CHAPTER 10: SURPRISE EVERYONE

Bella POV

This was the most relaxed I had been since we left Forks. We were all sitting around the hotel room doing absolutely nothing. Well, not nothing but not running around the city to every attraction or store that Alice could find. We were just enjoying the evening. Alice was doing something on her laptop and Edward and I were playing cards. It was fun in a no hurry sort of way.

I had just laid down my last card and was about to call gin when Edward stiffened and Alice looked up smiling.

"They're here, they're here." She sang in her wind chime voice and ran to the door. Edward hissed and jumped up to stand in front of me. "Oh Edward, she's fine." Alice called over her shoulder looking out the open door.

"Who's here?" I asked standing behind him not quite nervous but not as relaxed as before.

"Emmett and Jasper" He managed to get out between his teeth.

I didn't mean to shutter but I couldn't help it. I knew that Jasper was one of the main threats to my health and Emmett was simply big. I ducked my head behind him so that I was completely hidden but then I realized that I couldn't see anything so I let my eyes wander up just in time to see Alice start jumping up and down.

"Jazz" She called.

I heard someone yell "Alice" and then he was right in front of her. They didn't hug and kiss like you would expect but just stood there holding hands and staring into each other's eyes. It was beyond intimate and I felt wrong watching and a little jealous. The emotion across Jaspers face was so intense and I found myself wishing that Edward would look at me that way. Hoping against hope that he could feel some portion for me of what Jasper so obviously felt for Alice.

"I missed you" I heard her whisper and then she was in his arms. The rest of Forks can say what they want about this family but no one could deny how much in love those two were and how right it was.

"Yeah, yeah" I heard a booming voice before Emmett filled the door. "Leave me alone to bring up all the luggage. Let the big guy do it." He was laughing as he pushed them aside dropping bags inside the door.

"And you" He turned to Edward and I clung just a little bit closer to him. "I should kick your ass." He punched him lightly in the gut. "Running off like that and leaving me for weeks with nothing to do but calm Rosie down. Man, it's a good thing we took off to Denali or I would ship you back now just so she could rip your head off."

"It was necessary" Edward got out without relaxing his stance.

"No it wasn't." Emmett informed him. "If you had just waited until we got home like I told you then you wouldn't have had to run off and kidnap the Chief of police's daughter with our sister in tow." He looked serious for the first time since walking in. "I told you Carlisle would never let her get hurt."

He leaned down so that we were eye to eye and spoke to me with a huge smile on his face. "I'm Emmett by the way. Edward's cuter and more lovable older brother." He winked at me. "You can call me Em."

I wanted to laugh at him but I was still slightly nervous about why they were here. "Nice to meet you."

"You too" He stood back up and went to lounge on the bed. "So what have you fugitives been up too?"

"Oh Emmett we have had so much fun" Alice bounced back into the room never letting go of Jasper. Edward relaxed some sitting in the seat he had been in before they arrived but pulling me into his lap which was perfectly fine with me.

"I wanted to call and have you guys meet us but it wouldn't have gone so well with Bella in the beginning." Alice looked over at me.

"You don't have to worry about us Bella" Jasper spoke very softly and for some reason just his voice calmed me down. I leaned my head against Edward and he put an arm around my shoulder but looked over at Jasper. I didn't understand but I was to lethargic to question.

"Sorry" Jasper whispered.

Alice went back to explaining every place we had been. "We saw a huge potato and Old Faithful. We rode on a train that was from 1880 and I so wanted you there to tell us if it was real or not." She was looking at Jasper who smiled down at her. He hadn't stopped touching her since he arrived. "Then we saw an ice cave and Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore. We also found the land of Oz." She looked at Emmett. "Like in the movie and they had the yellow brick road and everything. We have to come back with Rose to that one. She will love it."

"Yeah my Rosie does love her Wizard of Oz" Emmett was shaking his head.

"Then we also saw Laura Ingalls Wilder's park and the set where they filmed Field of Dreams." She signed. "I so wanted to pitch a few balls in that diamond but it wouldn't have been a good idea."

"Sure" Emmett laughed. "If you had thrown a few out someone might have signed you to the majors."

Everyone laughed but me. I tried to picture little Alice throwing so fast that someone would want her on their team and I couldn't do it. For all that I had guess about their speed that was one thing I couldn't see.

"Then tomorrow Edward is going to show us where he use to live and where Carlisle use to live." Alice looked over at us. "Oh and Emmett in a few more days we'll be in Tennessee and I would love if you would do the same. That is if you would want to go back."

"Are you kidding?" Emmett perked up. "I haven't been in Tennessee since, well since I left Tennessee. I would love to go back." His eyes, which I noticed where darker than Alice and Edwards, lit up. "Matter of fact it might be early yet but I think I could find a bear or two. Make up for that first fight."

"Emmett" Edward voice held some kind of warning.

