, but I told her about me and Felix. "I have to admit. Felix's really handsome." I smirked, "Oh, I know. In some ways, he reminded me of Emmett."

Rosalie laughed, "The way Carlisle described Felix as hard, cold and direct; he's so different from the way he is with you." She shrugged, "Then again. Edward changed completely when he met you, too." She was right. My thoughts wondered to one of the summer nights Edward and I were together in my room.

"The way I feel about you will never change." My head was resting on his shoulder as my hand moved across his chest, "How could you know that?" His hand stopped mine, to intertwine our fingers, "It's almost been a century since I've been in this life and never before I have felt this way about anyone. You have changed me and I can't go back to the way I was before." I looked up at him. His eyes glinted, even in the dark. His hand released mine to hold my face, "How do you know that you're feelings for me?" I pushed myself up to look at him, "Maybe for the same reasons. I've never felt this way before and I can't go back." His cool hands gently brushed my face, pulling me closer to press his lips to mine.

Rosalie pulled into the garage. she looked over the rows of vehicles, "How many cars do they have?" She looked over the extravagant selections of cars that were in the Volturi garage. "No idea. I've noticed that Aro likes excess." Rosalie laughed, "He does." It was nice talking peacefully with Rosalie. She was so distant with me before. Now, she was laughing and smiling with me, like we were sisters. We were near my bedchamber as she and I were laughing about Emmett and Jasper. The door opened before I reached for the handle.

Alice looked at us, "Well, aren't you two the best of friends now?" she sniffed. Alice tried to walk past us, but Rosalie and I held her arms and pushed her into the room. Alice pouted as she struggled to get out of our hold. "Alice, stop it. I wanted to talk to Bella." Rosalie sat with her sister on the couch.

Alice had her arms clasped together in her lap, "Well, it's just a bit surprising, Rosalie. Considering how much you hated Bella before." Rosalie's glared at Alice. Her look was so cold, I was expecting ice to shoot out from her eyes, "That's not true." I remained as silent, remembering the cold stares, snarls and harsh tones she used when I was mentioned. "Rosalie, it's not like you tried to hide it." Rosalie scoffed at me, "Well, I mean…." She was stammering, "Ok, I wasn't fond of you. I thought you were stupid for wanting this," and she gestured to her body. "I was wrong. You made your choice."

Rosalie made a face as she looked away. She choked on her last word. Alice patted her knee, "It was toughest for Rosalie in this life. She didn't have a choice." Rosalie bowed her head, "And I was sort of taking it out on you. For that, I'm really sorry." Was Rosalie Hale actually apologizing to me? "It's fine. You're entitled to your own opinions. That makes you you. I know I made my choice, but in a way, so have you. You choose what to do with your immortality. You live with your family and choose to be a good person." She smiled, "Carlisle was right. You were always gracious about us. Thank you." Surprisingly, Rosalie hugged me.

The three of us sat together, talking and laughing. Right now, I was Bella. Not the Bella I was before, not the one I was now. I was just me. The three of us laid in my bed, watching movies. "Come on, Rose, how can you like that?" Rosalie gestured to the television screen, "I just do." We were laughing loudly when the door opened.

Felix came into the bedroom and smiled, "Well this is a surprise!" There was a look that glinted in his eyes as he saw three women lying in his bed. Every man's dream. My eyes narrowed, "Don't even think about it." Alice sat up quickly, "Bella, he's a man. He already did." Rosalie was getting up too, "We'll leave you alone." "No," I countered and pulled her back down, "the movie's not done." I looked up at Felix, "Can we have a few more hours?"

His hands held my waist, "Only if we get to do the same thing later." Felix had the same devious smile on his face. I hit him on his shoulder, "Out!" Felix swiftly kissed me before he turned to leave. Rosalie smirked and Alice pursed her lips, "You two remind me of Rose and Em." The three of us laid back in bed to watch the movie, "By the way, Alice," Rosalie said sitting up, "you're not saint yourself." Alice sat up, "But we're not as bad." I sat up, "Ok, stop. Movie now, arguing later." This felt nice with the three of us. It felt like we were sisters. I missed this.