A/N: Here's the last chapter. I'm putting a poll up on my profile to see if you want a sequel or not. Without further ado, the last chapter:
Chapter 15
Alice dragged me around for probably six hours of party planning and shopping, which I found I didn't mind as much as I thought I would, while Rosalie and Emmett spread the word about the party. Alice had even brought it upon herself to buy me a whole new wardrobe. I groaned as she dragged me towards 7 for all Mankind.
"Alice… I'm sorry, but I cannot condone spending three hundred dollars on less than five yards of fabric. Pac Sun is priced much more reasonably, and they have really cute clothes there. Let me show you."
Alice pouted. I don't understand what possesses this pixie to spend so much money on clothes. Honestly, I have no idea. Fancy and classic cars are so much better. "If you let me do this, we can go to Jimmy Choo later. You can spend as much as you want there. Even on me."
Alice quickly agreed and we went into Pac Sun. Once there, I quickly grabbed 10 pairs of my favorite skinny jeans while Alice looked at the shirts scattered throughout the store. She handed several to me and I went to the changing room. I modeled each shirt for her and she wound up not liking any of them. Before going to Jimmy Choo, I dragged her into Zumiez. I know I already said this, but I really didn't hate shopping as much as I thought I would.
Finally, I relented and followed Alice to Jimmy Choo. Just as we were walking in, I heard someone shout my name. It was Scott. Again. I mean, I miss him all the time too, but I swear, that guy can act like a lost puppy sometimes. I waited for him to catch up to us, much to Alice's chagrin, and gave him a hug and a chaste kiss.
"What are you doing at a mall," he asked me. "You hate shopping."
"Apparently not as much as I thought I did. And there's a party tonight that this hyper little pixie and I have to plan for, not to mention the fact that she took it upon herself to buy me an entirely new wardrobe."
"Oh, my God. Will you need to go to Cabela's and Old Navy later?"
"Probably, but don't sweat it. I can get that done myself. What are you doing in Seattle anyway?"
"Oh, remember when I started dabbling in glass blowing?"
"Yeah…"
"Dale Chihuly saw some of the stuff I did up in Yellowknife and offered me a job."
"That's amazing," I said, and came damn close to squealing. "Congratulations".
"Getty," Alice said, impatiently tapping her foot. "Stop chit-chatting. We've still got a lot to do."
"Scott," I said. "This is my friend Alice. Alice, this is my boyfriend Scott."
Alice emitted a squeal so high-pitched that it broke half the windows in the mall. "You HAVE to come to the party tonight! I know everyone will want to meet you!"
"Come on, Alice," I said. "Let's finish this party planning thing. Scott will help." Alice and I strode off leaving Scott standing there. Thanks to my keen senses, I heard him wonder everyone…?
Four hours later:
Alice, Scott, and I had just gotten back to the house and I was amazed to see how clean it was. Then again, vampires move fast.
I was completely laden with Party City bags, Scott had all of my new clothes, and Alice was ten steps ahead of us, on the phone.
"Is it really so hard to get them from New York to Seattle in seven hours?" She paused to listen. "All right, fine," she huffed, throwing her phone at the wall.
I reached into the bottom of a Party City bag and pulled out another phone. "Alice, bring me your SIM card. What's wrong," I asked her when she made it back over to me. I never did realize how slow humans were, I thought.
"I was on the phone with the booking agent for Fall Out Boy and he said it was too short of notice for them to play. Apparently they're performing on SNL (A/N: Saturday Night Live) tonight."
"You were going to have Fall Out Boy play at the party?"
"Yes, but the agent said it wasn't possible, even when I offered to pay $5 million."
"And how much of that was a bribe," I asked, earning a death glare from Alice. "Sorry. Hey, I know this guy. He owes me a favor. You've probably heard of Boston? I can get them here in less than 5 hours."
"Okay."
"Here's your phone."
"Okay, let's get you and Bella upstairs. We've got to get ready."
I made a few phone calls while Alice tracked down Bella and Rose and told the guys to set up all of the decorations for the party.
When I came back downstairs, the house looked like the hottest nightclub in Miami, but I didn't have long to admire it because Tanya was waiting for me. "Will you come into the kitchen with me," she asked. "I want to talk about the deal we made. Carlisle, Esme, and Edward are already waiting."