"Relax bro" Emmett shrugged it off. "After being around the two of you for two weeks she's probably heard way crazier things."

He wasn't wrong about that but it didn't seem to make Edward feel any better. I let my hand move up and down his back hoping that would calm him and it seemed to work. His body wasn't as stiff as before and he looked up at me with a smile and softened honey eyes. They were darker than yesterday but not as dark as they had been before.

"So are the three of you sharing this room?" Emmett looked around. "Cause that would be both weird and kinda freaky."

"No" Alice rolled her eyes. "We have a room down the hall."

"Just one?" Emmett asked.

"Why would we need more than one?" Edward asked him.

He shrugged. "Because pixie here should have been expecting us." He reached over and ruffled Alice's hair. They were such a normal family despite all their non normalness. "And because these two haven't seen each other in quite a while and I'm not staying in the same room while they get it on. Especially when Rosie is thousands of miles away." Emmett looked at us. "And from the look of it, staying with you two would be just as bad." He shuttered.

"You do know you can always go get your own room." Alice informed him. "And just because I saw you joining us didn't mean that I saw which state." She stuck her tongue out at him.

"Fine" Emmett hoped up. "Well since we're staying what about the four of us check out the surrounding area." He looked pointedly at Edward and I knew that he was telling him something more.

"The three of you go ahead." Edward's eyes didn't waiver as they met Emmett's. "I'll stay here and keep Bella company; finish our hand of cards."

"You two are playing cards?" Emmett looked shocked. "Who's winning?"

"She's kicking his butt, Em" Alice was holding back a laugh.

"I knew it." Emmett's big laugh filled the room. "I knew you couldn't win without your little talent. You big cheater."

"I'm not cheating." Edward hissed.

"Whatever" He came over and picked me up off Edward's lap and I heard a snarl as he twirled me around. "You are the best" He said putting me down and kissing me on the cheek. "I love my new little sister. We are going to have so much fun." He let me go with a wink and turned to the rest. "Are we going or what?"

"Um, sure" Jasper didn't sound as excited as Emmett. "Edward are you sure you don't want to go?"

He was about to answer but I spoke first. "Go ahead." I added hoping to get him to follow. "I'm tired anyway so I'll just get some sleep."

"Are you sure?" He didn't look convinced.

"Absolutely" I nodded. "You haven't seen your family in a while, go, catch up." I smiled my most innocent smile. I was a horrible liar and the last thing I needed was for him or Alice to figure out what I was up to.

"Okay" He stood. "Both Alice and I will have our cell phones if you need us."

"I'll be fine." I waved him off. They all walked to the door but I remembered one thing that was accentual to my plan. "Oh Edward" He stopped and looked back at me. "Can I borrow the keys to the car? I want to get another blanket."

"I'll get it for you." He pulled out the keys.

"No" I shook my head. I think I might have said it too loud because Emmett and Jasper turned to look at me also. "I don't want to hold you guys up. Never mind" I turned and faced the wall hoping this would work.

"Alright." He walked over and handed the keys to me. "Here you go."

"Thanks" I looked past him to see shocked eyes on all three of his siblings. "I'll just ride down with you guys and get it then come back up."

"Okay" We all walked out together and got in the elevator. I kept my mind focused on getting the blanket and going to sleep. I wasn't completely sure how Alice's power worked but the last thing I needed was for her to see what I was really going to do.

We got out of the hotel and Edward left with his family. I waved goodbye and went to his car. I watched as they watched me get the blanket and go back inside. I stayed there thinking about waiting for the elevator until they started walking to their car and then I followed. I got into Edward's car scared to drive it in case something happened but more determined to put my suspicions to rest. They had rented a huge van or bought one; I didn't put anything past the Cullens. Once they took off I eased Edward's car out and followed behind.

I had never followed anyone but I hoped that as a police officer's daughter maybe it was hereditary. I had to drive faster than I normally would to keep up but I put that aside. I never stopped thinking about getting ready for bed. I imagined myself up in the room and taking a shower. Putting on my pajamas and climbing in. I even threw in some channel surfing for good measure.

They drove to a deserted area which reminded me exactly of when we stopped at Yellowstone. They all got out laughing and joking around and headed into the trees just as I suspected. I had confirmed my suspicions and now I knew that I should turn around and go back but for the life of me I couldn't remember how we got here. I had been so focused on thinking about being in my room and not losing them that I had no idea where I was.

Well, this was just great. Now I would have to wait for them to come back and then follow them back and hope that I could make it up to my room before them. That was a lost cause. With their speed and my clumsiness I would be lucky if I didn't fall right in front of them.

I started thinking of excuses for why I was out. I had gotten hungry. Maybe I had a headache and couldn't sleep and I needed to find a pharmacy. I could always say that I ended up not needing the blanket and went to put it back. I was still trying to come up with some excuse when a movement caught my attention. I looked again but there was nothing. I breathed out the breath I was holding and looked around screaming when I saw the shadow standing beside my window.

The door opened and Edward's not so calm face was all I could see. "What are you doing here Bella?" I heard the edge in his voice. I hadn't heard that tone since we left Forks. "Bella?"

"I…I…." I didn't know what to say. "How did you know I was here?" I looked around for the rest of them but saw no one.

"Alice" He said and that explained it all. Of course, in the moment that I had started to plan how to get back she would have seen that I wasn't in the room at all. I had given myself away without realizing it. "What are you doing here?"

"I followed you." I told him. "But I couldn't remember how we got here."

"Why?"

"I was watching you too much to pay attention to the roads we took." I answered the part that would be the easiest.

"Why did you follow us?"

I didn't want to tell him. Not yet, not when he wouldn't laugh at my theory or could put me on a plane and disappear. I hadn't had enough time with him yet. "Can you just take me back?" I asked not looking at him.

There was hesitation. I could feel it but he didn't say anything. He just stood back so that I could get out of the driver's seat and got in. He drove faster than he had been in most cities we stopped in but I had a feeling that had more to do with his anger over what I had done then with wanting to get back to the hotel. You would think that I would have paid better attention going back but all I could do was watch him.

We pulled into the parking lot and before I could reach for the door handle it was already open. I guess he figured I already knew enough why hide anything. We walked through the hotel in silence and the elevator ride wasn't any better. He followed me to my room and said nothing but came in when I opened the door. Once inside he stood with his back against it which made me think that he was getting ready to run out at any moment.

"Now will you tell me why you followed us?" His voice was calmer but I could still see the tension in his shoulders.

"I wanted to see if I was right." I told him. There was no sense in drawing it out now. If he was going to leave then he was going to leave.

"Right about what?"

I turned my back to him. I couldn't look into his eyes when I said what I knew would sound insane. "I wanted to see if you were looking for animals."

"Why?"

"Research"

"Research?"

"My phone has been very helpful."

"How so?"

This was the part I didn't want to say. "You're incredibly strong and fast. You hear other people's thoughts. We've been together for almost two weeks and I haven't seen you eat anything. You're body is rock hard and ice cold." I paused turning back to face him. If possible he had gotten paler. "I put all those things into the search engine and it came back with only one possibility."

"What?" He breathed.

"I don't want to say it."

"Why?"

I didn't answer. I looked at him waiting for him to give me another reason. To explain away all the thoughts that were running through my mind but he held perfectly still. Like a statue in a museum; he didn't even blink.

"Are you scared?" I heard the catch in his voice and I knew he was nervous about my answer.

"No" I held his eyes letting him see that I trusted him whether I understood or not.

"You should be."

"I'm not" I shook my head. "You won't hurt me."

"Bella" He closed his eyes and slumped against the door. "Bella I could hurt you so easily. You have no idea how hard it is."

"I trust you." I walked closer.

"You shouldn't" He moved closer to me negating what he had just said.

"I trust you." I repeated when I was only a step away.

"Bella, I'm more dangerous to you than anyone else."

"Why?"

"It's your blood" He said the word that I was expecting but didn't want to hear. "It draws me more than anyone else's ever has." He laughed without humor. "If I was a drug addict you would be my own brand of heroin."

I processed that but didn't move. I knew he was waiting. I lifted my hand slowly and let it rest against his cheek. He closed his eyes and leaned into my touch. That was all it took to erase any thought that I should stay away from him. No matter what he was there was no place on this earth that I wanted to be other than with him.

I took that final step and rose up on my toes. I had never kissed anyone but I pressed my lips to his. I felt his body stiffen with response and then his arms were around me and I was being crushed to his body. Even as he kissed me I could feel that he was holding back. Trying not to hurt me but I didn't care. I wanted every bit of him and so I threw myself into the kiss only to be stopped by him moments later.

"Bella" He breathed. "I can't lose control with you."

"It's okay." I stepped away. "Will you stay with me?"

He nodded yes and I held his hand as I walked around the bed and got in. I would have thought lying in bed with a man would feel awkward or wrong but with Edward it just felt natural; like this was where I belonged. He hummed a song that I had never heard before and kissed my forehead, my hair, my face. He never stopped touching me. It was almost like he was trying to memorize everything about me.

I could feel my eyelids getting droopy and I leaned in closer to him. He reached down and pulled the blanket at the bottom of the bed around me to protect me from his icy skin. I didn't care but I kept my mouth shut. The last thing I wanted was to ruin this moment.

"I love you." I whispered right before I felt myself drift away into oblivion. I had wanted to tell him before but I had forgotten and I didn't want to fall asleep without him knowing.

"I love you too" I heard the most beautiful voice in the world whisper. That was all I would ever need to know. "Sleep well my love." And with that I drifted away.

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