"Okay." I followed Tanya into the kitchen wondering what we could possibly have to talk about. The Denalis had fulfilled their end of the bargain and I was more than willing to go back to Alaska with them.
Tanya had us all sit at the kitchen table, but she remained standing, as if about to make a presentation. "I'm sure that you are all aware of the bargain that was made to receive my coven's assistance, but if you are not, I told Edward and Getty, when they came to ask for our assistance, that I would be more than willing to help if Getty would come join my coven and that, if she didn't, we would not help.
"Given that the battle ended so quickly and with so few casualties, I'm willing to reconsider. Getty," she addressed me. "It's up to you where you want to live. If you want to stay with the Cullens, you are more than welcome to. If you still want to come up to Alaska, then you may do that as well. Because this decision is one that will affect the rest of your eternity, it is not one that I suggest you take lightly. I will be leaving in two days. Please have your decision made by then."
I was still having difficulty processing what had just happened, but Edward was more than delighted. All I could hear from him was She can stay repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, almost like a mantra.
"Edward," I snapped at him. "Would you please do us all a favor and keep your thoughts to yourself? I know I am able to stay, but that doesn't mean I will. My life is just beginning and Scott has gotten a job in Seattle. The fact of the matter may be that I choose to not stay here or go there. I may go with Scott. Tanya has permitted me to make my own decision and I already know where I would most like to go. You have no say in this matter. Go find Bella. She misses you."
"What about me," he asked, since the room had apparently cleared out. "Doesn't my opinion matter? I love you."
"And I love Scott. Remember how things were with you and Bella before I came? I saw you two around school all the time. I was disgusted by how in love you seemed to be, mostly because I didn't have someone here that I could be like that with. You have Bella, Scott is here now. We all have our chance for happiness. Take yours and run with it."
And then he kissed me.
"Edward," I said, shoving him away. "That is not what I meant. I meant go find Bella, talk to her, try to make things right. She still loves you and I know that, somewhere, you still love her. I'm not going to stay here, as much as you may want it. When Scott goes to Seattle for his job, I'm going with him. Someday, we may end up in Alaska, and I have every intention of telling him everything and turning him. I want eternal happiness, and I can have it, but not here."
Entering the living room, I saw that, in the time I had spent in the kitchen, seemingly, the entire town of Forks had congregated in the Cullen's house. I mingled with a few people and then went to find Tanya. She was nowhere to be found downstairs, so I knocked on the door of the room the Cullens had given her for the weekend. "Come in," she said.
"Hi. Um… When you said that I would be able to choose where I wanted to live, did that include not being part of a coven and going out either on my own or with my boyfriend," I asked.
"You can do whatever you want to, Getty. Our agreement is nullified. If you want to go with Scott, go with him. Chase your dreams."
"Thank you. I've made my decision. When you leave, I'm going to go with Scott. I want forever with him. Don't be too surprised if we come find you someday. I want to turn him, but I have no idea how well he will be able to suppress the temptation of human blood. When that day comes, may we stay with you?"
"Of course. My friends are always welcome to join my family."
"Thank you. Shall we go to the party?"
Just as we were about to head downstairs, my phone rang. "Oh, hi. Park around back. I'll help you get all the stuff set up. I'll be right there."
"What was that about," Tanya asked.
"The band is here. They wanted to know where to set up. I'll meet you in the living room later."
After helping the band set up, the doorbell rang. "Hi, Scott. You know you didn't have to ring the doorbell, it is a party after all."
"I figured that out when you opened the door. Did you call in a favor?"
"Huh? Oh, the band. Yeah. So are you going to take that job in Seattle?"
"Definitely. Working for Chihuly is a dream come true."
"Well, in that case, are you looking for a roommate?"
"Seriously? You want to move in with me?"
"Don't act so surprised. I've wanted to for a while. I like seeing you every day."
"I like seeing you every day too," he said. Then he kissed me.
We spent the rest of the night talking and planning for the future. I could tell that from here on out, life would be perfect. I had wonderful friends, a wonderful boyfriend, and two wonderful families. I would be sad to leave the Cullens, but glad to be moving on with my life knowing that there would never be any more threats on either of my families.
A/N: Well, that's it. I hope you have enjoyed the ride as much as I have. If you want a sequel, let me know and give me ideas for a plot. Thanks for staying on the ride during my sporadic updating. I appreciate the reviews and you guys reading. Thanks so much!